Act of Mar. 13, 1911, ch. 145, § 101, Mont. Laws 432, 475 (relating to the state militia of Montana).

Subject(s):

Militia Regulations

Jurisdiction(s):

Montana

Year(s):

1911

“Section 101. No body of men, other than the active militia and the troops of the United States, shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or parade in public with fire-arms in any city or town of this state; nor shall any city or town raise or appropriate any money towards arming, equipping, uniforming or in any other way supporting, sustaining or providing drill rooms or armories for any such body of men; but associations wholly composed of soldiers and soldiers honorably discharged from the service of the United States and the order known as the Sons of Veterans may parade at any time in public with firearms; and students in educational institutions where military science is taught as a prescribed part of the course of instruction, may, with the consent of the Governor, drill and parade with firearms in public under the superintendence of their military instructors. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding ten ($10.oo) dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”

Full Text: 1911, MT, Ch. 145, § 101 of Laws, Resolutions, and Memorials of the State of Montana Passed at the Twelfth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly

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We have located two ostensibly identical copies of the monograph containing this law. Each provides identical bibliographic information on its respective title page. One copy is a scan from the University of California, and the other is a scan from Hein. The University of California’s version includes a marginal notation referencing a referendum that repealed Chapter 145 in November of 1912; Hein’s copy does not include this marginal notation. The relevant sections of both are included below, and the full-text PDF linked above is from the University of California’s copy. Aside from this one difference, the books seem identical. There may be other differences between the two copies that we were unable to find, and we have not verified the repeal mentioned in the University of California’s copy. We advise anyone who wishes to use either copy to research the matter further.

University of California’s Copy	Hein’s Copy

Laws, Resolutions and Memorials of the State of Montana Passed at the Twelfth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly Held at Helena, the Seat of Government of Said State, Commencing January 2nd, 1911, and Ending March 2nd, 1911 (Helena, MT: Independent Publishing Company), 1911. Chapter 145—An Act Relating to the State Militia of the State of Montana, Providing for the Organization, Regulation, Maintenance and Discipline of the National Guard of Montana, Prescribing Duties of Certain County and State Officers in Connection Therewith, Prescribing Penalties and Repealing Sections 1045 to 1110 Inclusive, of the Revised Codes of Montana of 1907, § 101. Approved March 13, 1911.