▁and ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁fin es ▁and ▁other ▁pun ish ments ▁were ▁significantly ▁expanded ; ▁f athers ▁were ▁held ▁li able ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁fin es ▁of ▁sons , ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 , ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁attend ▁must er ; ▁officers ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁attend ▁training ▁sessions ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁on ▁the ▁Monday ▁before ▁a ▁scheduled ▁must er ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁receive ▁training ▁regarding ▁their ▁duties ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁proper ▁forms ▁of ▁dr ill . ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁indicated ▁that ▁where ▁its ▁laws ▁were ▁not ▁detailed ▁enough , ▁milit ia ▁leaders ▁were ▁to ▁look ▁to ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁of ▁Bar ron ▁Ste uben ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁adopted ▁by ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁ ▁Service ▁in ▁volunte er ▁companies ▁encourag ed ▁Section ▁ 3 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁again ▁addressed ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁volunte er ▁or ▁independent ▁troops ▁of ▁horse ▁and ▁companies ▁of ▁art illery , ▁gr en ad iers , ▁light ▁inf antry , ▁and ▁rif le men . ▁ ▁Service ▁in ▁these ▁independent ▁companies ▁was ▁by ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁ex empt ing ▁members ▁from ▁fin es ▁for ▁failure ▁to ▁attend ▁must ers ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁milit ia ▁and ▁"[ e ] very ▁tro oper ▁who ▁shall ▁en roll ▁himself ▁for ▁this ▁service , ▁having ▁furn ished ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁horse , ▁uniform ▁cl othing ▁and ▁other ▁acc out re ments , ▁shall ▁hold ▁the ▁same ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁tax es , ▁and ▁all ▁civil