Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-18

Be it enacted by tie Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
ofAmerica in Congress assembled, That
the marshals of the several districts OF
the United States, and of the District oil
Columbia, and of the Territories Of Mis-
souri,, Michigan, and Arkansas, respec-
lively, shall be, and they are hereby,
authorized and required, under the di-
recton of the Secretary Of State, and &C
cording to such instructions as he shall
give, pursuant to this act, to cause the
number of the inhabitants within their
respective districts and territories to be
taken, emitting, in such enumeration,
Indians not taxed, and distinguishing
free persons, including those bound to
service for a term Of years, from all
others; distinguishing, also, the sexes
and colors Of free persons, and the free
males under ten years of age; those Of
ten years and under sixteen; those of
sixteen and under twenty-six; those of
twenty-six and under forty-ive; and
those Of forty-6ye and upwards; and,
also, distinguishing free females under
ten years Of age; those often and under
sixteen; those of sixteen and under
twenty-six; those of twenty-six and I'M
der forty five and those of forty-hve and
upwards; and also distinguishing the
number of persons engaged in agpicul-
ture, commerce, and manufactures, re-
spectiyely. For effecting which the
marshals aforesaid shall have power,
and they are hereby, respectively, au-
thorized and required to appoint one or
more assistants in each county and city,
in their respective districts and terrific
ries, residents of the county and city for
which they shall be appointed, and shall
assign certain division to each of the
said assistants, which division shall not
consist of more than one county or city,
but may include one or more towns,
townships, wards, hundreds, or parishes,
plainly and distinctly bounded by water
courses, mountains, public roads, or
other monuments. And the said enume-
ration shall be made by an actual inquiry
at every dwelling house, or of the head
every family, and not otherwise. The
marshals and their assistants shall, re-
spectively, take an oath or affirmation be-
fore some judge or justice of the peace,
resident within their respective districts
or territories, before they enter on the
duties required by this act The oath
or affirmation of the marshal shall be as
follows: l, A. B. marshal of the district
of - do solemnly swear, (or affirm
that will we'll and truly cause to be
made just and perfect enumeration and
description of all persons resident with
in my district, Cor territory,) and also an
account of the manufactures, except
household manufactures, and return the
same to the Secretary of.State, agreea-
bly, to the directions of an act Of Con-
gress, entitled " An act to provide for
taking the fourth census or enumeration
of the inhabitants of the United States,
and for other purposes" according to
the best of my ability. The oath or af-
iirmation of an assistant shall be: l, A..
b. do solemnly swear, Cor affirm that
! will make just and perfect enumera-
ton and description of all persons resi-
dent within the division assigned to nae
for that purpose, by the marshal of ----
and also an account of the manufactures,
except household manufactures, and
make due return thereof to the said
marshal, agreeably to the directions of
an act of Congress-, entitled " An act to
provide for taking the fourth census or
enumeration of the inhabitants of the
United States, and for other purposes"
according =. - the best Of my abilities.
The enumeration shall commence on
the first Monday of August, in the year
Sne thousand eight hundred and twenty,
and shall close within six calendar
months thereafter. The several assist
ants shall, within the said six months,
transmit to the marshals, by whom they
shall respectively be appointed, accu-
rate returns of all persons, except In
dams not taxed, within their respective
divisions; which returns shall be made
in a schedule, distinguishing in each
county, city, town, township, ward, or
parish, the several families, by the names
oftheir master, mistress, steward, over
seer, or other principal person therein
in the manner following: The number
Of persons within my division, consisting
Of -, appears in a schedule hereto
annexed, subscribed by me this - day
of -, in the year one thousand eigh
hundred and twenty. A. B. assistant t
the marshal OF ---.