The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-03-18

allowed for the said copies, and each as
sistant shall he entitled To receive, at the
rate of Eve dollars for ten sheets, or in that
proportion for "A less number, aud ut the
rate Of thirty cents for every sheet over ten
ia the copy of the retun. And in all cases
where The assistants TO the marshals shall
have performed the duties and made the re-
turns required by the thirteenth sec
ton of the act for taking the sixth cen
sus, they shall be allowed therefor sum
equal TO twenty per centmm on the allow
ance made To them respectively, for lhe C..
nuineTa;IOn.
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That
the copies of returns and aggregate amounts,
directed to be filed by the marshals with
the clerk of the several District Courts aud
Supreme Courts of the Territories of the
United States, shall he preserved by said
clerks aud remain in their offices respective
ly, and so much of the act To which this is
an amendment as requires that they shall
he transmitted by said clerks TO The Depart
ment Of State is hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of Stnte
10 cause 10 he noted all the clerical errors
in The returns of the marshals aud assistants,
whether in the additions, classification of in
hahltants or otherwise, and Ia direct to be
printed in the manner provided for in tie
act tn which that is an amendment HE cor
rected aggregate returns only.
Sec Z. Aud be il further enacted. That
so much of The thirteenth section of The act
of the third of March, one thousand eight,
hundred and twenty five, us restricts tie
weight of packages by mail, shall not ap-
ply To the transmission Of papers relating 10
the census or enumeration of the lnhablisnls
of the United States, and upon the trans-
mission of said papers by The mhil, between
the mgrslals aud their assistants, II shall he
lawful for tina pOslmasters To charge PERIOD
ical pamphlet postage only.
SEC. :. Ind be IL further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for the marshal of any dis
trct, to take part in the enumeration of a
portion of his district, aud upon his so do
ing he shall have the benefit of the com
pensalion allotted therefor, as If il had been
done by M assistant.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, Tha,
the compensation of the respective persons
who are employed 10y the Secretary oi
State in executing the provisions ot tins act,
shall he fifteen hundred dollars 10 the SUI
perntcndiug clerk per nnnum; To the re-
cordiag clerk eight hundred dollars per "n-
mum to m assistant clerk six hundred and
fifty dollars per nnnum; aud 10 the packer
and folder six hundred and fifty dollars per
amman; aud the said salaries shall COM
nence from the date Of their being SO EN-
pIoyed, and that Of the persons to he en-
ployed, to examine and correct the returns
from the murshals aud their assistants, nj
the same rates MS were paid for the like
services rendered under the net for taking
the fifth census, to be paid out of any
money appropriated for carrying INTO effect
the act for taking the sixth census or emu
mera,ion Of the inhabitants of the United
States.
SEc 10. Ind be it further enacted, That
all acts and parts of acts whose provisions
are lnconsstndt with the cnacimenis of
this amendainry net, are hereby repealed.
APPROVED, February Goth 1910.