New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-08
LAWS Of THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
A n AIT

AN ACT
Authorizing the muster of the metropolitan
Pohce force a. part Of the militia OF the
State authorizing the said force to Dc
increased when on militia duty to three
| fun regiments, 20 be called the Metropol
tan Brigade authorizing the asalgnnen'
Of other officers and troops % SAID o'.
| gade. and providing for the en- .istment
enrolment. pay aId command 81 1ht sa'u
/ metropolitan Brigade
| SECTION |. Be t enacted D. the Senate
! and House of Representatives of the State
| Of Louisiana n General Assembly COZ
| vene1 That the Metropolitan Police 'ocCe
| shall form part Of the militia OF the STATE.
| and when performing military dur. shan
| be known a. the Metropolitan Brigade OF
! the Louisiana militia. the metropolitan
| Brigade shall. be composed O: three .+gl'
| ments. to be mustered according 10 .he
statutes organizing the militia OF the STATE.
! SEC. =. Be it further enacted. etc. That
! fine Governor NAV, whenever in his opinion
! there is public eXigency. order the Metro
| politan Brigade, and he may order that
| force TO be increased Z" the full. maximum.
| or he may order tina: additional men be
mustered to any number within the maxi
mum. When the METROPOLITAN force $ SO
ordered upon military duty. and IS ordered
to be increased hv the enlistment and :uus-
ter OF additional men. tle supernumerary
members of the police force shall. rr-t be
mustered, and al. additional enllstmente
shall be made nv the Board 0: Metropolitan
Police
SEC. J. Be il .urthe- enacted etc. That
the muster of the Metropolitan Police force
az the Metropolitan Brigade shall have
reference only to the active force. and -hall
not include the clerks and other employees
SEC. 4. BE it tuTthe. enacted. etc.. That
tho superintendent OF the Metropolitan
Police shall be commissioned as Brigade
General. and shall command the Metro
pOlitan Brigade when performing mihtaC."
duty. The COMMANDMENTS Chief may as
sign any officer of the militia to duty in
said brigade, and he may commission as
officers of the regiments the officers o, the
Metropolitan Police force, upon the recon
mendation of the Board OF Commissioners
and the commando OF the brigade,
SEC 5. Be it further enacted. etc, That
vixen mustered as the Metropolitan Brig
ade, tho Metropolitan Police force shall De
subject to the rules and articles OF waT,
and to all of the regulations and provisions
of the laws organizing and regulating the
militia Of the State.
Sec g. 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. 1. be IL tuftaer enacted. etc. nat
the men who ma 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 Metropol-
itan force proper shall be in addition to
their regular salaries as police officers.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the Commander-In- Chief may assign any
military organization now existing, or to lie
hereafter organized as part of the militia
of the State, to duty in the Metropolitan
Brigade. ANY person subject to military
duty NAV be ordered to duty in said brig
ade, in accordance with the provisions of
the militia law.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all laws conflicting with this ACT he and
the same are hereby repeaed> and this .act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
(SignedJ CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House OF Representatiy
(Signedi G. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President 0: the
Senate.
Approved March 5. 1873.
(Signedl WILLIAM 2. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State of LouIsian..
A true copy;
Z. G. DEsLoSOE,
Secretary of State.