North Carolina § 127A-148 - Commander may prevent trespass and disorder.
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§ 127A-148. Commander may prevent trespass and disorder.
The commander upon any occasion of duty may place in arrest during the continuance thereof any person who shall trespass upon the campground, parade ground, armory, or other place devoted to that duty, or who shall in any way or manner interrupt or molest the orderly discharge of duty by those under arms, or shall disturb or prevent the passage of troops going to or returning from any duty. The commander may prohibit and prevent the sale or use of all spirituous liquors, wine, ale, beer, or cider, the holding of huckster or auction sales, and all gambling within the limits of the post, campground or place of encampment, parade or drill under his or her command, or within any limits not exceeding one mile therefrom that the commander may prescribe. The commander may in the commander's discretion abate as common nuisance all such sales. History (1917, c. 200, s. 94; C.S., s. 6893; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 2011-195, s. 1(a).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-195, s. 1(a), effective June 23, 2011, substituted "that duty" for "such duty" in the first sentence, made minor stylistic changes in the second sentence, and substituted "The commander may in the commander's discretion" for "And he may in his discretion" in the last sentence.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 127A-148 ("Commander may prevent trespass and disorder.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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