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Charles Dick, for whom the Militia Act of 1903 was named.. The Militia Act of 1903 (32 Stat. 775), [1] also known as the Efficiency in Militia Act of 1903 or the Dick Act, was legislation enacted by the United States Congress to create what would become the modern National Guard from a subset of the militia, and codify the circumstances under which the Guard could be federalized.
Since the Militia Act of 1903, many states have created and maintained a reserve military force known as state defense forces; some states refer to them as state military reserves or state guards. They were created to assist, support, and augment National Guard forces during peacetime conditions.
Senator was elected March 2, 1903 for the term ending March 4, 1905. L. Heisler Ball (R) March 2, 1903 Delaware (2) Vacant Legislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term. Senator was elected March 2, 1903 for the term ending March 4, 1907. J. Frank Allee (R) March 2, 1903 Nebraska (2) Vacant Legislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term.
Militia Act (Ireland) 1793 (33 Geo. 3. c. 22 (I)) Militia Act 1797, to create a uniform Scottish militia; Militia Act of 1808, United States; Militia Act of 1855, Canada; Militia Act of 1862, United States; Militia Act of 1903 (Dick Act), United States; Militia Act 1802 (42 Geo. 3. c. 90), United Kingdom; Militia Act 1803 (43 Geo. 3. c. 50) Act ...
Also called the Dick Act, for sponsor Charles W. F. Dick, the 1903 law updated the Militia Act of 1792, though it left unresolved the key question of how to compel service of the militia outside the borders of the United States, which did not fall under the constitutionally permitted uses of the militia "to execute the laws of the Union ...
Dick was Chairman of the Militia Committee, [9] and sponsored the Militia Act of 1903 (the Dick Act). [10] This act codified the circumstances under which the National Guard in each state could be federalized, provided federal resources for equipping and training the National Guard, and required National Guard units to organize and meet the ...
With the passage of the Militia Act of 1903, all state militia units were folded into the National Guard of the United States, largely turning the state militias from a state-funded and controlled force to a reserve component of the federal military. Revolutionary War Units: 1st Battalion, New Castle County, 1777
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