Every able-bodied male citizen resident within the District of Columbia, of the age of 18 years and under the age of 45 years, excepting persons exempted by § 49-402, and idiots, lunatics, common drunkards, vagabonds, paupers, and persons convicted of any infamous crime, shall be enrolled in the militia. Persons so convicted after enrollment shall forthwith be disenrolled; and in all cases of doubt respecting the age of a person enrolled, the burden of proof shall be upon him.
(Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 772, ch. 328, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 39-101.
1973 Ed., § 39-101.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 4 - Composition, Organization, and Control
§ 49–401. Militia; persons to be enrolled
§ 49–402. Exemptions from service
§ 49–403. Assessors to make list of persons liable to enrollment
§ 49–404. Duty of enrolled militia; police and fire department personnel
§ 49–405. Ordering enrolled militia into service
§ 49–406. Organized militia; volunteer service; designation
§ 49–407. Reserve corps; organization; composition