Persons offering for sale any English Goods, at an extravagant price

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Friday, September 1, 1775.

Whereas there is great complaint made of the gross violation of the Association formed by the honourable Continental Congress, by merchants and traders (both in town and country) selling English Goods at a much higher price than has been usual in the year last past, and that even Tea is sold by some one person at least; and that the Committees of Inspection, being some of them traders in such Goods themselves, or in connection with those that are, have not, in every case and upon every occasion, taken due care and pains to prevent and remedy such an unreasonable practice:

Therefore, Resolved by this Congress, That any person or persons selling, or offering for sale, any English Goods at an extravagant price, or any Tea, contrary to the express tenour of the Continental Association, and not dealt with by the Committee of such Town or place where he or they belong, (such Committee being notified thereof, and refusing,) may be cited before the Committee of any neighbouring Town, within ten miles, to answer any complaints of this kind properly exhibited before such Committee; and upon refusal to appear, or sufficient proof made of the complaint so exhibited, and no sufficient satisfaction given that such extravagant sale of such Goods, as aforesaid, shall be discontinued, such person or persons to be published to the world as inimical to their Country, that all persons may note them, and avoid all commercial intercourse with them, according to the advice of the Continental Congress.