Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-10
AN ACT

Authorizing the nhster of the Metropolitan
Police force as a part of the militia of the
State; AUTHORIZING the said force to be
Increased when on militia duty TO three
full regiments, tobe called the Metropoli-
tan Brigade authorizing the assignment
OF other officers and troops To said bri-
gade, and providing for the enlistment,
enrolment, pay and command of the said
metropolitan Brigade.
Section /. Be il enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the Metropolitan Police force shall
form part of the militia of the State, and
wher performing military duty shall be
knG~n as the metropolitan Brigade of the
Louisiana militia; the Metropolitan Bri :
gade shall be composed of three regiments,
TO be mustered according to the statutes of
organizing the miltis of the state
Sec. =. Be it further erected, etc, That
the Governor may. whenever in his opinion
there is public exigcncy order the Metro
politan Brigade, and he may order that
force to be increased to the full maximum,
or he may order that additional men lee
mustered 10 any number within the maxi
mum. When the Metropolitan force is SO
ordered upon military duty, and is ordered
to be increased by the enlistment md mus
ter of additional men, the snpernumerary
members of the police force shall first be
mustered, and all additional enlistments
shall be made by the Board of MetropOli-
tan Police.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the muster of the Metropolitan Police force
as the Metropolitan Brigade shall have re-
ference only to the active force, and shall
not include the clerks and other empttye
Sec. 4. Be il further enacted, etc, That
the superintendent of the Metropolitan Po-
lice shall be commissioned as Brigadier
General, and shall command the Metropoli-
tan Brigade when performing military du-
~. The Commander-in Chief may assign
any officer of the militia to duty in said
brigade, and he may commission as officers
of the regiments the officers of the Metro
politan Police force upon the recOmmen-
dation of the Board of COMMISSIONERS and
the commander Of the brigade.
Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, etc, That
when mustered as the Metropolitan Brig
ade, the metropolitan Police force shall be
subject to the rules and articles of war, and
to all of the regulations and provisions 81
the laws organizing and regulating the
militia of the State.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Commander-in-Chief may order the
Metropolitan Brigade to perform military
It.ty ~ any part of the State.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the men who may be enlisted and muster
ed in the Metropolitan Brigade shall be en-
rolled and paid according to the provisions
of the existing laws of the State organizing
the militia thereof. This pay to the Metro
politan force proper shall be in addition to
their regular salaries rs police officers.
Sec. :. Be il further enacted, etc, That
the Commander-in-Ch may assign any
military oranizantiOn row existing, or to
be hereafter organized as Fart of the mfi-
tia of the State, to duty in the MetropOh-
tan Brigade. Any person subject to mill
ta:y duty may be ordered to uty in said
brigade, in accordance with the provisions
Of the militia law.
Sec. 9. BE it further enacted, etc, That
all laws conflicting with this act be and
the same are hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect from and after its passage
(Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) G. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March 5, 1873.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana,
A true copy:
Z. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary Of State.