Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-06-19
The Census for 1850.


The LEADING Provisions or THE Law.
The new law, IN relation 10 the Census, has
just been published. 1t provides for a very de-
tailed account of the population and resources
Of the country. There six schedules in all.
The first provides for list of free inhabitants.
the dwelling houses, the profession occupa-
ton. the color Of the inhabitants, the place of
birth, the number Of marriages within the year,
the persons over 90 years Of age who cannot
read and write, and the number of deaf, dumb,
blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict. The
second provides for the names Of the slave hold
ers, the number Of slaves, the age, and coll
or; the fugitives from the State and the number
nanumit,ed. The third provides for the acres
Of land improved and unimproved, the cash val
ue Of each farm, the value Of farming imple-
ments and machinery, the live stock, the pro-
duce during the year ending June l, 1850, and
the quantity of each particular article. The
fourth provides for the products Of industry;
the names Of the corporation, company, nd
vduaI producing articles; the mate rial used, ,
the kind Of motive power. the average number
Of hands employed. tho average monthly wa
ges for males and females; the quantities, kinds
and value Of the annual products. The fifth
provides for the names of towns, counties and
cities; the aggregate valuation Of real and per-
sonai estate, the amount Of taxes assessed, the
number and character Of the public schools, the
extent Of public libraries; the number, class and
circulation Of the periodicals and newspapers;
the number of paupers supported during the
year; the number of criminals, the cost of labor,
the average price Of board to laborng man
per week, the average wages of a female do
rnestic per week, the average payne mt to a
penter per day, the average wages Of day la
borer, the average wages Of farm hand the
nun Der and value Of the churches The sixth
provides for the number of persons who have
died during the year the age, sex, color and
condition-whether free or slave, married or
widowed, the place Of birth, the profession, the
disease, the cause of the death. If all this in
formation should be carefully obtained, and faith
fully compiled, the census Of $50 Will, indeed,
prove valuable. The tables must be returned
to the Secretary of the interior or before the
first day Of November next. Each marshal
assistant must take AN oath or affirmation before
entering upon his duties. Each marshal must
separate his district into subdivisions of 30 900
persons, or Whereabouts. With regard to
pc nsa,ion the eighth section says:
"That whenever the population returned in
any district, shall exceed million, the
shall thereof shall be entitled to receive a
pc nsation for all his services in executing this
act, after the rate of one dollar for each thou
sand persons; but if the number returned shall
be less than million in any district, the mar
shall thereof shall be allowed for his services at
the rate Of one dollar and twenty cents for
each thousand persons: Provided, however, that
! no marshal shall receive less than two hundred
and fifty dollars; and when the compensation
does not iii the whole exceed the of five
hundred dollars, a reasonable allowance for
clerk hire shall be made, the amount where {
shall be dete rrnined by the Secretary of the In
terror: And provided further, That the shall
Of any district may at discretion perform the du-
ties of an assistant in any subd vision in which
he may reside, and when he shall pc rson a!y per-
form the duties assigned by this TO assistants
he shall receive theref for the compensation al
lowed TO assistants for like services"
The duties of assistants are thus desc rbed -
THAT each assistant, when duly qualified in
the manner aforesaid, shall perform the service
required OF him by personal visit TO each dwell
ling house. and TO each family, in the sub-divis-
ion assigned to him, and shall ascertain, by in
GuirieS made OF some member oil each family, 1t
any can be found capable of giving the in
formation, but IL not, then of the agen, of such
family. the name of each member the reof the
age and place Of birth Of each, and all the 9TH
er particulars specified in this act, the tables
thereto subJoined, and the Instructions of the
Secretary of the Interior: and shall also visit
personally the farms, mills, shops, mines. and
other places. respecting which information is
quired above specified in his district, and
shall obtain all such information from the best
and most reliable sources; and when III either
the tables, obtained, tall the same is complete
then such memoranda shall be Immediately cad
TO the person persons furnishing the facts, 10
correct errors and supply omissions if any shalt
exist
Each assistant is 10 lie allowed at the rate Of
two cents for each person enumerated. and ten
cents a mile for necessary travel. Also for
Zach farm fully returned. ten cents, for each
establishment of productive industry, fully Ia
ken and returned, fifteen cents; for the social
statistics, tw per cent, upon the amount allow
ed for the enumeration of population. and for
each name OF u deceased person returned, tw
cents.
GrTAe Great Fi--iet-The Southern
Convention adjourned on the 9th instant.
10 meet again in six weeks This. in all |