To accomplish this, every one who was a land-owner, provided he owned two acres, was enrolled and ranked according to his property.

There were five "Classes" of them.

The several classes were divided into 193 subdivisions called "Centuries," each century representing the same amount of property.

In the first class there were forty centuries in active service, composed of men under forty-six, forty centuries of reserve, and eighteen centuries of cavalry.
In the second, third, and fourth classes there were twenty centuries each, ten in active service, and ten in reserve.

The fifth class had thirty centuries of soldiers, and five of mechanics, musicians, etc.
The first four ranks of the troops were made up of the infantry from the first class.