Rank between the Officers of the Land and Sea Forces of the Colony established,

Committee to examine the present state and expense of building Fort Royal, about eighteen miles above Fort Charlotte, on Savannah River,

Constitution or Form of Government agreed to, and resolved upon, by the Representatives of South-Carolina,

The Constitution being signed by the President, and attested by the Secretary, the Provincial Congress adjourned to meet as a General Assembly, at five o’clock, P. M., the same day,

The General Assembly met,

Legislative Council elected,

John Rutledge elected President and Commander-in-Chief,

Henry Laurens elected Vice-President,

Address of the President elect,

Chief Justice and Assistant Judges appointed,

Oath to be taken by the President,

Oath of office administered to the Legislative Council, the President, and the Vice-President,

Various Officers appointed,

Address of the Legislative Council and Assembly to the President,

Conference between the two Houses on the Ordinance establishing an oath of office,

The President, with the advice and consent of the Privy Council, authorized to design and cause to be made a Great Seal of South-Carolina,

Address of both Houses presented to the President,

President’s Answer to the joint Address,

Message from the Legislative Council, requesting a Conference on the Ordinance making disposition of Moneys for the support of Government,

Message to the Council, agreeing to the Conference,

Message to the President, with a List of the Civil Officers appointed,

Six hundred Pounds sterling a year allowed to the Delegates from this Colony at the Continental Congress,

Mrs. Sarah Stuart, during the time she may be restrained of her liberty, allowed one hundred Pounds, currency, per month, for her maintenance,

Commissioners from Great Britain to treat with the several Colonies, shall not, on any pretence, be allowed to land,

The President requested to communicate this determination to Georgia, North-Carolina, Virginia, and the Continental Congress,

Message from the Council, requesting a Conference on the Ordinance for altering the time of holding certain Circuit Courts, &c.,

Conference agreed to,

Message to the President, informing him that the House, thinking it necessary that obstructions should be laid on the Bar of the Inlet to Stono, will provide for the expense,

All the Forces in the service of the Colony to be supplied with Salt, not exceeding one quart per month, each man, instead of one pint, hitherto allowed,

Committee to purchase and ship such commodities as may be necessary for procuring of Clothing for the First and Second Regiments of Infantry, and the Regiment of Rangers,

Committee to inquire and report what quantities of Rice and other commodities have been purchased or shipped by the Secret Committee and Council of Safety,

Committee on the Petition of Henry Aitkin, late Master of the Ship Port-Henderson,

William Parker and Edward Blake chosen Commissioners of the Treasury,

Motion to appoint a Commander of the Navy, subordinate to the President, rejected,

Report on the Petition of Captain Aitkin,

Message from the Legislative Council, requesting a Conference on the Bill to empower the Court of Admiralty to have jurisdiction in all cases of capture of Vessels of the inhabitants of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British West-Indies,

Conference agreed to,

Petition of Thomas Fletchall and others, principal actors in the late commotions in the interior parts of the Colony, presented and read,

Committee to inquire and report the names of such persons amongst the late Insurgents as are proper to be excepted in a declaration of pardon or amnesty,

Clement Lempriere elected Captain and Commander of the Colony ship-of-war Prosper,

Address to the President, requesting him to appoint a day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, throughout the Colony,

Chaplains to each of the Regiments allowed a salary of seven hundred Pounds a year, and two rations per day,

Report of the names of persons among the late Insurgents to be excepted in a general pardon, read and agreed to,

Speech of the President to both Houses,

Crown Officers, confined by the late Provincial Congress to Charlestown, permitted, if they choose it, to depart the Colony,

The President requested to issue a Declaration of Pardon, with certain exceptions,

The President desired to cause all Publick Papers and Effects, in the possession of all or any of the Crown Officers, to be immediately secured,

An Act to prevent Sedition, and punish Insurgents and disturbers of the publick peace,

Assembly adjourned to Tuesday, the 1st day of October next,

Nineteen Members (not a quorum) met this day, pursuant to their adjournment on the 12th of November, 1775,

Quorum present,

Committee to acquaint the Governour that the House is ready to receive any business he may be pleased to lay before them,

Resignation of Joseph Fox, Barrackmaster, accepted,

Petition from Henry Hale Graham, respecting the safe-keeping of the Publick Records,

Joseph Reed, elected a Delegate for Philadelphia, qualified as a Member,

Committee to bring in a Bill for the preservation of the Records in the Counties of Philadelphia and Chester,

Committee of Safety to cause a Powder-Mill to be erected immediately,

Memorial from Managers of the United Company of Philadelphia, for promoting American Manufactures, presented and read,

Major Lewis Nicola appointed Barrackmaster,

Message from the Governour, respecting the Connecticut Settlers at Wyoming,

Letter to the Governour, from Northumberland, relating to the obstruction to the laws by persons residing near Wyoming,

Petition of the Field-Officers of the Association in the County of Berks, praying certain alterations in the Rules and Regulations for the better government of the Military Association of Pennsylvania,

Petition from the Magistrates, Sheriff, and Coroner of the County of Northumberland: In their attempt to arrest some notorious offenders, they were fired upon by some people near Wyoming,

Petition from the Committee of Privates of the Military Association of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia,