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Acts of Liberian Legislature

1885-1886

An act to incorporate the St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church of the City of Greenville, Sinoe County [naming James G. Monger (pastor), R. H. Montgomery (senior warden), J. S. S. Wicks (vestryman), John Davis (vestryman), Isaac J. Higgins (vestryman) and George A. Dunbar, Jr. (vestryman)] (1886, p. 3).

An act providing for a custom house at the port of River Cess in Grand Bassa County [appropriating five hundred dollars for building] (1886, pp. 3-4).

Resolution providing [five hundred dollars] for the building of a court house in Grand Bassa County and [three hundred dollars for] repairing the jail house in Maryland Count (1886, pp. 4-5).

An act defining the limits of the port of entry and delivery at River Costers, county of Grand Bassa, and providing for the appoint of a permanent collector and erection of a custom house (1886, p. 5).

An act authorizing a permanent port of entry and delivery at the mouth of the Mannah River, Montserrado County [appropriating four hundred dollars annual for collector’s salary and found hundred dollars for building} (1886, pp. 5-6).

An act making provision for the appointment of a superintendent and sub-treasurer for Montserrado County in the Republic of Liberia (1886, p. 6).

A supplementary port of entry act [adding Dodolu to the list of towns within the Half Cavalla port’s jurisdiction] (1886, pp. 6-7).

Joint resolution authorizing the secretary of state to examine the manuscript purporting to be a history of Liberia written by one J. P. Artis [and appropriating one hundred and fifty dollars for publication, if the manuscript is approved by the government] (1886, p. 7).

An act restoring George L. McField 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 (1886, p. 7).

An act repealing the act regulating the liquor traffic [placing a sixty cent duty in gold on every gallon of run, gin, whiskey, brandy, Sweet Johnny and other alcoholic liquors] (1886, pp. 7-8).

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.