The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-23

Section |. Any male person above the
age OF twenty-one years, of good charac-
ter, and llneal descendant of an ances-
tor who shall be proven to have served
as q military. naval. or marine officer;
soldier sailor, or marine, in actual ser
vice under the authority of any of the
thirteen Colonies or states, of the Con-
unental Congress. or Vermont. or a
lneal descendant OF one who signed the
Declaration of Independence. or Of one
who. as a member of the Continental
Congress, or of the Congress OF any Of
the colonies or states. or Vermont or as
an official appointed by or under the au-
thorlty OF any such legislative bodies,
actually assisted In the establishment OF
American Independence by overt acts OF
resistance to the authority Great Britain
during the War Of the American Revo-
luton. prior 10 the declaration of peace,
in 1888 shall be eligible to membership
In the society.
Provided, That when the claim Of ellgl-
bility Is based on the service OF an ances-
tor in the minute men" or militia II
must be satisfactorily shown that such
ancestor was actually called into the
service Of one OF the thirteen original
states, or Vermont, or United States and
performed military duties; and
Provided further; That when the clash
Of eligibility is based on the service OF an
ancestor as sailor" or marine" 1t
must in like manner be shown that such
service was other than shore duty and
regularly performed In the Continental
Navy, OF the navy of one Of the original
thirteen states, or Vermont, or on an
armed vessel, other than merchant
ship, which sailed under letters OF
maraue and reprlsal, and that such an
cestOr of the applicant was duly enrolled
in the ships company, either as an dili-
Ger, seaman, or otherwise than as pas
sengcr. and
Provided further. That when the claim
OF eligibility Is based on the service OF an
ancestor as an Official" such service
must have been performed in the civil
service OF the United States. or of one of
the thirteen original states, or Vermont,
and must have been sufficiently import
ant in character to have rendered the
official liable to arrest and imprison-
ment, the same as combatant, II cap
tured by the enemy.
In the construction Of this article, the
volunteer alde-de-camp Of general Off
GERS In the Continental service, who wero
duly announced as such and who actual.
~ served In the field during a campaign,
shall be comprehended MS having per-
formed qualifying service.
No service of an ancestor shall be
deemed as qualifying service for mem
bershlp In THE Society Of the War for
American Independence" where such an
cestor. after assisting IN the cause Of
American Independence, shall have sub
sequcntly either adhered TO the enemy, on
failed to maintain an honorable record
throughout the War Of the Revolution.
No person shall be admitted unless hid
be eligible under one OF the provisions o,
this article, nor unless he be of good
moral character and be judged worthy Of
becoming member.
Section 9 Provided further, That every
member Of the Society Of the Sons Of the
Revolution and Of the Society OF the SOM
Of the American Revolution In good
standing at the time of the adoption Of
this constitution, who has been admitted
to either Of these societies under their
respective constitutions and the bylaws
of their respective National Societies
shall be enrolled ms a member OF this |
society. Provided that nothing In this |
section shall he so construed as to admit
a descendant Of any one who may havn
been admitted under this clause, whosa
claims are either derived from collateral
descent or from services which are not
within the other provisions as to ellgibil- |
fty Ia THE constitution