USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Quartering (or billeting) is the practice of housing soldiers in homes or buildings intended for other purposes (such as town halls or courthouses).

Detailed explanation-2: -QUARTERING SOLDIERS Definition & Legal Meaning The act of a government in billeting or assigning soldiers to private houses, without the consent of the owners of such houses, and requiring such owners to supply them with board or lodging or both.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Amendment (Amendment III) to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering (the placement and/or sheltering) of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Quartering Act forbade quartering in private homes but required the colonies to bear the costs of barracks and supplies for British soldiers or, in the alternative, to house British soldiers in inns, livery stables, ale-houses, victualling-houses, and other such establishments.

Detailed explanation-5: -Described by some as “a preference for the Civilian over the Military, ” the Third Amendment forbids the forcible housing of military personnel in a citizen’s home during peacetime and requires the process to be “prescribed by law” in times of war.