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Uniform Militia Act of 1792
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Uniform_Militia_Act_of_1792
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1792
gptkbp:appliesTo
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:category
gptkb:United_States_military_law
1792 in American law
gptkbp:dateEnacted
May 8, 1792
gptkbp:effect
authorized the President to call out the militia
established standards for state militias
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalName
post-American Revolutionary War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Uniform Militia Act of 1792
gptkbp:purpose
to provide for the national defense by establishing a uniform militia
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:repealedBy
1903
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1903
gptkbp:requires
militia members to provide their own arms and equipment
enrollment of every free able-bodied white male citizen between ages 18 and 45
gptkbp:section
gptkb:First_Militia_Act
gptkb:Second_Militia_Act
gptkbp:signedBy
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1792
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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