New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
REGULAR SESSION OF 1877.
EMILE HONORE,
Secretary of State.


AN ACT
FOrbidding the organization 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 cases; makingi it misdemeanor
to violate this act, and prescribing pun
ishment therefor, and providing for the
disbandment of such illegal bodies.
SECTION |. 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
in the State shall be organized and main
tanned under the militia laws thereuntO
providing, and it shall be unlawful to or
ganize or maintain any military organiza-
ton or body, except it shall be mustered
into the State militia under the militia laws
existing or which may be hereafter enacted
All bodies, combinations, associations or
companies which have provided themselves
or which may provide themselves with
military arms shall be deemed military or
CARNATIONS within the meaning of this act.
SEC 3 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
il shall be the duty of the Governor of the
| State Tto1 require and to command the dis
| bandment and dispersal of any military or
| ganizatiOn, body or company existing OF
organized in violation of the provisions of
this act whenever he shall deem the exist
| ence or formation of such organization,
DOOY OF company W ouuouSoA Lho puOllS
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. If such illegal organization, body
or company shall not thereupOn disband, the
Governor shall issue his proclamation, com
handing such organization to dlsband. 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 30
disband such illegal organization. Ii any
such person or persons 30 named IN such
proclamation OF the Governor shall neglect
or refuse to obey such proclamation,
and shall neglect or refuse to so dis
hand. such organization, company OF
body, he or they, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanOr, and upon con
Yietion shall be fined and imprisoned al
the discretion OF the court. Any person OF
persons who shall thereafter act with OF
drill with, or who shall appear upon any
public highway with arms IN company witt
any such illegal body, company or organl
cation, or as members of such as military
body, shall be deemed guilty of misde
meanor and upon conviction shall be pun
ished with fine and imprisonment in th'
discretion of the court.
SEC. a, Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
if it shall become necessary the Governo
NAV direct the law officers OF the state q
institute any civil suit or process to enforo
; the disarmament of any illegal organize
tion, company or body within the meaning
, of this act, and he, the Governor, may,
! il shall become necessary, use the militia @
the State to enforce any order or process Q
: court in the premises.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, etc., ina
|, | if any illegal military body, company o
|. | organic alton, within the meaning OF TIL
I | act, shall appear upon any public streets 0
highways, or in any public place, after hay
> ing been commanded to disband by tn
:, Governor as hereinbefOre provided, sue
/, illegal military body, company or organiZs
e ton and the members thereof shall
= deemed a riOtOus and unlawful assen
blage, and NAV be dispersed under the prt
Visions of act No. of 1873, approved jar
: nary 4, 1873, and entitled an act to suppress
riotous and unlawful assemblies, etc.
! SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., Thu
all laws conflicting herewith be and al
!, hereby repealed, and this act shall tax
| effect from and after its passage.
> fSigned) MICHAEL HAHN,
y Speaker Of the House of Representative
Y lSignedl G. C. ANTOINE,
. Lieutenant Governor and President of Il
d Anproyed January 6, 1877.
4 fSignedI WIN. P. KELLOGG,
= Governor of the State of Louisian
"a A true copy:
~ p. G, DEsLoFDE,
= Secretary of State.