Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 1 (1837)
Abstract
Enrolled every able bodied white male citizen resident between eighteen to forty-five into the militia except idiots, lunatics, common drunkards, vagabonds, paupers, persons convicted of any infamous crime.
Summary
Enrolled every able bodied white male citizen resident between eighteen to forty-five into the militia except idiots, lunatics, common drunkards, vagabonds, paupers, persons convicted of any infamous crime.
Law Text
Sec. 1. Every able bodied white male citizen resident within this Commonwealth, who is, or shall be, of the age of eighteen, and under the age of forty-five years, excepting idiots, lunatics, common drunkards, vagabonds, paupers and persons convicted of any infamous crime, shall be enrolled in the militia, and be included in the military returns: provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to render any of the exempts mentioned in the first, second and third sections of the twelfth chapter of the Revised Statutes, liable to do military duty otherwise than is therein provided.
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ARMED FORCES