Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the chief officer of every troop shall cause the arms and ammunition of all under his command, and the chief officer of every company of foot shall cause the arms and ammunition of all under his command, and also of all others dwelling within the limits of his company who are by law obliged to keep arms, to be reviewed on the first Monday of May and the first Monday of October annually, by requiring such person to bring forth their arms and ammunition at a certain time and place by such officer appointed; and if any of the persons aforesaid shall not appear, being thereto required and duly warned, or shall be deficient in arms or ammunition, such persons respectively shall pay the same fine for non-appearance, and also for deficiency of arms or ammunition, and in manner as in and by said act is provided, saving and ex cepting as in said act is excepted; any repealing act, or any law, usage or custom to the contrary not withstanding.