Any person who shall hire, aid, abet or assist in hiring through private detective agencies or otherwise, persons to guard with arms or deadly weapons of any kind, other persons or property, or any person who shall come into this state armed with deadly weapons of any kind for any such purpose, without a permit, in writing, from the Governor, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the State Penitentiary not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to interfere with the right of any person, corporations, society, association or organization in guarding and protecting their property as provided by law; but this section shall be construed only to apply in cases where workmen are brought into the state or induced to go from one place to another in the state by any false pretenses, false advertising, or deceptive representation, or brought into the state under arms or removed from one place to another in the state under arms.
R.L. 1910, § 3767. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 454, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 331, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 454 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
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