Acts Passed by the Legislature, Republic of Liberia During the Sessions: 1888-89
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Acts and Resolutions
- Acts Passed by the Legislature of the Republic of Liberia During Session 1888-1889
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ACTS
- An Act to incorporate the "Number 1. Division, Gentlemen's Mutual Relief Society" of East Harper Maryland County, Republic of Liberia.
- An Act to incorporate the Grand Lodge of African Union Odd Fellows of Liberia.
- An act making provisions for the Legitimation of illegitimate children that is children born out of lawful wedlock.
- An Act authorizing a grant of Two Hundred Acres of Public Land to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, in the U. S. A. for Missionary purposes.
- Resolution awarding the sum of Two hundred Dollars to Clement Irons and Scipio A. Givens builders and proprietors of the "Sarah Ann Irons" the first steam boat build in Liberia.
- An Act granting a Concession to Benjamin L. Thomson and others of London, England, to gather, collect and prepare Caoutchouc or India Rubber within the Republic
- An Act restoring certain persons to Citizenship
- An Act appropriating annually Seventy five Dollars to and for the use of Rosaline Clark widow of Jacob Clark of Montserrado County and her children.
- An Act authorizing a special Election to be holden in Harper Maryland County on the 2nd, Monday in April 1889.
- Resolution Providing for the immediate restoration of Peace at Half Cavalia in Maryland County.
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Homestead and Household Exemption Act
- An Act to exempt from sale on execution the Homestead of a Householder having a family
- An Act to incorporate the Grand United Order Daughters of Temperance Fidelity Division No. 2. of Greenville.
- An Act supplementary to the several existing Acts regulating Towns and Villages.
- An Act protecting Government against Fraud.
- An Act Restoring Alexander Jackson and Anthony Tubman of Maryland County, and Frank Crowel of Sinoe County, to citizenship.
- Joint Resolution replying to A. Woermann of Hamburg,Germany.
- Joint Resolution fixing the day of adjournment of the Second Session of the Twenty First Legislature of the Republic of Liberia