[Watertown] Tuesday June 18th 1776. ー
Whereas it is provided by a certain Act of the General Assembly of this Colony that every person who shall make Capture of any Vessel, shall within twenty Days from the 15th of April last, or within 20 Days after the Capture, and bringing in of said Vessel, either by himself, his Agent, or Attorney file a Bill before the Judge appointed to try the Justice of such Capture; giving a full, and ample account of the Time, Manner, and cause of the taking of such Vessel. ー And whereas Captures of several Vessels have been made within the Eastern District of this Colony, or may have been made at Sea, and brought to any port within the Eastern district of this Colony. which could not be proceeded with agreeable to the Requisitions in said Act. ー
Wherefore Resolved, That Bills of the Captures of all Vessels, their Appurtunances, and Cargoes (which Captures have been already made within the Eastern District of this Colony or made at Sea, and brought into any port within the Eastern district of this Colony) hitherto not filed before the Judge appointed to try the Justice of such Captures, may and shall be filed before said Judge on any Day preceding the first Day of August next, any thing in the aforesaid Act made for the Trial of the Justice of such Captures notwithstanding. ー
On the Report of the Com[m]ittee for Fortifying the Harbour of Boston.
Resolved, That the said Committee be, and they hereby are lmpowered to procure on the best terms two Ships, at the Expence of this Colony, Man, & fix them in such way, and place them at such Station, as may appear to the said Committee, best calculated to serve as a Decoy, to the Enemy's Ships &Vessels that may at any time, be Coming into the Harbor of Boston, and the aforesd Com[m]ittee, are further Im powered, and directed, to, Erect such ー lights where the light house stood without erecting a Light House as may serve further to decoy, and bring into the Habour of Boston Ships, and Vessels of the Enemys aforesaid, and the Commissary General, of this Colony, is hereby directed to supply the said Committee with those Articles that may be necessary for the above purposes; and the Com[m]ittee on the report of the Com[m]ittee for fortifying the Harbor of Boston have leave to sit again. ー