Acts Passed by the Legislature, Republic of Liberia During the Sessions: 1874-75, 1875-76
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Acts and Resolutions
- Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1874-1875. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office, 1875.
- Errata.
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Acts
- Resolution Providing For The Sale Of The Government Stream-Tag And All Appurtenances To The Same.
- Resolution Providing For The Ercection Of A Public Building In Grand Bassa County.
- An Act Appropriating Fifteen Hundred dollars for The Erection of A Court House And Jail in Robertsport, Montserrado County.
- An Act Providing for The Support Of The General Government.
- An Act to Incorporate "The Liberian Saint Paul's River Steamboat and Tramway Company" for the Convenience and Facility Of The Citizens Travelling and For The Interior Trade.
- An Act Providing For The Appointment Of Auditors Of Public Accounts In The Several Leeward Counties, And Defining The Duties Of The Same.
- Resolution Providing For The Distribution Of The Specie In The Treasury.
- Resolution Amendatory To A Resolution Passed During The Present Session Of The Legislature, respecting The Distribution Of The Specie In The Treasury.
- An Act Authorizing The Secretary of The Treasury To Negotiate A Loan Of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars Upon The Faith And Credit Of The Revenue Of This Republic.
- An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act Authorizing The Secretary of The Treasury To Negotiate A Loan Of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars Upon The Faith And Credit Of The Revenue Of This Republic.
- Resolution Amendatory to a Resolution Authorizing The Secretary of The Treasury To Negotiate A Loan Of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars Upon The Faith And Credit Of The Revenue Of This Republic.
- An Act To Amend An Act Entitled An Act Encouraging Agriculture Throughout The Republic Of Liberia.
- Resolution Fixing The Day Of Adjournment Of The Present Session Of The Legislature.
- An Act Re-organizing The Supreme Court Of The Republic Of Liberia.
- Resolution Appropriating One Hundred And Fifty Dollars (150.00) To Assist The Citizens Of Brewersville To Clear Out Logan's Creek, And To Throw Up A Short Path In The Swamps Running From Said Creek To The Town.
- An Act Amendatory to a Resolution Approved January 26, 1874 Authorizing The Secretary Of State To Accept The Invitation On The U.S. Government To Co-operate In The International Exhibition To Be Held In The City Of Philadelphia In 1876, And The Appointment Commissioners To The Saine.
- An Act To Renew And Extend The Plots, and To Transcribe The Records of Lands.
- An Act Granting To One Of The Principal Chieftains In Each Of The Counties Of This Republic, A Yearly stipend Of One Hundred Dollars.
- A Resolution Granting One Hundred Acres Of Public Land to L. T. Dimery, Agent Of The Board Of Foreign Missions Of The Presbyterian Church Of The United States, For Educational Purposes.
- Resolution Providing For The Relief Of Maria Titler, Widow Of Ephraim Titler Of The County Of Grand Bassa, Republic Of Liberia.
- An Act Appropriating Funds To Re-imbrues The Estate Of E.W. Wright, Deceased, Through The Administrators And Administratrix Of His Estate, On Account Of Moneys Loaned The Government.
- Resolution To Reimburse James R. Moore, Sub- Treasurer Of Grand Bassa County.
- An Act Restoring Henderson Shern, Rebecca Parker, Jackson Dimery, Warrock Coverton, James Baily, Lavinia Barnett, H.A.[…] And Wm. H. Arthur To The Rights And Privileges Of Citizenship.
- An Act Restoring F.C. Holderness To The Rights And Privileges Of Citizenship.
- An Act To Incorporate The First Presbyterian Church Of Monrovia.
- Resolution Granting D. R. Fletcher M.D. Of Maryland County, Two Hundred Dollars For Services Rendered The People In Arresting The Small Pox In Said County.
- Resolution Reimbursing H. A. Williams Of Grand Bassa County.
- Resolution Of The Relief Authorizing The Secretary of The Treasury To Pay To James M. Horace Of Grand Bassa, The Sum Of Six Hundred And Twenty Five Dollars (625.00$) under An Act Repealing An "Act Interdicting Trade Town, And Adjacent Countries, passed, and approved A.D. 1867".
- Resolution Authorizing The Payment Of Certain Moneys to J. D. Preston For Services Rendered As School Commissioner For The County Of Grand Bassa In 1872, Under The Special Appointment And Direction Of president Roberts.
- Resolution Granting an Extension Of Time In favor Of E.S. Morris And George Stockham On Letters Patent.
- An Act Creating A Board of Trustees In Maryland County, To Be denominated Trustees Of the Hall's School Fund: and Defining The Duties Of The Same.
- An Act To Amend The Charter Of Liberia College.
- An Act Chartering Mountain Mining Company, Since County.
- Resolution For The Relief Of Benjamin Anderson, Chief Commissioner To The Interior Of Montserrado County.
- An Act Making Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Commencing The First day Of October, A.D. Eighteen Hindered And The First day Of October, A.D. Eighteen Hundred And Seventy Four, And Ending Thirtieth September, A.D. Eighteen Hundred And Seventy Five.
- Montserrado County.
- Bassa County.
- Sinoe County.
- Maryland County.
- Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1875-1876. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office, 1876.
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Acts
- Resolution Authorizing The President Of The Republic Of Liberia To Employ An Armed Force, Domestic Or Foreign, To Subdue The Rebellious Greboes In The County Of Maryland.
- A Resolution Authorizing The President Of The Republic Of Liberia to Interdict All Of The Native Tribes In The County Of Maryland, Who Are In Rebellion To The Liberian Government.
- An Act providing For The Issuing Of Thirty Thousand Dollars In Engraved Bills, And Making The Same A Legal Tender Of The Republic Of Liberia.
- An Act To Amend " An act Authorizing The Issuing Of Thirty Thousand Dollars, Engraved Bills" Passed During The present Session Of The Present Session Of The Legislature.
- An Act providing For The Better Protection Of the Aborigines Living Within The Jurisdiction Of the Republic Of Liberia in The Prosecution Of lawful Traffic And Trade, And In The Disposal Of The Same To Liberian Or Foreign Traders Or Merchants, Also Amending Several Laws Regulating Licenses.
- Whereas The Interest Of the County Demands The Prompt And Energetic Action On The Part Of The Government To Find Out Whether Captain F. A. Gross And Commissary R.L. Griggs Are Alive; And If Alive, To Rescue Then From The Hands Of The natives, Into Which They Fell While In the Army Of The Republic Of Liberian, Acting In Prosecuting The War In Maryland County;
- A Resolution Authorizing The President Of The Republic Of Liberia To Negotiate A Treaty Of Defensive Alliance And Protection With The United States Government.
- A Resolution proposing Sandry Amendments To The Constitution Of Liberia.
- An Act Incorporating And Assimilating The Sinou Native Tribe, Residing in The County Of Sinou.
- An Act To Amend The Several Existing Act Regulating The Militia.
- An Act Authorizing The Government Of Liberia To Lease Lands To Foreigners.
- An Act Supplementary And Amendatory to "An Act Authorizing The Government Of Liberia to Lease Lands To Foreigners", Passed During The Present Session.
- An Act to Repeal "An Act Authorizing Specific Duties On Certain Articles Imported Into The Republic Of Liberia, And The Collection Of The Same", Approved January Twenty Second, Eighteen Hundred And Seventy (1870) And Regulating The Payment Of Duties On Imports.
- An Act Of Naturalization Admitting aliens To Become Citizens of the Republic Of Liberia.
- Resolution Suspending The Sixth Section Of "An Act Amendatory And Supplementary to an Act Entitled, An Act Established The Treasury Department;" approved February 3, 1873.
- Resolution Authorizing the Signing And Issuing One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of Old Currency To Meet The General Expenses Of Government And The War in Maryland County and Other Points on The Liberian Coast.
- An Act Authorizing And Directing The Post Master General Of The Republic Of Liberia To Remit All Funds Arising From Foreign Postage To The British Post Office.
- Resolution Fixing The Day of Adjournment Of the First Session Of The Fifteenth legislature OF The Republic of Liberia.
- An Act Authorizing A Loan Of Not Less Than Two Million Dollars.
- An Act Forbidding The Importation And Sale Of Fire-arms And Munitions of Watefare into the County Of Maryland.
- Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of State to Decline The Invitation of U.S. Government To Take part in The Centennial Exhibition Of 1876.
- Resolution Authorizing the President To Draw Two Hundred Dollars For The Expenses Of the Inauguration.
- Joint resolution of thanks to Consul-General Jackson, and the donors in England who so generously gave supplies for the relief of Maryland County.
- An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate The Liberian St. Pauls River Steam boat and Tramway Compnay for the convenience of the citizens travelling and for the interior trade."
- An Act Divorcing W. M. Davis And His Wife Fanny Davis, Also James Mc Mullen And His Wife Rebecca Mc Mullen.
- An Act Repealing The Charter of the City Of Greenville In Sinoe County.
- A Resolution Providing For The Relief Of James F. Moore, Sub- Treasurer Of Grand Bassa County.
- An Act Making Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Commencing The First Day Of October, A.D. Eighteen Hundred And Seventy Five And Ending The Thirtieth Day of September, A.D. Eighteen Hundred And Seventy Six.
- Montaserrado County.
- Bassa County.
- Sinoe County.
- Maryland County.