New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-21
NO. 3 3
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Authorizing the muster 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
fail regiments. 1" be called the MetrOp0l!-
tan Brigade: authorizing the signment
of other officers and troops so said b'i,
%ade. and providing for the enlistment.
enrolment. pay aud command of The said
Metropolitan Brigade.
SECTION |. Be il enacted hv the Stna'"
and House of Representatives ot the State
OF Louisiana III General Assembly con
vened. That the Metropolitan Police force
shall form part Of the militia of the State.
and when performing military duty shall
| be known as the Metropolitan Brigade Of
the Louisiana militia: the Metropolitan
Brigade shall be composed Of three Ttgi.
menus. I" be mustered according 20 :lc
statutes organizing the militia o! the State.
SEC. >. BE it further enacted. etc. That
the Governor may. whenever in his opinion
there Is public exigeUcy. order the Metro
poiita.n Brigade. and he may order that
force to b" increased To the full maximum.
or ne may order that aUditiOnd. men be
mustered to any number within the maxi
man. When the Metropolitan force il 50
ordered upon military duty. and Is ordered
to be increased b.. the enlistment and mus
ter ~ additional men. the -uptl numerarE
members OF The polio" force >haI. tig-t be
mustered, and al additional rnIistment-
shall be made hv ih. Board al Metropolitan
Police.
SEC :. BE il further enacted. etc. That
tue muster Of the metropolitan Polio. ic!cr
as the Metropolitan Brigade shall have
reference only to The active force. and shall
not include the clerks and other employees.
SEC. J. BE 1t further enacted. etc. hat
the superintendent Of I'll" Metropolitan
Police shal, be commissioned ~ Brigadier
General and shall command the Metro
polltan Brigade nhen performing military
duty. The COMMANDMENT Chief may az
sign any officer of tie militia - duty IN
said Brigade and he may comm issirn rs
officers OF :he regiments the officers Of the
Metropolitan Police force. upon the recuru-
mendatiOn of the Board Of Commissioners
and the commander of the brigade.
SEC. =. BE 1t further enacted. etc. That
when mustered us the Metropolitan Brig.
ade. the Metropolitan Police force shall be
subject "a the rules ana article, of war.
and to ALI of the regulations and provisions
OF the laws organizing. and regulating the
militia Of the State.
SEC. 6. Re it further enacted. etc, That
the Commander-in-C Chief may order th,
metropolitan Brigade to perform military
duty in any part of the State
sac. !. BE it further enacted. &C. Tha.
the men Who may be enlisted and mustered in
tc M''Ih!OIltdH bl.Gdur snail be enrolled
and paid according 70 the provisions of the
existing laws of the State organizing the
militia thereof. This pay to the Metropol
ltan fore" proper shall he in addition 20
their regular salaries a. police officers
SIC. \, Be It further .nar'.I. etc. That
the COMMANDMENT Chict NAV assign any
military organization now existing. Or to bt.
hcr"attr! organized . part of the militia
OF the State. to duty in The Metropolitan
Brigade. Any person -uljrct 70 military
duty may be- nr,;cI'.! 10 duty in -aId hrlg-
ade. in accordance with the .prU.i1ious ut
the militia law.
SEC. =. BE It further enacted etc. That
al laws conflicting sinh ills act be and
the same are hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect from and after IFS uassapr.
l$igned' CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
tSgn"d, {. G. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and pc,-iirn. q: Che
Senate.
approved March ). ISIS;
tsGncdi WILLIAM T.. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
y true copy:
j.. G.. DI>LDHDf.
Secretary ,t STAT.