The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

424 COMMONS JOURNAL, JULY 2, 1759–JULY 14, 1759Resolved That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the South CarolinaRegiment be not continued.Resolv’d That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that a Troop of Rangersto consist of a Captain, Lieutenant, and five and twenty or Thirty privateMen be forthwith rais’d to range in such part of the back Settlements as HisExcellency the Governor shall please to appoint till the first Day of Novembernext.Resolv’d That this House will to-morrow Morning take the said Reportinto Consideration.And then the House adjourn’d till to-morrow Morning Nine of theClock.Friday the 13th Day of July 1759.The Journal of Yesterday’s Proceedings was read.The Order of the Day for considering the Report from the Committeeof the whole House being read;And the first Resolution of the Committee “That the South-CarolinaRegiment be not continued,” being read a Second time.It was proposed that the said Resolution be amended vizt. “That noprovision be made by this House for continuing the Regiment in the Pay ofthis Province.”And the Question being put that the House do agree to the said Resolutionso amended.It was resolv’d in the Affirmative.The second Resolution of the Committee being read a Second time wasdisagreed with by the House.Then a Motion was made and the Question being put that the Housedo agree to make a Provision for the raising of Rangers.It was resolv’d in the Affirmative.Then the Question being put that such Rangers do consist of EightyMen.It passed in the Negative.Resolv’d That this House will make a provision to enable his Excellencythe Governor to raise two Troops of Rangers each to consist of twenty Mento patrol in such Part of the Back Settlements as his Excellency shall judgenecessary.Resolv’d upon the Question that this House will provide for paying aCaptain and Lieutenant for each of the said Troops of Rangers.Resolv’d That the Pay of the said Rangers be as followeth, vizt. To eachCaptain Thirty five Pounds per Month. To each Lieutenant Twenty five