1 6 ▁territorial ▁tax ▁list . ▁ ▁Captain ▁of ▁Infantry ▁Leonard ▁Ke pler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁Post . ▁Leonard ▁Ke pler ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ans aw ▁. ▁ ▁En sign ▁Charles ▁B oug ie ▁( B oug y ) ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁Post ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁Tro ops ▁who ▁took ▁possession ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁Post . ▁ ▁Milit ia ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Territ ory ▁passed ▁an ▁updated ▁and ▁expanded ▁Milit ia ▁Act . ▁The ▁new ▁law ▁had ▁forty - two ▁sections . ▁The ▁maximum ▁age ▁of ▁inhabitants ▁who ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁serve ▁was ▁reduced ▁from ▁ 1 6 – 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 – 4 5 . ▁Milit ia ▁officers ▁were ▁now ▁required ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁same ▁uniform ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁It ▁increased ▁the ▁frequency ▁that ▁companies ▁were ▁to ▁must er ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁times ▁per ▁year , ▁batt al ions ▁six ▁times , ▁and ▁reg iments ▁twice . ▁It ▁created ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁brig ade ▁inspect or ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁pay ▁of ▁the ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁at ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁procedures ▁for ▁courts ▁mart ial