District of Columbia Statutes
§ 49-401 — Militia; persons to be enrolled.
District of Columbia § 49-401
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 49Military.
Ch. 4Composition, Organization, and Control.
Subch. IGeneral.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 49-401 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 772, ch. 328, § 1
Nearby Sections
15
§ 49-1001
Definitions.§ 49-1004
Office of Veterans Affairs Fund.§ 49-1005
Transfers; abolishment.§ 49-1006
Rulemaking.§ 49-102
Prescribing drills.§ 49-103
Suppression of riots.§ 49-105
Parades to have right-of-way.§ 49-107
Camp duty.§ 49-1101.01
Adoption of Compact.§ 49-1101.02
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