Title:

Acts Passed by the Legislature, Republic of Liberia During the Sessions: 1879-80, 1880-81

Collection:

Liberian Law Collection

Creator:

Legislature, Republic of Liberia

Date:

{1880, 1881}

Subject:

Liberian Law Collection

Extent:

36 300dpi JPEG page images

Notes:

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Publisher:

T. W. Howard, Printer, Government Printing 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 1879-1880. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office.
• 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.
  • Supplementary Act to An Act for the Government.
  • Joint Resolution of thanks to the Government of The Unites States of America, and an expression of gratitude to Commodore R. W. Shufeldt, U.S.N.
  • An Act to amend an Act entitle "An Act to amend Establishing the Judiciary and fixing the powers common to the several Counties:"
  • A Resolution for the specials relief of Elizabeth A. Griggs, window of the late Roberts L. Giggs , of Bassa County.
  • An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into arrangements 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 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 Government".
  • An Act to repeal "An Act to reduce the amount of paper Currency now in Circulation" approved February 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 pf produce paid on account of the one- tenth of the Revenue set aside for the liquidation of Foreign claims.
  • Resolution authorizing the sale of the Government Vessel "EMMY".
  • Resolution to authorize the Board of Trustees of Liberia College to remove said Institution and Establish branches thereof in the Counties.
  • 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 the State of the Republic of Liberia to solicit the kind officers 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 Bonndary Question.
  • An Act providing for the restricting the payment of Import and Export duties in each County of the 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 Leg slature.
• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1880-1881. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office. 1881.
• Acts
  • A Joint Resolution repealing the joint Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives approved January 17th 1880.
  • An Act to incorporate St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church in the City of Harper Maryland County.
  • An Act granting Two hundred acres of land to the Trustees of "All Saints Hall" in the county of Grand Bassa.
  • An Act granting one hundred acres of Land to the Presbyterian Church in Liberia.
  • An Act incorporating the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Liberia.
  • Joint Resolution regulating the title and privilege of the Native African Representatives in the National Legislature of this Republic.
  • An Act to incorporate the Farmersville Baptist Church of Sinoe County.
  • An Act to incorporate the First Church of Clay Ashland in Montserrado County.
  • Resolution for the rebuilding of the bridge and Levee running from the settlement of Farmrsville to the settlement of Lexington.
  • An Act to encourage Agriculture throughout the Republic of Liberia.
  • Resolution authorizing the repair of the Big Bridge between Mr. Vangham and Mr. Pubaman in Maryland County, also to erect a bridge and throw up a cause way between Latrobe and Hoffman Station.
  • Resolution for the relief of James T. Carroll, Light House Keeper Harper.
  • An Act to amend an Act for the Relief of Government approved January 12th 1880.
  • An Act to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church of Fewer caldwell Saint Paul's River.
  • An Act to establish additional points of entry in the several Counties of the Republic.
  • An Act to amend the Several Acts Regulating Taxes and assessments Real property within this Republic.
  • An Act incorporating the first Baptist Church of Greenville Sinou County.
  • An Act to incorporate the Liberian Baptist Missionary Convention.
  • An Act incorporating the Shiloh Baptist Church.
  • A Joint Resolution fixing the day of adjournment of the present Station of Legislature.