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Code · Massachusetts · Part I — ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT · Title V — STATUTES OF FRAUDS AND LIMITATIONS · Chapter 33

Section 2: Membership

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Section 2. The militia of the commonwealth shall consist of:
(i)all able-bodied citizens and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of 18 and 65, and who are residents of the commonwealth; and
(ii)such other persons who, upon their own application, enlist or are commissioned pursuant to this chapter, subject to exemptions created by law.
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