1828. Amount brought forward, $6,912 56 The four following drafts for supplies for the Colony 50 45 35 93 80 66 29, "B. O. Peers, balance due him for services as Agent, August 5, C. C. Andrews, on account of board and tuition of Washington Davis, a youth of colour, 7, "Lot Carey's draft in favour of John Andrews, for 11, "Rev. William Hawley, to defray his expenses while on business of the Society at N. York, and Vt. &c. 16,"Lot Carey's draft in favour of W. Ropes, Esq. for supplies to the Colony, 20, "J. A. Kennedy, for postage 3 months, ........... 50 989 89 26 13 40 “R. R. Gurley, expenses on a visit to Mr. Ashmun, Sept. 9, “J. Kennedy's Salary, rent of Office, &c. .... 11," J. McPhail, charter of brig Nautilus, Oct. 11," J. McPhail, for transportation of Colonists, 142 81 200 1,200 112 81 12 82 400 14 40 800 66 "Dr. Joseph Mechlin, on account of Salary, 66 "J. A. Kennedy, for postage, Nov. 17, "C. C. Andrews, for board, &c. W. Davis, 66 "R. R. Gurley, for provisions furnished by Captain ..... 130 92 75 450 674 40 Amount carried forward, $16,459 97 "R. R. Gurley, for Salary, 31," J. Ashmun, for balance of account, 1829. Jan. 66 7, To C. C. Andrews, for support of W. Davis, Amount brought forward, $16,459 97 42 24 10 225 "Rev. William Hawley, for expenses to Vermont, 21,"Lot Carey's draft for supplies, 1828. Discounts paid on monies borrowed, viz. Nov. 16, To amount reimbursed of monies borrowed, Dec. 18, " 1829. ditto ditto ditto ditto, Jan. 21, “balance in hand, including $76 counterfeit notes, 108 48 500 500, 1,484 81 $19,561 93 Supra CR. 1828. Jan. 31, By balance in hand, including $71 counterfeit notes, Amount brought forward, $13,969 29 And also by proceeds of notes and bills discounted as 1828. Jan. 21, By balance in hand, including $76 in counterfeit notes, $1,484 81 B. E. January 22, 1829. RICHARD SMITH, Treasurer American Colonization Society. APPENDIX. (PAGE 21.) Office of the American Colonization Society. WASHINGTON, May 18, 1825. Ar a special meeting of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, the digest of the laws, and the plan of civil government for Liberia, as adopted by the Agents of this Society, having been read and considered, it was, on motion, Resolved, That the Board of Managers, considering the satisfactory information afforded by recent accounts from the Colony, of the successful operation of the plan of the civil government thereof, as established by their Agents in August last, and seeing therein reason to reconsider their instructions to the Agent of the 29th of December, 1824, now approve of the principles in that form of government, and give their sanction to the same. Resolved, That the digest of the laws be referred to a committee to examine the same, and compare them with the Constitution and laws of 1820, and report to the next stated meeting. Office of the American Colonization Society, WASHINGTON, MAY 23, 1825. At a meeting of the Board of Managers, this day, the committee appointed at the last meeting, presented the following resolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, That the Board, having considered the digest of the laws now in force in the Colony of Liberia, dated August 19, 1824, as prepared by the Agent, do approve the same, and declare the same to be, under the Constitution, the law of the Colony, adding thereto the following: In case of failure to find recognizances for good behaviour, when required, the person so failing shall be subjected to such labour on the public works, or other penalty as the Agent shall prescribe, until he shall find re cognizance, or the object for which it was required of him shall have been answered. In all cases of banishment, where the banished person has no heir in the Colony, the land held by him shall revert to the Colony. Resolved, That this declaration of the law of the Colony, shall not be construed to annul or impair any regulations which the Agent, under his constitutional authority, may have seen fit to establish subsequent to the above date of August 19, 1824. Resolved, That the Resident Agent cause to be printed two thousand copies of the Constitution, government, and laws, of the Colony of Liberia, as established by this Board at Washington, 23d May, 1825. JAMES LAURIE, Acting President. R. R. GURLEY, Resident Agent. CONSTITUTION For the Government of the African Colony at Liberia. ARTICLE I. All persons born within the limits of the Territory held by the American Colonization Society, in Liberia, in Africa, or removing there to reside, shall be free, and entitled to all such rights and privileges as are enjoyed by the citizens of the United States. ARTICLE II. The Colonization Society shall, from time to time, make such rules as they may think fit for the government of the settlement, until they shall withdraw their Agents, and leave the settlers to the government of themselves. ARTICLE III. The Society's Agents shall compose a Board, to determine all questions relative to the government of the settlement, shall decide all disputes between individuals, and shall exercise all judicial powers, except such as they shall delegate to Justices of the Peace. ARTICLE IV. The Agents shall appoint all officers not appointed by the Managers, necessary for the good order and government of the settlement. ARTICLE V. There shall be no slavery in the settlement. ARTICLE VI. The common law, as in force and modified in |