Title:

Acts Passed by the Legislature, Republic of Liberia During the Sessions: 1879-80

Collection:

Liberian Law Collection

Creator:

Legislature, Republic of Liberia

Subject:

Liberian Law Collection

Extent:

22 300dpi JPEG page images

Publisher:

Herald Office, J.C. Minor

Publication Place:

Moravia, Liberia

Format:

Book

Rights:

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Acts and Resolutions

• Acts passed by the legislature of the Republic of Liberia during the session 1879-1880
• Acts
  • Joint Resolution reviving the Interior Department, and the Act providing for the education and incorporation of the Aborigines.
  • Resolution reimbursing Lieutenant Commander J. S. Harris L. N.
  • A Resolution reviving the Charter of the City of Buchanan in the County of Grand Bassa.
  • Resolution restoring J. A. Neal and Major Tubman of Maryland County to Citizenship and repealing the second section of the Resolution Approved January 22nd., 1870 for the relief of Cato Sims of Montserrado County
  • Resolution restricting the President to conform to a certain rule touching resignations of accounting officials of this Government
  • An Act for the relief of the Government
  • Supplementaray Act to An Act for the Relief of Government
  • Joint Resolution of thanks to the Government of the United States of America, and an expression of gratitude to Commodore R. W. Shufeldt, U. S. N.
  • An act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend 'An Act Establishing the Judiciary and fixing the powers common to the several Courts:'"
  • A Resolution for the special relief of Elizabeth A. Griggs, widow of the late Robert L. Griggs, of Grand Bassa County
  • An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into arrangeents for the striking off of Currency and Copper Coin.
  • A Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to grant Letters of Credit upon the Treasury or Sub-Treasuries of this Republic for moneys borrowed under the Act "An Act for the Relief of Government."
  • An Act to enable the Grand Lodge of Free and accepted Masons of the Republic of Liberia and its subordinate lodges to take hold and convey real and personal estate.
  • Supplementary Act to "An Act for the relief of Government."
  • An Act to repeal "An Act to reduce the amount of paper Currency now in CIrculation" approved Febuary 7th 1878.
  • A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to immediately pay over any and all monies now in his possession, or in the Treasury arising from the sale of produce paid on account of the one-tenth of the Revenue set aside for the liquidation of Foreign claims.
  • Resolution authorizing the sale of Government Vessel "Emmy"
  • Resolution to authorize the Board of Trustees of Liberia College to remove said Institution and Establish brances thereof in the Countries.
  • Resolution for the special relief of Richard Nelson.
  • Resolution authorizing the President to instruct the Superintendent of Maryland County to select a suitable town lot for the use of the Corporation of the City of Harper, on which to erect a Market House.
  • An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act amendatory and supplementary to an act regulating the payment of duties," passed and approved January 5th 1879.
  • Joint Resolution of thanks to the Liberian members of the Mixed Commission on the Liberian North West Boundary Question.
  • A Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to grant Letters of credit upon the Treasury or Sub-Treasuries of this Republic for moneys borrowed under the Act "An Act for the Relief of Government."
  • A Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of State of the Republic of Liberia to solicit the kind offices of the United States of America as well as all other Nations with whom the Republic of Liberia is in Treaty Stipulations in reference to the North Western Boundary Question.
  • An Act providing for and restricting the payment of Import and Export duties in each County of this Republic.
  • Joint Resolution authorizing the publication of the proceedings and correspondence relating to the North West Boundary.
  • A Joint Resolution fixing the day of the adjournment of First Session of the Seventeenth Legislature.
  • An Act incorporating the A. M. E. Zion Church of Brewersville, in the County of Montserrado.