5 The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682-1801, at 197-200 (1898)
Abstract
"No youth under the age of twenty-one years nor any bought servant or indented apprentice shall be admitted to enroll himself or be capable of being enrolled in the said companies or regiments without the consent of his or their parents or guardians, masters or mistresses, in writing under their hands first had and obtained."
Summary
Anyone under 21, including servants and indentured apprentices, could not enroll in militia companies or regiments without written consent from their parents, guardians, masters, or mistresses.
Law Text
No youth under the age of twenty-one years nor any bought servant or indented apprentice shall be admitted to enroll himself or be capable of being enrolled in the said companies or regiments without the consent of his or their parents or guardians, masters or mistresses, in writing under their hands first had and obtained.
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MILITIAS