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DEVOTED TO jYEJVS, POLITICS, INDUSTRY, MORALITY, LITERATURE, AXD AMUSEMENT. Volume VI. LAWRENCEBURGH, (INDIANA;) SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1330. Numbs' 17.

BY AUTHORITY. ImILVS OF THE TJ. STATES, PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

Public No. 19. AN ACT to provide for taking (be fifth census or enumeration of (be inhabitants of the United States. Sec. 1. Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houseof Representatives of the United States of Ameriza in Congress assembled, That the Marshals of the several Districts of the United States, and of the District of Columbia, and of the Territories of Michigan, Arkansas, and of Florida, respectively, shall be, and are hereby, required, under the diiection of the Secretary of the Department of State, and according to such instructions as he shall give, pursuant to this act to cause the number of inhabitants, within their respective districts and territories, Omitting in such enumeration Indians Dot taxed) to be taken according to the directions of this act. The said enumeration shall distinguish the sexes of all free white persons, and ages of the free white males and females, respectively, under five years of age; those offive and under ten yers of age ; those of ten years and under fifteen; those of fifteen and under twenty; those of twenty and under thirty ; those of thirty and under forty; these of forty and under fifty ; those of fifty and under sixty; those of sixty and uuder seventy ; those of seventy and under eighty ;thos of eighty and under ninety; those of ninety and uuder one hundred ; those of one hundred and upwards; and shall further distinguish the number of those free white persons included in such enumeration, who are deaf and dumb, under the age of fourteen years and those of the age of fourteen years and under twenty-five, and of the age of twentyfive years and upwards; and shall further distinguish the number of those free white persons included in such enumeration, who are? blind The said enumeration shall distinguish the sexes of all free colored person?, and of all other colored persons bound to service for life, or for a term of years, and the ages of such free and other colored perons respectively, of each sex under ten years of age, those of ten and unde twenty-four; those of twenty four and under thirty-six, those of thirty-six and and under fifty-five; those of fifty-five and under one hundred; those of one hundred and upwards, and shall further distinguish the number of those free colored and other colored persons,- in cluded in the foregoing who are deaf and dumb, without regard to age and those who are blind For effecting which the marshals aforesaid have power, and are hereby required, to appoiut one or more assistants in each city and county in their respective districts and territories, residents of such city or county for which they shall be apppointed, & shall assign to each of the said as sistants a certain division of territory, which division shall not consist, in any case, of more than one county, but may include oue or more towns, townships, wards, hundreds, precincts, or parishes, and shall be plainly and distinctly bounded ; the said enumeration shall be made by an actual enquiry by such marshals or assistants, at every dwel ling house, or by personal enquiry of the head of every family. The marsh als and their assistants shall, respective ly, before entering on the performance oi ineir duty, under this act, take and subscribe an oath of affirmation, before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, Resident within their respective districts or territories, for the faithful per formance of their duties. The oath of affirmation of the marshal shall be as follows: "I, A. B. Marshal of the district (orterritory) of dosolemnly swear (or affirm) that I will truly and faithfully cause to be made, a full and perfect enumeration and description of all persons resident within my district (or territory) and return the same to the Secretary of State, agreeably to the directions of an act of Congress, entitled, An act to provide for taking the fifth Census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United Stales,' according to the best of my ability." The oath or affirmation of an assistant 6hall be as follows: "I. A. B., appoioted an assistant to the marshal of the District (or Territory)of do solemnly swearfor " affirm) that I will make a just, faithful , and perfect enumeration and description of all persons resident within the division assigned to rre for that purpose.

by the Marshal of the district (or territory) of and make due return thereof to the said marshal, agreeably to the directions of an act of Congress, entitled 'An act to provide for taking the fifth Census or enumeration d( the

inhabitants of the United States,' according to the best of my ability, and that I will tike the said enumeration and description by actual enquiry at every dwelling house within said division, or personal enquiry of the head of every family, and not otherwise." The enumeration shall commence on the first day in June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and shall be completed and closed within six calender months thereafter: the several assistants shall, within (he said six months, and on or before the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and Ihirty, deliver to the marshals by whom they shall be appointed, respectively, two copies of the accurate returns ot all persons, except ludiaos not taxed, to be enumerated as aforesaid within their respective divisions; which returns shall be made in a schedule, the form of which is annexed to this act, and which shall distinguish, in each county, city, town, township, ward, precinct, hundred, district, or parish, according to the civil divisions of the states or territories, respectively, the several families, by the name of their master, mistress, steward, overseer, or other principal persons therein. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every assistant failing, or neglecting to make a proper return, or making a false return of the enumeration to the. marshal, within the time limited by this act shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars, recoverable in the manner pointed out in the next section of this act. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Marshals shall file oue copy of each of the several return? aforesaid, and, also, an attested copy of the aggre gate amount hereinafter directed, to be transmitted by them respectively, to the Secretary ol State, with the clerks of their respective District or Superior Courts, as the case may be who are hereby directed to receive, and careful ly preserve, the same; and the Mar shal:?,respectively, shall, onor before the first day of February in Ihe year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, transmit to the secretary oi S.ate$ one copy of the several returns received from each assistant, and also the aggre gate amount of each description ot per sons within their respective Districts or Territories; and every Mai shal failing to file the returns of his assistants, or the returns of any of them, with the Clerks of the respective Courts, as aforesaid, or failing to return one copy of the several returns received from each assistant, and, also, the aggregate amount of each description of persons in their respective districts or territories, as required by this act, and as the same shall appear from 6aid returns, to the Secretary of State, within the time limited by this act, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of one thousand dollars; which forfeiture shall be recov erable in the courts of the districts or territories where the said oflence shal be committed, or within the Cir. ui Courts held within the same, by action of debt, information, or indh in-eot; the one half thereof to the use of the United States, & the ther half to the informer but, where the prosecution shall he firs instituted on behalf of the U. States, the whole shall accrue to their use, and for the more effectual discovery of 6uch offences, the Judges of the several district Courts, in the several districts, and of the Supreme Courts in the Territo ries of the Uuited btates, as aforesaid, at their next session, to be held after the expiration of the time allowed for making the returns of the enumeration, hereby directed, to the Secretary of State, shall give this act in charge to the grand juries in their respective courts, and shall cause the returns of the several assistants, and the said attested copy of the aggregate amount, to be laid before them for their inspection. And the respective clerks of the said Courts shall within thirty days after the said original returns shall have been laid before the Grand Juries aforesaid, transmit and deliver all such original return?, so filed, U the Department of State. Sec. 4. And be it farther enacted, That every assistant shall receive at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents for every hundred persons by him returned, where such persons reside in ; the country ; aud where such persons

reside in a city or town, containing more than three thousand persons, such assistant shall receive at the same rate for three thousand, and at the rate ol one dollar and twenty-five cents for every three hundred persons over three

housand, residing in such city or town ; but, where, from the dispersed situation of the inhabitants in some divisions, one dollar and twenty-five cents will not be sufheient for one hundred persons, the Marshals, with the approbation of the Judges of their respective districts or territories, may make such further allowance to the assistants, in such divis ions, as shall be deemed an adequate compensation: Vorrfed, That the same does not exceed one dollar and ecvent)hve cents lor every fifty persons by them returned: Providnt, further, That, be fore any assistant as aforesaid, shall, in any case, be entitled to receive said compensation, he shall take & subscribe the following oath or affirmation, before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, authorised to administer the same, to wit: "I, A. 13. do solemnly swear, for affirm) that the number of persons set forth in the return made by me, agree ably to the provisions ot the act enti Ih d," An act to provide for taking the fifth census, or enumeration of the in habitants of the United States,' have been ascertained by an aetual enquiry at every dwelling house or a personal enquiry of the head of every family, in exact conformity with the provisions of saiu act; and that 1 have, in every res peer, iniiiuea me amies required of me by said act to the best of my abilities ana thai tne return atoresaid is correct and md true, according to the beat of my mowledge and belief." The compen sations of the several Marshals 6hall be as follows: The Marshal ofthe District of Maine, three hundred dollars. The Marshal ofthe the District of N. Hampshire, three hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District ol Mas sachusetts, three hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal of the District o Rhode Island, two hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District of Ver moit, three hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District of Con necticut, two hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal ot the Southern Dis tiict ot New York, three hundred dol lars. The Marshal of the Northern Dis trict of New York, three hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District of New Jersey, two hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal of the Eastern Disfrict of Pennsylvania, three hundred dollars. The Marshal of the Western District of Pennsylvania, three hundred dollars. The Marsha! of the District of Delaware, one hundred and titty dollars. The Marshal of the District of Maryland, three hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal of the Eastern District of Virginia, three hundred dollars. The Marshal of the Western District of Virginia, three hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District of Kentucky, three hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal of the District of North Carolina, three hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal of the District of South Carolina, three hundred and Ciky dollars. The Marshal of the District ofGeorgia, hree bundled and fifty dollars.. The Mai shal ofthe District of East Tennessee, two hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District of West Tennessee, two hundred dollars. 'the Marshal ofthe District of Ohio, four hundred dollars. The Marshal ofthe District of Indiana, two hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal ofthe District of Illinois, two hundred dollars. The Marshal of the District of Mississippi, two hundred dollars. Th Marshals of the District of Louisiana, one hundred and twenty-five dollars each. The Marshal of the District of Alabama, two hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal of the District of Missouri, two hundred dollars. The Marshal ofthe District of Colombia, one hundred dollars. The Marshal of the Michigan Territory,one hundred and fifty dollars. The Marshal ofthe Arkansas Territory, one hundr d and fifty dollars. The Marshals of the Territory of r lonaa, respectively, one nunareudol lars.

ec. 5. And be it further enacted, by Tha Afnl,J -kH k : r :i V. I yjl (lUVUt auail UC 111 uliy lillJill) , UU UlC saidfirst dav in J une.one thousand eieht hundred and thirty, shall be returned as of such family: and the nnmp of pv-

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ery person who shall be an inhabitant of Court in the United States, or the Terany District or Territory without a ritories thereof, one half to the use of

settled place of residence, shall be inserted in the column of the schedule which is allotted for the heads of fami lies, in the division where he or she shall be, on the said first day in June; , ana every person occasionally ansem at the time of enumeration, as belong-1 inf to the u ace in which, he or he --o " I usually resides in the United States. cu,v r.. An h it f,,rfhr.. ennr-, Thill earh and Mvrv frrsnn. tnnr than sixteen years of aee, whether " I heads of families or not, belonging to herehv is rthhfr cictnnt of th rlitUmn. if rnn,r

nnv frirrmc within nnv rlicicinn rlictrif! tnetr duties unuer uus acr.

or Territory, made or established Sfc- 13- And be it further tnactcaj within the United States, shall be, and That the President of the United

true account, to the best of his or her ment3 heretofore transmitted to Conknowledge, of every person belonging gress, of all lormer enumerations oi tho (rt anrh fnmilr. rpcnprfirplv nrrHin.r population Ofthe United StatCS and

pain of forfeiting twenty dollars, to be sued for and recovered, in anv action of debt, by such assistant; the one half to his own use, and the other half to the use ofthe United States. Sec 7. And be it firther e?iacted, That each and every assistant, previ ous to making his return to the Marshal, shall cause a coirect copy, signed by himself, of the schedule containing the number of inhabitants within his division, to be set up at two of the most puhlic places within the same there to remain for the inspection of all con cerned; for each ot which copies, the said assistant shall be entitled to re ceie five dollars: Provided, Proof of the schedule having been set up, shall be transmitted to the Marshal, with the return ofthe number of persons; and, in case any assistant shall fail to mako such proof to the Marshal, w ith the return ofthe number of persons, as aforesaid, he shall forfeit the compensation allowed him by this act. Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That the Secretary of State shall be, and hereby, is, authorized and required to transmit, to the Marshals of the sev eral Districts and Territories, regulations and instructions, pursuant to this act, for carrying the same into effect; ard, also, the forms Contained therein, of the schedule to he returned, and such other forma as may be necessary in carrying this act into execution, and proper interrogatories, to be administered hy the several persons to be employed in taking the enumeration. Sec. 9. And be it further enrcted, That those States comprising two Districts, and where a part of a County may be in each District, such County shall be considered as belonging to that District in which the Court-house of said County may be situate. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That, in all cases where the superficial content of any County, or parish, shall exceed twentv miles square, and the number of inhabitants in said parish or county shall not exceed three thousand, the Marshals or assistants shall be allowed, with the approbation of the Judges of the respecive districts or territories, such further compensation as shall be deemed reasonable: Provided, That the same does not exceed four dollars for every fifty persons by them returned; and when any such county or parish shall exceed forty miles square, and the number of inhabitants in the same shall not exceed three thousand, a like allowance shall be made, not to exceed six dollars for every fifty persons so returned. Sec 11. And be it further enacted, That, when the aforesaid enumeration shall be completed, and returned to the office of the Secretary of State, by the Marshals ofthe States and Territories, he shall direct the printers to Congress to print, for the use of Congress, three thousand copies ofthe aggregate returns received from the Marshals: And provided, That if any Marshal, in any District within the United States or Territories, shall, directly or indirectly, ask, demand or receive, or contract to receive, of any assistants t be appointed by him under this act, any fee, reward or compensation, for the appointment of such assistant to discharge the duties required of such assistant under thfe act, or shall retain from such assistant any portion of the compensation allowed to the assistant

this act, the said Marshal shall be hv of a misdemeanor m

T, .n,t cKill frkrfpit .111(1 DaV I MS UUltb) uuvj anew - - r J amount of five hundred dollars, for each offence, to be recovered by suit nr indictment in any Circuit or District the Government, and the other nan it the informer; and all contracts which may be made in violation of this law, shall be void, and all sums of money or property paid, may be recovered bncic , ny me party paying ins same, court having iurisdietion of the Same. bEC. 12. And be ti further enacicu . That there shall be allowed ana paia . . .." i 1 i. .... r . i to the Marshals of the several oiaics 1 emtOIieS, and the UlStriCt OI OOlum oia meamouni oi pobiagt: uy il . 1 l l--. 4 titm rd Upectively paid on letters relating te be made a careful revision of the statetheir Territories, and to cause an ahstract of the aggregate amount of popuiauon in eacn oiaie aim xc....j to be printed by the printer to Congress, (designating the number of inhabitant!! of each description, by counties or parishes,) to the number of two thousand copies, which said copies shall be distributed as Congress shall hereafter di rect, and for that purpose, the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. o io Who are blind 7, O O be o w o A S - D 00 C a- ta o J fc cn Who grc deaf and dumb 01 the ago cf twenty. five and upwards. Who are deal and dumb of the aga of fourteen 8c under twenty-five-Who re deaf and dumb under fourteen years of ape. .-Jaena - K rc pners not iUmhzed .E at C U Who are blina. W ho are deaf and dumb of twenty five and upwards. c Who are deaf and dumb of the age i; i D of fourteen 2c tinder twenty.five. c 1HJ2'5 Who are de f and dumb under four- , S$ w ,een years of apTOTAL CO - Q CO Ol one hundred .nd upwards Of fifty-five and under one hundred, u Of thirtysix and ?jnder fifty-fivg. a f twenty-four Sc under thirty ai. j bftenanit under twenty -four, : Under ten years of ge. " 3 jo 1 C5 O O U a. Ofone hundred and upwards. Of fifty. five and under one hundreJ, Of thirty-3ix and under fifty-five. Of twentv four & under thirtv six.. u J 2 Ot veu ana unuer twenty-four. Undr ten years of ape Ot one hundred and upwards. Orjvfiy.five and under one hundred. Of thirty-ais and under fifty five O t' twenty- f our hu : n d i e r I h irt y-aix. o o IT. J Often and under twenty-four. DO ml Under ten years of ape. S o f-i f CO Ot one hundred and upwards. oFfifiy.ftve& under one hundred OfThTrtyia and under fifty five. Ot twenty lour & under th irty-sixr Of ten and under twenty. four. TJ ider ten years of uel in (4 3 C-5 ft Q c v. s 3 Of one hundred and upwa.ds. Of mnely dunerone hundred. Of eighty and under ninety. Of seventy andjander eighty. Of sixty and under seYtnty. Ot fifty and under sixty. Of forty and under fifty, S Of thirty and under "forty. ; Ot twenty and under thirty. Of fifteen and undtr twenty. c C I o Ci Ui a. Of ten and under fifteen. OfrirJand under ten. Under fie jers of e. Of one hundred nd upWHids. tit ninety and under one hundred. ui eighty and under ninety. Of seventy and fcnder eighty Of stxiyand under 8tventy! oTfiTty and under sixty. Ot forty and under fifty. Of thirty i d under forty. J Ot irtniy . nd under thirty. Of fifteen and unOer twentyT Often and under fifteen. Of five and unTeMen". Under five years of ge' Name of henda of fawUif. Names of County,City,W'ard, Town, I ownahip.Fansh, rrecinct.llundrea or wairici Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of RiprtssnUluu JonN C. Calhoun, tlce-Prcsident cf the United Staks and President vf the Senate; Approved, Maich Q3, 1S30. ANDREW JACKSON-