Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

the treasury not onerWlse oppropTlaeU,
fifty thousand dollars Of which the said Secretary Of the
Interior may allow the person employed Secretary OF the
Census Board compensation after the rate OF three thou
sand dollars during the period he has been IN their
employ.
Sec 81. And be IL further enacted, That whenever a
marshal shall certify that has completed to his
sfacon, and made of the subdivision conded to him.
and shall also certify the amount of compensation TO which,
under the provisions of this act such assistant is entitled de-
signaling how much for each kind of service the Secretary Of
the Interior shall hereupon oneha OF the sum so due
to be paid such assistant and when the returns have been
carefully examined for classification if found executed in
satisfactory then be shall also the other half
to be paid And he shall make payments in the manner
and upon like conditions to the several marshais Tor their
services
Sec a. And be further enacted That the tables here
annexed and made part of this act are numbered from one
TO six, inclusive. g'ifas ff
Sec 23 And be it further enacted, That if no other law
be passed providing for the taking of the eighth or subse
quent Of the United States or before the first day Of
January any year. when by the constitution OF the United
States any future enumeration of the Inhabitants thereof is
required to be aken such SHALL n all things be taken
and completed according the provisions Of this act
Sec "a. And be further enacted, That from and after
three the House of Representatives shall be composed OF two
hundred and thythree members, to be appooned among
the several States in the manner directed in the next section
Of this act.
Sec 25 And Le 1t further enacted That, soon the
next and each subsequent enumeration Of the inhabitants Of
the several States directed by The constitution of the United
States be taken, shall be completed and returned to the Of
fee of the Department of the Interior, it shall be the duty OF
the Secretary Of the Interior ascertain the aggregate repre-
sentative population Of the United States, by adding to the
whole number Of free persons in all the States including those
bound service for term Of years. and excluding Indians
not taxi d. three-hs of all other persons which aggregate
population he shall divide by the number two hundred and
thirty three and the product of such division, rejecting any
fraction Of unit if any such happen to remain shall be the
ratio or rule of appoonmen of representatives among the
States under such enumeaons and the said Sece-
ary of the Department of The Interior shall then proceed in
ascertain the representative population OF
each State and divide the whole number of the repesen-
ave population Of each State by the ratio already
by him as above directed and the product of this last division
shall be the number of Representatives apporioned to such
State under the then last enumeration Prouded That the
loss in the number of members caused by the fractions remain
the several States on the division OF the population
thereof shall be compensated for by assigning to so many
States having the largest fractions additional member each
for fraction may be necessary to make the whole mum.
ber of Representatives hundred and thrythree Ard
provided Also That if after the appoonment OF the Repre-
sentatves under the next any subsequent census new
State States shall be admitted into the Unon the Repre-
sentative Representatives assigned to such new State or
States shall be in addition TO the number Of Representative
herein above limited which Of Representatives over
two hundred and thirty shall only continue until the
succeeding appoonment Of Representatives under the
| next succeeding census.
Sec 26 And be il 4=ssS< enacted, That when the De-
parmen Of the Interior shall have appooned the Represen
tatves the manner above directed among the several States
under the next or any subsequent enumeration of the nhab
tants Of the United States he SHALL practicable
make out and transmit under the seal Of his office, to the
House Of Representatives, certificate Of the number Of mem
bers apportoned each State under the then last enuera
ton and shall likewise make out, and transmit with
out DELAY to the Executive Of each State certificate unde
his seal Of Office of the number of members apportoned
such State, under such last enumeration.
Sec 27. And be further enacted That the Secretary o.
the Interior in his instructions the marsha shall direct
that the statistics regard all other descriptions of hemp
not embraced in the denomination OF dew and water-roed
shall be taken and estimated in the returns.
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