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Laws regulating what groups may act as military organizations, Ch. 400, §§ 91-92, in, Acts of the State of Tennessee (1909).

| | 1909

"Sec. 91. Be it further enacted, That no body of men, except the organized militia, the troops of the United States, and organizations of Confederate veterans, Grand Army of the Republic, and Spanish-American War veterans, shall maintain an armory or a...

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Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited, Ch. 394, §§ 89-90, in, Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island (1909).

| | 1909

"Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited.

Sec. 89. No body of men, other than the organized militia, the organized naval forces, the independent chartered military organizations, the military and naval forces of the United States, as...

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Ch. 206, § 113—Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited, in, Acts and Resolves as Passed by the Seventy-Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine (1909).

| | 1909

"Sec. 113. 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 firearms in any city or town of this state; nor shall any ...

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Ch. 8—Crimes against the Public Peace, § 294—Armed Association, in Session Laws of the State of Washington Eleventh Session (1909).

| | 1909

"Sec. 294. Armed Association.

It shall not be lawful for any body of men other than Armed the National Guard or troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company with arms, without the consent of the Governor; ...

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Chapter 59—National Guard, Organization and Maintenance, § 3, in State of Oklahoma Session Laws of 1907-1908 (1908).

| | 1908

"Sec. 3. The governor of the state shall be the commander-in-chief of the militia, and as such shall have supreme command of the military forces of the state while in the service of the state, or until they are ordered and accepted into the service of ...

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A law prohibiting military bodies other than the National Guard, Title 46, Ch. 1, Art. 9, § 6 in The Revised Statutes of Arizona Territory (1901).

| | 1901

"Sec. 6. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regularly organized national guard of the territory and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, to drill or pa...

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Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited, Ch. 212, Art. 11, § 177 in Laws of the State of New York Passed at the One Hundred and Twenty-First Regular Session of the Legislature (1898).

| | 1898

“Sec. 177. Military parades by unauthorized bodies prohibited. No body of men, other than the regularly organized corps of the national guard and militia and the troops of the United States except such independent military organizations as were on th...

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A law that only the regular National Guard may associate themselves together as a military company or organization, § 1492 in Amendments to the Political Code and Statutes Relating to the Subject Matters Embraced Therein, Enacted at the Legislative Session of 1895 (1895).

| | 1895

"Sec. 1492. The colors carried by organizations of the National Guard shall be such as are borne by similar organizations of the United States army, except that the regimental or battalion color shall have thereon the state coat-of-arms, instead of the...

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1893, N.C. Sess. Laws, Chapter 374—An Act to Establish and Provide for the Militia and for the Support and Maintenance of the State Guard, §§ 38-40. A law prohibiting unofficial armed associations (1893).

| | 1893

"Chapter 374—An act to establish and provide for the militia and for the support and maintenance of the state guard.

        Sec. 38. It shall be unlawful for any persons to organize a military company, or drill or parade under arms as a ...

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1893 Mass. Acts, Ch. 367—An Act Concerning the Volunteer Militia, § 124: A law that unofficial armed associations are prohibited (1893).

| | 1893

        "Sec. 124. No body of men whatsoever, other than the regularly organized corps of the militia, the troops of the United States, the ancient and honorable artillery company, the veteran artillery association of Newburyport, the veteran cadet...

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Other Militia Not to Parade, etc., Ch. 24—Relating to the Militia, § 13 in Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia (1889).

| | 1889

        "Sec. 13. The West Virginia National Guard shall consist of not exceeding twenty companies of infantry, which divided into regiments, shall constitute the West Virginia National Guard, and it shall not be lawful for anybody[sic] of men what...

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An Act to Amend Several Sections Relating to the National Guard of California, Ch. 168, § 1942 in California Statutes and Amendments to Codes, 1895 (1895).

| | 1895

        "Sec. 1942. The colors carried by organizations of the National Guard shall be such as are borne by similar organizations of the United States army, except that the regimental or battalion color shall have thereon the state coat-of-arms, in...

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Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited, § 88 of Chapter 165—An Act to Provide a Military Code for the State of North Dakota in Laws Passed at the Eleventh Session of the Legislative Assembly Of The State Of North Dakota (1909).

| | 1909

"Sec. 88. Military parades by unauthorized bodies prohibited.] No body of men, other than the regularly organized corps of the national guard and militia and the troops of the United States, shall associate themselves together as a military company or ...

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Relating to the Organization, Government, etc., of the State Militia, Ch. 359, § 1 in State of Kansas: Session Laws (1903).

| | 1903

"Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Sec. 1. That sections 3, 4, 5, 17, 25, 27, 28, 29 and 31 of chapter 255 of Session Laws of Kansas of 1901 be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 3. The governor of the state shall b...

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Selling Liquors on Camp Grounds Prohibited, § 22 of Chapter 102—An Act to Revise, Amend, and Codify the Statutes Relative to the Militia in Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly of the State of Iowa (1896).

| | 1896

        "Sec. 22. Any person who shall trespass on the encampment grounds, or the camp grounds of the guard in active service, or interrupt, molest, or interfere with any member of the guard in the discharge of his duties, or sell any malt, spiritu...

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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).

| | 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 compa...

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An Act to Amend Militia Law, Chapter 16 [H. B. No. 515] in General Laws of the State of Texas Passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-First Legislature (1889).

| | 1889

“Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Article 3249, of Chapter 2, and Articles 3293, 3294, 3295, 3304, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3318, 3327, and 3329, of Chapter 4, Revised Statutes of Texas, shall be amended to read as follow...

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An Act to Prohibit the Taking up or Bearing Arms by Any Person, Persons or Body of Men in a Military Capacity, Unless Authorized by Law, Act No. 94, §§ 1-2 in Acts of the General Assembly of Alabama (1889).

| | 1889

        "Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That it shall not be lawful for any person, persons or body of men, whether uniformed or not uniformed, to be associated, assembled or congregated together by or under any name what...

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Unlawful for Other Than Regular Militia to Drill, Ch. 1525, § 1, in Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (1888).

| | 1888

"Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regular organized militia of this Commonwealth, and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or other armed organization, or to dr...

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Military Companies Other than State Militia, Ch. 50, §§ 54-55, in Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska (1887).

| | 1887

        "Sec. 54. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regular organized volunteer militia of this state, and the troops of the United States to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or ...

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Amendments to Militia Regulations, Ohio Senate Bill No. 7, § 1, in The State of Ohio: General and Local Acts Passed, and Joint Resolutions Adopted by the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly at Its Regular Session (1886).

| | 1886

"…Or, if any person shall temporarily erect any stand, booth, or other structure for the purpose of exposing for sale, giving, bartering, or otherwise dispose of any spirituous or other intoxicating liquors whatsoever, at or within a distance of one ...

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An Act Concerning the Militia, Acts and Resolves Passed by the Forty-Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine, Ch. 307, §171 (1865).

| | 1865

"Sec. 171. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatsoever, other than the regularly organized corps of the militia, the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to parade in public w...

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Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited, § 241 of Chapter 36, Military Law, Article 11, Privileges and Penalties in The Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (1909).

| | 1909

"Sec. 241. Military parades by unauthorized bodies prohibited. No body of men, other than the active militia and the troops of the United States except such independent military organizations as were on the twenty-third day of April, eighteen hundred a...

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Permission to Drill for Troops Other than Volunteer Forces, etc., § 17 of Title 7, Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia (1885).

| | 1885

"Title 7.

Military.

Organization, government and discipline of Volunteer Troops of the State. Roster of Georgia Troops in Confederate Army.

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Unlawful for Other than Regularly Organized Militia to Organize, Title 8, Ch. 1, § 36, Revised and Annotated Code of Iowa, Vol. 1 (1880).

| | 1880

"Sec. 36. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regularly organized volunteer militia of this state and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to drill o...

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