240 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

Mr. Shepherd has leave of absence till Monday next.
The convention appointed Capt. Peter Mantz major to colonel
Griffith's battalion of militia for the flying camp.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.

FRIDAY, September 6, 1176.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday, except
Mr. Shepherd. The proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr.
Lowes, Mr. T. Wright, Mr. W. Ringgold, and Mr. Earle appeared
in the house. Mr. Joseph Ennalls has leave of absence.

Whereas, the time limited by law for the receipts and inspection
of tobacco at the public warehouses is expired, and it being repre-
sented to this convention, that, in order to promote the interest of
the good people of this state, it is immediately necessary that the
inspectors should continue to receive, inspect, and deliver out, all
tobacco that may be brought to the said warehouses :

Resolved, That the several inspectors of this state shall continue
to receive and inspect all tobacco brought to the said warehouses
on or before the tenth day of November next, and the inspectors
shall also at any time deliver out the tobacco already inspected, or
so to be inspected, for exportation, without any oath being previ-
ously taken by the master or any other officer of the ship or vessel
in which the same shall be exported, or the skipper of the craft to
whom the said tobacco shall be delivered, in consequence of the
act of assembly for the inspection of tobacco, any law to the con-
trary notwithstanding.

That any person or persons, who might act as inspector or in-
spectors at any warehouse, on qualifying him or themselves as such,
may, on taking the oath of inspector, be and continue inspector
or inspectors until the tenth day of November next.

That where any persons have been chosen by the vestries to be
inspectors, and could not act as such without a warrant from the
governor for the time being, the council of safety, or other execu-
tive branch of the government of this state for the time being, may
authorise any person so chosen to act as inspector.

That, in any case where no person hath been chosen to be in-
spector according to the said act for the inspection of tobacco, the
council of safety, or other executive branch of'the government of
this state for the time being, may appoint and commission such
good substantial planter as they may think fit and proper, residing
in the neighborhood where he is to act, and being well skilled in
tobacco, to act as inspector; and so may they, where there shall
otherwise be no inspector at any warehouse, because of refusal or