This Act declares that all men between the ages of eighteen and sixty are to be militia men, bound to serve in their division's militia. The Act also outlines who is to be excepted from this law. The Act outlines how these men are to be enrolled and trained, and how order is to be maintained.
An amendment to an act first passed in 1795, which imposed a financial penalty on anyone who should assist any member of the British forces in an attempt at desertion, and further penalties on anyone who tries to sell any of their gear.