1884-85 Ga. Laws 85

SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted as an amendment to said Act, That it shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the said volunteer forces of this State, and the troops of the United States and bodies of police, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to drill or parade with arms in any city or town in this State, without the license of the Governor thereof, which license may at any time be revoked; Provided, that the students in educational institutions where military science is part of the course of instructions may, with the consent of the Governor, drill and parade with arms in public under the superintendence of their instructors; and provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent benevolent, secret or social organizations from wearing swords and parading with side arms; whoever offends against the provisions of this section, or belongs to or parades with any such unauthorized body of men with arms, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars, or by imprisonment in the common jail for a term not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.