▁spare ▁fl ints , ▁a ▁kn aps ack , ▁and ▁a ▁p ouch ▁with ▁a ▁box ▁there in ▁to ▁contain ▁not ▁less ▁than ▁twenty - four ▁cart rid ges , ▁... ▁kn aps ack , ▁p ouch , ▁and ▁pow der ▁horn , ▁with ▁twenty ▁balls ▁su ited ▁to ▁the ▁bore ▁of ▁his ▁rif le , ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁p ound ▁of ▁pow der ". ▁Comp an ies ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁must er ▁every ▁other ▁month , ▁Batt al ions ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁Reg iments ▁in ▁October . ▁Milit iam en ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁attend ▁must er ▁would ▁be ▁f ined ▁after ▁being ▁tried ▁by ▁court ▁mart ial , ▁which ▁the ▁command ers ▁were ▁given ▁authority ▁to ▁conven e . ▁The ▁act ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ▁and ▁detailed ▁his ▁respons ib ilities . ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁" in dependent ▁troops ▁of ▁horse , ▁and ▁companies ▁of ▁art illery , ▁gr en ad iers , ▁light ▁inf antry , ▁and ▁rif le men ." ▁ ▁Section ▁ 2 4 ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁volunte er ▁companies . ▁ ▁These ▁independent ▁companies ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁issued ▁standard ized ▁uniform s , ▁arms ▁and ▁equipment . ▁Form ation ▁of ▁independent ▁of ▁volunte er ▁companies ▁would ▁become ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁society . ▁While ▁there ▁are ▁very ▁few ▁records ▁of ▁any ▁governor ▁during ▁the ▁territorial ▁or ▁ante bell um ▁period ▁turning