New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-14
LAWS OF TIE STATE Of LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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AN ACT
Authorizing the muster Of the metropolitan.
Police force ~ d part o. the militia .. tho
State: authorizing the said force TO b"
Increased when on militia duty to three
full regiments. TO be called the MetTcpol-
tan Brigade: authorizing the Or -!gnment
Of other officers and troops TO SAID BIZ.
gade, and providing for the enlistment.
enrolment, pay and command OF the said
metropolitan Brigade.
SECTION |. Be It enacted BY the Senat.
and House of Representatives ~! tie stat"
Of Louisiana i'll General .Asse mbiv cor
vened, That the metropolitan Police fore"
shall form part Of the militia Of the State.
aud when performing military duty shall
DO known as the Metropolitan brigade O!
tho Louisiana militia: the Metropolitan
Brigade shall be composed Of three Tt 81.
meuts, TO be mustered according to the
statutes organizing the militia of the State.
SEC. .. BE il further enacted. etc, That
the Governor may. whenever in his opinion
there is public eXigency. order the Metro.
politan Brigade. and he may order tina.
iorcc to DO increased to the full. maximum.
or no may order that additional men Oe
mustered to any number within the maxi.
mum. When the Metropolitan force is so
ordered upon military duty. and is ordered
TO be increased !v the enlistment and ,uua.
ter of additional men, the supeInumerary
members of the police force shall first DO
mustered, and al additional! en!istments
shall be made by the Board Of Metropolitan
Police.
SEC. 3 Be Il further enacted. etc. Gha.
the muster of the Metropolitan Police force
az tho Metropolitan Brigade shall have
reference only to the active force. and shall
not include the clerks and other employees.
SEC. a. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the superintendent Of the Metropolitan
Police shall be commissioned az Brigadier
General. end shall command the Metro.
poitan Brigade when performing military
duty. The Commander-in- Chic: may -.
sign any officer Of the militia to duty N
said brigade. and he may comm isslon IS
officers OF the regiments the officers o. the
Metropolitan Police force, upon the recom'
mendation Of the Board OF Commissioners
and the commander OF the brigade.
SIC. s. BE it further enacted. etc. That
whep mustered az the Metropolitan Brig.
ade, tho Metropolitan Police force shall be-
subject to the rules and articles OF war.
and TO all Of the regulations ard provisions
of the laws organizing and Tegu!atin. the
militia Of the State.
SIC. 6. BE it further enacted. etc. That
the Commandment Chief may order the
metropolitan Brigade to perform military
duty in any part of the State.
SEC. !. BE il further enacted. etc. That
the men who may be enlisted and mustered in
the Metropolitan Brigade shall be enrolled
and paid according to the provisions of the
existing laws of the State organizing the
militia thereof. This pay to the MesrCpo!-
itan force proper shall be in addition to
their regular salaries as police officers.
SIC. 3 Be it further enacted. etc. That
tho COMMANDMENTS Chief may assign any
military organization row existing, or to be
hereafter organized az part of the militia
of the State. to duty in the Metropolitan
Brigade. Any person subject to military
duty may he ordered TO duty in said brig
ade, ia accordance with the provisions OF
the militia law.
SEC. Q. BE 1t further enacted. etc. That
all laws conflicting with this act be and
tho same are hereby repealed. and this act
shall take effect from and after its passage
(SignedJ CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed! G.. c. ANTOINE,
lieutenant Governor and President c: :.s
Senate.
Approved March ;. 1873.
lSigned, WILLIAM Z. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State Ci Louls!aas
4 true copy:
L. G. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.