The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-07-25

(naming the heads oil families) in each sepa-
rate portion of their respective divisions,
greeably TO the annexed form marked (A)
the smaller portions Of . division will bo
differently designated in different States. IN
soma States, the subdivisions consist only OF
towns and couities and in these, the towns
'ioomprehend not merely compac, settlements
but tracts OF several miles square the same
that in olher States are called townships. In
some States the counties are divided into
hundreds In others there are districts
which comprehend several counties and in
one (Sou,h-Carolina) district contains sev
eral parishes, or several counties ai,d parish
es. Hence the direction in ihe act, To each
Marshall and TO each Secretary Of a Terlito>
ry, TO assign 10 each assistant a certain diH-
sion of his District or Territory, which diri.
sion shall not consist OF more than onecouif-
ty or city, but may consist Of one or more
towns, townships, wards, hundreds OF parisis-
eS.
In making the enumeration, the 5th Sec
ton OF the act is TO be particularly noticed,
Between the FIRST Monday in August next,
and the day OF actually numbering family.
some of its members muy change tGeir resi-
dence /; nevertheless such members are TO
be numbered with the family in which they
resided ON the said lst Monday OF August.
And in every family i, will be necessary 10
put the following questions -
LIST Who is the master or mistress, STE
ward or overseer, or other principal person
therein
: Cd. How many free white males are in the
faulty, under ten years OF age !
Sd. How many of ten, and under sixteea
years
4th. How many of sixteen, and under 90
years
sth. How many of twenty six, and under
forty five years
6th How mSny of forty five years, and
upwards!
The three last questions will OF course
include i.c,ds of families.
The same six questions are to be asked
concerning free white females OF those res-
pec,ive ages,3
9TH. Then, how many other free persons
arc there in the family, except Indians not
taxed. -
9th. How many slaves.
9th. Had any other person or persons their
usual abode in the family, on the first Mon-
day of August, 1910 If any Of what des-
cription That is, where they male or te-
male ! Of what ages OF what colours {
Where they free or slaves. Each person
comprehended in these questions, is TO be
numbered with such family, in the column to
which he or she properly belongs. On me.
other hand, any person who. ut tie time OF
the actual enumeration has his usual abode
in family, but who on the said first Monday
of August, ID 10, was a member OF, or had
his usual abode in any family OF the United
States, as he will be numbered .ith the Iat>
ter, he is to be omitted in the former.
Each and every free person more than
sisteen years old, belonging to any family. is
obliged by the sixth section OF the act, 10 III
swer these questions, or otherwise 10 give
true account, il required, 70 the best oil his
or her knowledge oil all and every person be.
longing TO such family, according TO 'ht sew
erai descriptions Aforesaid, under he.penoily
of twenty dollars. The fifth section also di-
reefs that persons having no settled place of
residence, shall have their names Inserted Ia
the schedule, in the column allotted Tor the
head of families, in that division in which hc
or she shall be OH the first Monday oi A1-
gust next. And every person occasionally
absent is to be considered, at the time OF the
enumeration, as belonging 10 that placc in
which he or she usually resides IN the United
States.
The enumeration in division being COM
plcted, the assistant is TO make corrcctc copies
signed by himself, of the schedule containing
the number OF inhabitants within his division
and cause the same to be set up in two OF tho
most pubIick places within the same there
to remain for the inspection of all concerned.
These copies will distinguish (sgrceably to
the direction in the first section oi the act)
in each county, hundred, parish, townsE'p,
town or city of his division, the several ieml-
lies, by The names OF their master, mistress,
steward, oyerseer or other piipcipal person
therein The design OF the copies thus 10
be set up, appears 10 be, that if any OF the
inhabitants discover errors in the enumera-
: lion, they may be made known 10 the assis-
.,ar, nj the naminp OF the heads uf families