Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-09-20
JOHN TYLER.
TPUBLIC-No. 81

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AN ACT TO amend the act entitled /" An act to
provide for taking the Sixth Census, or emu
meration of Tie inhabitants of the United
Sates," approved March third, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-nine, and the acts a.
meDding the same.
BE ii enacted &c. That it shall and may be law
full for the marshals of the respective States and
Territories, who have not, before the passage of
this act, completed their enumerations, and made
their returns under the acts hereby amended, to
proceed personally and by their assistants TO
complete such enumerations, and nuke such re-
turns under the said acts; and the said assistants
shall he allowed until the first day OF December,
one thousand eight hundred and fory-one, to
complete their enumerations, and make their re-
turns to the nlarshas and the said marshas, shall
be allowed 10 make their returns to the sec
rotary of State at any time before the first day OF
January one thousand eight hundred and forty
TWO Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to release such marshals and as
sstants from the penalties contained i'll the act
aforesaid, unless their returns sahIl he made with
in the time prescribed in this act:' find prou,ded
further, That no persons be included in The re-
Turns made under the present act, unless such
persons shall have been Inhabitants of the district
for which such returns shall be made on the hrs
day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
forty and the Secretary OF State be, and ne is
hereby authorized to cause to be printed twenty
thousand copies of the compendium or abrldg-
ment of the Sixth Census, by counties and prln-
cipal TO wns, together with the tables OF appor-
tionment as prepared at the Department OF State,
for the use OF Congress.
Sec. 2. find be II further enacted, That the Sec
rotary of State is hereby authorized to have the
Sixth Census documents bound in plain and
substantial manner, the cost of which shall not
exceed fifty cents per volume; and that the u
mount thereof shall be paid out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec 3. And be ii further enacted, Tina, 1t shall
and may be lawful for the Enarshal of the State OF
Maryland and he is hereby required, under the
direction of the Secretary OF State, to cause the
number of the inhabitants within Montgomery
county, in the State aforesaid, TO be again taken
according to the directions of the act to which
this is a supplement- and the same 10 be returned
before the first day OF December next, and when
80 taken and returned shall he considered as the
correct enumeration OF the inhabitants of the sald
county Propidld, That nothing herein contained
shall he deemed to release such marshal and his
assistants from the penalties contained in the nc
aforesaid find provided further, That no persons
be included in the returns made under the pres
ent net, unless such persons shall have been in
habitants of the district OF which such return
shall be made, on the first day of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and forty find provided, also
that The said correct return shall not delay tn
printing of the Census; and that the said correct
ed return be printed by itself separately.
Approved, September !, lo4l