Title:

Acts Passed by the Legislature, Republic of Liberia During the Sessions: 1871-72, 1872-73, 1873-74

Collection:

Liberian Law Collection

Creator:

Legislature, Republic of Liberia

Date:

{1872, 1873, 1874}

Subject:

Liberian Law Collection

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67 300dpi JPEG page images

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Publisher:

L. R. Leone, Printer, Republican Office

Publication Place:

Monrovia, Liberia

Format:

Book

Rights:

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Acts and Resolutions

• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1871-1872. Published by Authority. Monrovia: L.R. Leone, Painter, Republican Office, 1872.
• The Acts
  • A Resolution Ratifying The Actions Of The Sovereign People of The Republic Of Liberia, In Deposing Edward James Royce, Fifth President Of The Republic, For The Reasons Set Forth In The Manifesto Of The Executive Committee Of The Provisional Government and Confirming All Of Their Acts As Set Forth In Said manifesto.
  • An Act For Temporarily Lengthening The time of The December Term Of The Court Of Quarter Sessions And Common Pleas For Montserrado County, And Especially Extending The Sitting Of The Same.
  • Resolution Authorizing And Directing The President of the Republic of Liberia to Secure The Service of a Good And Efficient Physician, and Direct Him to Proceed At Once To Maryland County For The Purpose of Assisting The Physician of Maryland County In Arresting The Small Pox, Now Rapidly Spreading In Said County.
  • Resolution Providing For The Landing And sake - keeping Of The Cargo Of The Ship "Town" Until Otherwise Ordered by The Legislature.
  • A Resolution Authoring The Appointment Of A Committee To Arrange For The Erection Of A Monument To The memory Of Rev. S.J. Mills.
  • Resolution Authorizing The Sale Of The Government Vessel "Liberia".
  • An Act Restoring George Kimmings Of Harrisburg, Montserrado County, And Benjamin N. Bond Of Grand Bassa County To The Rights And Privileges Of Citizenship.
  • A Resolution Restoring James S. Payne, Jr. Formerly, Captain Of The Company Called The " Montserrado Regulars", To Military Franchise.
  • An Act To Open A Public Road From Careysburg To The City Of Monrovia.
  • An Act To Repeal An Act Entitled An Act Creating Commissioners Of Internal Revenue.
  • Joint Resolution Tendering The Thanks Of The Legislature Of Liberia To Messrs., R.A. Sherman, Charles B. Dunbar and Amos Herring, And All The Good Citizens of Montserrado County, Who Performed Service Under The provisional Government.
  • A Resolution Regulating And Authorizing Government Printing.
  • Resolution Authorizing The Appointment of Two Commissioners In Each Of the Counties Of The Republic, To Examine And Adjust The Public Accounts.
  • An Act Providing For The Disposal Of The Consignment Of Merchandise To The Government Per Brig "Town Of Liverpool".
  • Joint Resolution Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Of The Republic Of Liberia, Upon The Special Communication Of The President, On the State of Affairs Among The Natives, More Or Less Under The Dominion And Rule Of Farquaqua In Montserrado County.
  • A Resolution Authorizing The Furnishing Of The Several Departments of Government With Stamps.
  • Resolution Appropriating Severity Five Dollars To Joseph H. Harmon Of Maryland County.
  • Resolution Showing The Front Boundary Of The Settlement Of Crozerville.
  • Resolution Restoring George Elias Tittle And Elias Cooper To Citizenship.
  • A Resolution Fixing A Day Adjournment Of The Present Session Of the Legislature.
  • A Resolution Fixing A Day Adjournment Of The Present Session Of the Legislature.
  • An Act Providing For The Better Regulation Of the Collection Of The Public Revenue.
  • An Act For The Better Carrying Into Effect The Regulations Of The Towns And Villages Of This Republic.
  • Resolution Authorizing The President To Grant The Secretary Of the Treasury A Warrant To Issue Draw Drafts On the Remaining Amount Of Money On Republic England To The Credit Of Liberia From The Loan.
  • Resolution To Repair The Government House In The City Of Monrovia, Known At The Representative Hall, And To Build Any Suitable Houses Required In The Government Square.
  • Resolution Appropriating Two Thousand Dollars For The Travelling Expenses Of The President Of The Republic Of Liberia On The Liberian Coast.
• Acts Passed By The Legislature Of the Republic Of Liberia. During The Session of 1872-1873. Published By Authority. Monrovia: L.R. Leone, Printer, "Republic Office". 1873
• Acts
  • An Act Amendatory And Supplementary to An Act Entitled An Act, Establishing The Treasury Department.
  • An Act Making Provision For The Payment Of Certain Claims Due By Government.
  • An Act Regulating The Pay Of The President And Vice President Of The Republic Of Liberia, Or Other Officer, In case Of The Absence or Disability Of The President.
  • An Act Amendatory to An Act, Entitled "An Act Relating To Divorces".
  • An Act Authorizing The Appointment Of Shipping Masters At The Several Ports Of Entry In Liberia.
  • An Act Repealing The Charter Of the City Of Buchan An, Grand Bassa County.
  • An Act Regulating The laymen Of Tonnage Dues By Vessels Which May Casually Visit A Single Port Of Entry Within The Republic Of Liberia.
  • An Act Encouraging Agriculture Throughout The Republic Of Liberia.
  • An Act Supplementary To The Act Entitled An Act, Authorizing Specific Duties- Approved Feb, 22nd, !870.
  • An Act Regulating The Working Of Prisoners.
  • An Act Organizing A Board Of Trade.
  • An Act To Incorporate Trinity Church In Monrovia.
  • Resolution Authorizing Disposal Of The Remainder of The Consignment Of Merchandise To This Government PerBrig "Town Of Liverpool".
  • An Act Altering And Amending An Act, Entitled An Act, "Incorporating The Palm Grove Cemetery Of Monrovia".
  • Joint Resolution Authorizing The Printing Of Two Hundred (200) Copies Of The Secretary Of The Treasury's Report For The Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 30th 1872.
• Private Bills
  • An Act for the relief of George W. Smith.
• Acts Passed By The Legislature Of the Republic Of Liberia. During The Session of 1873-1874. Published By Authority. Monrovia: L.R. Leone, Printer, "Republic Office". 1874
• Acts
  • A resolution appropriating Nine thousand one, hundred sixty eight dollars and thirteen cents, and directing the payment of the same to the Government of the United Stated, as the interest due that Government on an amount for arms and munitions of war; and also for the appointment of a Commissioner to proceed direct to Sierra Leone to adjust and make a final settlement of the Indemnity Bonds held but the administrator of the British African Settlements at Sierra Leone, in favor of British subjects.
  • A Resolution providing for the revisal, compiling and printing of six hundred copies of the revised Statutes of Liberia.
  • Resolution authorizing the burning of useless moneys.
  • An Act to incorporate the Union Missionary of the County of Grand Bassa.
  • Resolution providing one hundred acres of Public lands to S.S. Herring Introducer of the Palm kernel Trade, as a premium .
  • Resolution restoring Winder A. Harris of the town of Edina, Grand Bassa County, to Citizenship.
  • Resolution restoring William H. Hill of New Georgia, to Military franchise.
  • An Act making appropriation for the Fiscal Year Commencing the first day of October, eighteen hundred and seventy three, and ending the Thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred and seventy four.
  • Resolution authorizing the President to pay the Members and Officers of the Legislature the number of lay days as interlined in the Appropriation Bill.