Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-06-14
Laws of Wisconsin.
I Published May %, 1865. !
CHAPTER All.

state.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. rem
resented m Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section /. The town clerks of the sew
eral towns in this state, under the direc-
ton Of the clerk OF the board of supervis-
ors of their respective counties, are here.
by authorized and required to tak6 an
enumeration Of the inhabitants in their
! respective towns, emitting, in such enum-
Grafton, 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 tie no town
clerk In any district composing the whole
or part OF any county, then and in every
such case the clerk of the board of super
vlsorS of the county to which any such
district may be attached for judicial pur-
poses, shall appoint one or more assistants
/ with power to perform the service requir-
ed of town clerks by this act; and within
] the limits Of any incorporate city or viii
! lage, not within the jurisdiction of the
I board Of supervisors of the town or towns
in which said village is located. the said
services shall be performed by the clerk
/ of the corporation, and such clerks are
! hereby authorized to appoint such assist
ants as they may find necessary, but no
addltiona! compensation shall he allowed
! by reason OF the appointment Of such as
| sistants
Sec ,. The secretary Of state shall
prepare appropriate forms, Distinguishing
/ therein persons Of each sex, deaf and
| dumb, blind, insane and persons Of color,
and shall cause a sufficient numoeT of
copies thereof to be printed and transmit
! ted to the several clerks of the boards Of
super iSors, on or before the first dav Of
May next; and Immediately thereafter
each of said clerks shall forward the re-
quisite number Of such forms to the town
clerks and assistants appointed by him,
within his county, to enable them to take
said census IN uniform manner
Sec. 3 The town, city and village clerks
and assistants shall severally take and
subscribe an oath previously to entering
upon the discharge of the duties imposed
by this act, that they will well and truly
! cause t. be made just and perfect enum
Grafton Of All the persons resident within
their city, town or division, as the case
may be, and true return thereof make
IN pursuance Of the provisions Of this act,
according to the best Of their ability,
which oath shall he returned with the
census taken hv each person, respectively,
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the county, on or before the first day Of
July next
Sec 4 The said enumeration shall be
made by an actual inquiry, by the person
taking such census, at every dwelling. or
/ hy personal inquiry OF the head of every
| family, in their respective cities, towns or
districts, and shall commence on the first
/ day Of June next, and shall be completed
ana closed in one month thereafter, and
said enumeration shall include only those
whose places Of residence shall he in said
cities, towns or districts on the first dav
Of June as aforesaid and the several
clerks and assistants shall deliver to the
! clerk Of the board of supervisors 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, des-
ignntin@ the city, town or district, and
shall embrace the several families by the
name Of the head thereof and the aggre-
gate population therein
Sec. ; The several town. CITY and vii
la~e clerks and assistants shall, in addition
to the duties required Of them hy section
one Of this act, make correct statement
of the amount Of mOnevs raised hV tax or
by private subscription in their res pective
districts, for the purpose Of paying boun-
ties TO volunteers or drafted men, or to aid
the families of those who have enlisted or
been drafted into the military service Of
the United States or of this state, during
the presentw1 setting forth in such state
ment the amount voted to be raised, and
the amount actually collected in each of
said towns. cities and Incorporated vii
lagos, which statement shall lie returned
with the census taken bv each person, re-
spectively, to the clerk of the board of
supervisors Of the proper county, a copy
OF which, together with a statement Of
such sums rs may have been raised by tax
by the several counties Of this state for
the purpose aforesaid. shall be by said
county clerk transmitted to the secretary
ot state, with copy of the census re-
CURED TO be transmitted by section SIX Of
this act
Sec. g. The several clerks Of the boards
OF supervisors shall on the first day of
August, or sooner, if all the returns shall
/ be received by them from the clerks and
assistants, prepare dupG .ate copies Of the
enumeration Of the inhabitants Of their
respective counties and transmit one o.
said copies to the secretary Of state. and
deliver the other, together with the re
turns received from the clerks ana assist
ants to the register Of deeds Of the coun
ty, and the said register shall preserve the
same on file in his Office
Sec. ! The persons appointed 10 take
said census shall he allowed compensation
for the service to be performed l. taking
the same as follows Clerks of incorror-
ated cities and Vi la-es shall be paid at
the rate of one dollar and Gftv cents for
every one hundred persons enumerated
by them, respectively; town clerks, and
assistants appointed by the clerks Of the
boards of supervisors. shall be at the rate
of three dollars fov ery one hundred
persons enumerated by them. respec-
tivelv; and in all counties where the DO
puIarion did not exceed five THOUSAND ac-
cOrding to the census OF 1860, said town
clerks and assistants shall receive the sum
Of five dollars for every hundred persons
enumerated by them, respectively: pro-
rided, that each clerk OF the board Of su-
pervisors shall be allowed for making his
duplicate copies and return to the secre-
tary Of state, ten dollars, in case schedules
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