The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-05

allowed Tor making the returns OF the
enumeration hereby directed, to the Sec
retury of State, shall give this act in
charge to the grand jurie. in their res
pechve courts, and shall cause the re-
turns of the several assistants, and the
said attested copy of the aggregate a.
mount, to be laid before them Tor their
inspection.
Sec. 4. And be IL /rfher enacted,
That every assistant shall receive at the
rate of one dollar for every hundred per-
sons by him returned, where such per-
sons reside in the country and where
such persons reside in city or town,
containing more than three thousand
persons, such assistant shall receive
at the rate OF one dollar for every three
hundred persons : but where, from the
dispersed situation Of the inhabitants in
some divisions, one dollar will be suffic.
lent Tor one hundred persons, the mar
shals, with he appreciation Of the judges
OF their respective districts or territories,
may make such further allowance to the
assistants in such divisions as shall be
deemed an adequate compensation
Prosided, The same does not exceed
one dollar and twenty cents for ev-
cry fifty persons by them returned:
Pro0ided further, That before any assis.
tant, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to re-
ceive said compensation, he shall take
and subscribe the following oath or al
firmation, before some judge or justice
OF the peace, authorized to administer
the same, to wit II, "A. b. do solemn
y swear or affirm, that the number oi
persons set forth in the return made by
me, agreeably to the provisions Of the
act, entitled An act 10 provide Tor TAX
ing the fourth census or enumeration oi
the inhabitants of the United States, and
for other purposes, have been asceI.
tanned by an actual enquiry at every
dwelling house, or of the head of every
family, III exact conformity with the pro.
visions OF said act and that ! have, in
every respect, fulfilled the duties equlr-
ei of me by said act, to the best OF my
abilities and that the return aforesaid is
correct and true, according to the best
of my knowledge ard belief. The sew
eral marshals shall receive as follows I:
| he marshal of the District OF Name,
two hundred and fifty dollars; the mar
shal of the District OF New Hampshire,
two hundred and fifty dollars the mar
shal OF the District OF Massachusetts,,
three hundred dollars; the marshal OF
the District Of hode. Island, one hun.
dred and fifty dollars; the marshal OF the
District Of onnecticut, two hundred
dollars the marshal of the District oi
Vermont, two hundred and fifty dollars ;
the marshal of the southern district oil
New York. two hundred and fifty dol
lars the marshal OF the district ol New.
Jersey, two hundred dollars the mar
shal Of the eastern district Of Pennsylva.
MIA, three hundred dollars; the marshal
of the we tstem district OF Pennsylvania,
two hundred dollars the marshal OF the
district of Delaware. one hundred dol
lars; the marshal of the district of MARY
land, three hundred dollars: the marshal
of the eastern district OF Virginia, three
hundred dollars the marshal Of the west.
ern district of Virginia, two hundred
dollars; the marshal OF the district OF
Kentucky, three hundred dollars: the
marshal of the district OF North. Carolina,
three hundred and fifty dollars the mar.
shal ofthe district of South Carolina, three
hundred dollars the marshal OF the dis
trict of Georgia, three hundred dollars /;
the marshal Of the district Of east len
nessee, one hundred and fifty dollars !;
the marshal Of the district OF west Ten
nessee, one hundred and Fifty dollars {;
the marshal Of the district OF Ohio, three
hundred dollars; the marshal Of the
district Of Indiana, two hundred dollars !;
the marshal ofthe district of Illinois, Ont
hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal ol
the district of Mississippi, one hundred
and fifty dollars the marshal uf the dis.