JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

and it shall, at all times hereafter, be the duty of every
captain or commanding officer oi a militia company, an-

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nually, in the month of April, of as soon thereafter as pos-
sible, to appoint the non commissioned officers of his com
pany, and to order them to enroll, without delay, every able
bodied white male citizen, between eighteen and forty five

Captain annually

to appoint non

commissioned of-

ficers

years of age, who shall reside within the bounds of his
company district, and to notify such citizen of the said en-
rollment, by one of said non commissioned officers, or other

Enrollment

suitable persons by whom such notice may be proved, and
to designate, in said enrollment, all who are under twenty
one, from those who are over twenty one years of age, and
in all cases of doubt respecting the age of any person en-
rolled, or intended to be enrolled, the person, whose age is
questioned, shall prove the same to the satisfaction of the

Designate age

commanding officer, and if any person, called on to be en-
rolled, shall refuse to declare his true name and age, to the
best of his knowledge, or the name of any person, an in-

Case of refusal to
[ ] &c

habitant of his house, with which he is acquainted, he shall,
for each offence, forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to
be recoveied by the order and up m the certificate of the
said commanding officer, as other fines and forfeitures are
directed to be recovered by this at , and it shall be the duty
of every captain, of commanding officer of a company, to

Penalty, $5

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