Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-09-16
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AN ACT to amend the act, entitled Gan act
to provide for taking the Sixth Census, or
enumeration Oi the Inhabitants OF the Uni
ted States" approved March third, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty nine,
and the acts amending the same.
BE IL enacted, Sc. That ii shall and may
be lawful for the marshas of the respective
States aud Territories, who have not, before
the passage of this act, completed their emu.
meratjons, and made their returns, under the
acts hereby amended, to proceed personally
and by their assistants to complete such emu
merations, aud make such returns under tho
said acts I; and the said assistants shall be
allowed until the 6rst day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-one. to
complete their enumcrations, and make their
returns to the marshals, aud the said marshals
shall be allowed To make their returns to the
Secretary Of State at any time before the
FIRST day of January, one thousand eight
hundred aud forly-two: Provided, That no.
thing herein contained shall be deemed to
.elcase such marshals and assistants from the
penalties contained in tho act aforesaid, un-
less their returns shall be mace within the
time prescribed in this act Ind prOpideI
further. That 40 persons be included in the
returns made under tho present act, unless
such persons shall have been inhabitants of
the district for which such returns shall be
made on the first day Of June, one thousand
eight hundred and forty; and the Secretary of
State be, and he is hereby, authorized TO
cause to be printed twenty thousand copies
of ibe compendium or abridgement Of the
sixth census, by counties and principal towns,
together with the tables Of npportionment ss
prepared at the Department Of State, for the
use of Congress.
SEc. 9. .9nd be IL further fnacied, That Ihe
Secretary Of State is hereby authorized to
have the Sixth Census documents bound in a
plain and substantial manner, the cost OF
which shall not exceed fifty cents per volume;
and that the amount thereof shall be paid out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
SEc. 3. And be II further enacted, That il
shall and may be lawful for the marshal ol
the State of Maryland, and he is hereby re-.
CURED, under the direction Of the Secretary
of State, to cause the number of inhabitants
within Montgomery county, in the State n
foresuid, to be again taken according to the
directions OF the act to which this is a supple
nent, and the same to be returned before the
6rst day Of December next, and when SO
tukcn and returned, shall be considered as
thc correct enumeraiion OF the inhabitants oI
the said county Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to release
such marshal aud his assistants from the pcn.
aities contained in the act Aforesaid: find
prorided further, That no persons be incIu.
dcd in the returns made under the present
act, unless such persons shall have been in.
hnbitants of the district Of which such returns
shall be made on the first day OF June, one
thousand eight hundred and forty find pro.
uided also, That the said correct return shal
not delay the printing Of the Census; aud
that the said corrected return be printed by
itself separately.
Approved, Scptcmber, I, lSil.