The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-17
An Act for the Taking of Census. and for thu
Enumeration of the Inhabitants of thi
State.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Minnesota

Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State o,
Minnesota
SECTION /. The assessors of the several towns
in this state, under the direction of the county
ditors oftheir respective counties, are hereby au
thorized and required to take an enumeration OF
the inhabitants in their respective towns, omit
ting in such enumeration Indians not entitled to
the right of suffrage under the constitution and
laws of the state; and in case there shall be no
organized town, or shall be no assessor in any
district composing the whole or part of any
auditor Of the county to which any such district
may be attached for judicial purposes, shall ap-
point one or more assistants, with power to per-
form the service required of town assessors by
this act and within the limits of any incorpo-
rated city or village, the said services shall be
performed by the assessor of the CORPORATION.
Sec: 2. The secretary OF state shall prepare ap-
propriate forms, distinguishing therein persons
persons of color and soldiers and officers in tn
tual service of the United States, who were resi-.
dents of the district at the time of their enlist
ment, ana shall cause sufficient number of CO.
pies thereof 10 be printed and transmitted to the
Several county auditors or before the first day
of May next, and Immediately thereafter each of
said auditors shall forward the requisite number
of such forms to the town assessors and assist.
ants appointed by him, within his county, to en-.
able them to take said census in uniform man.
ner.
shall severally take and subscribe an oath before
some person authorized to administer oaths, pre-.
vious to entering upon the discharge of the du.
ties imposed by this act, that they will well and
truly cause to be made just and perfect enume-
ration of all persons resident within their city,
town or division, as the case may be, and true
return thereof make in pursuance OF the provi-
sions ofthis act, according to the best of their
ability, which oath shall be returned with the
census taken by each person respectively to tie
county auditor of the county, on or before the
first day of August next.
Sec. 4. The said enumeration shall be made
by an actual enquiry, by the person taking such
census, at every dwelling or by personal enquiry
of the head of every family, in their several ci.
the first day of June next, and shall be complet-
ed and closed in two months thereafter, and said
enumeration shall include only those whose
place of residence shall be in said cities, towns
said, and those who resided there at the time of
their enlistment, and the several assessors and
assistants shall deliver to the county auditor a
true and accurate enumeration OF all persons
within their respective cities towns and districts
which enumeration shall be set forth in schedule
according to the form prescribed by the secretary
of state, designating the city. town or district.
and shall embrace the several families by the
name of the head thereof, and the aggregate
population therein.
Sec. S. The several county auditors shall on
the first day Of August or sooner, if all the re-
turns shall be received by him from the assessors
enumeration Of the inhabitants of their respec.
tive counties, and transmit one of said copies to
the secretary Of state and deliver the other, to.
gether with the returns received from the az.
SCISSORS and assistants to the register of deeds
the county, and the said register shall preserve
the same on file in his Office.
Sec. 6; The persons appointed to take said
census shall be allowed compensation tor the ser.
vice to be performed in taking the same, as fol.
lows: Assessors of incorporated cities and vii.
lagos shall be paid at the rate of one dollar for
every one hundred persons enumerated by them
respectively; town assessors and assistants, an.
pointed by the county auditors, shall be paid at
the rate of two dollars for every one hundred per.
sons enumerated by them respectively; that the
compensation TOR taking the enumeration in un.
organized counties, shal be three cents for each
name so taken.
And provided further, That each county an
ditor shall be allowed for making his returns five
dollars, in case the schedules returned by him
shall contain one thousand persons or less, and
one dollar for every one thousand the shedulee
returned shall contain exceeding that number
The accounts for taking the census as herein pro
vided, shall be certified by the county auditors
respectively, and shall be paid out of the state
treasury.
Sec. Z. In case any of the assessors should re-
fuse to perform the duties required by this act
then it shall be the duty of the respective audit