Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-22
FicKENs COURT HOUSE, s. C. SATURDAY JANUARY g. 1856
All Act
To provide for Census of the FREQ White
Inhabitants of this Stntc,


State, as amended on the sc4cntccnth Aay
of December, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eight, it is
provided that for the purpose of an appor
tlonment of The representation of the sew
cral election districts of the State an emu
meration of the white inhabitants shall be
made every tenth year, in such manrcr as
slall be by law enacted.
]. BE itenactcdby the Senate and House
of Representatives, nov met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same. That for the purpose Of carrying
into effect the said provision of the Consti,
tuition in regard to taking the census of all
the free White inhabitants of this ST tc, a
fit and proper person shall be appointed by
JOINT resolution of both branches Of The Leo
lSaturc, daring the present session, in each
and every Circuit Cohrt District through
out this State, except the Circuit Court
District of Charleston, Collcton, Horny and
Georgetown, and the District of Beaufort {;
and in case any person appointed as above,
shall refuse to accept such appointment, or
vacancy shall happen in any appointment
previously accepted, by death, resignation
or otherwise, the Governor for the time be-
ing shall forthwith appoint some fit and
proper person to fill such vacancy; and it
shall bc the duty of every person So ap-.
pointed, to make faithful, accurate and
distinct census of all the free white inhabi
tants residing in each and every election
district contained within the circuit district
for which he shall have been appointed, so
far as thc whole or any part of the several
election districts shall be contained therein
and each and every person appointed as
aforesaid, shall, IN making a return of the
census, he shall be appointed to take, des
| iGHatc and specify on oath. 6r his religious
affirmation, Ito be takcn before ard certi
| fled by MagiStratc,) the humber of free
white inhabitants residing in each and cv-
cry election district, or part of an election
district, contained in the judicial district
for which he shall have been appointed.
III. That in the Circuit Court District of
Charleston, eight fit persons shall be ap,
pointed in th6 manner prescribed in the
| first section of this Acg, to take the census
of the free inhabitants of Said district,
to wit: One for the parishes of st. Philip
and st. Michael; one other person for the
parishes of st. Stephens and st. James,
Santec; one other person for the parish of
st. Johns, Collctdn; one other person for
the parish ofSt James, Goose Creek; one
other person for the parishes of ST. Thom-
as and st. Dennis one other person for
Christ Church Parish; one other person
for the parish of st. Johns, Berklcy; and
one other person for the parish of st. An
drow's; and in the District of Beaufort,
four fit persons shall be appointed in the
manncratoresaid, to fake the census of the
free White inhabitants of said district to
wit: one for the parish of St. Helena; one
other person fol- the 5nr!sh of Prince Will
Hams; one other pcrs6hi flT Shc parish Of
st. Luke; and one other person for the
parish of st. Peter; and in the district of
Collcton, three fit persons shall be appoint
cd in manner aforesaid, to take the census
of the free white inhabitants of said dis
trlct, to wit: ope for the parish of ST. Bar
tholomcw, aud one other person for the
parish of st. George, Dorchester, and one
other person for the parish of St Paul;
and in'thc district Of Horny, two fit persons
shall be APPOINTED as in manner aforesaid,
to take the ccnsds Of the free White inhabi
tants of the said district, to wit one for
the parish of Kingston, and one other for
the Parishes of Upporand Lower AiESaints;
and in the district of Georgetown, one fit
person shall be appointed as in manner
aforesaid, to take the ccnsus of the free
white inhabitants III the parish of Prince
George, WiHyaw.
IL That each and every person, as afore-
said appointed, to take the census in the
several Circuit Court Districts or parishes
this Sthtc, shall, on or before the first
day of Adgitst' newt, deliver their several
returns to the Office of Secretary of State,
in Columbia, carefully sealed, certified and
directed to his hccllency the Governor
~. That tho Governor for She time 5c-
ing shall, as early as possible after the irisst
day of August next examine what returns
have been made, and in case it shall appear
to hip that any person or persons, appoint
cd to take the census as aforesaid, shall in
any wise have failed lii complying With the
duties imposed Upon Him, Of them, by this
Act, either iii taking the census, or ma
king return of the same, he shall forth
with cause the same to be taken and ret,tth:
ed, pttts,;ant to the provisions of this Act,
in 'everyclection distfictof districts, where
such defaults shall OF may BE ma1e.
V. That each and every person IS az |
poi. led and employed, and who shall have
completed the census in the respective Cir !
cult Court districts or parishes, shall re.
ceive such reasonable compensation there
for as shall be fixed and determined bv
JOINT resolution of both branches of the Leo. |
islature.
vi. That cachand every person appoint
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