Meeting of the General Assembly of the English Colony of Connecticut

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At a General Assembly of the Governour and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America, holden at New-Haven, in said Colony, on the second Thursday of October, being the thirteenth day of said month, and continued by several adjournments, to the fourth day of November next following, Annoq˙ Dom˙ 1774.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the several Towns in this Colony be ordered, and they are hereby ordered to provide as soon as may be, double the quantity of Powder, Balls, and Flints, that they were before by law obliged to provide, under the same directions and penalties as by law already provided.

Resolved by this Assembly, That his Honour, the Governour be, and he is hereby directed to cause six hundred copies of the Queries from the Secretary of State, dated the 5th July, 1773, and the Answers thereto, prepared by his Honour, and laid before this Assembly, to be printed, and cause the same to be distributed to the several Towns in this Colony in proportion to their list of estates.

Resolved by this Assembly, That proper Carriages for the Cannon at New-London be procured, and properly mounted; and that the Arms and Accoutrements in store there be cleansed, repaired, and kept fit for service, and that a suitable quantity of Powder and Cannon Balls be speedily provided; and that Jabez Huntington and Joseph Spencer, Esquires, be a Committee for the purpose aforesaid, to view and examine the state of the Battery at said New-London, and to report their opinion as to the expediency of repairing the same, and in what manner, and the amount of the expense thereof.

Whereas a sum of Money is necessary for payment of incidental charges of Government, Be it therefore enacted by the Governour, Council, and Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That there be forthwith imprinted the sum of fifteen thousand Pounds, in Bills of Credit in this Colony, equal to lawful money of suitable denominations, as the Committee herein appointed shall direct, and of the same tenor with the late emission of Bills of Credit of this Colony, without interest, payable at or before the second day of January, 1777, and dated the second day of January, 1775; and William Pitkin, George Wyllys, Elisha Williams, Benjamin Payne, and Thomas Seymour, Esquires, or any three of them, are appointed a Committee for the purpose aforesaid, to take care that said Bills be imprinted with all convenient speed, and to sign and deliver the same to the Treasurer of this Colony, taking his receipt therefor; and the said Committee shall be sworn to a faithful discharge of their trust; and the said Treasurer is hereby directed to pay out said Bills according to the orders of Assembly. And for providing an ample and sufficient fund to call in, sink, and discharge the aforesaid sum to be emitted as aforesaid,

Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid. That a Tax of one penny on the pound be, and is hereby granted and ordered to be levied on all the Polls and rateable Estate in this Colony, according to the list thereof, brought into this Assembly, October, A˙ D˙ 1774, with the additions, and also a further Tax of one penny on the pound be, and is hereby granted and ordered to be levied on all the Polls and rateable Estate in this Colony, according to the list thereof to be brought into this Assembly, in October, 1775, with the additions; which taxes shall be collected and paid into the Treasury of this Colony, viz: one half by the last day of December, 1775, and the other half by the last day of December, 1776, which taxes may be discharged by paying the Bills emitted by the Colony, or lawful money; and the Treasurer of this Colony is hereby ordered and directed to send forth the Warrants for collecting the same accordingly.