The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-17


detection ofcrrOrs practicable.
In due t,m., after setting an those copies and
before the first Monday OF ] .nuary, 1911. each
assistant IS to make 10 you accurate return in
the form, above prescribed Of all persons, excep,
Indians, not taxed, within his DIVISION under the
penalty oftwo hundred dollars, on failing SO to
do.
Having received the return from YOUR assis
tAn,s, You will theretrom compile An bstract
turn in the form marked (B) and then file the
returns OF your assistants with the clerk 'oftnc
district or superior court,) who is required b,
the act to receive and carefully preserve the
same And on or before the Fl ST day of March,
1871, you are by the act required to transmit, to
the Secretary of State, the aggregate amount of
each description of persons vii hin your district,
Tor terr',ory) But by" aggregate amount"
do not understand the mere total of your whole
(distr'ct or territory but the" aggregate a.
mount" in each subdivision of il, from which a
general" aggregate amount" should alsa be sta
It'd. estlonably it was the intention Of
Congress, IN requiring tho numbers of inhab
,annts, under all tie prescribed heads of enume
ration, in each town. township, city, parish, hun.
dre'l and county, tn be distinctly and separately
taken, that the population of every such m all
portion or subdivision of territory should not on
ly be ascertained, but returned to the Department
of State to be printed and published, IS well for
general information for the use of the Con
9ress and the executive, to whom such knowl
edge OF local population will be necessary to en-
able them, in the administration of the affairs
ot the general government, to provide with equal
Justice, tor the interests of every portion of the
Union Such particular returns will also be We
| ry useful IN the administration of the several
state governments. You will therefore make TO
the Secretary of State your returns according To
the civil division of year district, territory
whether they be towns, townships, cities, pa
rishes, hundreds ct counties, and also by dis
.ric,s compromising counties and parishes and
to suhJoin, a rec,ptulation, which shall exhibit
IN small compass, the aggregate amount of
each description of persons in your whole dis
trict
You possess the right TO select your assistants
| and on this point think it only necessary to
| suggest to you, that the employment OF persons
IN that service who are d,lgent faithful, & are
withal accurately acquainted with the divis ions
! assigned to them, will be the most eligible mode
oi carrying the provisions of the law into com
! plete efi-ct
| With the forms of returns, 1 send you speci
| men OF the manner in which think they may
most conveniently be filled up by each of your
| assistants By taking quire of common paper,
or as many sheets as his enumeration will re.
quire, and stitching them through at the usual
told, as q book, and prefxing the form of IN.
| return, to project beyond the edges of the book,
| he VIII Away have Under his eye the nee, sssry
guide to the proper columns in which entries are
| to be made. without being obliged to repeat the
heading at the top OF each sheet. Still further
to facilitate his labors, and to- prevent mistakes,
| nave caused to be printed under the heading Of
each column, conspicuous figures, denotirg the
different classes, as to their ages, of the per-
sons tn be numbered, which At d glance of The
eye willpomt to the column in which each entry
rs TO be made.
| Thinking 1t necessary that each of your assis-
tan,s should have copies of the laws and of
| these instructions, the competent numbers for
their use are sent herewith, as noted below
Be pleased, by the earliest conveyance, to ac-
knowledge the receipt of tins letter and of the
papers mentioned as accompanying it.
l have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, sir,
| Your obedieni servant,
| (SignedJ
II. SMITH.
| Lisr of papers enclosed.
| Copies of tits ieilc" nst'uctIons.
| Copies of the act CT Congress for the third
CENSUS.
Copies of the assistants oath
Copies OF the M sh.l Secretary's oath.
Copies of the assistants returns
Copies OF the NJ ,rshal or Secretary's return.
TO The Marshal or Secretary Of