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An Act for regulating and governing the militia of the state of Louisiana. 1812 40 (1812.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0048 and id is 1 raw text is: 40 ided however that no person shall be admintted there- to unless he or she belongs to the Roman Catholic persuasion. SUCT. 8. .dnd be It ferther enacted, That the said corporation shall have no authority whatever, to ap- FundShOw propriate or use any revenue belornging-to said cur- ;pproprik- poration for any other purpose, but the promotion of education and the support of the said congregation as q charitable and religious society. STEPHEN A. HOPKINS, Speaker of the house of reftreecntati'ves, i. POYDRAS, President of the senate, APPROVED, February loth, 18I3. VILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNT', Governor qf the state of Louisianc. AN ACT Tor regulating and governing M 7nltiz of the 8tate ofLoniiana. Who !ipble SECT. 1. P.7 it enacted by the senate and house of to 4uty. repiresentatives of the atate of 1.aisiana, in general assembly convened, That every able bodied whiite 37ale citizen of this ptate,. o of any of the Unlitqed States residing in this state, who is of the age of six- tpeit years and under the age of fifty years, (except as is herein after excepted) shall be enrolled by the commanding officer of the company within the bonm1s of which he may reside, and likewise all those wqn nwy from time to time arrive at the age of sixteen years, or who being above the age of sixteen and un- der lifty yeavs, uniy remove within the limits of his company and he shall witholnt delay notify such cii- zen of his enrt)llmcet by some non.commissioned of- ficer of his company, and in all cases of' doubts res- pecting the age of any citizen enrolled or itenled to be enrolled, the party questioned .shall prove his ago to the satilfactioni of the coniuandinig officer of his 'onmpany within rhe bounds of which he may reside, Proviso. provided however, that in all the returns to be made under the provisions of this act to the adjutant gene- ral, those froit sixteen to Cighteen, and from forty five to fifty years of age shall be clearly designated, and it shall be the duty of the saidadjp.apunt generai, in making a return under any act of congress to the president of the U. S. or the Iecretary at war, to re- turn only thoe subject to do militia duty conformably to the provision;s of such acts of conlgress. Srer 2. dpi( be it further enacted, That the fol.. Who ex- lowing persbuis shall elous, he exempted from mniliti4 erupt.

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