I. FOR forming the citizens of Williamsburg, borough of Norfolk, and the professors and students of William and Mary college, into a militia, and better disciplining them: Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That all male persons between the ages of sixteen and fifty years, within the limits of the said city or borough, except the persons exempted by an act passed this present general assembly, intituled " An act for regulating and disciplining the militia" and such of the professors and students of William and Mary college as would otherwise be part of the militia of James City county, in which the college is situate, shall, by the commanding officers of the said city and borough, be enrolled and formed into companies of not less than thirty two nor more than sixty eight, rank and file; and each company shall be commanded by a captain, two lieutenants, and an ensign, and the whole by a colonel and major, who shall reside within the said city, or shall be a freeholder of the said borough, and before they enter upon the execution of their office shall take the following oath: “I            do swear, that       I will be faithful and true to the commonwealth of Virginia, of which I profess myself to be a citizen, and that I will faithfully and justly execute the office of        in the militia of           according to the best of my skill and judgment. So help me. God."

II. And the militia of the said city and borough, with the professors and students of the said college, shall be mustered, trained, and employed, at the same times, and in the same manner, and the officers and privates thereof respectively shall be armed with the same weapons, and be subject to the same orders, regulations, and penalties, as the militia of a county, and the officers and privates thereof are, and ought to be, by the before mentioned act, and by another act also, passed this present general assembly, intituled “An act for providing against invasions and insurrections”  And all former acts and ordinances relating to the militia of the said city and borough are declared to be repealed.