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The Militia Act of 1792...
The Militia Act of 1792...
Item # 701540
May 23, 1792
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 23, 1792
* Militia Act signed into U.S. law
* President George Washington
The front page contains in full the historic Militia Act of 1792, which allowed the President to temporarily take control of state militias in times of crises. It is titled: "An ACT to Provide for Calling Forth the Militia to Execute the Laws of the Union, Suppress Insurrections and Repel Invasions" and is signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington.
Page 3 has various reports concerning the French Revolution including one letter signed in type by the King: Louis. Also a report: "Abolition of Slave Trade" concerning Wilberforce's efforts in the British Parliament.
Four pages, period marks at the margins of page 2, nice condition.
Note: On May 2, 1792, President George Washington signed the first of the two Militia Acts into law. This act granted the President the authority to call up state militias to suppress insurrections, enforce federal laws, and defend against invasions. It marked an important step in defining the federal government's power over national defense and reflected Washington's commitment to creating a strong but balanced system of civil-military control in the early republic.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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