In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five : An act in addition to an act entitled "An act to regulate the militia of this Commonwealth"

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts.
Uniform title:	Act in addition to an act entitled "An act to regulate the militia of this Commonwealth" (1825)
Imprint:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1825]
Description:	1 online resource (7 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Massachusetts. -- Militia. Massachusetts -- Law and legislation.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13555135

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Varying Form of Title:	At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Notes:	Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed February 1, 2023).
Summary:	In 1825, the General Court passed an addition to the Act to regulate the militia. Each Commander was to secure lists of members of the militia and those eligible to be members and use the lists to notify members of trainings and other events which they needed to attend. There were fines for not responding to the notices. Senior officers were to conduct such trainings or events. Complaints about failures or unbecoming behavior among the militia could lead to fines; half of the those fines went to the units, the other half to the complainant. Senior officers could call meetings to elect new officers, but no more than twice a year. Judge Advocates were to keep records of all proceedings within their jurisdiction. If militia men were unable to pay fines, they were covered by the "Act for the relief of poor prisoners ..." If a militia man followed all the rules for a year, he could ask for a certificate exempting him from the poll tax that year. Each town had to supply one-quarter of a pound of good powder made into blank cartridges for each militia parade in the town. The Act of February 11, 1823, was repealed.

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