ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP

1.	Signer of the Oath of Allegiance or the Loyalty Test.
2.	All State, Town and County Officials and Jurors.
3.	Members of the Continental or Federal Congress or a member of a 
          State Assembly or Legislature of one of the first eighteen states.
4.	Delegates to the convention that framed the Constitution of the United 
          States.
5.	Members of a State Convention that ratified the Constitution 
          of the United States.
6.	Electors of one of the first four Presidents of the United States.
7.	Legislative, Executive or Judicial officers of the United States 
          government, including such appointive officers as Treaty Commis
          sioners, etc. Military or Naval Service





Military or Naval Service


8.	Wyoming Valley War, Pennsylvania 1784-1787. A local disturbance 
          between settlers from Pennsylvania and Connecticut in said valley.
9.	Shay's Rebellion, Massachusetts, December 1785 to January 1787. 
          Local, grew out of burdensome taxation. Confines to and suppressed by 
          militia of the State of Massachusetts.
10.	Whiskey Insurrection, Pennsylvania, August to November 1794. Local, 
          arose in consequence of certain taxes on domestic spirits. Was 
          suppressed by the authority of the United States.
11.	Wars with Indians, 1784-1815.
12.	War with France, Naval, July 9, 1789 to September 30, 1800. Carried 
          on by the United States through its Navy and privateers men.
13.	Sabine Expedition, Louisiana 1806.
14.	Chesapeake War, Naval July 9, 1807 to August 5, 1807. Disturbance 
          growing out of attack of the British Frigate Leopold on the American 
          Frigate Chesapeake, as the result of the British claim to the right 
          to search. The attack occurred at sea off Hampton Roads, Virginia.  
          The militia was called out by the authority of the President.
15.	Embargo Dispute, Lake Champlain.
16.	Commodore Patterson's Expedition against Lafitte's Pirates, 1814.  
          Local but conducted by the authority of the United States.
17.	War with the Barbary Powers; Naval, March 3, 1765 to August 15, 1815. 
          Conducted by the authority of the United States, through its 
          Navy on the northern coast of Africa.
18.	War of l8l2 with Great Britain, June 18, 1812 to February 17,1815. 
          General, covering nearly the entire territory of the United States, 
          especially seaboard.
19	Creek Indian War, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, July 
          27 1813 to August 9, 1814. Local, but conducted by the authority of 
          the United States.
20.	Lafitte aides General Andrew Jackson, Battle of New Orleans.
21.	Naval Engagement, 1811. A Naval engagement between the British sloop 
          of war, Little Belt and the American ship, President, on the Atlantic, 
          off the southern coast of the United States, resulting from the British 
          claim of right to search.
22.	Service in the Army or Navy as an officer or private or giving material 
          aid to the military forces, 1784-1815.
23.	Lewis and Clark Expedition, members 1804.