New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-07
Avs Cf THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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AT ACT
. tufhoHEfhe fhe muster of the Metropolitan
Police force as a part Of the militia OF che
State authorizing the said force 20 be
Increased when on militia duty to three
full regiments, 10 be called the Metropoli-
ian Brigade; authorizing the assignment
F.. Of other officers and troops 10 said hi
gade, and providing fOr the enlistment,
enrolment. pay and command eli the said
Metropolitan Brigade
I SEC-I0S I. Be it enacted bv .he Senate
snd House OF Representative OF the State
| If Louisiana in General Assembly con
/ reaed. That the Metropolitan Police force
| sha! ;Oym part OF the militia OF the State,
1 and when performing military duty shall
4 be knoWI as the Metropolitan Brigade Of
tie Louisiana militia: the Metropolitan
/ Brigade shall be composed Of three regi-
mentS, 70 De mustered according 20 the
statutes organizing the militia Of the state.
SEQ. 2. BE IL furthc, enacted. etc. That
| the Governor may, whenever N his ChnIon
! here is public exigency, order the Metro
po!itan Brigade, and he may ordc: that
ioroe to be Increased 70 the full maximum,
1 or he may order that additional men be
| mustered {" any 0umbet within the maxi
num. When the Metropolitan force is so
ordered upon military duty. and il ordered
70 ~ increased by the enlistment and mus
y
members Of the police force shall FIRST he
mustered. and all additional eDlistments
shall be made ly the Board OF Metropolitan
Pniice.
SIC, :. BE !: further enacted etc. That
~. muster of the Metropolitan Police force
a. the Metropolitan Brigade shall have
,.".r-nce only to the active force. and shall
mo-. include the clerks and other employees.
SEC l. Be it further enacted, etc. That
.be superintendent of the Metropolitan
Police shall be commissioned as Brigadier
t,anerai. ind shall command the Metro
polltan Brigade when performing military
dnty. The COMMANDMENTS Chief NAV as
.ign any officer OF the Inilitia TO duty in
.ait brigade, and he RaY commission as
officers OF the regiments the officers OF the
Metropolitan Police force, upon the recon-
incubation Of the Board Of Commissioners
aud the commander OF the brigade.
SEC 3. Be Il further enacted. etc. That
Uhe, mustered az the Metropolitan Brig
Sde, the Metropolitan Police force shall be
subject TO the rules and articles OF war,
ana to all of the regulations and provisions
Of the laws organizing and regulating the
MILITIA OF the State.
SIC 6. BE it further enacted. etc, That
the Commander-in-C Chief may order the
metropolitan Brigade to perform military
duty in any part Of the State.
SEC T. Be il further enacted, etc, That
.hempn who NAV 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 Metr0pol-
itan force proper shall be in addition 20
:heir regular salaries as police officers.
SEC s. BE il further enacted. etc, That
the COmE1ander-in-C Chief may assign any
military organization now existing, or TO DC
hereafter organized as a part of the militia
of the State, to duty in the Metropolitan
Brigade. ANY person subject to military
duty may be ordered TO duty in said brig
ade, 10 accordance with the provisions Of
the militia law.
SEC. g. Be it farJher enacted, etc, That
all laws conflicting with this acc be and
the same are hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
iSignedl CHARLES W..LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
lSirnet) G. G.. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and PresiGen- o lie
Senate.
Approved March 3. 1873.
sigued) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
s true copy:
Z. G. DEsLOEDE.
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