Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PUBLIC ACTS
Passed at the First Session IhirtyJirst Congress.
PUpLIc-No. a.

A s laa PUBLIc-No.4 A. t.E n
AN ACT providing for the taking of the Seventh and sub
sequent Censuses Of the United States, and to fix the
number Of the members Of the House Of Representatives
and provide for their future apporionmen among the
several States. & 3Rt@ ~
I.-Ofthe Duties, Liabilities, md Compensation
Of Marshais.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Representatives
of tie United States of Amercd Congress assembled That
the asas Of the several scts Of the United States
cludng the District of Columbia and the Territories,
hereby required respectively to all the inhabitants to be
ated and collect all the other statistical information
within their respective districts in the provided fo in
this act and specified in the instructions which shall be given
by Secretary Of the INTERIOR and in the tables annexed
and return the to the said Secretary or before the
first day Of November next ensuing, omittng from the emu
meraton Of inhabitants Indians taxed ALSO the
discretion Of said Secretary any part all the statistics Of
the Territories except those Of population Provided, hour
Andf the time assigned for making The returns shall
prove inadequate for the Territories the said Secretary may
extend the Prouided further, If there be any dis
ict territory of the United States in which there no
marshal Of the United States, the President shall appoint
suitable person discharge the duties assigned by this
act to marshals.
Sec q And be further enacted That each Of said
shas shall before entering upon his duties take and sub
scribe the following oath amaton before any circuit
district Judge Of the United States before any Judge Of
any State court, to wit:
I, ---, marshal Of the district Of ------ -, --- do
solemly Cor afrm) that will to the best Of my abi
ties enumerate to be enumerated, oil the nhab
Of said district and will collect cause to be collected
the other statistical information within the same, and will
faithfully perform all the duties enoned me by the act
providing for the taking of the seventh census. s
And when duly authenticated by the said judge be shall de-
posite copy thereof authenticated with the said secre
tay of the Interior and marshal shall discharge Of the
duties herein required until he has taken and subscribed this
oath, and forwarded copy as aforesaid. m1
Sec. And be further enacted That each marshal shall
separate his district into subdivisions containing exceeding
twenty thousand persons in each, unless the limitation to that
number inconyenient boundaries in which the
number may be larger and shall also estimate from the best
of information which he is able to obtain, the number
of square miles in each such subdivision and transmit the
to the Department Of the Interior Provided however, That in
bounding such subdivisions the limits thereof shall be known
civil divisions such county, parish, township town. city,
ward district lines highways, or natural boundaries
such as rivers, lakes, &C.
appoint for each such subdivision, who resident
therein whom he shall give commission under his hand
authorizing him pefom the duties herein assigned TO assist
ants which commission shall set forth the boundaries Of the
subdivision Of which appointment made and the bounda
ries specified, the marshal shall keep true and faithful
record. .f F-- gr f .ttaE fsfs @ y ~
Sec s. And be further snacted, That each marshal shall
seasonaby supply each assistant with the instructions issued
by the Department Of the INTERIOR the blanks provided for the
enumeration Of the population and the collection of other sta
dstcs and give to him from time to time all such information
and directions be necessary enable him to discharge
his duty Hesha carefully examine whether the Of
each assistant marshal be made in conformity with the
OF TINS act and where discrepancies detected require the
same to be corrected He shall dispose Of the two sets Of the
provided for, as follows he shall snsmit forthwith
TO the Secretary Of the Interior and the other copy thereof
shall transmit TO the office Of the Secretary the State Ter
rory to which his district belongs He shall classify aud
determine the rate of compensation paid to each assistant
marshal according 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 dies and
in case Of inability or neglect arising from sickness or other
wise, appoint substitute.
Sec. 6. And be further enacted, That IL any marshal
shall by any arrangement understanding whatever secure
to himself any fee reward, compensation for the appoint
Of assistant shall in any way himsefany
part the compensation provided by this act for the services
Of assistants, fhe shall knowingly neglect refuse per-
form the duties herein assigned to bm he SHALL in any such
case be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and If convicted in
any such case. shall for such offence forfeit and pay less
than thousand dollars. pm
Sec. T. And BE- further enacted That any marshal Of the
United S,tes may FIR any purposes not inconsistent with the
duties Of the assistants herein provided for appoint deputy
or depuos in his BEHALF but for oil official acts OF such
deputy deputies the marshal shall be responsible Prop