The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-02-02
AN ACT TO PRovIDE FOR A CENSUS or
THE FREE White INHABITANTS OF THIS

STATE.
Whereas, by the third section of the
first article of The Constitution OF this
State, rs amended on the seventeenth
day OF December, IN the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
= eight, II Is provided Ihat, Tor the purpose
ot An apportionmeut of the representation
OF the several election d'siriC,s of the
State, au enumeration Of the white nhab
itants shall be made evety tenth year, in
such manner as shall be hy law en-
acted.
!. BE L enacied hy tie Senate aud
House of Representatives, now mct and
sitting in General AsSem' IL, and by the
authority Of the same, That for the pur
pose of carrying iuto effect the said pro
vision of the Constitution III regard to Ia
KING the ccnSaS Of all the free inhabitants
Of thus State, IA fit aud proper person shall
Cenppoinlea Ly jnirt resclulluI Of both
branches of lie. Lee us iatuTe, during the
present session, III each .anI every Circuit
Cour, District throughout his Slate, ex
cept the Circuit Court Districts of Char
lesion, Coileton, Hprry and GaorEetOwu,
and the District vi Bttulor.; and Va case
any person appointed as above, shall 10
fuse to accept such app ,inluent. or II
VacG-y snail happeL in any appuuliEerl
previously accepted, by dc.;h, resignation
or otherwise, the Governor for the time
being oha.I forthwith appoint some lit and
proper person TO III! such vacancy; aud il
Shall be the duty of each and cvey person
so appointed, to make faithful, accurate
and diStIHci cersr!s of ali The free white
inhabitants residing in each aud every
eGllon district contained within the CIR
Gait district for which he shall have been
appointed, SO lar as the whole or any
part " the several election districts Shai.
be contained therein; aud each aud every
person app plnteI as &iu.eSaiL, shall, IN
making u return Of the census, he shall
be appointed TO take designate and Spe
city on oath, or his religious affirmation,
to be taken before and certified by Il
'Magistrare,) tie number Of free white IN.
hahilants residing in each and every e.cc
ton district, or par. OF an election district.
contained in the judicja! district .ur which
he Shall have been appointed.
II. That in the Circuit Court District
ot Charleston, eight fit persons shall be
appointed in the manner prescribed in
The first section Of this A"t, TO take the
cepsus q the free white inhabitants of
said district, 10 wit rne for the parish
es Of ST. Philip and st. Mlchae; one 9th
T person for the parishes OF 81. Stephens
aud I. James, Santee; one otter person
sor The parish of S.. Johns, Coletou; one
other pa;2oE for the parish OF ST. James,
Goose Creek one other person for the
parishes of-St. Thomas Xad s.. Drunls {;
one other person for Christ Ghurch .-,r
ish; one other person for the parish of 81,
Johns Berkeley: and one other person for
the parish Of St. Andrews; and in the
District Of Beaufort, four fit p rsons shat
.ge appointed in the manner aforesaid, to
take'the censEs of tie free while nhab
parish Of ST. Helena; one other person
for the parish Of Prince Williams one
other person for the parish OF ST. Luke !;
and one other person Tor the parish Of st
Peter; and in the district of CoIeton,
three ft PERSONS shall bo appointed in
manEer aforesaid, TO take the census OF
the free white inhabitants Of sail district.
to sit: One for the PARISH of S., b ,rlhol
omcw, and one person for he parish Of
st. Paul; and In the district of IlOrrv
Two ht persous shall he appointed rs in
, manner aforesaid. 10 take the census of
the free white inhabitants Of the sa dis
trict. 10 wit: One for the parish OF
kIngston, and one other person for the
parishes OF Upper and Lower All SAINTS;
az" IN the district of Georgetown, one fit
person snail te appointed us in manner
aforesaid, TO take the census of the free
white 'nhabrtans III the parish Of Prince
George, Wmyaw.
Ill. That eaci. and ever person, as
afore'aId appointed, 10 take the census in
the several Circuit Coult ID s,ricts or par.
lSheS IN ;hIs State, snail, on or before the
hrst day Of August next, deliver their
several returns 10 the Office OF the Secre
tary OF State, iC Columbia, carefully seal.
eI, certified and directed to his Et,e!ler
CIV the Govrrn.r.
~. That the G ,vernor for time being
hhaf, as early as Yo,sibe alter the first
Gay of August next, examine what re
turns have been made, aud in case it shall
appear TO him that any person Or persons,
sDp nnteI To take the census as aforesaid.
shall in any wise have failed in comply
iay with the duties imposed upon him. or
them, by this Act, either in taking tie
census, or IN maxim z a eturn Of the same
he shall forthwith cause the same TO he
taken ami returned, pursuaut to the pror
visions of this Act, in every election dis
trlct or districts, where such defaults shall
or NAV be made.
'. That each and every person so ap
Pontei AMI employed. anil who shall
have completed the census in the reSppc
tive Circuit Court srrcts or parishes. .shal!
receive such reasonable condensation
Therefor rs shall he fxel and determined
10y joint 'esol ution ofbolh hrapcheS of the
Legislature.
vi. That each and every pers,n an