1909 Me. Laws 257
Abstract
Ch. 206, § 113-Military Parades by Unauthorized Bodies Prohibited: 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 city or town raise or appropriate any money toward arming, equipping, uniforming or in any other way supporting, sustaining or providing drill rooms or armories for any such body of men;
Summary
This section restricts private paramilitary activity by prohibiting any group other than the state militia or U.S. troops from organizing as a military company or publicly parading with firearms in any city or town. It also bars municipalities from funding or supporting such armed groups. Limited exceptions are made for veterans’ organizations, certain military heritage groups, and students in approved educational military programs, all of whom must obtain appropriate permissions. Violations are treated as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $10, imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
Law Text
Section 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 city or town raise or appropriate any money toward 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, having first obtained the written permission of the city or municipal officers of the town or city in which they reside to parade, 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 any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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MILITIAS