Resolved, That nine persons be appointed by joint Ballot of both Houses of Assembly as a Committee under the Title of a Board of War; who shall keep in Boston, or such other Place, or Places as the General Court may Order, or the said Board shall find necessary a public Office for the purposes hereafter mentioned; and continue as a Committee for those purposes until the twentieth day of June next, & until others shall be appointed; subject, nevertheless, to a discharge at any time, by the General Assembly of this State: whose business it shall be, & they or the major part of them, are hereby impowered, to order, & direct the operations of the Forces in the pay of this State, both by Sea, and Land; by giving the Commanders of the Troops, Garrisons, and Vessels of War such Orders for their Conduct, & Cruises from time, to time, as they shall think proper such orders to be signed in their Name by the President of said Board, or in his absence by the member thereof officiating as President pro tempre ー such Land Forces nevertheless shall not be sent out of this State without the express consent of the General Assembly thereof; and shall order the Commissary to furnish them, and also the Militia upon extraordinary occasions with all Warlike, & other Stores, Provisions, & Cloathing, that shall appear to them proper & necessary. And for the more effectually enabling them to do this business it is also

Resolved, That the said Committee, or Board of War or the major part of them, shall procure, or cause to be procured, Provisions, Cannon, Arms, Ammunition, Cloathing, & all other Articles necessary for carrying on the War by Sea, & Land; for which purpose they shall take up or may purchase, Load, & fit out with suitable Cargoes such vessels as shall appear to them proper for Importing said Articles from other States; they not amounting in the whole to a greater Sum than shall from time to time be granted by the General Assembly appropriated for these purposes; which Articles when procured shall be lodged with the Commissary of this State, who shall Store them in such safe and convenient places for the defence of this State, as said Committee, or Board of War shall order; & them with such Articles, belonging to this State, now in his hands from time to time deliver out according to the Orders of said Committee and also procure any such Articles as said Committee shall direct ー And it is furtherー

Resolved, That the Secretary, & Commisary of this State, make such Returns to said Committee, without delay, as they shall from time to time require. And all Officers in the Service, & pay of this State by Sea, or Land, are hereby required to be obedient, & subject to such Orders as they shall from time to time receive from the said Committee, or Board of War, with the limitations aforesaid: which Committee shall keep, in Books for that purpose provided, fair, & clear Entries of all orders issued, & Returns made, and also of all their proceedings; & of all the Military, & Warlike Stores, & Provisions belonging to this State, and the places where deposited.