hereby fully authorized and empowered to represent this Colony in said Congress, to consult, advise, and resolve, upon measures necessary to be taken and pursued for the defence, security, and preservation of the rights and liberties of the said United Colonies, and for their common safety; and of such their proceedings and resolves they do transmit authentick copies, from time to time, to the General Assembly of this Colony; that the said Delegates, now appointed, do repair to and take their seats in said Congress by the first day of January next, in case said Congress shall be then sitting, or as soon after as said Congress shall be convened; and that the said gentlemen who are now attending said Congress in behalf of this Colony, do continue in their said office until the gentlemen now chosen, and are directed to attend in manner aforesaid, shall arrive at said Congress.

Whereas the Committee appointed by this Assembly in May last, for the purpose of procuring three thousand stand of Arms for the use of this Colony, &c., have now represented to this Assembly that they have proceeded in said business, and procured a considerable number of said Arms to be made in this Colony, which are now in the hands of said Committee; but, notwithstanding their utmost assiduity, have not been able to procure the whole number ordered by said Act, within the time therein limited:

Resolved by this Assembly, That the said Committee be directed, and they are hereby directed, to purchase and receive for the use of this Colony all the stands of Fire-Arms which shall be made and completed within this Colony, according to the direction of the aforesaid Act, and shall be delivered to said Committee at any time before rhe first day of May next; and the manufacturers of said Fire-Arms and Gun-Locks shall be entitled to and receive the same bounty as those are entitled to by said Act, who made and delivered to the Committee any Arms before the twentieth day of October instant, the time therein limited.

An Act in further addition to an Act entitled An Act for the forming and regulating the Militia, and for the encouragement of military skill, for the better defence of this Colony.

Be it enacted by the Governour, Council, and Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the chief officer of every Troop shall cause the Arms and Ammunition of all under his command, and the chief officer of every Company of Foot shall cause the Arms and Ammunition of all under his command, and also of all others, dwelling within the limits of his Company, who are by law obliged to keep Arms, to be reviewed on the first Monday of May and the first Monday of October, annually, by requiring such persons to bring forth their Arms and Ammunition at a certain time and place by such officer appointed; and if any of the persons aforesaid shall not appear, being thereto required and duly warned, or shall be deficient in Arms or Ammunition, such persons, respectively, shall pay the same fine for non-appearance, and also for deficiency of Arms or Ammunition, as in and by said Act is provided; saving and excepting, in said Act is excepted, any repealing Act, or any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding; this Act to continue and be in force for the term of one year from the rising of this Assembly, and no longer.

An Act in further addition to an Act entitled An Act for forming and regulating the Militia, and for the encouragement of military skill, for the better defence of this Colony.

Be it enacted by the Governour, Council, and Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That each and every Trooper, enlisted into and belonging to any Troop of Horse in this Colony, shall, within three months from the first day of November next, furnish and provide himself with a suitable Horse and furniture, a Carbine, and every other article of Fire-Arms and accoutrements which are, by law, already directed and prescribed for Troopers, and the same constantly hold and keep in readiness for service; and that every person who shall hereafter enlist and be received into any Troop of Horse, shall, within three months after such his enlistment, be completely furnished, provided, and equipped, in manner aforesaid.

Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every enlisted or to be enlisted Trooper, who shall neglect to furnish and provide himself in manner and within the time and times limited as aforesaid, shall be, by the Captain or chief officer of such Troop, discharged and dismissed from the same; and every person so discharged shall be liable and shall attend and perform military duty in the Company of Foot, within whose limits he shall belong, under the same regulations as the soldiers of said Company, by law, are, unless such discharged Trooper is or shall be, by law, otherwise exempted.

Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Captain or chief officer of every Troop, where any such neglect shall happen, shall, within a short reasonable time after, certify such neglect, and the names of the persons so neglecting and discharged, to the Captain or chief officer of the Foot Company, within whose limits the same shall happen; and it shall be the duty of such Captain of such Foot Company to enroll and require such discharged Trooper to attend and do duty in his Company as aforesaid.

And it is further enacted, That if any Captain or chief officer, of any Company of Horse or Foot, shall neglect his duty as required by this Act, he shall pay a fine of ten Shillings, for each offence, to the Town Treasurer of the Town to which he belongs, for the use of said Town, to be recovered, by warrant, from the Colonel of the Regiment to which he belongs: provided, nevertheless, that if any such Trooper shall be deficient in any article required, which is not to be had or obtained in this Colony, it shall be in the power of the Colonel or chief officer of the Regiment, in such case only, to excuse him from the penalty of this Act until such articles can be procured.

Whereas the Listers, in sundry Towns in this Colony, have, by mistake, omitted to insert, in the General List of Polls and Rateable Estate in such Towns, made up and sent to this Assembly, the Polls of the Officers and Soldiers belonging to said Towns, who are abroad in the service of this Colony, in the Army, from whence inconveniences may arise; which to prevent,

Resolved by this Assembly, That the Lists made up as aforesaid, without inserting the Polls of such Officers and Soldiers, may be received and entered by the Committee for receiving the Lists from the several Towns, said omission notwithstanding.

And it is further Resolved, That the Listers, in any of the Towns in this Colony, who have omitted to insert the Polls of such Officers and Soldiers, in the Lists they have made up and sent to this Assembly, be and they are directed and enjoined to make up an additional List of the Polls of such Officers and Soldiers, and send the same to this Assembly, at this or their next session.

And whereas said omissions proceeded from a mistaken apprehension of their duty in such Listers, for which said Towns ought not suffer loss or damage:

Resolved, That said Towns shall have and receive their School Money, after the rate of forty Shillings on every thousand Pounds, on such additions of the Polls of said Officers and Soldiers, out of the publick Treasury, said omissions notwithstanding; and the Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay the same to such Towns accordingly.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the Treasurer of this Colony be directed, and he is hereby directed and ordered, to receive into the Treasury all such sum or sums of Money, or Bills, lately emitted by order of the Continental Congress, which have already or hereafter shall be ordered by said Congress to be remitted to this Colony.

And whereas there is now in the hands of William Williams, Esq., Speaker of the Lower House of Assembly, a large sum of said Bills, &c.,

It is further Resolved, That the said William Williams, Esq., do deliver said Bills, now in his hands, to the Treasurer, and receive his receipt therefor, and lodge the same with the Secretary of this Colony; and also receive a receipt for all such sum or sums which the Treasurer hath heretofore received from any other person or persons, and lodge the same as aforesaid. And that it shall be the duty of those who shall hereafter be employed to bring further sum or sums of said Money, or Bills, to deliver the same to the Treasurer, and receive his receipt therefor, and lodge