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Statutory Text
SEC. 10. Every resident enrolled and notified, as is directed in the third section of this act, shall within one month thereafter, provide himself with a good musket, smooth bore gun or rifle, shot pouch and powder horn, and shall appear so armed and accoutred when called out to exercise or in actual service; the commissioned officers shall severally be armed with a sword or revolver at his discretion; and every resident so enrolled and providing himself with arms and accoutrements as herein directed, shall hold the same exempt form all writs, executions, or sales for debt or for the payment of taxes; and if he shall fail to provide himself with arms and accoutrements, as herein directerl, and if the commissioned officers of his company shall deem him in sufficient circumstances to equip himself, he shall forfeit and pay, as follows: for want of a good serviceable musket, smooth bore gun or rifle, the sun of fifty cents. And all parents, guardians and masters shall furnish those of the militia, who shall be under their care or command, with the arms and equipments above mentioned, under the like penalty for each neglect: Provided, Such guardian shall have sufficient in his hands belonging to his ward to purchase said arms. If the company court martial, after examination on oath, shall adjudge any person enrolled to be incapable of providing himself with arms and accoutrements, as here required, they shall make a report thereof to the next court martial, who may, if it shall appear necessary, exempt such person of the fines here imposed, until such arms and accoutrements shall be provided and delivered to him by the court martial, who shall take security for the safe keeping of such arms and accoutrements, to be returned when required.