(2) The commanding officer or the designated representative of the commanding officer, of any unit of the organized militia performing military duty in or at any armory, arsenal, camp, range, base or other facility of the organized militia or other place where such unit is performing military duty may prohibit persons who hawk, peddle, vend or sell goods, wares, merchandise, food products or beverages upon the streets and highways from conducting sales or auctions, and may prohibit all gambling within the limits of such armory, arsenal, camp, range, base or other facility of the organized militia or other place where such unit is performing military duty or within such limits not exceeding one mile therefrom as the commanding officer may prescribe. Such commanding officer may in the discretion of the commanding officer abate as common nuisances all such sales, actions and gambling. [1961 c.454 §74]