"they shall be committed to close confinement, at " their respective expense.'' And, in case any of the " said Committees are unable to carry this or any " Resolution into execution, they are hereby directed " to ap[)ly to the next County Committee or command- "ing Officer of the Militia, or to the Congress or the " Committee of Safety of this Colony, for necessary "assistance, as the case may require.* But if it " shall so happen that any violators of this Resolu- " tion shall reside in a County where there is no " Committee of the County, in that case, the matter " shall be triable before the Committee of the next "County: Provided that no person shall be tried " before the General Committee of the City and " County of New York, upon the Resolutions herein "contained, unless the stated quorum be present; "and in the City and County of Albany, unless " there are present twenty-five members.

" Resolved farther, That the respective Com- " mittees and the Militia of the several Counties, by " order of the respective Committees or of the Com- " missioned Officer of the Militia then nearest, are " hereby expressly enjoined to apprehend every " Iidiabitaut or Resident of this Colony, who now is " or who shall hereafter be discovered to be enlisted " or in arms against the Liberties of America, and to " confine such oti'ender or offenders, in safe custody ; "and his or their i)unishment is reserved to the " determination of this or some future Provincial "Congress. And the Committee nearest to any per- " son who shall be so enlisted or liave taken up "arms against the Liberties of America are herebj' "directed to appoint some discreet person to take "the charge of the Instate, both real and personal, of " any such i)erson or persons; which person so ap- " pointed shall be invested with such Estate, and "render, on oath, a just and true account thereof, to "this or some future Congress or to Commissioners " by them to be ai)|)ointed, and to pay the issues and " ])rofits thereof to the Treasurer appointed by this " Congress, for the use of the associated Colonies.