Same Ordinance further considered

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Wednesday, December 27, 1775.

The President laid before the Convention a Letter from Col˙ Howe, and also a Letter from Col˙ Woodford; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the state of the Colony.

Mr˙ Holt, from the Committee appointed, presented, according to order, "An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance, intituled An Ordinance for regulating the election of Delegates and ascertaining their allowances, and also for regulating the election of Committee-men in the several Counties and Corporations within this Colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned," which was read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time.

The Convention then, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee on the Ordinance for raising an additional number of Forces for the defence and protection of this Colony, and for amending an Ordinance, intituled An Ordinance for raising and embodying a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony; and after some time spent therein, Mr˙ President resumed the chair, and Mr˙ Gary reported, that the Committee had, according to order, had under their consideration the said Ordinance, and had made some progress therein, but not having time to go through the same, had directed him to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this Convention will to-morrow again resolve itself into a Committee on the said Ordinance.

The Orders of the Day — for the Convention to resolve itself into a Committee on the state of the Colony, and on the Ordinance for establishing a mode of making Tobacco Payments during the discontinuance of the Inspection Law; — being read,

Resolved, That the same be put off till to-morrow.

Adjourned till to-morrow, half after ten o' clock.