New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

State Lto1 require and to command the dis
bandmen5 and dispersal OF any military or
ganiERtion, body or company existing or
organized in violation of the provisions of
this act whenever he shall deem the exist
ence or formation of such organization,
body or company to endanger the public
peace or to be organized for 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. II such illegal organization, body
or company shall not thereupon disband, the
Governor shall issue his proclamation, COM
handing such 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 80
disband such illegal organization. If any
such person or persons 80 named in such
proclamation of the Governor shall neglect
or refuse to obey such proclamation,
and shall neglect or refuse to 30 dis
band, such organization, company or
body, he or they, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and upon con-
victiOn shall be fined and imprisoned at
the discretion OF the court. Any person or
persons who shall thereafter act with or
drill with, or who shall appear upon any
public highway with arms in company with
any such illegal body, company or OFgani
Z4tion, or as membeTA of such as military
body, shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction shall be pun
ished with fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
if it shall become necessary the Governor
may direct the law officers of the State to
institute any civil suit or process to enforce
the disbandment Of any illegal Orgsniza-
ton, company or body within the meaning
of this act, and he, the Governor, may, if
it shall become necessary, use the militia OF
the State to enforce any order or process of
court in the premises.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That
if any illegal military body, company or
organization, 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 disband by the
Governor as hereinbefOre provided, such
| illegal military body, company or organiza-
/ ton and the members thereof shall be
| deemed q riOtous and unlawful assem-
blage, and may be dispersed under the pro
visions of act No. of 1873, approved Jan
| uary 4, 1873, and entitled an act to suppress
riotous and unlawful assemblies, etc.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws conflicting herewith be and are
hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
| fSignedl MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House of Representative
(Signedl c. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 6, 1877
(Signed) VIM. P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
P. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.