Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-06-06
TEE CENSUS roR 1850.



The Leading Provisions of the Law.
The new law, in relation to the census, has just
been published. Ii provides for very detailed
account of the population and resources OF the
country. There are six schedules in all. The
first provides for list of the free inhabitants, the
dwelling houses, the profession or occupation, the
color of the Inhabitants, the place of birth, the
number OF marriages within tEeyear, the persons
over 20 years Of age who cannot read and write,
and the number Of deaf dumb, blind, insane, idi-
oiic, pauper or convict. The second provides for
the names of the S lave holders, the number Of
slaves the age, sex and color; the fugi,ives from
the State, and the number manumilied. The
III ird provides fol the acres of land improved and
unimproved the ca sh value of each farm, the val
ue Of farming implements and machinery, the live
stock, the produce during the year ending June
l, 1850, and the quantity OF each particular arti
Gle. The fourth provides for the products Of in
dustry the names ofthe corporation, company, or
individual producing articles; the raw material
used the kind Of motive power. the average num-
Der of hands employed, the average monthly wages
for males and females the quantities. kinds and
for the names of towns, counties and cities; the
aggregate valuation Of real and personal estate, the
amount OF taxes assessed, the number and charac-
ter of the public schools, the extent of public Ii
braries the number, class, and circula tion of the
periodicals and newspapers the number of pau
pers supported during the year; the number of
criminals the cost of labor, the average price Of
board TO laboIing man per week, The average
wages of a female domestic per week, the average
payment to carpenter per day, the average wa
ges Of a laborer the average wages of farm hand,
the number and value of the churches The sixth
provides for the number of persons who have died
during the year-,he age, SEX color and condition
whether free or slave, married Of widowed, the
place Of birth, the profession, the disease, the
cause of the death. Ii all this information should
be carefully obtained, and faithfully complied the
census of 1850 will, indeed, prove valuable. The
tables must be returned TO the Secretary of the
Interior on or before the first day of November
next. Each marshal assistant must take an
oath affirm alton before entering upon his duties.
Each marshal mus, separate his district into subdi
visions Of 10000 persons, OF ,hereabouts. With
regard 10 compensation The eighth section says:
That whenever the population returned in any
district shall exceed one million, the marshal there
of shall be entitled TO receive as compensation
for all his services in executing this act after the
rate OF one dollar for each thousand persons; but
if the number returned shall be less than million
in any district, the marshal thereof shall be al
lowed for his services at the OF one dollar and
twenty FIVE cents for each thousand persons Pro-
vided. however, that no marshal shall receive less
than two hundred and fifty dollars and when the
compensation does not 10 the whole exceed the
sum OF FIVE hundred dollars, reasonable allow
ance for clerk hire shall be made. the amount
wereof shall be determined by The Secretary Of
the Interior. And provided, further, Tha, The
marshal of any district may at his discretion per-
form the duties OF assistant In any sub division
in which he may reside, and when he shall per-
sonally perform the duties assigned by this act
10 assistants, he shall receive therefor the COM
pensaion allowed TO assistants for like services"
The duties Of assistants are thus described
THAT each assistant, when duly qualified in
manner aforesaid. shall perform the service re-
quired Of him by personal visit TO each dwelling
house, and 10 each family, in the subdivision
signed 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 zach, and all the other particulars spe-
Gifted in this act, the tables thereto SUBJ b-joined,
and the instructions of the Secretary of the ln.e-
rior; and shall also visit personally the farms,
mills, mines, shops and other places respect
ing which information is required as above spe-
CITED, in his district, and shall obtain all such
information from the best and most reliable sour
ces; ; and when in either case the information is
obtained and entered on the tables, as obtained,
till the same is complete then snch memoranda
shall be Immediately read to the person or persons
furnishing the facts TO correct errors and supply
omissions if any shall exist"
Each assistant is to be allowed at the rate OF
two cents for each person enumerated, and ten
cents mile for necessary travel. Also 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 emu
meration Of population, and for each name OF
deceased person returned, two cents
DEATH OF Hon. F. II. ELMoRE.-The announce
ment Of the decease al Washington, Of the Hon
franklin H. Elmore, u. 5. Senator from South
Carolina, in place of the late John C.. Calhoun,
will cause deep regret. Mr.. Elmore, had hardly
yet got into the harness, had hardly actively as
sumed the duties from which death had called his
predecessor, when he too is summoned away