New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01
No. ISL
AN ACE

To authorize the Organization Of Uni
formed Militia, and to provide for its In
struction and Duties.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That in any parish of this State, one or
more companies, battalions, and regiments
of Uniformed militia may be organized,
armed and instructed in accordance with
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whenever in any parish not less than twenty
or more than sixty citizens between the ages
of eighteen and forty.five years shall form
themselves into company, and shall uni
form themselves in such style as shall have
been approved by the Governor, and shall
apply Tor permission to organize such com.
pany, and to be exempt from duty in any
other militia corps, the Governor shall have
the authority in his discretion to approve
such organization, and to commission from
its members a Captain, First Lieutenant
and Second Lieutenant, and the said
Captain shall have authority to appoint by
warrant the on-commissioned officers of
such company, and such company shall be-
come portion OF the militia OF this State.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever in any parish not less than two or
more than five such companies shall be or
ganized and approved by the Governor, he
shall have authority to organize the same as
battalion. and commission Major, Adju.
tant and Quartermaster thereof, and such
battalion shall become portion of the mill
tia of this State.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whenever not less than six or more than ten
such companies shall have been organized
and approved by the Governor, it
shall be lawful for the Governor
to organize the same into regi
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ant Colonel, and Surgeon thereof, and such
regiment shall become a portion of the
militia of the State.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said uniformed companies, battalions,
and regiments shall be instructed in the
tactics of the United States Army, and il
shall be their duty, at least four times in
each year, to parade for inspection and re-
view. They shall be supplied with proper
arms and equipments by the State, for which
receipts shall be given, and of which re
turns shall be made in accordance with
such regulations as the Governor shall
prescribe.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the members of such uniformed militia com
panies, battalions, or regiments shall bt
exempt from duty in any other militia or
ganization. They shall be subject to b.
called out, either as companies, battalions
| or regiments by the Governor, into active
| service, to suppress insurrection, rebellion
| or riot, or repel invasion; and shall, during
such necessary active service, and at M
other time, be entitled to the same pay
allowances, and rations as prescribed by thu
laws of the United States for officers an(
soldiers of its army.
| SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
if at any time any company, battalion, o
regiment organized under this act shall
neglect its duty in respect to drill, dlsci
pine, or parade, it shall be lawful for tn
Governor to dissolve such company, battal
ion, or regiment, (and in case q battalion o
regiment be dissolved to assign its comps
MES to some other organization, or to main
tain them Independently and to deman
and receive from the same all arms, equiI
ments, and other public property which ma
have been delivered to the same under tn
| provisions of this act.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
all acts or parts of acts conflicting with thi
act be and they are hereby repealed.
SEC. Q. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
this act shall take effect from and alter il
passage.
(Signed) CHAS. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Sgned) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and. President of til
Senate.
Approved August Is, 1868.
(Signed) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy: .
GEO. E. BOVEE.
Secretary of STATE