The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-23
Mee,i.s Il the csancll Blufls Guards.


Meeting Il the Csuncll Bluffs GuaFds. ~,
At ameeting Of the Council Bluffs Gnards,l
held at their Armory, on Wednesday, the
10Th ult., for the purpose Of considering the
state of our Militia Laws, and the necessity
of the passage Of law by our General A.
sembly, Capt. G. N. DoDcE, was called to
the Chair, and Lieuts. Dunk and Bzsros
appointed Secretaries.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered and unanimously adopted by
the Company.
Whereas, There is no Militia Law for the
Government and organization of the enroll
ed and Volunteer Militia Of the State, and as
it is duty the Government of each State
owes to the General Government, they hav.
ing made provision for the arming and
equipping the Militia of each State. fl. ri.
And Whereas, There are several uni
formed and partially armed and equipped
Volunteer Militia Companies in this State,
without the proper organisation and laws
for the maintaining of well drilled and dis
ciplinedv olunteer Militia, and no laws where
BY the arms, equipments and Military prop
erty to which our State is now entitled, and
which is allotted her each year by the Gen
eral Government, may be obtained, and
properly cared for when delivered to the
State.
And Whereas. We are we'll assured .
bill will be presented to our General Assem-
bly, providing for the thorough organization,
arming and equipping the Volunteer Militia
of the State, and providing for the returns
being made to the proper Departments,
whereby we can secure the arms, equip
ments, &c., now due the State, and which
may be hereafter allotted her. lAlso pro-
viding for the proper Arsenals, for the safe
keeping of all arms, equipments and militia
ry property which may belong to the State,
and for all other necessary purposes apper-
tanning to general enrolled Volunteer Mi:
litia Law. Therefore, .-........-.
RESOLVED, By the Council Bluffs Guards,
that We expect from our General Assembly,
the passage Of Volunteer Militia Law,
| which will encourages the organization OF q
uniformed Volunteer Militia in this State,
and that the passage of any law establishing
the old enrolled Militia system, which has
been long ago abandoned by most States,
as absolete, will not meet the wants Of this
| State. . .sc.l -..,E '.. .~..
Resolved, That We request our Senator
and Representative in the General Assembly,
| to use all their influence in the passage of
such laws when presented, and that they
represent to the General Assembly, the i'm
portance Of branch Of the State Arsenal
being located here, this being the most
prominent point on the Western Border Of
the State, the easiest and quickest nccessi-
BILE from our frontier, and the exposed con-
dition of this portion Of the State, render it
necessary that depot for arms should be
established here. &,. -s.t.' . ~. Z.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be sent to our Senator and Rep
resentative, and that they be requested to
Elay the matter before the General Assembly.
+ Resolved, That the papers in the county
bsrequested to publish the proceedings Of
this meeting, and the press throughout the
State, be requested to urge this matter upon
the General Assembly, and also all the 9TH
or organized Companies in the State, be re-
| quested to memorialise the General Assem-
bly, upon the subject. Ea < IS S6
The Chairman Was instructed to send a
COPY Of the Resolutions to our Senator and
Representative, and to the papers published
in the county. ESQ.,. IN -...s
On motion, meeting adjourned.
.sfsF'as G. N. DODGE, CNn.
H.. r. DUNN, I c