Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-08
CENSUS.


CENSUS.
The fourth Census or enumeration
the Inhabitants Of the United States con
meuces on Monday the 9TH August inst.
and each head Of family, when called OF
is TO make return to the assistant oil IN
Marshal Of vail The persons belonging
the family, on the first Monday IN H'
gust including those who may be dscfa'
ed at the time vhen the account Is taken
and leaping out infants born after tina
day."-The following are the interrogato
ries directed TO be put by the assistant
(See schedule.
1t is to be noted, that 10 New-Jersey
all persons OF color, born Of slaves sinc'
1904, are declared by law 10 be free
though subject to service as apprentices
and OF course this description OF persons
are TO be placed under the class OF fret
colored persons.-N. Bruaswiek Times.
Interrogatories TO be put by the Assistants
of the Marshais, an taking the Fourth
Census os Enumeration Of :ke !aaab,-
tants of the United States.
/. Who was, on the first Monday in
August. 1920, the head master, mistress,
STEWARD, overseer, or other principal per
son, as the case may bel Of this family
2. What number Of Free White Males
we're there. on that day, in the family,
under ten years OF age?
8. What number Of ten aud under six
teen?
a. What number between sixteen and
eighteen?
5. What number (iucInding the head
Of sixteen and under twenty
8. What number (iucluding the head)
of twenty-six and under forty-five ?
z. What humber (incfnding the head
of forty-fve and upwards ?
8. How many Free White Females, un-
der ten years of age
0. How Of ten, and under sixteen?
10. How many Including the head) of
sixteen and under twenty-six
II. How many (iucluding the head) Of
twenty.six aod under forty five?
IL How many (including the head) of
forty-fve and upwards!
IS. How many Foreigners not natural
isfd?
H. How many persons engaged in
agriculture
IS. How many persons engaged 10
Commerce?
TO- How many persons engaged in
Manu- factures p *Among the persons
engaged in manufactures are to be incln-
ded all persons Of the mechanical profes-
sions or handicrafts.
II. How many Male Slayes under four
teen?
49, How many Of fourteen and under
twenty-six?
10. How many Of twenty.six and under
forty-five?
20. How many Of forty-five and up
wards?
81. How many Female Slaues under
fourteen +?
%. How many Of fourteen and under
twenty-six
%. How many OF twenty-six and under
forty-five?
"a. How many Of forty-fiye and up
wards?
2s. How many Free COloured Males
under fourteen?
20. How many Of fourteen aud under
twenty six?
81. How many OF twenty-six and under
forty. five?
% How many Of forty-fve and up.
wards?
49, How many Free CoIoured Females
under fourteen?
80. How many Of fourteen and under
twenty-sixp
81. How many Of twenty-six and under
forty-fise?
80. How many Of foriy-fiye and up
wards?
SO. How many other persons, ercepf
Indians not tared2
81. Was there any person here Without
settled place Of residencc2 land If SOY what
was his or her name?
IS. Was there any person belonging to
the family. occasionally absent from il /?
(and il SOY Of which sex, and what age,
colour and condition?
m. B. The Assistants will give notice,
if necessary, to the free persons over six
teen years Of age, Of their obligation to
answer these interrogatories, by reading
TO them the sixth section of the Act.l 81
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
Extract Of letter from one of the Cape de Verd
Islands to gentleman in Boston, dated
/" Vila de Praya, ST. Jago, May 20
The Slave Trade which has been car