New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09

AN ACT

AN ALL
Forbidding the organic alton and main
tenance of any military organization,
company or body not mustered into the
militia Of the State; defining such illegal
bodies as riOtOus and unlawful assemblies
in certain casee; making it misdemeanOr
to violate this act, and prescribing pun
ishment therefor, and providing for the
disbaudment Of such illegal bodies.
SEcTIor |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That all military organizations with
Ia the State shall be organized and main.
tanned under the militia laws tbereuntO
providing, and it shall be unlawful TO or
ganize or maintain any military organize
ton or BODY, except it shall be mustered
into the State militia under the militia laws
existing or which may be hereafter enacted
All bedies, combinations, associations or
companies which have provided themselves
or which may provide themselves with
military arms, shall be deemed military or
ganzatiODs within the meaning of this act
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. etc, That
it shall be the duty of the Governor of the
State Ito require and to command the dis
bandment and dispersal of any military or
ganizatiOn, body or company existing or
organized in violation of the provisions of
this act whenever he shall deem the exist
body or company to endaDger the public
peace or to be organized tor any unlawful
purpose.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the Governor shall deem it his
duty under section two of this act to dis
band any organization existing or formed
in violation OF this act he shall give official
notice to such organization to disband.
Such notice may be served by any militia
officer of the State upon any officer or mem.
Der Of such illegal organization, body or
company. If such illegal organization, body
or company shall not thereupon disband, the
Governor shall issue his proclamation, com
manding suoh organization to disband. In
such proclamation the Governor may name
any officer or officers, member or members of
such illegal organization, company or body,
specially commanding him or them to so
disband such Illegal organization. If any
such person or persons so named in such
proclamation of tine Governor shall neglect
or refuse to obey such proclamation,
and shall neglect or refuse to so dis
band, such organization, company or
body, he or they, shall be deemed
guilty OF q misdemeanor, and upon con-
Viotion shall be fined and Imprisoned at
the discretion Of the court. Any person or
persons who shall thereafter act with or
drill with, OF who shall appear upon any
public highway with arms in company with
any such illegal body, company or Orgsni-
cation, or as members Of such as a military
body, shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
mean0r, and upon conviction shall be pun
ished with fns and imprisonment in the
discretion Of the court.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
ii it ehail become necessary the Governor
may direct the law officers Of the State 70
institute any civil suit or process to enforce
the disbandment Of any illegal Organiza-
ton, company or body within the meAning
OF this set, and he, the Governor, may, If
It thali become necessary, use the militia of
the State to enforce any order or process of
court in the premises.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted. etc., That
il any illegal military body, company or
organic alton, within the meaning Of this
act, shall appear upon any public streets or
highways, or in any public place, after hav-
ing been commanded to dieband by the
Gjvernor as hereinbefore provided, such
illegal military body, company or organiza-
ton and the members thereof shall be
deemed 8 ri0tOus and unlawful assem-
biage, and may be dlHperRsd under the pro-
visions Of act No. Of 1873, approved Jan.
uary 4, 1873, and entitled an act to suppress
riot0us and unlawful assemblies, etc.
SEC. s. Be Il further enacted. etc., That
ell laws eondleiing herewith be and are
hereby repealed, ana this act shall take
effect FROM and after it, passage.
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
lSigned) G. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved January 6, 1877.
tSlgnedl WIN. p. KELLOGG,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. @. DEBL0NDH,
Secretary nf State.