1 6 ▁to ▁clarify ▁those ▁persons ▁ex empt ▁from ▁milit ia ▁duty , ▁clarify ▁the ▁duties ▁and ▁account ▁responsibility ▁of ▁pay master s , ▁clarify ▁court ▁mart ial ▁procedures ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁fin es ▁lev ied ▁by ▁courts ▁mart ial ▁by ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁or ▁const able . ▁The ▁Milit ia ▁law ▁was ▁am ended ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁payment ▁of ▁those ▁members ▁detailed ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁courts ▁mart ial , ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁fine ▁for ▁failure ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁must er ▁at ▁two ▁dollars , ▁and ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁ten ▁percent ▁for ▁collection ▁of ▁fin es ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁milit ia ▁courts ▁mart ial . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ orial ▁legisl ature ▁divided ▁the ▁south ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁County ▁into ▁three ▁new ▁Count ies ▁named , ▁Pul ask i , ▁Clark ▁and ▁H emp st ead . ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁signed ▁the ▁bill ▁creating ▁Ark ansas ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁act ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁territory ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁territorial ▁governor ▁" sh all ▁be ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁of ▁said ▁territory , ▁shall ▁have ▁power ▁to ▁appoint ▁and ▁commission ▁all ▁officers , ▁required ▁by ▁law , ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁said ▁territory ..." ▁The ▁act ▁that ▁created ▁the