Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-05
Laacs of Vermont.

An Act, for regulating and governing the Militia OF
this State.
CHAPTER I.-EnrOlments and Erempts
IL is hereby enacted By The General As
semblv of The Stale of Vermont. as follows
SEC. |. Each and every able bodied
white male citizen OF this State, or Of any
other OF the United States residing within
this State. who is or shall be OF the age Of
eighteen years, and under the age OF forty
five years, excepting as is hereinafter except
ed, shall severally and respectively be sub
iect 10 military duty agreeably 10 the requl-
sitions of this ACT, and shall! be enrolled in
the militia of this State, by the captain or
commanding officer of the company within
whose bounds such citizen shall reside
And il shall be at all times hereafter the du-
NV of the commanding officer OF such com
pany, TO enrol every such citizen as atore'
said and also those who shall from time TO
time arrive at the age OF eighteen years, or
being of the age of eighteen years and I'M
der the age Of lorty-hve years, and not mere
mater excepted. shall come 10 reside within
his bounds. And in all cases OF doubt re-
speciine the age any person enrolled, or IN.
tended TO be enrolled, the party questioned
shall prove his age 10 the satisfaction oil the
commanding officer OF the company within
whose bounds he may reside. And any lie,
gal notice or warning 10 the citizen enrolled
as aforesaid, to attend company, battalion
or reoimenla muster OF training, shall be
legul notice of his enrolment.
SEC. 2. All such as are exempted IRON
military duty by the laws OF the United
States, ministers Of the gospel all persons
who have heretofore been commissioned II
,he militia OF this State, who have been hon
orablv discharged, and all persons who nov
hold Commissions or may hereafter be com
,oissioned in the militia Of this State, ant
shall have done duty as commissioned oil
I6cer under the same for the term oil at leas
Ave wears. and shall have been honorabl!
Idisrharred, member Of fire companies 10 th'
number of twenty TO each engine, IN time
of peace only, so long as they shall conllnn
members of said fire company, faculties AM
: students of colleges and academies, Justice
of the supreme and county courts Judge
and registers of probate, county, cltrH:
sberiffs and sheriff's' Deputies; hlgh'baillil'
constables, and those of the religious oe
nomination OF quakers practising phys
cians and surgeons, stated schoo'mas!ef'
lerrymen and mlllers, shall De exempt foi
military duty ,.. ma.
duty, shall be conscien,iousiy scrupulous {
: bearing arms, aud shall certify Inc same u
I der oath or affirmation, before some Justic
of The peace, and lodge said ceriilicaie WI
e the ouaiter.masier or one OF the quar'e
s master sergeants of the regiment within IN
+ Inns IF which said person resides, he shall
!. thereafter, be exempt from military duty, $
d long as he shall, annually, on or before IN
d first day of June, pay the sum of two dolla
e 10 the treasurer OF the town in which sue
l. person resides, for the use oil commo
e schools in said town. .a. .alai
CHATTER lI,--OrgGniEafton alal
SEC. 1. II shall be the duty of the 90
=, ernor as commander,n.chief of the milit
i. of this State, forthwith to appoint board
I a, -. oons;stino If not more lhun I'VE m