The law that organises of the National Militia is that of 8 January 1817. It was successively modified or interpreted by laws on the following dates:
28 September 1818 (published in Bulletin officiel XIII, no. 41)
27 April 1820 (published in Bulletin officiel XV, no. 11)
21 December 1824 (published in bulletin officiel XIX, n°69 and 70)
26 December 1831 (published in Bulletin officiel IV, no. 356)
04 July 1832 (published in Official Bulletin VI, No. 504
28 March 1835 (published in Official Bulletin XXI, no. 128)
11 July 1835 (published in Official Bulletin XXII, no. 829)
09 April 1841 (published in official bulletin XXIII, no. 147)
08 friend 1847 (published in the Monitor on 13 May)
18 June 1849 (published in the Monitor on 19 June)
15 April 1852 (published in the Monitor on 21 April)
08 June 1853 (published in the Monitor on 10 June)
15 June 1853 (published in the Monitor on 17 June)
05 June 1856 (published in the Monitor on 10 June)
04 October 1856 (published in the Monitor on 05 October)
Independently of the army and the navy, there will be in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in accordance with Article 206 of the Fundamental Law, a national militia corps, the strength of which will always be in the proportion of one man for every hundred souls of the total population of the Kingdom. This corps will be composed of infantry, artillery, cavalry and train. The militia will be made up of volunteers, as far as possible. Are part of the national militia in view of the draw (art 73) organised by the governor. The drawing of lots must begin no later than 1st March of each year. 5 registers have been created in accordance with article 49. The first for those aged 19 and over (1st class), the second for those aged 20 and over (2nd class), the third for those aged 21 and over (3rd class), the fourth for those aged 22 and over (4th class) and finally the 5th for those aged 23 and over (5th class). The law includes the organisation of the drawing, the exemptions were modified by the law of 27 April 1820, 21 December 1824, 20 March 1835, the replacement and substitution law of 28 March 1835 and the law of 08 May 1847, the militia councils (art 111 etc.) All the militia documents are found in the marriage appendices deposited in the Kingdom's General Archives. The card describes exactly the name, date of birth, father's and mother's names, registration in the commune, the levy, the number of the draw stipulating that the person has completely fulfilled the obligations imposed by the law on the militia.
Extract from : H. Wyvekens, Nouveau Dictionnaire des Bourgmestres et Échevins, des Conseillers, Receveurs et Secrétaires communaux, des Commissaires d'arrondissement. Editions Bruylant Christophe et compagnie, publishers rue Blaes, 31, 1862, pp 269-283
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