And be it further ordained, That there shall be appointed by the General Convention one Adjutant-General to the Regular Forces, who shall rank as youngest Lieutenant-Colonel; whose business it moreover shall be, once in twelve months, to visit the several particular Districts arranged as aforesaid in the two general Southern and Northern Districts, to superintend the conduct of the different Adjutants, and see that they do their duty in their several departments, and also to take particular care that there is a due conformity in their exercise and evolutions, so that when the different Battalions join in Brigades there may be no mistake nor confusion. Of all which, the Adjutant-General shall, once in every year, make a full report to this Convention, and for his trouble and expenses in travelling he shall be allowed twelve Shillings and six Pence per day.

And be it further ordained, That the several Volunteer Companies raised in pursuance of the Resolutions of a former Convention, shall be disbanded as soon as the Battalions in the several Districts where the said Volunteer Companies respectively reside are fully and completely embodied.

Provided, That any Officer or Volunteer of the said Companies may be, if approved, appointed to any office in the Companies or Battalion of Minute-Men, or enlist as private Minute-Men in such Companies.

And be it further ordained, That the Commanding Officer of the Regulars, or any Battalion, where occasion requires, shall grant one or more Warrants for impressing any Carts, Wagons, Horses, Boats, or other necessaries which may be requisite, from time to time, for publick service; and the person receiving such Warrant shall cause every article so impressed to be fairly appraised by two different Freeholders, who are most convenient to the place of impressment, to be chosen by him and the owner of such article, his Steward, or Overseer; and in case the two appraisers so chosen should disagree, they shall choose an umpire; which appraisers and umpire shall first take an oath, to be administered by the Officer ordering such impress, or any Justice of the Peace in the County, that they will make a true and just appraisement; and the valuation or hire of such article or articles so impressed shall be paid by the publick, as justice may require. And, moreover, the Commanding Officer of the Regulars, or Battalions, shall have power to issue his Warrant for impressing any Artificers that may be judged necessary for the publick service; and if their wages cannot be agreed on, the same shall be settled in the manner last mentioned.

And whereas the Counties of Accomack and Northampton, from their particular situation, are exposed to many dangers, Be it further ordained, That the Committee of Deputies, if they judge it necessary, may keep two of the Companies to be raised in their District in constant training, at the expense of the publick, in the same manner as directed for the Regulars.

And be it further ordained, That the Field-Officers and Captains of the Regular Forces, in case of any invasion or insurrection in any quarter where they may be stationed, shall immediately give notice to the Captains or their superiour Officers of the Minute-Men residing in the next adjacent County, who shall, with all expedition, march the men under their command to the place of danger; and such Officers, not being the first in command in the District, shall immediately give notice to the Commander-in-Chief of the Districts, that they may judge what is further necessary to be done. And, moreover, the Field-Officers and Captains of the Regiments, at the time of their summoning in the Minute-Men, shall immediately give notice thereof to the President of the Committee of Safety, who is hereby required, without loss of time, to summon the said Committee, that they may give such further necessary orders and instructions as the exigency of affairs may require.

And for settling the proper rank amongst the Officers, as well of the Regulars as of the Minute-Men and Militia, whenever they are joined in actual service, Be it further ordained, That in such case the several Officers of the Regulars shall take rank of the Minute-Men of the same rank, and the Officers of the Minute-Men shall take rank of the Officers of the Militia of the same rank; but the Minute-Men shall not be under the command of the Militia Officers, nor the Militia under the command of the Minute-Officers, unless drawn out upon duty together.

Provided, That when the County Lieutenant is called out with his Militia, in junction with the Regulars or Minute-Men, he shall rank as a Colonel; and the Colonels, if their County Lieutenants be present, shall rank as Lieutenant-Colonels only; and the Lieutenant-Colonels as Majors, in case of the presence of their County Lieutenant and Colonel.

And be it further ordained, That every Officer or Militia-Man, and every Officer and Minute-Man, who shall refuse or unreasonably delay conforming to the above directions, in every particular, shall, for every refusal or delay, forfeit and pay the several sums following, to wit Every Lieutenant of a County the sum of two hundred Pounds, every Colonel two hundred Pounds, every Lieutenant-Colonel (either of the Minute-Men or Militia) the sum of two hundred Pounds, every Major of the Minute-Men or Militia the sum of one hundred Pounds, every Captain the sum of seventy-five Pounds, every Lieutenant the sum of fifty Pounds, every Ensign the sum of ten Pounds, every Sergeant and Corporal the sum of five Pounds; and every Soldier or Minute-Man failing to appear, and not bringing with him his Arms, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five Pounds. Every delinquency of Officers in the above respects to be judged of, and the said fines to be imposed, by a General Court-Martial; and if any Officer shall refuse or neglect to pay said fine within one month, he shall be cashiered, and moreover be liable to a stoppage of his pay towards discharging the said fine.

Provided, That if any Officer shall think himself aggrieved by the sentence of such Court-Martial, he may appeal to the Committee of Safety, whose judgment shall be final; and every private Soldier or Minute-Man refusing or neglecting to pay the same, or to give security to pay the same in one month after conviction, shall be subject to such corporal punishment as may be inflicted by a Court-Martial, not extending to life or member.

And be it further ordained, That the Commander-in-Chief shall have power, as occasion may require, to appoint one Brigade-Major, to be approved by the Committee of Safety; and such Brigade-Major shall be allowed six Shillings for every day he is employed on duty.

And be it further ordained, That the Committee of Safety shall, and they are hereby empowered to provide proper winter quarters for the Regular Soldiers and Minute-Men, when called into actual service, as they may see occasion, and issue their warrants from time to time for the payment of the same.

And whereas, by the expiration of several of our Militia Laws and the Act of our General Assembly making provision against invasions and insurrections, which there is

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