Title:

Statute Laws of the Commonwealth of Liberia, and Plan of Civil Government

Collection:

Liberian Law Collection

Creator:

J. N. Lewis

Subject:

Liberian Law Collection

Extent:

16 300dpi JPEG page images

Publisher:

Herald Office, J.C. Minor

Publication Place:

Moravia, Liberia

Format:

Book

Rights:

The content in the Cornell University Law Library Liberian Law Collection is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of date of publication as well as status under Liberian Law, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections. Items in the collection were digitized in two phases, beginning in 2005 and completed in 2014, from the Cornell University Law Library Liberian Law Collection. For more information about these volumes, please contact the Law Library at lawref@cornell.edu. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Acts and Resolutions

• Statute Laws of the Commonwealth of Liberia, and Plan of Civil Government.
  • An Ordinance Defining and Regulating the Powers and Proceedings of the Courts of Liberia.
  • An Ordinance Regulating the Intercourse and Trade of Foreigners with Liberia.
  • An Ordinance Prohibiting Foreigners to Trade with the Native Inhabitants, Of a District of Coast Therein Limited: and Fixing the Compensation, and Explaning the Duties of Commission Merchants.
  • An Ordinance Requiring the Solemn Recognistion of Their Marriage, by Persons Named Therein.
  • An Act Regulating Insolvent Debtors.
  • An Act Prohibiting Smuggling.
• Plan of Civil Government for the Colony of Liberia.
  • Preamble
  • Article I. Power of the Agent.
  • Article II. Voters' Qualifications.
  • Article III. Annual Elections.
  • Article IV. Colonial Officers Eligible by the People.
  • Article V. Duties of the Vice-Agent.
  • Artical VI. Council.
  • Artical VII. Duty of Councillors.
  • Artical VIII. Duties of Sheriff.
  • Artical IX. Duties of Secretary.
  • Artical X.
  • Artical XI.
  • Artical XII. Commissioners of Agriculture- Duties of Each of the Committees.
  • Artical XIII. Duty of Censors.
  • Artical XIV. Judiciary-Court of Sessions-Constables-Clerk and Crier-Auctioneer-Storekeeper-Librarian-Commissary of Ordinance-Instructors of Schools-Custom,Port...
  • Artical XV. Militia, how organized-Chartered Corps-Essential Military Charters-General Officers- Courts Martial.