RULES AND REGULATIONS, G. A. R. ARTICLE IV-CHAPTER I. Eligibility to Membership -Soldiers and Sailors of the United States Army, Navy or Marine Corps, who served between April 12th, 1861. and April 9th. 1965, in the war for the suppression of the Rebellion, and those having been honorably discharged therefrom after such service and of such State regiments as were called into active service and subject to the orders of U.S. General Officers between the dates mentioned, shall be eligible to membership In the Grand Army of the Republic No person shall be eligible to membership who has at any time, borne arms against the United States To James Paris Post, No. 100 Dep't of Maine G.A.R. I have the honor to make application for membership in James M Parker Post, No. 105 Department of Maine Grand Army of the Republic, basing my application on the following facts: I am 48 years of age, and was born in Surry State of Marrie . now residing at 93ar Harbor State of Mami am by occupation a Carriage Mfgr I served during the late Rebellion as follows: First enlisted any 16 186e as So uss Negiment Ship Maria a Wood for the period of oneyears, and was discharged therefrom as Greena Philadelphia on the 18th day of September 1865) by reason of Expiration of service 1 also re-enlisted 186 as in Co. Regiment and was discharged therefrom as at on the day of 186 by reason of / have never horne arms against the United States, and have never been convicted of Desertion, nor of any other infamous crime. / have 'made previous application for membership to the Grand Army of the Republic, and filed the same with WHH Rice Post, No. 55 Depart- ment of Maine on the 17 day of abril 1882 (Signature.) W NDDari Residence, No. Bar 26arbor I. on honor, recommend Mom F Davis to the favorable con- sideration of the Post, believing the foregoing statements to be true in every respect. Enclosed is proposition fee, S Eben F Burns (To be signed by a Contrade of the Post.) NOTE-II any details herein required are omitted they must be furnished before being reported on by the Committee. Any failure to report all the facts required by this application may render the muster-in null and void. 1 Other enlistments are to be added 2 If this is the first application, write the word "not" in this space (OVER.)