military service shall be allowed to carry fire-arms, or any kind of
weapons, within the parish, without the special written permission of his
employers, approved and indorsed by the nearest or most convenient chief
of patrol. Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit
his weapons and pay a fine of five dollars, or in default of the payment
of said fine, shall be forced to work five days on the public road, or
suffer corporeal punishment as hereinafter provided.