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 and Regiments […]

That every Person liable to appear and bear arms at any Exercise Muster or Training hereby appointed Pursuant to the directions of this Act Shall constantly keep and bring with them to Such Muster Exercise or Training one Gun Musket fit for Service one Catridge Box with at least Nine Catridges 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 a shot Pouch with half a pound of Bulletts one Girdle or Belt one Worm and Pricker 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 Amunition and Accoutrements every Commanding Officer of the Company to which Such Person be longs is hereby declared to be Judge. […]

AND BE IT ENACTED that every Servant who shall be freed and discharged from his Servitude shall be allowed Six months after such discharge to provide himself with the Arms Amunition and Furniture by this Act directed and Required and untill the said Term is expired he is hereby freed and Exempted from the Penalties Inflicted by this Act. […]

AND BE IT ENACTED that the said Slaves so to be Enlisted shall be incorporated into the respective Companies into which they are enlisted and shall be taken as part thereof and shall in time of General Alarm and Actual Invasion of this Province and not otherwise be armed by the respective owners or Managers of such Slaves with one Sufficient Gun One Hatchet powder Horn and shot pouch With Ammunition of Powder and Bullets for twelve rounds and Six Spare Flints and shall be sent by their respective owners and Managers to the place of rendesvous of the respective Com panies in which they are Enlisted and which Said Slaves shall be then and there Commanded and directed by the Commanding Officer of the Company during all such times as the said Company shall be upon Actual Duty or continue under Arms and in stead of a pecuniary fineing such Slaves for breach or neglect of Duty shall be subject to such Corporal punishment for their Offences during such time as the Majority of the Commissioned Officers of their respective Companies shall think fit to inflict not extending to Loss of Life or Member.