a. Any person who shall, after due warning, trespass upon any armory, camp, range, or other facility of the National Guard or other place where any force of the National Guard is performing military duty, or who shall in any manner interrupt or molest the discharge of military duties by any member or force of the National Guard, or who shall interrupt or prevent the passage of troops of the National Guard, or who shall insult, by jeer or otherwise, any member of the National Guard, or refuse to obey any lawful order of the military commander, may be placed in arrest by any officer of the force performing such military duty at the place where the offense is committed and delivered to the proper civil authorities.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 15-1D-12

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

b. The commanding officer of any force of the National Guard performing military duty in or at any armory, arsenal, camp, range, base or other facility of the National Guard or other place or area where such force is performing duty in the service of the state may prohibit persons from hawking, peddling, vending, selling, or auctioning goods, wares, merchandise, food products or beverages, and may prohibit all gambling, or the sale or use of spirituous beverages, or the establishment or maintenance of a disorderly place, within the limits of such armory, arsenal, camp, range, base or other facility of the National Guard or other place or area where such force is performing duty, or within such limits not exceeding one mile therefrom as he may prescribe.