Title:

Acts Passed by the Legislature, Republic of Liberia During the Sessions: 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1886-87

Collection:

Liberian Law Collection

Creator:

Legislature, Republic of Liberia

Date:

{1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887}

Subject:

Liberian Law Collection

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69 300dpi JPEG page images

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Publisher:

T. W. Howard, Printer, Government Printing Office

Publication Place:

Monrovia, Liberia

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Book

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Acts and Resolutions

• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1882-1883. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office. 1888
• Act
  • A Resolution assisting the citizens of Lexington of Sinoe county in building a bridge and causeway a Swamp between Lexington. And farmsville.
  • Resolution Authorizing the repairs of the old Public Mansion in the City of Monrovia.
  • Resolution Compensating Stephen A. Hoff Jailor of Robertsport.
  • A Resolution of Indemnity for loss of registered articles.
  • An Act supplementary to an act declaring certain days to be National Holidays.
  • Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia exempting the C. Woermann's line Of Mail Steamers from tonnage dues in consideration of certain services to be rendered to the Republic by the said line of Mail Steamers.
  • An act to amend the laws granting retail licence money to the several settlements.
  • An Act amendatory and Supplementary to the several existing acts regulating the payment of custom house duties ; and also amending the 4th Section of an act for the relief of government approved January 12 th. 1880, and repealing the law passed January 5th. 1879.
  • Supplementary Act to an Act to increase the revenue.
  • A Resolution providing for the erection of bridges in Clay-Ashland.
  • An act regulating the Liquor Traffic.
  • An act declaring it treason, for any citizen of Liberia, (Naturalized aborigines, or Americo Liberian) to be engaged in levying war against the Republic, or in adhereing to its enemies giving them aid and comfort.
  • An Act chartering the Union Mining Company of Liberia.
  • An Act to incorporate "The Liberia Interior Association
  • A Resolution Authorizing the President to build a Gun house in the County of Maryland in the City of Harper.
  • An Act to incorporate the Ebenezer Baptist Church Maryland County of Harper.
  • A Resolution accepting the proffer of Telegraphic Communication in the Republic Liberia.
  • A Resolution assisting the Citizens of Robertsport of Monserrado County in building a bridge and Canseway through the Swamp or Creek between Krootown and the Old Garrison, and one by R.J.B. Watson 's residence also one between Jas. M. Zstrother and Charles Curtis place.
  • An additional act supplementing the several existing acts regulating the payment of the Custom House duties, and providing for the punnishment of offending.
  • An Act regurating the duties of the several Law officers of the Government.
  • An Act to incorporate the Farmers Joint Stock Raising and Trading Association.
  • An act to incorporate the Union League Society of Arthington. Montserrado County.
  • A Resolution fixing the day of adjournment of the Eighteen Legislature 2nd Session.
  • A Resolution to amend an Act to encourage Agriculture throughout the Republic of Liberia, approved January 13th 1883.
  • A Resolution making appropriation to assist the citizens of Brewerville and the old Field in the rear of Upper Calswell to throw up the worst swamps, and to bridge the running streams through them.
  • A Resolution amending a Resolution of the legislature of Liberia approved january 18th. 1876.
  • Joint Resolution in behalf of Apresident Anthony William Gardner.
  • A Resolution Appropriating of Five hundred dollars for opening and constructing a Road betwwn Harlandsville and Lower Buchanan in Bassa County.
  • A Resolution making appropriations for the opening of Findley Road in Grand Bassa County.
• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1883-1884. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office. 1884
• Acts
  • An Act Amendatory, to An Act regulating the duties of the Tax Collectors of the different Counties:
  • An Amendatory Act to an Act to amend the several existing Acts regulating the Militia.
  • An Act to repeal certain portions of the Act entitled an Act to amend the several existing Acts regulating the Militia, passed by two thrird vore Jany. 26th 1876.
  • An Act amendatory to An Act regulating the Militia in maryland County Republic of Liberia.
  • An Act authorizing the Compilation and Printing of the Decisions and Rulings of the Supreme Court.
  • An Act to incorporate Sey's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Careysburg Monteserrado County.
  • An Act to incorporate the Mc Clintock Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, Bensonville, County of Monteserrado.
  • An Act to incorporate the First Baptist Church Careysburg, Monteserrado County.
  • An Act restoring John Henry Diggs, of Grand Bassa County to the rights and privileges of citizenship.
  • Supplementary Act amendatory to an Act for the relief of Government approved Jany 9th 1883 and amending an additional act supplementing the several existing acts regulating the payment of Custom duties &c, approved Jany. 11th 1883
  • A Resolution appropriating an amount of Seventy five dollars for opening and cleaning out the Ayers Creek that leads to Baernersville in the rear of the Settlement of New Georgia.
  • An Act amendatory to an Act for the relief of Government approval January 9th. 1883, also amending an additional Act supplementing the several existing Acts regulating the payment of Custom duties &c., Approved January 11th, 1883.
  • Joint Resolution amendatory to the Joint Resolution regulating the title and privileges of the Native African Respresentatives in the National Legislature of this Republic approved Jany. 8th. 1881.
  • An Act for the establishement of High Schools in each of the Leeward Counties.
  • An Act Amendatory, to An Act creating an Interior Department.
  • Supplementary Act to the existing Acts incorporating the Aboriginal Tribes of the Republic.
  • An Act to relieve the Citizens of the Settlement of Robertsport Grand Cape Mount, Montserrado County.
  • A Resolution compensating Chief Justice C. L. Parsons of Montserrado County.
  • An Act authorizing the purchase of Steel Stamps and dates for the different Post Offices of this Republic.
  • An Act authorizing the establishing of a Settlement, and a Port of Entry at San- Petro the South Eastern boundary of the Republic of Liberia in Maryland County and an additional Port of Entry in the County of Montserrado and of Sinou.
  • Amendatory Act to the Act entitled An Act regulating the liquor traffle approved Jany. 9th 1883.
  • An Act adopting Caroline Charlotte Emmery as adopted Daughter of J. T. Emmery of the County of Monteserrado.
• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1884-5. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office.
• Acts
  • An Act restoring sundry persons to the rights and privileges of citizenship.
  • An Act repealing an act entitled anb act for the relief of Government, passed and approved January 11th, 1884, and providing for the payment of Bonds issued under the act of the Legislature and approved January 12th, 1880.
  • A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to L. C. Sherman the sum of the one hundred and thirty one dollars.
  • An Act amendatory to the fifth section of an act for the relief of Government approved January 12, 1880.
  • A resolution authorizing a discount of 5 per cent to all importers of Liquor into this Republic.
  • An Act amendatory to the ninth Section of an act to regulate the Militia, and defining the duties of the General.
  • An Act in respect to certain officers, reports.
  • An Act supplementary to an act amendatory to an act, entitled an act creating an Interior Department.
  • Joint Resolution authorizing the survey of the survey of the settlement of Brewerville.
  • An act for the encouragement of Agriculture, and authorizing and requesting the President to enter into, and conclude a commercial Treary with the Government of the United Stated of America to mutually admit free of duty certain articles of merchandise as the agriculture interest of Liberia suffers from the heavy duties by the Tariff laws of the United States upon the Liberian products imported into that county. And as it is our belief that the United States Government, would admit into her ports certain articles of Liberian products free of duties, if the Liberian Government would also admit free of duties certain merchandise, the products of the Unites States.
  • An Act Legitimizing Daniel Warner of the County of Montserrado, an illegitimate son of John J. Woodson.
  • An Act Legitimizing Josiah Abner Prosser of the County of Grand Bassa, an illegitimate son of William Henry Prosser.
  • An Act restoring sundry persons to citizenship.
  • An Act legitimizing George Henry Ash illegitimate son of Henry Ash, and adopted son of Isaaac James Ash and Mary Catherine Ash, as legal heir and son of the aforesaid Isaac James Ash, and Mary Catherine Ash of the settlement of Clay-Ashland and County of Monterrado.
  • Joint Resolution authorizing His Excellency the President to contract with Messrs H. Muller and Co., of Rotterdam, Holland, for the purchase of a Steam Gunboat.
  • An Act establishing an additional Port of Entry and Delivery at the South West side of the mouth of the Cavally River in the County of Maryland.
  • A Resolution reviving and amending the Charter of the City of Greenville in the County of Sinou.
  • Joint Resolution to incorporate a Female Institution in the Settlement of Brewerville, under the name and style of the " Garnet Memorial School."
  • A Joint Resolurion restoring Lena Morris of the City of Greenville in the County of Sinou to the right and privileges of other good citizens.
  • An Act to incorporate the M.E. Church of Greenville, Sinou Co.
  • A Joint Resolurion reimbursing the heirs of D.F. Smith and F.M. Gill, and G.R. McGill, for property lost by the burning of the house the so-called rebellion in the County of Grand Bassa in the month of August, 1884.
• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1885-1886. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office. 1886
• Acts
  • An Act providing for a Custom House at the Port of River Cess, in Grand Bassa County.
  • Resolution providing for the building of a Court House in Grand Bassa County, and repairing the Jail House in Maryland.
  • An Act defining the limits of the Port of Entry and Delivery at River Cesyers, County of Grand Bassa and providing for the appointment of a Permanet Collectior, and erection of a Custom House.
  • An Act authorizing a permanent Port of Entry and Delivery at the mouth of Mannah River, Montserrado County.
  • An Act making provision for the appointment of a Superinten dent and Sub Treasury for Montaserrado County, in the Republic of Liberia.
  • A Supplementary Port of Entry Act.
  • Joint Resolution authorizing the Secreatary of State to axamine the Manuscript purporting to be a History of Liberian written by one J.P. Artis.
  • An Act restoring George L. Mc Field of Montserrado County, Chas F. Cook of Sinoe, County and James Williams of Maryland County Republic of Liberia, to the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
  • An Act repealing the Act regulating the Liquor Traffic
• Acts Passed by The Legislature Of The Republic Of Liberia, During The Session 1887-1887. Published by Authority. Monrovia: T.W. HOWARD,- PRINTER, Government Printing Office. 18867
• Acts
  • An Act to grant Seventy five Acres of land for the Anna Morris Schools of Arthington, and to incorporate the same.
  • An Act amending an Act providing for the erectio of a Court House in Grand Bassa County.
  • Constitutional Amendadment
  • An Act Reimbursing the Suprerintendent of Robertsport.
  • An Act providing for a bridge in the Settlenment of Tallah, Grand Cape Mount.
  • Resolution for the immediate settlement of the difficulty between the Golalhs and the Boatswain tribes, and opening of the road.
  • An Amendment to the several Statutes Regulating the payment and the Collection of duties upon Imports and Exports within this Republic.
  • An Act appropriating the sum of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars, to open the Avenue for the people of Sassy Town, Louisianna Settlement.
  • A Resolution fixing theday of adjournment of the Twentieth Legislature, second session.
  • A Resolution authorizing the suspression of the rebelllions attitude assumed by the Greboes at Half Cavalla in Maruland County.
  • An Act to ineorporate Zion Grove Baptist Church of Brewersville, Montserrado County.
  • An Act to alter and amend the Several acts establishing the Judiciary and regulating the powers common to the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas of the Several Counties.