For reviving and amending an Ordinance appointing a Committee of Safety

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Whereas an Ordinance of the last Convention, entitled "An Ordinance appointing a Committee of Safety, for the more effectual carrying into execution the several Rules and Regulations established by this Convention for the protection of this Colony," did expire on the meeting of this Convention, and it is necessary that a new Committee be appointed for the purposes aforesaid: Be it therefore ordained, by the Delegates deputed to represent the several Counties and Corporations within this Colony, in the present General Convention, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That Dudley Digges, the Hon˙ John Page, Paul Carrington, Edmund Pendleton, James Mercer, Thomas Ludwell Lee, William Cabell, Richard Bland, Joseph Jones, John Tabb, and Thomas Walker, Esquires, be, and they are hereby appointed and declared a Committee of Safety throughout this Colony; and they, or any six or more of them, shall have and exercise all the powers and authorities given to the Committee of Safety in and by the said recited Ordinance or any other Ordinance or Resolution of Convention, from and after the passing hereof, until the end of the next session of the General Convention, or for one year, in case the Convention should not meet within that time.

And be it further ordained, by the authority aforesaid, That the said Committee of Safety shall have full and ample powers, during the recess of Convention, to direct all such measures and military operations, as, in their judgment, shall be necessary for the publick security.

And be it further ordained, That the said Committee of Safety shall and may appoint one assistant Clerk, when they shall think the same necessary, who shall have such allowance as shall be thought reasonable by the General Convention.

And whereas the time of continuance of the Officers in the service of this Colony, and the manner of resignation, have been doubted, Be it declared and ordained, That all Officers now or hereafter to be appointed, shall continue in service so long as the Regiments, to which they belong, shall be kept up, and that no Officer hath or shall have right to resign, but with the consent of the Convention or Committee of Safety of this Colony.

Provided, Any Officer willing to resign, may do so at the expiration of the time for which the Private-men are or shall be enlisted, on giving the like previous notice of such intention as is required of such Private-men.

And be it further ordained, That Thomas Everard and James Cocke, Esqrs˙, shall be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, to examine, state, and settle such Accounts as shall be referred to them for that purpose by the Committee of Safety; each of which Commissioners shall be allowed such salary as the Convention or Committee of Safety shall determine.