Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-07-04


As numerous questions viii b
proPounded 10 every citizen at an
early day. BY those appointed to take
the census, we deem Il imporiaDt
that those questions should beknown
ia advances. that the people Of our
county may hold themselves 10 rso-
diness to answer them. This is the
more necessary. because q refusal or.
failure TO answer forfeits 10 the delin.
qusnt thirty dollars, to be ssned for
and recovered in an action of debt hy
the assistant marshal 10 tie ass Of
the United Statss.n
The following are The items Of m
formation necessary to be given: 2
OF PERSONS.
Name Of every person whcseusu-
al place Of abode on the firstaday Of
June, 1850, was In your family; pro-
fession, occupation, or trade, OF each
male person over fifteen years ofags;
place of birth-naming the state.
territory or country; whether deaf,
dumb, or blind, insane, idiotic, pau
per or convict; whether white, black
or mulatto; whether married within
the year; whether attended school
within the year; persons over twen-
ty years Of age who cannot read and
write; and the value Of real estats
owned by each individual.
AGRICULTURE, ETC.
How many acres OF land improved
and unimproved; cash value Of farm;
value OF farming implements and
machinery; number and value Of
horses, mules, asses, working oxen,
mich cows and other cattle, sheep,
and swine; amount and value pro-
ducsd during the year ending June l,
1850, Of animals slaughtered, wheat,
rye, Indian corn. oats, tobacco, wool,
beans and peas, buckwheat, barley,
Irish and sweet potatoes, orchard
products, wine, market garden pro-
duce, butter, cheese, hay, cloverseed,
other grass seeds, hops, dsw-roited
hemp, water rotted hemp, fax, fax
seed, silk cocoons, maple sugar, mo-
lasses, honey and beeswax.
INDUSTRIAL.
Name Of business, manufacture, or
product; capital invested in real and
personal estate; in business; quantity,
kind, and value OF raw materials used,
including fuel; kind Of motive power,
structure, or resource; average num-
Der of male and female hands en-
ployed; average monthly cost Of male
and female labor, respectively; quan-
tity, kind and value Of animal pro-
duct.
COST OF EABoR.
Average wages 20 farm hand per
month, hired by the year and boar
ded; average wages Of a day laborer
with and without board; average
payment to a carpenter per day,
without board; average wages to
female domestic per week, with
board; average price of board TO a
laboIing man per week.
OF DEATHS.
Name, age, and sex, Of every per-
son who died during the year ending
the first of June, 1850, whose usual
place Of abode, at the time of his
death, was in your family; whether
white, black, or mulstto; maried or
widowed; place Of birth-naming
state, territory or country; the month
in which the person died; profession,
occupation or trade; disease or cause
OF death.
in making out the above list
from the schedules annexed TO the
law, we have only omitted such arti-
cles and matters es refer to slaves
and slave labor, and therefore, fatter
ourselves that, by proper attention
to and use ofthe foregoing, our friends
will experience littls or no inconVe-
niencs. We trust they will do so,
and thus avoid the payment Of the
thirty dollars penalty which failure or
refusal will take from them.
hescdrk Gazette.