An act concerning the militia.

An act concerning the militia.

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Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on the Militia.
Imprint:	[Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [1837]
Description:	1 online resource (7 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Senate ; no. 93 Senate (Series) (Massachusetts. General Court. Senate) ; 1837, no. 93.
Subject:	Massachusetts. -- Militia -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Massachusetts. -- Militia. Military administration -- Massachusetts. Military administration. Recruiting and enlistment. Massachusetts.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13784013

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Notes:	Lines of the text of the act are numbered. Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed June 22, 2023).
Summary:	"The Joint Standing Committee on the Militia, to whom was referred 'so much of His Excellency the Governor's address as relates to the Militia,' and an Order of the 18th of February, 1837, 'to inquire into the expediency of amending or repealing the 46, 47, 105 and 106 sections of the 12th chapter of the Revised Statutes,' have attended to the several subjects herein committed to them, and respectfully ask leave to report the annexed bill. ... February 22d, 1837."--Page [2].

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