The Placer herald., 1860-05-26
Census of 1861 Questions to be Answered

necessary for III heads of families to answer,
would be of great benefit. With this view,
we publish the following list which we be.
ieve to be correct.
In the first place it is necessary to write
down the name OF every person whose usual
place of abode on the first day Of June
1860, was in the family:
The age of each sex and color, whether
white, black or mulatto
Profession, occupation or trade of each male
person over fifteen years of age
Value of real estate owned.
Place of BIRTH naming the State, Territory
country.
Married within the year.
Attended school within the year.
Persons over twenty years of age that can
not read and write.
Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane or i'd
lo'ic, pauper or convict
Name of owner, agent or manager of the
farm.
Number of improved acres.
Number of unmproved acres.
Cash value of farm.
Value of farming implements and machine
ry.
Live stock on hand June first, 1850, viz:
number of horses, mules. and asses, work
ing oxen, mich cows and other cattle,
swine and sheep.
Value of live stock.
Value of animals slaughtered during the
year.
Produce during the year ending June Isl:
1860, viz: number bushels of Wheat Rye
Indian Corn, Oats, Beans and Peas
Buckwheat, Barley, Irish Potatoes;
Sweet Potatoes, pounds of Wool and
pounds of Tobacco.
Value of Ore-and products in dollars.
Gallons of Wine, value of Produce of Market
Garden, pounds of Butter pounds of
Cheese, tons of Hay, bushels of Co>erseed,
and bushels of Grass Seed, pounds of
Hops, pounds of Flax, bushels of Flax
Seed, pounds of Maple Sugar, gallons of
Moasses, pounds OF Honey and Beeswax,
value Of home made manufactures.
Name of Corporation, Company, or lndivid-
ual producing articles to the annual value
of $500.
Name of business, manufactnr" or product.
Capital invested in real estate and personal
estate in the business.
Raw material used, including fuel, viz: qnan-
titles, kinds values, kind of motive power,
machinery, structure or resource
Average number of hands employed, viz:
Male, Female. average monthly cost of
Male labor, average monthly cost of Fe
male labor
Annual product, viz quantities, kinds val
ueS.
Name of every person who died during the
wear ending June lst 1860, whose usual
place of abode was in the family, the age,
sex and color, whether white. black, or
mulatto, married or widowed, place of
birth, naming the State, Territory or
Country, the month in which the person
died, profession, occupation or trade dis
ease or cause of death.
In addition to these, there are a number of
other questions, the answers to which can he
obtained now even with little trouble. 1t is
hoped that every person who sees this re-
quest will, before the first day of June, make
out the answers, and in case of absence,
leave it with the family ready for the officer
when he makes his appearance.
BY the act of Congress 'provding for the
taking of the seventh and subsequent Census
of the United States, and to fix the number
of the members of the House of Representa-
tves," etc, approved May 23d, 1850, pro
vides, section II, 'that the Marshals and
their assistants are hereby authorized to
transmit through the post Office any papers
or documents relating to the census, by wri-
ting therein official business -census," and
subscribing the same, with the addition to
bis name of Marshal, or assistant as the
case may be.
That no necessary delay may happen to
communications addressed to the United
States Marshals in reference to taking the
census, the press will do q service by the
publication of these facts, for the informa
ton of post masters throughout the State.
New CLAIMANTS FOR BRoDERICK's ESTATE
The correspondent of the Bulletin writing
from New York, says:
Speaking of Broderck I am reminded
that new batch of claimants of his estate
have started up in Ireland and are becom-
ing exceedingly anxious touching its dispo-
si,ion. 1t is stated that Robert Bowling,
U. S. Consul at Cork, in recent letter to
friend in Washington, says he is over
whelmed with verbal and written inquiries
from the numerous relatives of the late Sen
ator Broderick in that vicinity, as to the ma
ture OF his alleged will, the disposition made
of his property, and as to the proceeding
necessary to be had under our laws to ena-
bic them to establish their hership, etc.