The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-27

Iu perform all the duties enoned on me by the act
providing for the taking of the seventh And
when duly authenticated by the said judge he shall
deposite copy thereof, authenticated, with the
said Secretary Of the Interior, and no marshal
shall discharge any of the duties herein required
until he has taken and subscribed this oath, and
forwarded copy as aforesaid.
SEC 3. lind De Hfi1thr enacted, That each mar
shall shall separate his district into subdivisions
in each unless the limitation that number causes
inconvenent boundaries, in which case the number
may be larger; and shall also estimate, from the
best sources Of information which he is able OBJ
tain, the number OF square miles in each subdvi
sion, and transmit the same TO the Department Of the
Interior: Provided, hoicepe, That in bounding such
subdivisions, the limits thereof shall be known
civil divisions, such as county, parish, township,
town, ward or district lines, or highways, or natu-
raj boundaries, such AZ rivers lakes &C.
Sec. T. lind be IL further enacted, That each mar
shai shall appoint an assistant for each subdivision,
who is resident therein, to whom he shall give a
| commission under his hand, authorizing him to
perform the duties herein assigned to assistants
which commission shall set forth the boundaries of
the subdivision, of which appointment SO made and
the boundaries 80 specified, the marshal shall keep
n true and faithful record
SEC. B.. And be hJtutter enacted, That each mar
shal shall seasonably supply each assistant with
the instructions issued by the Department of the
Interior the blanks provided for the enumerat tion
of the population and the collection of other Stats
tics, and give to him from time to time all such in
formation and directions may be necessary to
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fully examine whether the returns Of each assistant
marshal be made in conformity with the terms Of
this act, and where discrepancies are detected, re-
quire the same to be corrected. He shall dispose
oi the two sets OF the returns required from the
sisant marshals hereinafter provided for, fol-
lows: one set he shall transmit forthwith to the
Secretary of the Interior; and the other copy there
of he shall transmit TO the office of the Secretary of
the State or Territory to which his district belongs
He shall classify and determine the rate of compen
sation to be paid to each assistant marshal accord
ing to the provisions of this act subject to the final
approval OF the Secretary of the Interior He shall
from time to time make himself acquainted with
the progress made by each assistant marshal in the
discharge of his duties and in case Of inability or
neglect arising from sickness or otherwise, appoint
a substitute.
Sec. 6. And be IL further enacfed That if any
marshal shall, by any arrangement or understand
ing whatever, secure to himself any fee, reward,
compensation for the appointment Of an assistant,
or shall in any way secure to himself any part of
the compensation provided by this act for the
vices of assistants, if he shall knowingly neglect
or refuse TO perform the duties herein assigned 10
him, he shall, in any such case, be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and if convicted in amy such
case shall for such offence forfeit and pay not less
than one thousand dollars.
SEC. z. And be it, further enacted, That any mar
shal OF the United States may for any purposes not
inconsistent with the duties of the assistants herein
provided for, appoint deputy deputies. to act in
his behalf but for all official acts of such deputy
deputies the marshal shall be responsible Pro
uided, however An appointment TO collect the social
statistics shall not be deemed an interference with
the duties of the assistants.
SEC. 8. And be ii further enacted, That whenever
the population returned in any district shall ex-
ceed one million, the marshal thereof shall be
titled to receive a compensation for all his SER
vices in executing this act after the rate of dol
lar for each. thousand persons; but if the number
returned shall be less than million in any dis
trct, the marshal thereof shall be allowed for his
services at the rate of one dollar and twenty five
cents for each thousand persons: Prorided hoic-
epe, that marshal shall receive less than two
hundred and fifty dollars; and when the compen-
sation does not in the whole exceed the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars, a reasonable allowance for clerk
hire shall be made, the amount whereof shall be
determined by the Secretary of the Interior: And
provided, further That the marshal OF any district
may at has discretion perform the duties Of as
sistant in any subdivision in which he may reside.
and when he shall personally perform the duties
assigned by this act to assistants, he shall receive
therefor the compensation allowed to assistants for
like services.
H-oF ASSISTANTS, THEIR DUTIES, LA.
BlLIrlES, AND COMPENSATION.
SEc. 9. And be IL further enacted That no assist
ant shall be deemed qualified TO enter upon his du
ties, until he has received from the marshal under
his hand, such a commission as is provided for in
this aoa and shall take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation, which shall be thereon
dorsed, to wit:
j, an assistant TO the marshal of the
district Of do solemnly swear Tor af-
a
ton Of all the inhabitants within the district as
signed to me, and will also faithfully collect the
other statistics therein, in the provided for
in the act for taking the seventh census, and in
conformity with all lawful instructions which may
receive, and will make due and correct returns
thereof as required in said act. (Signed)
Which said oath, or affirmation, may be admins
tered by any judge Of court Of record any JUS
tice Of the peace empowered 90 administer oaths,
and copy thereof duly authenticated shall be for.
warded TO the marshal by such assistant, before he
proceeds to the business Of the appointment.
SEC. 10. dnd be IL further enacted, That each
sistant, when duly qualified in manner aforesaid,
shall perform the service required Of him by per-
sonal visit TO each dwelling house, and 10 each
family, in the subdivision assigned to him, and
shall ascertain, by inquiries made Of some member
of each family, If any one can be found capable Of
giving the information but If not, then Of the agent
Of such family, the name Of each member thereof,
the age and place Of birth Of each and all the other
partic specified i'm this act the tables thereto
suboned, and the instructions Of the Secretary OF
the Interior; and shall alec visit personally the
farms, mills shops, mines and other places respect
ing which information II required as above spec-
fed in his district and shall obtain all such inor.
nation from the best aud most reliable sources I;
and when in either the information il obtained
and entered the tables, obtained till the same
is complete, then such memoranda shall be imme-
datcly read To the person persons furnishing the
acts TO correct errors and supply omissions II any
shall exist.
SEC. n. dnd be IL further enacted, That each as
sistant shall within month after the time spe-
Gifted for the completion of the enumeration fur
nsh the original census returns 20 the clerk Of the
county court Of their respective counties. and two
copies. duly compared and corrected. TO the mar
shal Of tho district lie shall affix his signature to
each page Of the schedules before he returns them
TO his marshal, and ON the last page thereof shall
state the whole number Of pages in each return,
and certify that they well and truly made ac-
cordng 10 the tenor Of his oath of office.
SEC ~. And be 10 further enacted, That each as
sistant shall be allowed compensation for his
services after the rate OF two cents for each
enumerated, and ten cents mile for necessa ry
travel TO be ascertained by multiplying the square
root of the number ofdwelng houses in the division
by the square root Of the number of square miles in
each division, and the product shall be taken the
number of miles travelled. for all purposes In taking
this census
SEC. l3. find be IL further enacted, That IN addi-
tion 20 the compensation allowed for the enumcra-
ton Of the inhabitants there shall be paid for each
farm fully returned, ten cents; for each establish.
ment Of productive industry. fully taken and re-
turned, fifteen cents; for the social statistics, two
per cent. upon the amount allowed for the enumer-
alton of population and for each name Of deceased
person returned, two cents: Propided, horcepeT
That in making returns, of farms and establish
ments Of productive industry the instructions Civ