108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

That the necessary fuel be found for the said forces in the service
of this province at the expense thereof, as may be ordered by the
council of safety.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

POST MERIDIEM,

Convention met. Mr. Tyler and Mr. Sim appeared in the
house.

On motion, Resolved, That the powers and authorities of the
deputies of this province in congress, have continuance until the
end of the next session of convention, and no longer, unless other-
wise resolved in this or the said next session of convention, any
thing in the resolves of this or the last convention, or any of them,
to the contrary notwithstanding.

Resolved, That the officers of the militia rank in the following man-
ner, to wit: brigadiers-general, colonels, lieutenant-colonels, first
majors, second majors, captains, first lieutenants, second lieuten-
ents, ensigns; the brigadiers-general as to each other, first, second,
third fourth, and fifth, according to their numbers; the other officers
as to others holding like commissions, according to the number
of the battalion to which they belong; and if they should not be-
long to any battalion, then next after the officers holding in battal-
ions the like commissions as themselves, and, as to each other,
according to the number of the first battalion in their respective
county. But after the places in the militia now enrolled shall have
been once filled up, and the officers shall have accepted their com-
missions, on the filling up any places that may again become
vacant, such officers, as shall be thereafter appointed to such
places, shall hold rank, amongst others of the same degree as
themselves, according to the dates of their respective commissions
only; and all battalions to be hereafter formed shall be numbered
by the successive numbers following the last number of those al-
ready formed or allowed by this convention, according to the time
of issuing the commission to the respective colonel.

That the officers of the militia hold no rank with those of the
regular forces, unless at and during such times as they act together,
and that when they do act together they rank in the following order:
Field officers of the regular troops, brigadiers-general and first
colonels of the militia; captains of the regular troops, lieutenant-
colonels and majors of militia; lieutenants of the regular troops,
captains and lieutenants of militia; ensigns of regular troops,
ensigns of militia. The officers of minute men to rank next above
the officers holding the like commissions in the militia.