Resolved, seventhly, That the said Treasurer shall pay, out of the said Bills of Credit, all such sums of money as shall be ordered by this Congress, and all such accounts as shall have been audited and approved by the Committee for that purpose by the same Congress appointed or to be appointed.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said seventh Resolution.

The eighth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, eighthly, That the said sums of Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, hereby directed to be sunk on the days and times beforementioned, shall be raised, levied, and paid, by the Freeholders, Inhabitants, and residents, in the several and respective Cities and Counties within this Colony, at or within the two several periods beforementioned, according to the quotas and proportions following, that is to say—

The City and County of New-York,—; the City and County of Albany,—; King’s County,—Queen’s County—;Suffolk County,—;Richmond County,—; Westchester County,—; Ulster County,—; Dutchess County,—; Orange County,—; Tryon County,—; Cumberland County,—; Gloucester County,—; Charlotte County,—.

The quotas referred till the Congress meet after the adjournment.

Resolved, That this Congress agrees with their Committee in the said eighth Resolution.

And Agreed and Ordered, That that part of the eighth Resolution which respects the quotas of the respective Counties shall remain to be determined when this Congress meets again.

The ninth paragraph being read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, ninthly, That the Committees of the several Cities, Towns, Manors, Precincts, and Districts, do respectively appoint two or more Assessors, and one or more Collectors.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said ninth Resolution.

The tenth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, tenthly, That the County Committees be considered as Supervisors, according to the police of the City, County, Town, District, or Precinct, in which they have been chosen; and that they, with the Assessors, under oath, and Collectors, do proceed to assess, raise, and collect, their respective quotas, in the method which in each respective County has heretofore been practised.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said tenth Resolution.

The eleventh paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolve, eleventhly, That if any person or persons, so rated as aforesaid, shall refuse, delay, or neglect, to pay the said rate, that the said Collectors be authorized to collect and levy the same, by distress, upon the goods and chattels of the defaulters, as heretofore practised.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said eleventh Resolution.

The twelfth paragraph of the said Report being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, twelfthly, That the respective General County Committees do appoint a County Treasurer, into whose hands the respective Collectors be enjoined and required to pay the Money collected in each County, by a certain day, preceding the first day of March then next ensuing, which said County Treasurer shall forthwith transmit the Money by him, received to the Colony Treasurer, appointed for that purpose by this Congress. That the several County Committees shall regulate the fees of the respective County Treasurers and their Collectors. The Treasurers’ fees not to exceed three Pence, and the Collectors’ not to exceed six Pence on the Pound, for the respective sums by each of them received, paid, and collected; such fees to be added to the quotas of the respective Counties.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said twelfth Resolution.

The thirteenth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, thirteenthly, That the Moneys to be paid into the hands of the Treasurer, by virtue of the above Resolutions, shall be by him applied to sinking the Moneys abovementioned, at the times hereinabove particularly specified.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in the said thirteenth Resolution.

The fourteenth paragraph being then read, is in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, fourteenthly, That in such Counties where Committees have not already, or shall not be appointed by the first day of November next, for the purpose of choosing persons they can confide in for apportioning the quotas and rates, and choosing or appointing Collectors, this Congress will take proper measures for rating and collecting such taxes. And, also, if there be any District or Districts in any County that have not chosen Committees, where notwithstanding the majority of the Districts have chosen Committees, in such case the County Committee are to proceed, in regard to such delinquent District or Districts, in like manner as if said District or Districts, were actually represented in said County Committee. The Assessors of the remaining Districts to assess the inhabitants of such delinquent District or Districts according to the best of their skill and understanding. The County Committees in such case to choose a Collector for such Precinct or Precincts, who is hereby fully empowered to execute his office as effectually as any other Collector hereinbefore directed to be chosen.

Which is humbly submitted:

GILBERT LIVINGSTON,

Chairman of the Committee.

Resolved, That this Congress does agree with their Committee in their said fourteenth Resolution.

4 to ho. P. M., September 2, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present:
Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq., President, pro tem.

Resolved and Ordered, That Peter V. B. Livingston, Esq., as Treasurer of this Congress, do pay to Colonel Alexander McDougall one thousand and six Pounds, eleven Shillings, and a Penny, to repay the like sum by him borrowed of Mr. John Broome, to advance to the First Regiment as part of their pay; and that Mr. Livingston take Colonel McDougall’s receipt for the same.

And Resolved, That the Thanks of this Congress are due to and hereby given to Mr. John Broome, for his zeal in the common cause, evinced by lending, without interest, a large sum of Money for the publick service.

And Ordered, That one of the Secretaries deliver a copy of this Resolution to Mr. Broome.

A. M., Saturday, September 2, 1775.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present:

NEW-YORK: Messrs. Lispenard, Roosevelt, Beekman, Verplanck, Sears, McDougall, Yates, Kissam,* Brasher, Low, Clarkson,* Van Zandt.

ALBANY: Messrs. Yates, Cuyler, Ten Broeck, Rensselaer.

DUTCHES: Messrs. Livingston, Smith, Sackett, Hoffman.

ULSTER: Messrs. Dumond, Hornbeck.

ORANGE: Messrs. Pye, Tusteen, Allison, Herring.

SUFFOLK: Messrs. Woodhull, Tredwell, Wickham.

RICHMOND: Messrs. Cortelyou, Conner, Lawrence.

WESTCHESTER: Messrs. Morris, present in the afternoon;

Lewis Graham, Ward, Thomas, Paulding.