The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

OCTOBER 10, 1759441An Account of Mr. Jonathan Badger, one of the Messengers of thisHouse, amounting to Eighty nine Pounds, five Shillings, being for sendingLetters to the Members to require their attendance upon the House pursuantto the Governor’s Proclamation; was presented to the House and read.Resolv’d That this House will make provision for paying the said Account.Order’d That the Public Treasurer do advance the said Sum of EightyNine Pounds five Shillings to the said Jonathan Badger.Then the House resum’d the adjourned Consideration of the Residueof the Report from the Committee to whom His Excellency’s Messages andthe several other Papers relating to the Cherokees, were referred.And the several Articles of the said Report as far as the Pay to the twoColonels of the Militia, being severally read a Second time, were severallyagreed to by the House.Resolv’d (upon the Question) That it is the intention of this House thatthe Pay resolved to be provided for the several Officers and Militia Men shallbe only during such time as they shall be employ’d within and in the Serviceof this Province and not joined or acting in conjunction with any of HisMajesty’s British Forces; that the Militia of this Province may not in any wisebe subjected to the Penalties of the Mutiny Act, or the Articles of War.Resolv’d, That no Person shall be intitled to or receive any part of suchpay, who is intitled to receive any pay upon the establishment of His Majesty’sBritish Forces, or of the Provincial Forces raised by and in the pay of thisProvince.And several other Articles of the Report, as far as the Article of Pay tothe Surgeons, being severally read a Second time were severally agreed toby the House.And the Article of Pay to the Surgeons being read a Second time, was,upon the Question being put thereupon, agreed to by the House.The Article of Pay to the Surgeon’s Mates being read a Second time wasdisagreed with by the House.Resolv’d That the Pay to the Surgeon’s Mates be Twenty five ShillingsCurrent Money per day each.The Article of pay to the Carpenters being read a second time was, uponthe Question being put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.The several other Articles as far as the Article for Contingencies beingread a Second time, were severally agreed to by the House.And the Article for Contingencies being read a Second time was, uponthe Question being put thereupon, agreed unto by the House.The Article relating to the continuance of the three Provincial Companies,being read a Second time, was upon the Question being put thereupon,disagreed with by the House.