That it shall and may be lawful to and for the Governor or Commander in Chief for the time being to Assemble and call together all Male persons in this province from the Age of sixteen to sixty years, within the Towns Divisions or Districts and places in this province, at such Times and Arm and array them in such manner as is hereafter expressed, and declared, and to Form them into Companies, Troops & Regiments […]

[T]hat every person lyable to appear and bear Arms at any Muster, exercise or training hereby appointed pursuant to the Direction of this Act, shall constantly keep in his House, or at his usual place of abode, and bring with him at such muster Exercise or training one Gun or Musquet fit for Service, one Cartridge Box with at least nine Cartridges filled with good Gun powder and Ball that shall fit his Piece a Horn or Flask containing at least a quarter of a pound of Gun Powder and a Shott Pouch with Bullets proportionable to the Gun powder, one Girdle or Belt, one Worm, and Picker, four spare Flints, a Bayonet Sword or hatchet of the fitness and sufficiency of which Arms, every Commanding Officer of the Company to which such person belongs, is hereby declared to be the Judge. […]

That it shall and may be Lawfull for the Commission Officers of any of the Companies of this province, Six times in a year, and not oftener, to take to their Assistance, if they think fit the Serjeants of such Company’s and at any convenient time of the Day to repair to the places of residence, of any person or persons, as well those persons who are obliged to appear, on alarms, as to other persons lyable to bear arms, and enter’d and enlisted , in any such company, and to demand a sight of their Arms, Furniture, Ammunition and Accoutrements, afore said, and in case persons, shall refuse to produce, any such Arms, Furniture, Ammunition and Ac coutrements, or to Suffer the same to be viewed and inspected, or if when produced the said Officers shall find the same defective it shall and may be lawfull for the said Officers to Fine every person offending herein, in any Sum not exceeding five Shillings Sterling and to proceed against him or them for levying the same, in all respects after the same manner as is directed for proceeding against persons who do not appear at ordinary Musters. […]

That every person, who shall inlist in the said Troop or Troops so to be formed shall provide him self […] with such Cloaths, Arms, Ammunition and furniture as the Majority of the Officers shall agree upon. […]

[T]hat every Servant in this province, who shall be Freed or discharged from his Service shall be allowed Six Months time after such discharge to provide himself with the Arms and Furniture by this Act directed and required, and until the said Six Months Shall be expired, shall be free and exempted from the Mulcts or penalties inflicted by this Act. […]

That the Commanding Officer or Captain of each Company do Lodge in Some convenient and Secure place for the public Use, all the provisions and Ammunition impressed by him or them, or by Virtue of his or their Warrant, or Order, and that Shall remain unexpended, after an Alarm , and that he take a particular Account thereof. […]