Unauthorized Bodies Other than Regularly Organized National Guard Prohibited, Chapter 118, Part 3, Article 5, § 107 in General Laws of the State of Minnesota (1897).
"Sec. 107. Unauthorized Bodies—It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regularly organized national guard of this state, and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, to drill or parade with arms in any city or town of this state, except the regular organization known as the Sons of Veterans; provided, that students in educational institutions where military science is a part of the course of instruction, may, with the consent of the governor, drill and parade with arms in public under the superintendence of their instructor; provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent benevolent or social organizations from wearing swords. And any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be sentenced to a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than ninety days."
General Laws of the State of Minnesota Passed During the Thirtieth Session of the State Legislature Commencing January Fifth, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Seven (Delano, MN: The Eagle Printing Co., 1897), 229. Chapter 118—An Act to Amend Chapter Seventy-Four (74) of the General Laws of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Three (1883), Entitled the Military Code, and the Several Acts Amendatory Thereof, Being an Act to Increase the Efficiency of the National Guard of the State of Minnesota, Part 3—Services, Article 5—Service and Instruction, § 107, Unauthorized Bodies. Approved April 14, 1897.