Goal for Disaffection to the American Cause was brought before the Board & as nothing Material has yet been produced against him therefore Resolved that he be liberated on entring into a Recognizance with Sufficient Surety for his good Behaviour [and] appearan[c]e before this Board when thereunto required & remaining within the Limits of the Township of Schenectady during the next two Years unless Sooner Discharged -- Richard Loucks of Tryon County on Recognizance in £500 Christopher Zeven his Bail in £500 Adjourned 1779 Met Albany 11 th October 1779 Oct. 11. Present Tohn M Beeckman ) - ( M Mathew , 7t -

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The Act for Continuing the Powers vested in this Board having Expired twenty Days after the Meeting of the Legislature, an Act for a further Continuation of the said Powers passed on the first Day of October Instant was transmitted to us by his Excellency the Governor which act is in the words following (to wit) 1

An Act for reviving the Powers of the Commissioners for detecting and defeating Conspiracies and for orhet

Purposes therein Mentioned [120] Whereas the Act of the Legislature of this State entitled "An Act for appointing Commissioners for detecting and defeating Conspiracies and declaring their Powers' and the Act entitled "An Act for increasing the Number of Commissioners for detecting and defeating Conspiracies Appendix I: Lavrs, October 1, 1779.

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within this State" did expire in twenty days after the pres- Oct. n. ent Meeting of the Legislature and a Quorum of both Houses Convened to proceed on Business. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New ^ ork represented in Senate and Assembly and it is hereby enacted by the Authority of the Same that the said two Acts and the Powers & Authorities by them or either of them granted to the saidCommissioners or any and every three of them Shall be and are hereby revived & shall Continue & be in full Force until twenty Days after the first day of the next Meeting of a Quorum of the Legislature & the 1 reasurer of this State is hereby Authorized and required out of such Monies as may he in the Treasury to pay to the said Commissioners or any three of them such further Sum or Sums as they Shall from time to time require to defray the Expence of the said Business Committed to them So as the Amount of such Sum or Sums Shall not in the whole Exceed the Sum of four thousand Pounds -- And whereas the Said Commissioners or some Quorum or Quorums of them may have done and performed divers Acts Matters and things in & respecting their Several & respective Offices and Places since the Expiration of the Said Laws & by Reason thereof the Legality and Volidity or [rzr] the said Acts Matters and Things may be drawn into Question -- be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all and Singular the said Acts Matters & things Shall be as good valid and effectual in the Law to all Intents Constructions & Purposes whatsoever as if the said Laws had not expired by their own respective Limitations [12 1] but been in full Force and Effect at and immediately before the passing of this Law any thing in the said Laws or either of them to the Contrary hereof in any wise Notwithstanding And whereas in and bv the said two recited Acts no Pro-