Washington telegraph., 1850-06-26
BY HORT Y.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed during the first session of the Thirty. first
Congress.

IODhlC AC4O.
Passed during the first session of the Thirty: first
Congress.
fPuBLIC-No. al
i AN ACT Providing for the taking of the Seventh
and subsequent Censuses of the United States,
4 and to fix the number of the members of the
House of Representatives, and provide for their
fu,ure apportioument among the several States
1-OF THE DUTIES, LIABILITIES,
i AND COMPENSATION OF MARSHALS.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
ssentotires of the United Suites OF America an
Coooress assembled, That the marshals of the
savTI districts of the United States, including the
District of Columbia and The Territories, are here
bv r,oured respectively to cause all the inhahtants
to b, enumerated and to collect all the other stat
istical information within their respective districts,
in the manner provided for in this act and specified
in the instructions which shall be g ven by the
Secretary of the Interior, and in the tables an
pexed and TO the same to the said Secretary
on or before the first day of November next
ensuing, omttng from the enumeration OF the
inhabitants Indians not taxed; also, at the dis
cretion of said Secretary, any part or all the stat
istics of the Territories except those of population:
Propided hopeuer, And 4 the time assigned for
making the returns shall prove inadequate for the
Territories, the said Secretary may extend the
same: Provided, further If there be any district
or Territory of the United s. ates in which there
is no marshal of the United States, the President
shall appoint some suitable person to discharge the
duties assigned by this act to marshals
SEC g And be 1T further enacted, That each
of said marshals shall before entering upon his
duties. take and subscribe the following oath or
affirm ation before any circuit or district Judge of
the United States, before any judge of aly
State court, to wit:
/, marshal of the district Of
do soemnly (or atfirm) that will to the
Of ahi
merated all the inhabitants Of said district. and
will collect, TO be collected, the other
statistical information within tie same, and will
faithfully perform all the duties njoined Oh me
BY the act providing for The taking OF the seventh
census. And when duly authenticated by the
said Judge, he shall deposite copy thereof, so
authenticated with the said Secretary of the In-
terior and no marshal shall discharge any of the
duties herein required until ne has taken and
subscribed this oath, and forwarded a copy as
Aforesaid
SEC J. And be it further enacted. That each
marshal shall separate his district into subdivisions
containing not exceeding twenty thousand persons
in each unless the limitation to that number
causes inconvenient boundaries, which case the
number may be larger; and shall also estimate,
from the best sources of Information which he is
able obtain, the number OF square miles IN each
subdivision, and transmit the same to the Depart
8 menl of the Interior: Prorided houoeuer. That in
be known civil divisions, such as county, parish,
I township town. ward district lines. or high
1 wa,s, OF natural boundaries, such as rivers,
4 lakes, &c.
SEC A. And be it further enacted, That each
marshal shall appoint assistant Tor each SUB
division, who is resident therein, 10 Wh0m ne
shall give IA commission under his hand, authorizing
him to perform the duties herein assigned to as
sistants which commission shall set forth the
boundaries of the subdivision, of which appoint
ment so made, and the boundaries so specified the
marshal shall keep true and faithful record
SEC s. And be 1T further enacted, That each
marsha! shall seasonabiy supply each assistant
with the instructions issued by the Department
tas Interior, the blanks provided for the enumer-
alton of the population and the collection Of other
Statistics and to give him from time to time all
g such information and directions as may be neces-
sary to enable him to discharge his duty. tie
shall carefully examine whether the returns OF
each assistant marshal be made in conformity
with the terms of this act, and where dscrepan-
cies detected, require the same to be correct
ed He shall dispose of the two sets OF the re-
turns required from the assistant marshals as
Il hereinafter provided for, follows one set he
VI shall transmit forthwith to the Secretary of the
Interior; and the other copy thereof he shall trans
nit to the office of the Secretary of the State
Territory to which his district belongs. tie shall
classify and determine the rate of compensation
the provisions of this act subject to the final ap
poval of the Secretary Of the Interior. lie
shall from time to time make himself acquainted
with the progress made by each assistant mar
shal in the discharge of his duties, and in case OF
inability neglect arising from sickness, or 9TH
erwlse, appoint substitute.
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That if any
4 marshal shall, by any arrangement or understan-
ding whatever, secure to himself any fee, reward
compensation for the appointment of an assIs-
tant, or shall! in any way secure to himself any
part of the compensation provided by this act tor
the services of assistants, Or if he shall knowing
ly neglect refuse to perform the duties herein
assigned to him, he shall, in any such case, be
deemed guilty of mlsdemeanor, aud 1t convlc-
led IN any such case, shall for such offence fOr-
felt and pay not less than one thousand dollars.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That any
marshal of the United States may, for any pur-
poses not inconsistent with the duties OF the asSIs-
tants herein provided for, appoint deputy or
deputies, to act in his behalf, but for all offlrIal
acts OF such deputy deputies the marshal shall
be responsible: Provided hoDtper, an appoint
nent 10 collect the social statistics shall not be
deemed an interference with the duties OF the as
slStants
SEC 8. And be further enacted, That when
ever the population returned in any dstrect snail
exceed one million, the marshal thereof shall be
entitled to receive as IA compensation for all his
services in executing this act after the rate OF one
dollar for each thousand persons; but if the num-
Der returned shall be less than a million in any
District, the mar shall thereof shall be allowed Tor
Nus services at the rate Of one dollar and twenty
n'e cents for each thousand persons; ProUided
noDeuer, that marshal shall receive less than
Two hun ired and fiftv dollars; and when the COM
Pehsatlon does not in the whole exceed the sum
si hve hundred dollars, reasonable allowance Tor
cerk hire shall be made, the amount whereof
snail be determined by the Secretary "f the inte
.i0f Aud prouided, further, that the marsha' o'
any district may at his discretion perform the d"
0eS oil an assistant in any subdivision in when ne
uay RESIDE and when he shall personally perform
le duties ASSIGNED hu this ACT to assistants, ne