Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-13

acSi groups all me Tree persons, other ha n
whi'eJ IN single column.
The form Of the schedule a,,,;-. %
the whole oi a division; but il is ;hr de.
sign OF the ACT TO cb:siu exasl accounts
u Inc rurrhers of the inhabitsn,s in every
smaii as well as in every large division of
The 'etrito'y Of he United States. yo,r
assistants, therefore, are distinctly 10 p .
mum rate the Persons, (namipp The be,5s
OF iasaines) in each separate portion OF
theis respective divisions, a,reeab.y 10 the
annexed form marked CAL The smaller
portions OF division will be dies en,Iv
ues'Sna Ell IA ciifaren; states. In some
states. the subdivisions consist only &c
towns and co.niies or cities. towns aud
cornsies; and I'll these, the towns ccro...
heSd rot mesely compact settlements.
ou' tracts OF several miles square the
same 'nss IN other sta'es are called town.
snPS YIN Some states the Counties -
usieec Snto hundreds. In others there are
ds'fic'sAwhich comprehend several c,,n.
ties and In ore (Sou,h Carolina, a die.
'r'ce contains several parishes, or sayera al
coun les and parishes Hence the direc.
non IN the act, to each marshal and TO
eacn secretary Of territory, TO assign 10
each assistant ce,tain division OF his dis
r'ct or territory, which division shat, mo-,
CONSIST OF more than one county or civ.
pu' may oonsis, of one or more town.
to~nsh'ps,.war hundreds or parishes
In making the. enumeration, The 5,h
seciipn of the aet is to be particularly no.
tcea between the FIRST monday OF Au.
gus, next and the day of actually Mum
oeTing iamiiy, some OF lis msn.bsrs NAV
change heir residence nevertheless
such members are TO be numbered with
'he family IN which trey resided on The
SAID list Msndsy OF August. And in every
family u will be necessary 10 put the fol.
lowing questions !,
ISL. is the master or mistress
seward or overseer, or other PRINCIPAL
person thereins
"a. How many free white males are
10 The family, under ten year: OF age
sds iiow Tany of ten, aud under six.
teen years?
4th' How many Of sixteen, and under
twenty six yearsi
5'h. How many of twenty six. and nm.
der forty FIVE yea,sl
nd
up~ards A''N
Inc three last questions will of course
include heads OF fam,lies.1
the same SIX questions are to be ask ,
ed concerning free white females of tbose
respective ages, ."o''
7th linen, how many other free persons
are there in the family, excen. indians
not taxed.
9Th. hcw many. slaves.
9Th. Had any other person or nersons
their usual abode insthe family. on the 6rst
Monday ot.August, N1o! If any, of what
description That&A were they male or
temaief OF what ages : Ofwhat colors
were they Tree ;or slaves. Each person
comPrehended inthese questions, isIo be,
numbered with such family, in the column
to which he or she properly belongs. On
the o,her hand, any person who. at the
tine OF the actual enumeration has his n
sual abode in family, hut who on the
said first Monday of August, 1910. was
member OF, or had his usual abode in
any family of the United States. as he will
De numbered with the latter, he is TO be
omitted in the former.
Each ard every free person more than
sixteen years old, belonging to any fami
", ,s-obiiged by the sixth section of the
act,~to answer these questions, OF other.
WISE 20 give true account, if required
to thfbest Of his or her knowledge of p,I
anp sxsry person belonging to such IA :.
mi u aceording to the several descripti
uhs atoIssaid, under the penalty of twenty
dollars. The fifth section also directs that
persons having no settled place of resi- !.
dsnce, snail have their names inserted in
the schedule, in the column allotted for tn e
heads OF families, in that division in which
ne or she shall be on the first Mondav of
august next. And every person occasion
ally absent is to be considered, at the time
OF the enumeration, as belonging TO that
place In which he or she Usually resides in
IN tie Unitrd States.
The enumeration in division be;no
Completed, the assistant is to make cor
fect Copies, signed by himself, OF the sobe
Guile eoptai1ins the number of inhabitan,s
wsshin MS division, and cause the SAND
TO be set up in two of the most pubIic
places within the same there to remain
for the inspection of all concerned. l.hcse
copies viii distinguish (agreeabIy to the
direction IN the first section of the antN In
each county, hundred, parish, township.
!owu or city Of his division, the sew Ell
families, by the names OF their master
mistress, steward, oyerseer or other nrin
cipal person therein. The design of the
copies tnas 10 be set up, appears IN h,.
tl4t at apy of the inh Miami <,..--.-r