New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-09

and securing such rioters or persons so I'M
| lawfully assembled or in suppressing such
| unlawful assembly, who shall neglect or re-
| fuse to obey such command. or when re-
| ouired by any such officer to depart from
| such place of rioters or unlawful assembly
shall refuse or neglect to do so, shall be
| deemed 10 be one of the rioters or persons
| so uplawfully assembled and shall be pro-
secuted and punished accordingly.
SEC 5. Be 1t turtner enacted. etc., That
any officer or person charged by this act
with any duty in or about the suppression
of any riotous or unlawful assembly VINO
shall neglect or refuse, Immediately after
notice or knowledge of any such assembly
shall come or be brought to him, TO pro-
coed to the place Of said assembly, or as
near thereto as he can proceed with safety,
or shall omit or neglect to exercise the au-
thoritY with which he is invested by this
act for SURPRISING such riOtOus or unlawful
assemblies, and fer arresting and securing
the offenders, he shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction,
be fued sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, aud imprisoned for a term not eX-
ceeding six months.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever knowledge of any such riotous
or III lawfully assembly shall come to the
Governor, it shall be his duty TO imln edi-
atey take such steps and proceedings AZ
shall or may be necessary to suppress the
same, and arrest all persons engaged there
in, and iUr that purpose shall, If in his
Judgment it is necessary, order into service
all the militia and armed forces of the State;
and any officer or private in the militia who
shall uDlaWtully neglect or refuse to obey the
order of the Governor or any superior Off
Ger, when ordered TO assist in suppressjng
any such assembly or arresting any offend
er Or persons pnawfully connected with
such unlawful assembly, or aiding and
ahetting the same, shall be deemed guilty
of a crime, and upon conviction thereof
shall De punished by imprisonment for a
tarm MT less than three months nor more
than three years.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or
deputy constable, coroner, officer, nOn-com-
mssi0ncd officer, or private in the State
militia or any other officer OF the State,
who Is charged by law with any duty or
aalthdNy to assist in the enforcement of
the law and manta mug public peace and
order, or members Of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State, who shall be voluntarily
present at any such riGtOus or unlawful as
sembIy, assembled for any unlawful pur-
pose or shall act with or participate in any
such assembly, or who shall aid. counta
nance or abet such assembly, shall be
deemed guilty of a msdemeanor, and, upon
CONVICTION, SHAH De punished Dy lmpflSOn.
ment for term not less than three months
nor more than three years. Nothing in this
act contained shall be so construed as to
abridge the right of the people peacefully
30 assemble, and To petition TO the govern
ment for redress of grievances.
SEC g. Be it further el tcted, etc. That
the Governor, whene yer il his Judgment
the public interest demands it. may require
the Attorney General to take exclusive
charge and direction of prosecutions Of
otfenses under this act. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and afterits
passage, and all acts and parts of acts il
conflict with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
tSgnedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sgned) a b. HARRIS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 4, 1873.
(Signedl p. B. s. PINCHBACk.
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor
of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
<, B. MESTZ,
Assistant Secretary of State.