The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-22

territories OF the United States as aforesaid, at
heir next sessions, to be held after the expira-
ton OF the time allowed for making the returns
OF The enumeration, hereby directed to the Sec.
rotary oil State, Shall give this act in charge to
the grand lur,es in their respective courts, and
shall cause the returns of the severa, assistants
| and the said sttested copy CS the aggr gate n
mount store said, be laid before them for their
inspection.
Sec. 4 And be il further enacted, That eve
ry assistant shall receive at the ofone dollar
I Tor every hundred persons by Inn returned,
where such persons reside in the country and
where such persons reside III city,or town con-
| tanning more than three Thousand persons, such
assistant shall receive at the rate of dollar for
every three hundred persons but where, fir m
the dispersed situation the inhabitants, in some
divisions, one dollar for every hundred persons
shall I've insufficient, the msrsha's secretaries
with the appreciation oil the Judges of their res.
pective districts or territories, may make such
further allowance 10 the assistants in such divi-
sons as shall he deemed an adequate compen-
sation provided the same does not exceed one
dollar and twenty ike cents fJr every fifty per-
sons by them returned. The several marshals
and secretaries shall receive follows The
| marshal OF the district of Maine, two hundred
and hfty dollars the marshal of the district OF
| New Hampshire two hundred and Fifty dollars /;
! the marshal of the district of Massachusetts,,
three hundred dollars the marshal the dis
trlct of Rhode Island, one hundred and fifty dol
lars the marshal of the district of Connecticut,
! two hundred dollars tie marshal ofthe district
OF Vermont, two hundred and fifty dollars the
marshal cfthe district of New York, four hun
| dred dollars; the marshal OF the district of New
| Jersey, two hundred dollars the marshal Of the
dstr ct OF Pennsylvania, four hundred dollars
the marshal ct the district of Delawa re- one
| hundred dollars the marshal of the district of
| Maryland, three hundred dollars the marshal
| of the district of Virginia FIVE hundred dollars
| ne m prSta al Inf -+oE
hundred dollars the marshal oftbc district of
North Carolina, three hundred and fifty dollars !;
| the marshal of the district of South Carolina,
three hundred dollars the marshal OF the dis.
trct OF Columbia, fifty dollars the marshal of the
district of Georgia, three hundred dollars the
marshal OF the district of East Tennessee, one
hundred and fifty dollars the marshal of the
| district CT West Tennessee, one hundred and
nifty dollars tie marshal Of the Ohio district,
two hundred liars the Secretary of the Mis-
ssspPi territory two hundred dollars the sec
rotary OF the Indiana territory, one hundred dol
| lars the secretary ofthe Michigan territory,
one hundred dollars the secretary the Illinois
territory, one hundred dollars the secretary of
the territory OF Orleans, one hundred and fifty
dollars; the secretary ofthe territory of Louisi.
ana, one hundred dollars.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That eve.
ny person whose usual place of abode shall be in
any family on the aforesaid first Monday of Au.
gust next, sha!ibe returned, as Of such family
| ana me name oil every person who shall be an
lnhabitant Of any district or territory without a
seuled place OF residence, shall be inserted in the
column of the schedule which is allotted for the
heads OF families in that division where he or she
shall be, on the said first Monday of August
next and every person occasionally absent at
lne time OF enumeration, as belonging to that
place IN which he or she usually resides in the
u. States
Sec 6 And be it further enacted, That each
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ofaSe, whether heads of families or not. belong.
ing to any family within any division, district or
territory made or established within the United
States shall be, and hereby obliged to render To
such assistant of the division, il required, a true
account, to the best of his or her knowledge OF
all and every person belonging 10 such family re.
spectively, according to the several descriptions
aforesaid, OH pain Of torfeitng twenty dollars, tc
be sued for and recovered in AN action of debt by
such assistant, the one half the use ofthe Uni
ted States.
Sec. 7. And be It further enacted, That each
and every assistant previous TO making his return
TO The marshal or secretary Gas the may be
snail cause correct copy, signed by himself, OF
the schedule containing the number OF inhabi-
tants within his division, to be so set UP at two
OF the most public places within the same,
there TO remain for the inspection of ali concer
ned for each OF which copies the said assistant
Shall be entitled TO receive Two dollars, provided
Proct OF the schedule having been SO set up and
suffered to remain, shall be transmitted to the
marshal or secretary, Gas the may beg with
the return CT the number Of persons and in
case any assistant shall fail TO make such proof
to the marshal or secretary aforesaid, he shall
forfeit the compensation by this act allowed him.
| Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
SecrctVy Of State shall be, and hereby is authe-
rised and required to transmit to the marshals of
the several states and to the secretaries afore-
said, regulations and Instructions pursuant to
this act, for Carrying the into effect, and al
50, the forms contained therein the schedule to
be .eturned and proper interrogations to
be administered by the several persons to be en-
ployed therein.
Sec. 9. And be il further enacted, that in
case there shall be secretary in either of the
territories of the United States, the duties drec
ted by this act 10 be performed by the secretary,
| may be performed by the Governor Of such terri
tory, who shall receive the same compensation
to which the Secretary would be entitled for the
performance ofsaid duties, and 1e subject to the
same penalties.
]. B. VARNUM
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
GEO CLIN TON.
Pee ReShdent of the United States,
and PrcSideAt If The SsnGte.
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