VIII. And be it further Enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That every person liable to appear and bear arms at any muster, exercise, or training, hereby appointed, pursuant to the direction of this act, shall constantly keep and bring with him to such muster, exercise, or training, one gun or misket fit for service, one cardtridge-box with at least nine cartridges filled with good gunpowder, and ball that shall fit his piece, a horn or flask containing at least a quarter pound of gunpowder, and a shot pouch with half a pound of bullets, one girdle or belt, one worm or picket, four spare flints, a ball of bees-wax, and a cork that shall fit his piece, 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 judge.

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XV. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That every able male person, from the age of sixteen to sixty years, who has once resided and shall be within this province for the space of three months, (slaves excepted) is hereby declared to be liable to bear arms in the regiment, troop, or companies, in this province, or some or one of them, according to the directions of this act. […]

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XIX. And be it further Enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That in case any person who shall be obliged to bear arms, whilst the regiment, troop, or company, to which he shall belong, shall be under arms, or in array, shall neglect or refuse to fire his gun not exceeding six times each muster day, or shall wilfully neglect or refuse to do his duty, or to obey the other lawful commands of his officer, or if any such militia-man be drunk at the time of his exercising, the majority of the officers of the troop or company to which such person belongs, if the offence shall be committed in a single troop or company, or any two field officers of the regiment to which such person shall belong, if the offence shall be comitted in a regiment, shall have full power and authority to inflict on the person so offending any pecuniary mulct not exceeding ten shillings sterling; and in case any person shall be disobedient, or raise any mutiny or sedition in such regiment, troop, or company, under arms or in array, such person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two pounds sterling; and the said officers repectivley over and besides such pecuniary mulct, may imprison or confine the offenders until such time as the regiment, troop, or company, to which the offender shall belong, shall be discharged from bearing arms on the occasion for which they shall be assembled, and in case such offender shall be a servant, and shall not forthwith pay such fine as is last above said, the said officers respectivley may inflict corporal punishment on such servant not exceeding twenty lashes.