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106
the results of their efforts to the Congress and received
their approval.
The Provincial Council and the six District Committees
of Safety, which had proven to be less effective than de-
sired, were abandoned and were replaced by a Council of
Safety for the entire colony. The new Council was composed
of two persons from each district and one delegate at large.
Unlike its predecessor, it would meet continuously from the
end of the current session until the next session of the Pro-
vincial Congress. As in the case of the preceding Provincial
Council, the only restriction on membership referred to those
persons holding military offices or any. "lucrative" office
under any military commander, officers of the militia alone
being excepted.The Council of Safety was invested with
full authority "to do and execute all Acts and things neces-
sary for the Defense and Protection of the Colony" so long
as their actions In no way altered, suspended, or abrogated
any resolution of the Provincial Congress. The Council was
further prohibited from issuing any Bills of Credit, estab-
lishing any taxes or import duties, or erecting any courts,
except those expressly designated by Congress.77 Additional
resolutions were passed authorizing the Council to draw upon
the Continental Treasury, in cases of emergency, and to
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77Ibid.
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