The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-11

CHAPTER 1885,
An Act 10 provide for taking the State Cen


sus
SECTION l. Be enacted By the General As
sembty of Tie State Of io,ra That the Township
Assessor of each Township in this State shall,
at the time Of assessing property iir the years
eighteen hundred aud fl y nine, eighteen hun
dred and sixty three, eighteen hundred and six
ty five, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, eight
cen bundled and sixty nine, and eighteen hun
dred and seventy FIVE, ard every ten years there
after take an enumeration Of the inhabitants III
his Township.
s .. Said Assessors shall make return on or
| before the first day OF June, of such enulnera-
| ton to the Clerk Of the District Court of the
county, who shall make rnd forward 10 the Sec
rotary OF State or before the first day OF Sep
| TENDER in the current Year, an abstract of said
| census returns showing the total number of
males.
| The total number Of 4 H.les.
| The number of persons entiiied TO vote.
| The number of the militia.
The number OF foreigners not naturalized.
| The total number .! children between FIVE
and twenty one years Of age.
The number of families and number of dwell
| ing houses
The number Of acres Of improved and unim-
| proved lands
An enumeration OF 4 cicullGral, mining and
manufacturing statistics, including the value of
the products Of the farli, herd, orchard, and
dairy each, and the value OF manufactured arti
| cles and of mineral sold he year preceding the
census
The number Of miles Q. Railroad finished and
unfinished.
| The number of Colleges and Universities with
the number Of pupils therein.
| 3. The Governor and Secretary, Auditor
and Treasurer OF State any three of them
constitute a Census BoaiI for the State.
s 4. The Census Bo.. nd may require such
| other facts, in addition 0 those herein before
| stated, to be ascertaincd aud returned as they
may deem expedenI
1 8. The Census Boa i must prepare and
cause to be printed suitable blank forms for this
purpose, which together With such printed di-
rectons as will be calcula ed to secure uniform
ity in the returns, must be furnished, to the re-
spectye Clerks of the District Court of the coun.
| ~ and by them to the Township Assessors on
or before the first Monday in January Of the
| year in which the census Is to BE- taken.
5 6. The Secretary al State shall file and
preserve in his Office the abstracts received from
the Clerks Of the District Court, and cause an
| abstract thereof to be recorded in book TO be
by him prepared for that purpose, and publish
ed in such manner as tie Census Board may d.
rect.
81. When any ToTE ship Assessor fails TO
make an accurate return uf the Census as here
in provided, the county Court may upon the re
quest of the Clerk OF the District Court appoint
some suitable person 10 iake the census accord
ing to the provisions o. ibis act and at early
day as practicable, Nhyh shall be doLe at the
expense Of the county IL which the service is
performed.
s s. The Census Board shall require any
Clerk. failing to make reiasns as herein provi-
ded to send up the return soon as practicable
at the expense of the delinquent county.
5 9. The Secretary OF State shalt keep
journal of the acts OF the Census Board.
10. All acts and pats OF acts conflicting
with this act hereby epealed.
ii. This act 10 take effect from and after
its publication.
Approved, March Esd, sos.