Stafford; one other, the Counties of Prince William, Fairfax, and Loucloun; and one other District to include the Counties of Berkley, Frederick, Dunmore, and Hampshire; and the Inhabitants of West-Augusta are to compose one entire District.

And be it further ordained, That within the District containing the Counties of Accomack and Northampton, there shall be forthwith raised one Regiment, consisting of six hundred and eighty men, from the ages of sixteen to fifty, to be divided into ten Companies, sixty-eight each, rank and file, to be under the command of a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Major; ten Captains, twenty Lieutenants, ten Ensigns, thirty Sergeants; and each Company shall be allowed a Drummer and Fifer, and the said Regiment shall be allowed a Chaplain, Adjutant, Quartermaster, Surgeon, two Surgeon’s Mates, and a Sergeant-Major, as hereafter directed.

And be it further ordained, That within each of the other Districts there shall be immediately enlisted one Battalion, consisting of five hundred men, rank and file, from the age of sixteen to fifty, to be divided into ten Companies of fifty men each, who are to be under the command of a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel and Major; ten Captains, ten Lieutenants, ten Ensigns, and twenty Sergeants; each Company to be allowed a Drummer and Fifer, and the Battalion to be allowed a Chaplain, Adjutant, Quartermaster, Surgeon, two Surgeon’s Mates, and a Sergeant-Major, as hereafter directed.

And be it further ordained, That the Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, Ensigns, and Commissaries of Musters, for the said Regiment, and the several Battalions, shall be appointed in the following manner, to wit: The Committees of the Counties of Accomack and Northampton shall each appoint six of their Members as Deputies, to meet in one General Committee, at such time and place as shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee of the said County of Accomack; which place shall be most central and convenient for the meeting of such Deputies, and notice thereof shall be given by such Chairman, to the Chairman of the Committee of the said County of Northampton, at least ten days before the time of meeting; which Deputies having met, according to such appointment, shall settle the number of Minute-Men to be enlisted in each County, and shall proceed to the choice of the several Officers aforesaid. And to prevent inconveniences, which may arise from the Deputies so to be appointed not being able to attend, the Committee of each County shall appoint six others of their Members to supply the places of such as are first named, and whose attendance at the General Committee may be prevented by sickness or any other accidents.

And be it further ordained, That the Committees of the several Counties of Elizabeth City, Warwick, York, James City, Charles City, and New-Kent, shall in like manner appoint four of their Members, and the Committee of the City of Williamsburgh two of their Members, as Deputies to meet in the General Committee for their District; that the Committees of the several Counties of Princess Anne, Norfolk, Nansemond, and the Isle of Wight, shall in like manner appoint four of their Members, and the Committee of the Borough of Norfolk two of their Members, to meet in one General Committee for that District; and that the Committees of the several other Counties shall, in like manner, appoint three of their Members as Deputies to meet in one General Committee for their respective Districts; which respective Committee of Deputies shall meet at such time and place as shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee of the County first named in such District; the place to be most central and convenient, and ten days notice at least of the time and place to be given by such Chairman to the Chairman of the several Committees of the Counties and Corporations within the District. And the Committee of Deputies, having so met, shall settle the number of Minute-Men to be enlisted in each particular County, City, or Borough, and shall appoint the same Officers as are directed for the District of Accomack and Northampton, having regard to the difference of numbers, as before directed.

And to prevent the inconveniences which may arise from the inability of any of the Deputies to attend the General Committee, Be it further ordained, That the Committees of each particular County, City, or Borough, at the time of nominating such Deputies, shall appoint three others of their Members to supply the places of such of their Deputies as may be prevented from attending the General Committee of Delegates, by sickness, or any other accident.

And be it further ordained, That the Chaplain, Adjutant, Quartermaster, Surgeon, and Sergeant-Major, shall be appointed by the Field-Officers and Captains of each District, and the Surgeon’s Mates by the Surgeon himself, with the approbation of the Commanding Officer of the District. The Surgeon to each Battalion is to be previously engaged, but not paid except when he is attending the Battalion, which shall be as often as they shall be called together upon training duty or actual service; and the Surgeon’s Mates to be in pay only when the Battalion is called into actual service; and the Chaplains and Quartermasters are to attend their respective Battalions wherever they may be stationed.

And be it further ordained, That the several Officers appointed for that purpose shall immediately proceed to enlist the Minute-Men within their respective Counties, City, or Borough; and the said Officers shall not go into any other County, City, or Borough, to complete their quotas, until the Officers in such other County, City, or Borough, have completed their quotas, nor, in that case, without the permission of the Committee of such other County, City, or Borough, in writing, first had and obtained.

And as well to prevent the enlistment of such men as are unfit for service, as to fix the ranks of the Officers of the several Companies, Be it further ordained, That the Committee of each County, City, and Borough, shall appoint one certain place of rendezvous within their County, City, or Borough, whither the Captain and other Officers of each Company, as soon as the same is complete, shall resort with their men, and give immediate notice thereof to the Chairman of the Committee, who is required to summon all the Members of the said Committee, who, or a majority of them, being present, shall either proceed themselves to review the said Company, or appoint any number of their Members, not under three, for that purpose. And if it shall appear to such Committee that the Company is complete, of able and proper men, and that they have been regularly enlisted, according to the terms and regulations prescribed by this Convention, the said Committee shall grant to the Captain a certificate of the day when the said Company first appeared complete, at the particular place of rendezvous in the County, City, or Borough; which certificate being produced to the General Committee of Safety, the said Committee shall cause the same to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall cause the like certificate from the other Counties, City, or Borough Committees, to be entered in the same manner. And when all such certificates shall be returned, the said Committee of Safety, or a majority of those present, shall, and they are hereby required, to grant commissions under their hands to the Officers of the several Companies, according to their several appointments, fixing their rank of seniority and precedence according to the priority of the completion of their Companies, certified as aforesaid; and if it shall appear, upon examination of such certificate, that two or more of such Companies appeared complete at the rendezvous of the County, City, or Borough, on the same day, the said Committee of Safety shall, in such case, determine the right of seniority and precedence by a fair and impartial ballot.

And for settling the rank of the Field-Officers, the Committee of Delegates in each District shall certify the day when the Battalion in each District appeared completely embodied; and the Committee of Safety, upon receipt of such certificate, shall grant Commissions to and fix the ranks of such Officers, in the same manner as is directed in respect to other Officers.

And be it further ordained, That each Minute-Man so to be enlisted shall be furnished with proper Arms at publick expense, and until such can be provided shall bring into service the best Gun that he can procure; and for every good Rifle, to be approved by the respective Captains, there shall be allowed to the owner making use of the same at the rate of twenty Shillings a year; and moreover, there shall be provided at the expense of the publick,