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and pay mot exceeding five thonsand dollara and

and pay not exceeding five thousand dollars and
be imprisoned not less than two years And each
marshal shall be alike punishable for the two last
named offences when committed by him
Sec. I5 And be IL further enacted That each and
every free person more than twenty years of age,
belonging to any family residing in any subdivi-
sion. and in case of the absence of the heads and
other members of any such family, then any agent
of such family shall be, and each Of them hereby is
required, if thereto requested by the marshal or his
assistant TO render a true account to the best of
his or her knowledge, OF every person belong
ing 10 such family, in the various particulars
quired in and by this act. and the tables thereto
subjoined pain of forfeitng thirty dollars, TO be
sued for and recovered in action Of debt by the
assistant, to the use Of the United States.
SEC. 10. And be ii further enacted, That all ines
and penalties herein provided for may be enforced
in the courts of the United States within the States
or Territories where such offence shall have been
committed or forfeiture incurred.
SEC. II. And be ii further enacted That the mar
shals and their assistants are hereby authorized to
transmit through the post office any papers or
documents relating to the census, by writing
thereon "Ohcial business census, )" and Subscribing
the same with the addition to his of marshal,
or assistant, as the case may be; but this privilege
shall extend to nothing but documents and papers
relating to the census, which shall pass free and
the sum of twelve thousand dollars 10 hereby APP
propriated out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the purpose of covering
the expense Of transmitting the blanks and other
matter through the mail, 10 be paid to the Post
Office Department
SEC Is. Ind be IL further enacted, That il in any
of the Territories or places where the population Is
sparse the officers Of the army or any persons
thereto belonging, be usefilly employed III
taking the census, the Secretary of War is hereby
directed to afford such aid. if it be given with
out prejudice to the public service.
SEC. l9. Ind be il further enacted That the Sec
retary Of the Interior ia hereby required TO carry
into effect the provisions of this act and 10 provide
blanks and distribute the same among the
shals 80 that the enumeration may commence on
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ence to that day in each and every district and sub
division of districts; to draw up and distribute at
the same time printed instructions. defining and
explaining the duties of such collect the statis-
tics, and the limits by which such duties are cir
cumscribed, in clear and ineligible manner to
see also that all due diligence is employed by the
marshals and assistants to make return OF their
respective doings, completed at the times herein
prescribed; and further, the returns made,
to cause the same to be classified and arranged in
the best and most convenient manner for use, and
to lay the same before Congress mt the next session
thereof. And to enable him the better to discharge
these duties, he is hereby authorized and required
TO appoint suitable and competent person as
perintending clerk, who shall under his direction
have the general management OF matters apper-
tanning thereto, with the privilege of frankng
and receiving free of charge all official documents
and letters connected herewith; and the said Sec
rotary shall also appoint such clerks and other Off
Gers as may be necessary, from time To time, for
the efficient management of said service And the
compensation TO be allowed and paid 10 the officers
connected with the Census Office shall be follows:
For the experimenting clerk two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars per annum in full for his services;
and for other assistants and clerks the compensa-
ton usually paid for similar services, to be fixed
and allowed by the Secretary Of the Interior: Pro
pided That no salary TO a subordinate clerk under
this section shall exceed the sum of one thousand
dollars per annum. The blanks and preparatory
printing for taking the census shall be prepared and
executed under the direction OF the Census Board;
the other printing hereafter TO be executed Con
gress shall direct.
Sac. 30. Ind be IL further enacted, That, for the
purpose Of carrying into effect this act. and deray
ing the preliminary expenses there is hereby APP
propriated out OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars out Of which the said Secretary of the
Interior may allow TO the person employed sec
retary Of the Census Board a compensation after
the rate of three thousand dollars per annum during
the period he has been in their employ.
SEC. 81. Ind be if further enacted That whenever
a marshal shall certify that an assistant has com
pleted 10 his satisfaction, and made return of the
subdivision conded 10 him, and shall also certify
the amount Of compensation TO which, under the
provisions OF this act such assistant Is entitled,
designating how much for each kind of service the
Secretary of the Interior shall thereupon
half OF the sum so due TO be paid to such assistant
and when the returns have been carefully exam
ined for classification, il found executed in n
ner satisfactory, then he shall also the other
half to be paid. And he shall make payments in
the manner and upon like conditions TO the several
marshals for their services
SEC. %. dnd be IL further enacted That the ta-
bles hereto annexed, and made part Of this act
numbered from one TO six, inclusive.
SEC. %. And be 10 further enacted, That IL no
other law be passed providing for the taking Of the
eighth, or any subsequent census Of the United
States, before the first day of January Of any
year, when, by the Constitution of the United
States, any future enumeration of the inhabitants
thereofis required 10 be taken, such census shall,
in all things, be taken and completed according to
the provisions OF this act.
SEC. -. Ind BE- 10 further enacted, That from and
after the third day Of March, thousand eight
hundred and fifty three, the House of Representa-
tivcs shall be composed OF two hundred and thirty
three members, 10 be apportioned among the seve-
raj States in the manner directed in the next sec
ton Of this act.
SEC. 20. And be IL further enacted That so soon
the next and each subsequent enumeration Of the
inhabitants of the several States directed by the
Constitution Of the United States TO be taken shall
be completed and returned TO the office Of the De
parment of the Interior, II shall be the duty Of the
Secretary OF the Interior to ascertain the aggregate
representative population Of the United States, by
adding 10 the whole number of free persons in all
the States, including those bound 10 service for
term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed,
three hftbs Of all other persons; which aggregate
population he shall divide by the number two hun
dred and thirty three and the product of such div
sion, rejecting any fraction OF an unit, II any
such happen 10 remain shall be the ratio rule OF
apportionment OF representatives among the seve-
raj States under such enumeration; and the said
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior shall
then proceed in the same manner, TO ascertain the
representative population Of each State, and TO di-
vide the whole number Of the representative popu-
lation Of each State, by the ratio already deter
mined by him, above directed; and the product
of this last division shall be the nomber Of repre-
sentatives apporoned To such State under the then
last enumeration Procidsd, That the loss in the
| number Of members caused by the fractions
naming in the several States the division Of the
population thereof shall be compensated for by
signing to so many States having the largest frac-
tons additional member each for its fraction.
a may be necessary to make tho whole number Of
representatives two hundred and thirty three:
Ind provded, also, That If after the apporionment
Of the representatives under the next any subse
quent census, new State States shall be admit
ted into the Union, the representative represen.
tatives assigned to such State or states, shall
he in addition To the number Of representatives
herein above limited; which excess OF representa-
tives over two hundred and thirty three shall only
continue until the next succeeding apportion
ment of Representatives under the next succeeding
census.
SEc. 20. dnd be 10 further enacted, That when the
Department of the Interior shall have apportioncd
| the representatives in the manner above directed
among the several States under the next, or any
subsequent enumeration Of the inhabitants Of the