▁cart rid ges , ▁and ▁three ▁" wall ▁t ents ". ▁ ▁First ▁milit ia ▁reg ulations ▁published ▁Iz ard ▁worked ▁to ▁wh ip ▁the ▁milit ia ▁into ▁shape . ▁He ▁and ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Brad ford ▁ple aded ▁with ▁local ▁command ers ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁respons ib ilities ▁seriously . ▁Not ing ▁that ▁Ark ansas ▁lay ▁directly ▁in ▁the ▁path ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Indians , ▁the ▁governor ▁spoke ▁frequently ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁" to ▁place ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁in ▁a ▁condition ▁to ▁afford ▁immediate ▁protection ▁to ▁our ▁settlement s , ▁should ▁any ▁dis order ▁attend ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁those ▁people ." ▁Governor ▁Iz ard ' s ▁ag itation ▁slowly ▁began ▁to ▁get ▁results . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁author ized ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁territory , ▁with ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁each ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁every ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia . ▁Iz ard ▁issued ▁three ▁milit ia ▁re organ ization ▁plans ▁in ▁his ▁three ▁years ▁as ▁governor . ▁He ▁worked ▁to ▁regular ize ▁must ers , ▁established ▁a ▁regiment al ▁organization , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁officer ▁corps ▁by ▁forcing ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁officers ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁attend ▁must ers , ▁left ▁the ▁territory ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁months , ▁or ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁send ▁their ▁strength ▁reports . ▁Finally , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁a ▁bill ▁passed ▁providing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁complete ▁over ha uling ▁of ▁the ▁milit