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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.
- Militia (United States)
Since the Militia Act of 1903, many states have created and...
- Militia Acts of 1792
The Militia Act of 1862, enacted during the American Civil...
- Militia (United States)
Feb 2, 2013 · That sections sixteen hundred and twenty-five to sixteen hundred and sixty, both included, of title sixteen of the Revised Statutes, and section two hundred and thirty-two thereof, relating to the militia, are hereby repealed. Sec. 26. That this Act shall take effect upon the date of its approval. Approved, January 21, 1903.
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THE MILITIA ACT OF 1903. BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES PARKER, U.S.A., ACTING ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL. On January 21st, 1903, there was passed by Congress and ap proved by the President a law which, by adding greatly to the. defensive power of the Eepublic, is destined to have a far-reaching. effect on the future of the United States.
The Militia Act of 1903--together with its 1908 amendment--was, in the words of a leading historian of the National Guard, "the most important national legislation in militia history." The act, also known as the Dick Act in honor of Dick, repealed the Militia Act of 1792 and divided the militia into two groups: the Reserve Militia, defined as ...
James Parker, The Militia Act of 1903, The North American Review, Vol. 177, No. 561 (Aug., 1903), pp. 278-287
