The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25
Iaie Census f5iEi.
Vogse ef Regreaentatiircs. -.Aga..L

A blii 10 provide for taking censns or enumeration of the inhabitants of the
 eastern division of the Territory of Mi chlgan and ofthe Territory ofArkansas.
 De enacted, 8c., That the marshals of the eastern division of the Territory of Mi- chigan and of the Territory of Arkansas, respectively, shall be, and arc hereby, re- qHIred, under the direction of the Secretary l of the department of State. and aecording to such instructions as he shall give, parsu- ant to this act, to cause the number of the inhabitants within their respective Ter fntorles as aforesaid, {ofnitting in such euI- ifiefatitaii Indians not taxed }, t De tases,
 eofding to the directions of this act. The said enumeration shall distinguish the sexes of all free white persons, and ages of the free white males and females. respectively.
 under 5 years of age; those of , and under 10 years of age; those of 10 and under ;:
 those of IS and under 20; those of 20 and under 30; those of30 and under 40: those of 40and under 50; those of 50 and under 60:
 those of60 and under 70; those of TO and under 80; those of 80 and under 90, those
 of 90 and under 100; those of 100 and up
 wards. The said enumeration shall also distinguish the sexes Of all slaves aad! et
 all free colored persons, respectively, of
 each sex those of ten, and under 24 those
 Of 24 and under 36; those of 36 and under
 5; those oi 55 and under 100; aud those of I00and upwards. For efiectiag which, the
 marsbals aforesaid shall have power, and
 are hereby required to appoint one or more
 assistants in each city and county in their respective Territories, residents of such city or county for which they shall be appointed, and shall assign 10 each of the said assist ants q certain division of territory, which l division shall not consist. in any case of moro than one county, but may include one
 or more towns. townships, wards, hundreds, precincts, or parishes, and shall be plainly and distinctly bounded. The said cnume-
 ration shall be male by an actual inquiry by such marshals or assistants at every dwelling mouse, CT y personal inquiry of the 1 head of every family. T he marshais and their assistants shall respectively, before entering on the performance of their duty under this act, take and subscribe an oath or or a2tli11glaton, 2 before some judge or justice tive Territories, for the faithful performance of their duty; the oath or affirmation of the marshal shall be asiollows ;--f. A. F. mar shal of the Territory of --, do solemnly swear Cor affirm that I will truly and iaith- fully cause to be made q full and perfect enumeration and description of all persons resident within my Territory, and return the same to the Secretary of State, agreeabiy to the directions of an act of Congress enti- tied An act to provide for taking census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the eastern division of tho Territory of Michi- can and of the Territory of Arkansas. &C., s cording to the best of my ability" The ? oath or affirmation of the assistant shall be j as follows Il. A. B., appointed an assist ant to the marshal of the Territory oi - a do soie,nniy swear tor aflirn) that l vii
 make just, faithful and perfect enumera-
 ton and description of all persons fesIden
 within the division assigned to me for tfla
 nurpose by the marshal of the Territory o
 -. and make due return thereof to tht
 said marshal, agreeably to anact of Congress
 entitled sAn act to provide for taking th'
 census or enumeration of the inhabitants Q s the eastern division of the Territory of Nil cbioan and of the Territory Of Arkansas,
 according to the best of my ability, and tha
 I will take the said enumeration and de i scription by actual inquiry at every dwelling i, bonse within said division, or personal m
 onirv of the head of every family, and nc
 otberw;se.'' The enumeration shall com
 mence on the lst day of June, in the yea
 le34 and shall be completed and close
 within s;x calendar months thereafter. In
 soyaral assistants shall, within the sad sl D ,,ontbs. and on or before the lst day of De III oor,ba, 1884, deliver to the marshal D ., q, whom they shall have been appointed nff n s' s spectiyely, two copies of the accurate rs ii turns of all persons, except indiahs ', II. ot t.ved to he enumerated as aforesaid, with ny their respective divisions; which return It. sball he made in a schedule, the form
 ..h;ab ;s annexed to this act, and whe = shall distinguish in each county, city' aow' ,ls towrehin. ward, precinct, hundred. disr' ,ro ox nar;sh. according to the civil divisions le, the Territories, respectively the sesei
 Is,milies by the name ot thelf n'ees'sf' ii' III
 tross. steward, eyerseer or other pfiae'p
 persons therein. ,,,, his Sec. ?. .aad be t f'irther ealaele.' ! I . my e,.ery assistant failing or negleciing to maj & nroner return, or making false return :, m tbe enumeration to the marshal within n I I i've , tune ,e limited by this act, shall forfeit Il ''' s'a e',m of s2oo, recoverable in the mann T,
 no;nted out in the next section of .l'i9 T,a s,s1 |; Sec 5. ind be t further enocted' ! . Y .he narshals shall file one copy of each se- sha M several returns, aforesaid, and also ". the seN1l'" ,a,,,,t hereinafter directed to
 transmitted nrg by them, respec,'HFeiy' so .b, :
 e.l.... :, ,an.s., of State with the clerks oI lh'