Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-06-21
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ted States, and to fix the number of the
/ members Of the House of Representatives
/ and provide for their future apportionment
among the several States.
I.-OF THE DU TIES LIABILITIES,
/ AND COMPENSATION OF MARSH
AIS
Be IL enacted By tie Senate and House Of
Repres eatatires gf the United States Of .3aerica
n Congress assembled, That the mershals of
ofthe several district Of the United States. in
Guiding the District Of Columbia and the Ter
ritories, are hereby required respectively to
use all the inhabitants TO be enumerated, and
collect all the other statistical information
within their respective districts. in the man
/ ner provided for in tbs act. and specified in
the instructions which shall be given by the
Secretary on or before the first day Of Novem-
Der next ensuing. ommIttiug from the enumer-
alton Of the Inhabitants Indians not taxed !;
also, at the discretion of said Secretary, any
part or all the statistics of the Territories eN-
cept those Of population; Pr2cided, h9lreUer,
And If the time assigned for the making the
returns shall prove inadequate for the Terrific
ries, the said Secretary may extend the same !;
PrOridsd. further. If there be any Distritc or
Territories Of the UnitedStates in which there
is no marshal Of the United = tates. tn e Presi-
dent shall appoint some suitable person to
discharge the duties assigned by this act 10
marshaIs.
SEC. ,, Ind be Il further enacted, That each
. Of said marshaIs shall, before entering upon
his duties, take and subscribe the following
oath OF affirmation, before any circuit OF dis
trict Judge Of the United States, or before any
judge Of any State court, to wit:
i, marshal of the district Of
do solemnly swear Cor affirm that | will to
the best Of my ability euumerate, or cause to
be enumerated, all the inhabitants Of said dis
trct, and viii collect, or cause TO be collec-
ted, the other statistical information within the
. same, and viii faithfully perform all the du-
ties enjo.ned on 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 Interior, and no
marshal shall discharge any Of the duties
herein required, until he has taken and sub
scrIbed his oath, and forwarded a copy as
aforesaid.
SIC. 3. ind Be II further enacted, That
each marshal shall seperate his district into
subdivisions containing not exceeding twenty
thousand persons in each, unless the limita-
ton TO that number causes IncOnvenient bOuH-
daries, in which case the number may be lar
ger; and also estimate, from the best sources
Of information which he Is able to obtain, the
number Of square miles IN each subdivision
and transmit the same to the Department Of
the Interior: Pr0Uidsd, h0tCeUer, That in boun-
ding such subdivisions, the limits thereof shall
be known civil divisions, such as county, par
ish, ownshiP, town, ward or district lines, or
highways, or natural boundaries, such as rivers
Lakes, &c.
SEC, 4. .7nd5s It further enacted, That each
7 marshal shall appoint an assistant for each
subdivision, who is a resident therein, to whom
he shall givea commission under his hand au-
thorizing HIM to perform the duties herein as
signed to assistants, which commission shall
set forth the boundaries Of the subdivision, Of
which appointment 50 made. and the bOundd-
ries SO specified, the marhal shall keep q true
and faithful record.
SEc. ). Ind be Il fqrher enacted, That each
marshal shall seasonably supply each assis-
tant with the instructions issued by the De-
paTtment ofthe Interior, the blanks provided
for the enumeration OF the population and the
collection of other statistics, and give to him
from time to time all such information and di-
TeCtIons as may be necessary to enable him TO
discharge his duty. He shall carefully eX-
anime whether the returns of each assistant
marshal be made in conformity with the terms
of this act, and where discrepancies are detec-
ted, req uITe the same to be corrected. He
shall dispose Of the two sets of the returns re-
quired from the assistant NIarshals as herein
after provided for, as follows one set he shall
transmit forthwith to the Secretary Cf the,lnte-
-
nit to the Office Of the Secretary of the State
or Territory - which his district belongs
He shall classify and determine the rate of
compensation to be paid to each assistant
marshal according to the provisions Of this
act, subject to the final approval of the Secre-
tarv Of the Interior. He shall from time to
time make himself acquainted with the pro-
gress made by each assistant marshal IN the
discharge Of his duties, and in case Of inabii-
fr1r1 z5pl-rpz= rr other
wise, appoint substitute.
SEC. g. ind Be Il further enacted, If any
marshal shall, by arrangement or under
standing whatever, secure 10 himself any fee
reward, or compensation for the appointment,
Of an assistant, or shall in any way secure TO
himself anv part Of the compensation proyI-
ded by this act for the services of assistants,
or if he knowingly neglect or refuse to per-
form the duties herein assigned to him, he
shall, Ii any such case, be deemed guilty ola
misdemeanor, and if convicted IN any such
case shall for such offence forfeit and pay not
less than one thousand dollars.
SEC. T. .4nd be If further enacted, That any
marshal Of the United States may, for any
purpose inconsistent with the duties Of the as
sistauts herein provided for, appoint deputy
or deputies, to act in his behalf but for all Of
fetal acts Of such deputy or deputies the
marshal shall be responsible: PrgcEde1, H2Lc-
CUrr. An appointment 10 collect Lits SoCldi std
,istics shall not be deemed an interference
with the duties Of the assistants.
SEC. :. Ind be Il further enacted, That
whenever the population returned IN any dis
strict shall exceed one million, the marshal
thereafshall be entitled to receive as a com
pensation for all his services in executing this
ac.. after the rate of one dollar for each thou
sand persons; butif the number returned shall
be less than million in any district the mar
sha there0fshalI be allowed for his services
at the rate af one dollar and twenty-five cents
for each thousand persons ; Proridei, h0lCsU-
Ct. that no marshal shall receive less than
two hundred and fifty dollars and when the
compensation does not in the whole exceed
the sum Of five hundred dollars, a reasonable
allowance for clerk hire shall be made, the a.
mount whereof shall be determined by the
Secretary of the Interior; -7nd proridsd fur
fhsr That the marshal Of any district may at