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An Act concerning the Militia of this State. 1836-1837 169 (1836)

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No. IV.
1ILITIA.
An Act concerning the Militia of this State.
Be it enacted by the General qssembly of the State of
North Carolina, and it i8 hereiy enacted by the authority oJ the
sane, That all free white men and white apprentices, citizens Who ore to
of this State, or of the United States, residing in the State, who ho enrolled &
a            how proved.
are or shall be of the age of eighteen, and under the age of for-
ty-five years, shall, as soon as is practicable, be severally and
respectively enrolled in the militia of this State, by the captain
or commanding officer of the infantry company within the
bounds of whose district (to be allotted him as hereinafter di-
rected) such citizen shall reside; and it shall, at all times, be
the duty of every captain or commanding officer of any coin-
pany, to enrol every such citizen, except as hereinafter excep-
ted; and also those between the ages aforesaid, and not exempt
by law, who may from time to time, come to reside within the
bounds of his district, and remain therein thirty days; and he
shall without delay, notify such citizen of his enrolment, by a
proper non-commissioned oflicer of the company, by whom the
notice may be proven.
Sac. 2. The Vice President of the United States; the offi-
WVho are ex-
cers judicial and executive of the United States; the members empted from
of both Houses of Congress, and their respective officers; the militia duty.
Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts of law, and justices
of the peace; Councillors of State; the Secretary, Comptroller,
Treasurer, the Governor's private Secretary, Attorney Gene-
ral, Solicitors; the Clerks of the several courts of record; the
State Printer; high Sheriffs of the several counties; Physi-
cians and Surgeons; Ministers of the Gospel of every denomi-

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