Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-06-07
The Census Act,

The Census Bill having passed both Houses Of
Congress and received the signature Of tie Pres
idcnt is now law lis provisions are very full,
precise, and discriminating and as piece Of
legislation !, worthy Of the age is progress and
increasing civilization.
An important feature was added 20 the Bin in
the form Of an amendment offered by Mr.. VIZ
ToS in the House Of Representatives This
clause enacts that if provision shall not be made
by Congress 10 take the census in 1860 BY the
first of June, the present Act shall remain in
force and the Secretary Of the Interior is en-
powered to proceed at once in the work In
connection with this II is further provided that
until new spportionment of representation in
the lower House shall be made by Congress the
number Of members IN the House shall not ex-
cecd two hundred and thirty-three Two mat
ters OF Importance and often OF great difficulty
are here simplifcd and made definite and easy
When the census returns all come in, the Secre-
tary of the interior taking the aggregate federal
population Of the United States and dividing the
whole number By two hundred and thirty three
NAV ascertain al once hat i TO be the ratio OF
re representation. Il will then be very simple
matter to allot 10 each Stale the number Of rep
resentatiyes 10 which it Is entitled and 10 notify
the Governor of the same. That brief process
IS all that j. necessary, should this Act remain
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business Of new apportonnents every ten years
The Census Act contains six schedules Of
which an abstract may not be uninteresting
The first relates TO the free inhabitants, and the
name Of every one with his abode on the first Of
June, is to be given. Profession, occupation
place Of BIRTH married or single, age, deaf or
dumb, pauper or convict, insane or idiot, v hite
or black, non-abil:ty to read If over 20 years Of
age. are all to be given.
Schedule two, relates 10 slave inhabitants the
owners Of slaves and the number Of slaves the
fugitiyes from the slave States, and the number
manumitted, with their age, sex, color. and nat
ural Affections.
Schedule three, relates 10 productions Of ag-
ricuiturc TO the names Of owners, agents, and
managers the acres of land improved and uE-
improved the cash value Of farm, and value NJ
all farming implements the horses mules, and
asses the working oxen, milch cows. and other
cattle the sheep and swine value of live stock,
and Of animals slaughtered during the wear; the
bushels of wheat, beans, peas, buckwheat, bar
ley, potatoes, Irish and sweet clover, grass
seed, rye, corn, oats, fax seed, the pounds Of
rice and tobacco, the bales of ginncd cotton,
(t00 lbs. each the value OF orchard products,
market gardens pounds of cheese and butter,
fax, hops silk cocoons and maple sugar, tons
of water and dew rotted hemp, hogsheads Of
sugar, 1000 lbs EACH gallons OF molasses, and
value Of home made manufactures.
Schedule four, names the products OF INDUS
try. the name Of each corporation, company, or
individual producing annually articles of the
value of $500, each kind Of business, capital in
vested in real and personal estate quantity,
kind, and value of raw material used, including
fuel, the kind Of motive power, the average
number OF hands employed, the number and
cost Of male and female labor, and the annual
quantity kind, ard value Of each product
Schedule five relates TO social statistics, as the
aggregate value OF real and personal estate /;
the State, county, parish. town, and road tax
the colleges academies, schools, free and other
wise the amount raised for schools and re-
ceiyed for them from public funds; the libra
rles and newspapers the public paupers, and
their color, birth, and cost; Sunday schools !;
the churches, their name, and the number each
will accommodate; the criminals convicted and
in prison during the year; the average of wages
by the year, month, and day, ana whether with
or without board and the average and short
crops.
Schedule six, asks for the name of every per-
son who died during the year; the age, sex,
color, whether married or single, month OF
death, place of birth, disease, profession, or
trade.
Thus ends the list, comprising nlne-two ques-
tions in the six schedules. The information eX-
pected is as to the year ending June !, 1850.