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What U.S. states (at least in theory) still allow the organization of a posse comitatus?

Asked by bolwerk (10337points) March 11th, 2011

These are the fixtures of western movies. A sheriff, marshal, or some other peace officer deputizes a crowd of citizens to catch a felon. I’d be curious to know how many U.S. states actually still allow this, at least in theory – and which states are they?

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