Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-31
Approved February %, 1887.

AN ACT to provide for taking census.
Sec. /. Be ii enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the State Of
Michigan, That the collectors chosen in the.
several townships, at the next township
meeting, shall be required TO 60 to each
house in their townships and take an epu-
meraton Of all the inhabitants, except Indi.
ans not taxed, residing therein, on the Sec
ond Monday of October, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty seven. The said emu
meration shall be taken between the second
Monday of October and the first Monday
of November next.
Sec. 2. The names Of all males over the
age Of twenty one years shall be entered
on the list; the lists shall also distinguish
the number of males and females, the mum.
Der of deaf and dumb persons, those under
ten years Of age, those of ten and under
twenty one, those oftwenty Lone and under
forty-fve, those of forty-five and under sew.
enty-fye, and those over seventy five; and
the number Of all colored persons also
Of all grist and saw mills, all carding ma.
chimes and cloth dressing shops, glass manu.
factories, paper mills, distillcries and mer-
chants.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the town.
fore the fifteenth day of November next,
to embody said lists so as to show the ag.
gregate number of each class, and to for
ward the same to the clerks office of the
county, and also township clerks, in such
counties as are attached for judicial purpo-
ses to other counties, shall be conveyed
by the time aforesaid to the clerks of.
flee in the county to which they are SO at
tached.
Sec. a. 1t shall be the duty of the
county clerks, on the first Monday of
December next, to consolidate the returns
from the several townships, and make
duplicate copies Of them, one Of which
they shall seal and send to the Score.
tary of state and the other he shall file in his
office.
Sec. 5. The secretary Of state shall be re-
quired to procure ard send forthwith to the
several county clerks, such number of blank
lists as in his opinion will be equal to four
times the number oftownships in each coun-
ty, for the use of the collectors.
Sec. @. Any collector or county clerk,
failing to perform the duties prescribed by
this act, shall forfeit the sum Of fifty dollars,
TO be recovered by an action of debt in the
name ofthe people of the state Of Michigan,
for the use of the county where such failure
shall occur.
SEC. 7. II shall be the duty of the pro.
6 cutting attorney in each county to prose-
ete for all liabilities under this act.
Se-,. 8. The township collector shall be
allowed ten cents per mile for transmitting
the lists TO the county clerks Office, whic!
shall DO audited and paid by the board o
supervisors from the county treasury, ant
shall receive at the rate Of one dollar for ev
cry one hundred persons returned, and such
further sum as they may deem just: Prouid.
ed, it shall not exceed one dollar for every
one hundred names when the lists shall con.
tain two thousand names taken from ono
place or city.
Sec. 0. Before any collector shall be en-
titled to receive any compensation for hi.
services, he shall take the following oatl
or affirmation, before some person authoriz
ed to administer oaths, to wit, Il do solemn
ly swear or affirm that the number of per.
sons set forth in the returns made by me
have been ascertained by actual inquiry a
the dwelling house or personal inquiry O.
the head of every family, and that the return
is correct and true according to the best O
my knowledge and belief
Approved March 81, 1887.