In 1931, the legislature granted 200 acres of land in the New Cess section, Timbo district to the Union of Baptist Churches of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, for missionary purposes. Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1931, pp. 34-35.
In 1933, Jacob H. Logan and Sons of Grand Bassa received a franchise to operate a ferry across the N’yah or New Cess River from Logan’s town, Goyah section on the right bank to Zeawornh’s town on the left. In 1934, the legislature voted to transfer the voting poll from Trehn-Dru, New Cess, to Wohrwehn, Trade Town section due to the “adverse topological situation” of Trehn-Dru.
Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1931, pp. 34-35; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1933, pp. 36-37; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1934, p. 17.
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