The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-09
THE CENSUS trT.

The Census hta haviag passed kagh Houses of Congress received he signature oi s PresidsBt9 IS Rax law. It's proNisseHs very tail. precise ard d,serminaiing, and as piece Of leEislaiaa 4 s worthy of ihe ssr Is progress and aeteasaRg tfsis hGaiisn.
 An imnoytant feature was added to fhe bfl is tbe fosen of sn amendment oaerea by Mr Flnion in the House of Reprssrataiives. fass elaure euae;s shst Il btov,xoa shal not be made ny CohgFess is lake the census m 1880 by inc fssi ei June, the prese9f act shall remain "a tnrcn aud the Secretary Sf thG Interior IS e,np DO wsred 70 proc ee al ia the ~ok In come xion ~ith this il further provided thass natii new apportIogmeHt of representation n thS lower II Hesise shall be mase by Caagfsss, the Bams her of members in tbe House ssail not exrPed twu hasdfed and thiriy-,hre~. Two msiiefs oi ianPeE- tance. snd of,en ef great difficulty are hsrs smrsi ted and made definite and easy. Nhen fhe rensas returns all come in, the Secretary of ihe tas~riUF. taking the aggregate federal pepaa'ioa of ihe untied States ami dividing the whole RufnSsr by two han ar~d aad may ascertain a xh hxt is .~yss~~-ss-t.s..- ft sriu thea he very smpie maitef s aite te each Sfzi~ he number of representatives to uh'ch t is entiti~a and to noii,g The Governor o ts sanle T ss' hfis process IS all that IS necessary, should this sct rrfesia pess sns,i, iR erer ia a,tAass ths troublesome bTsness of :,sss AppOttIonfnents every leu years.
 The C.h.as act contains sehsdsles, of wbieh an abstract may bot b~ aa,nteresling
 The 6r.i relates 10 inc free inbshtaB's and the gsps of every one with he shode a t',e si o Jan.
 
 5irth married single age aeai dun pstitt-r ef convict insane idio'. shi'r black. non ability 10 read. If over twenty yeats ei as~, aH io bc given
 Schedule two rciates to s,ate iahAbitaats. inc osiiefs o iav aad the uau5ef ot slaves ihe iHEi- lIscs ffotn 'he slave Saies asa fac sssnber fn4aa- tied w,th their age, sex, eeior, snd nAiursI sric tons.
 Schedule ihree rsIaies 10 productions of agTteaI- lure; the of saefs az Hs. and ,nanAgetss the acres o land improved sgt ptare tke cash value ef farm, api Yase oi all laraing impismenis. The horses snurs. and ss@ss; ike working oxen, niirh cows and otaer ea'irs th- <heFp and sasiass vaae siark and ol anImai- slab gbieied artns the year; he bgsb-ls o wheat. beaHs, r. ss buck wheat. barley. fe'aipes, (hI-h sni sweci,) eiavsEs gtass-seed, tye nafs, AaxSeed. tiis ,siss of riee ahi tobacco inc bates ot ghned eaisn 4l0 lbs. each The ysis~ of orchard gr,,daeis fnatk~f-gas. d~ns pounds ni cheese and ouite5, hex. hoyys siik and maple sugar. ioBs ct s sieT aud dew -tol ted hemp, hogshea5s rf sugar. I's@0 ihs. eaeh,l gallons of Inoiasses and Eaiaae ot beanc made isciufes.
 Schedule four names lhe pFeisc's oi sdas'rv. ihe nams of each cefpofst,oR, oomPsHys 0f isslaVs1al pIodaeiag essasiy sriieiss of ltr saiae sf s5Oa. each ksd ca basaRsss ea3tiai ibgrstea in real sEa personal es,a~. 99satiiy, kibd sad ,aas o' Ba- efsl used, 'DcHiiHe ss she kbd ai u,pi,fs possefs the aserage hoassss of hands esapsos sd. the aubsr and cost of make and temAi~ ssbor. and tbe aaauxf f'f' ' ~
 Schedule i've r~lsses to sai statistics, ghe aggregate ts1ue ei real shA ~siai e sfa~s county, parish. town and road tax, rte colleges. sesse niss sehoots. free and olherats.; the smeant ras~d tor schools, Ad e for hef lrosn pabise funds ihs libraries and sspspeF., she pahAe paEs. pers and heiI color bisih. and easi Sunday sctDls. the churches ths5s HssBe sBd inc Buaber tarh uslf accommodate; the eTDissis eeasBeisd aad Eisasf daTng the year; ths of wages by tbe reasf month, and Jay. and whether ~iti sthoat board. and the average and shorf efeps. Schedule SIX asks iof ihe RAsne at every psrsom who hied dafthE the year; ihe age sa1 eoiof wh~- tber married siagts, ssosa ot es1h, piece ol birth dssesss, profession trade
 Thus ends inc i,st esssfssiEg Bise*s -i=n asss=- i,oas iR inc six schedules The information ex Peetsd IS as 10 the year ending Jsae ls,e. Ba{,inegs ssAeF;cgRs