discreet persons to be Captains, two other such persons to be First Lieutenants, two others to be Second Lieutenants, and two others to be Ensigns, who shall be by them respectively directed to proceed with all expedition in recruiting levies, in order to raise in the whole twenty-six Companies.

Provided, That the Officers of the one hundred men ordered from Fort Pitt, by a late Resolution of this Convention, shall be considered as part of the Officers to be nominated by the Committee of West-Augusta, if the said Officers shall incline to continue in the service of this Colony, agreeably to the said Resolution. That each of the Committees of the Counties of Amelia, Amherst, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Frederick, Fairfax, Goochland, Gloucester, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Henrico, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lunenburgh, Louisa, Mecklenburgh, Nansemond, Northumberland, New-Kent, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Prince George, Southampton, Stafford, Sussex, and Westmoreland, shall nominate and appoint one such proper person to be Captain, one other to be First Lieutenant, one other to be Second Lieutenant, and one other to be Ensign, who shall be by the Committees respectively directed to proceed immediately in recruiting levies, in order to raise, in the whole, thirty-three Companies. That the several District Committees, hereinafter described, do nominate and appoint the remainder of the officers for raising thirteen Companies, as follows: the District of Accomack and Northampton, four Captains, four First Lieutenants, four Second Lieutenants, and four Ensigns; the District of Essex and Middlesex, one Captain, one First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, and one Ensign; the District of Isle-of-Wight and Surry, two Captains, two First Lieutenants, two Second Lieutenants, and two Ensigns; the District o Lancaster and Richmond, one Captain, one First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, and one Ensign; the District of Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, one Captain, one First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, and one Ensign; and the District of York, Elizabeth City, Warwick, James City, and the City of Williamsburgh, two Captains, two First Lieutenants, two Second Lieutenants, and two Ensigns. And the several Officers so to be appointed shall be, by the respective District Committees, directed to proceed immediately in recruiting as aforesaid, in order to raise their Companies; which several Recruiting Officers shall be at liberty to raise their levies in any part of the Colony, without being confined to Counties or Districts.

And be it further ordained, That if any Captain and his Subaltern Officers, so to be appointed, shall not recruit the whole number of men for a Company on or before the last day of February next, the Committee of the County or District by whom such officers were appointed may either appoint others, instead of the officer or officers who shall fail to recruit the following number, according to his rank, to wit: a Captain, twenty-eight; a First Lieutenant, twenty-one; a Second Lieutenant, sixteen; and an Ensign, nine; or may continue the former officers, if it shall appear probable to the Committee that the Company may be sooner completed by them than raised by appointing new officers as aforesaid.

Provided always, That if any Company shall not be made complete by the first nominated officers or others, to be chosen in their stead as aforesaid, by the 25th day of March next, the several County and District Committees, wherein such failure should happen, shall make report of the whole matter to the Committee of Safety, who shall take such order therein as to them shall seem most likely to forward the service, and appoint such and so many officers as they may judge proper to recruit at large within this Colony, without regard to the place of residence of such officer.

And be it further ordained, That the several County and District Committees, at the time of appointing the officers as aforesaid, shall fix on some certain convenient place where the Officers of each Company shall rendezvous the men by them enlisted, and also nominate two of their members, residing as near as may be to such place of rendezvous, to review the men to be enlisted in each Company; which members having examined the persons enlisted, and found them to be able-bodied, healthy men, and to have been regularly sworn and attested according to the direction of this Ordinance, shall grant a certificate thereof, which shall be returned to the County or District Committee who appointed the Officers, and be by them respectively returned to the Committee of Safety, who shall grant Commissions to the Officers thereupon, as is hereinafter directed. And in case it shall appear, from such certificates, that two or more Companies have been reviewed on the same day, the Committee of Safety shall settle the priority of rank between the Officers by a fair and equal lot.

And be it further ordained, That the Chaplain and Surgeon to each Regiment be appointed by the Field-Officers and Captains of such Regiment; the Surgeon's Mates, by the Surgeon himself, with the approbation of the Commanding-Officer; the Adjutant, Regimental Quartermaster, Sergeant-Major, Quartermaster-Sergeant, and Drum-Major, by the Commanding-Officer of such Regiment.

And for the more certain and regular appointment of the several District Committees, Be it ordained, That the several Committees of the Counties and Corporations, before named shall each depute three of their members to attend at some convenient and central place in each District, to be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee of the County first named in each District; of which appointment such Chairman shall give reasonable notice to the Chairmen of the oilier Committees within his District; which Deputies, or a majority of them, the whole having such reasonable notice, shall be a District Committee for the purposes of this Ordinance, and proceed to the nomination and appointment of Officers in the same manner as is directed by a former Ordinance of Convention.

And for the more regular embodying the several Regiments, and stationing the Troops for the protection of the several parts of this Colony, Be it ordained, That the Committee of Safety shall allot certain Companies to each Regiment, and appoint the station of such Regiment; of which notice shall be given to the County and District Committees where such Companies are expected to be raised; which Committees, at the time of their granting certificates of the completion of the Companies, shall order each Company to march to the station, and certify the same, and the distance to such station, to the Committee of Safety.

And to prevent unreasonable delay in such march, Be it ordained, That the Officers and Men shall receive no more pay, from the date of such marching orders to the time of their arrival at their station, than after the rate of one day's pay for every fifteen miles, according to the distance, unless delayed by bad weather, or unavoidable accidents, of which the Committee of Safety shall judge and determine before they grant a warrant for the pay of any Company.

And for making a certain provision for Cadets, Be it ordained, That every Cadet who shall enter into the service, with the approbation of the Commanding-Officer of the respective Regiment which he is willing to join, shall be allowed the pay and provision of a Private Soldier, and be found the like tents, allowing one to every four Cadets.

And be it further ordained, That in case any vacancies should happen, by deaths or otherwise, among the Commissioned-Officers, the same shall be supplied, from time to time, by regular succession, in coarse of seniority; and, in case of a defect of Officers to supply such succession, the Commanding-Officer of the Regiment shall fill up the vacancy out of the Cadets, if any, paying due regard to their seniority; and, if there be no Cadets, out of such others as he may think proper, with the approbation of the Committee of Safety.

And that the Companies may be kept complete, from time to time, Be it further ordained, That if any vacancies should happen among the Private Men, the Commanding-Officer of the Regiment shall supply the same by new recruits, in the best and most expeditious manner he may be able.

And be it further ordained, That the Soldiers to be raised shall be enlisted on the terms following, to wit: That they shall continue in the service so long as may be judged necessary, by the General Congress, or by the General Convention or General Assembly of this Colony, but not be compelled to continue more than two years from the 10th day of April next.

Provided, Any Soldier or Soldiers do give the Commanding-Officer three months previous notice, in writing, of his or their desire to be discharged at the end of such,