The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-07
THE MISSISSIPPIAN.
LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
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Public No. 40.
AN dCT to pros1de for The taking Of u
Ceasas Of the STATE ef Mississippi, y
1860
SECTION /. De it enacted by the Legisia
ture Of the State of Mississippi, That it shai
be the duty Of the assessor of taxes in escl
and every county in this State, to make AZ
exatt enumeration of each and every free WhlIe
inhabItant Of their respective counties, ana az
SO Of all the slaves, free negroes and nliilat-
toes Notwithstanding the number Q
each class and the number of males and re-
males in each class-commencing on the iirss
day of April, 1860; and make correct return
thereof to the Secretary of State on or pesofe
the first day OF October, 1860. which shall IN
clHde the number Of free white males and ne
males; and the said assessor shall reeeife
therefor three cents for each person SO ehuiii- :
Grated, on the certificate OF the Secretary o.
State to the Auditor Of Public Accounts, VINO
shall issue his warrant for the same.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That eaen as
SCISSOR, before he enters upon the duties q n's
Office required by this act, shall take ana SUI
scribe the following oath or affirmation oeioto
some person authorized to administer eh'
same: Il do swear or affirm Gas the case may
be) that | will take the census OF the county
Of according to law and the sala as
SCISSORS are hereby authorized to administer u
persons giving in their enumeration nst ,iie
following oath to-wit: "You do swear thae
the enumeration which you now render CON
tains correct list of all the free Whte ~
habitants OF which your family consists
and if any person shall refuse to make aug
return Of his or her family, or any part tnere-
OF, he or she shall be fined in sum OF twenty
dollars, to be sued for and recovered BY the as,
SCISSOR before any justice Of the peace ior said
county; and being so recovered by sad asses
sor, shall be by him paid into the county treas
ury Of the county of which he may be asses
scr, for the use Of common schools OF sad
county; and the said assessors are hereby re-
quired to designate in their returns the Tree
white inhabitants of any city or town within
their respective counties which may be enti-
tied to separate Representatives in the Legis-
lature of the State
SEC. 8. Belt further enacted, That the as
SCISSOR Aforesaid may appoint an assistant or
assistants, who shall take and subscribe the
same oath required by this act to be taken by
the assessor.
SEC. t. Be it further enacted, Thstany as
SCISSOR who shall fail to perform the duties by
this act required, shall be fined in thesum OF
one thousand dollars; and it shall be the du-
ty of the District Attorney of the proper dis
trict, having good cause to believe that the as
SCISSOR has been guilty o. default therein, to
bring suit in an action of debt againstsad as
SCISSOR for the recovery of the aforesaid fine;
having recovered the same, he shall forthwith
pay the same into the county treasury, for the
use of common schools in said county. If
there be no assessor, the Sheriff shall per-
form the duties of this act required to be per
formed by the assessor, and shall receive the
same compensation and be subject to the same
penalties in this act provided for assessors.
Approved Feb. 8, 1860.