The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-24
ACTS OF TIE LEGISLATURE. II.
sDHciaI.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENUMERATION OF

THE INHABITANTS OF THIS STATE.
Whereas, BY the four b section OF the second
Arucle of the Constitution of tins 81 :,a, as
ratified on the fourteenth fifteenth and six-
teenth days or April, A. D. 1868 it is provided
thai for tho purpose of all apportlonment of
the representation OF tue several counties of
tho State, an enumeration Of the Inhabitants
shall be made in 1869, and gain IN 1876, and
shall be made in the course OF eyory tenth
year thereafter, in such mapner as sLall be
by law directed:
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives ofthe State OF South
Carolina, now mot and sitting in General AS.
sembly, and by the authority Of the same
That the Governor be, and he is hereby au-
thorized and required to appoint Que person
IN each county Of the State, who sha he
charged with taking tho census, and who shall,
may be necessary Provided, That the mum
Der OF assistants shall not exceed four il each
county, except in the County of Charleston IN
whlea nat sssaa ssYpsg M a es ssssa.
Sac. 2. That each and every person SO ap-
pointed to take the census shall before entcr-
ing on the duties of h1s Office, take before
following oath to wit: II, A B, do solemnly
swcarm (or affirm. as the case may be J tnat
will honestly, faithfully and i'm artinly take q
correct census Of all the inhabitants residing
within the portion of the county to which I
have been appointed as census taker and will,
in all respects, truly perform all the duties
with which l am charged. So help me God.'
ana u CeTLLlCdtS lTOm tuC n1HRl5Ll ATE or 1uS-
tice OF the peace who shall administer the
said oath. that the same has been duly taken
before INN, shall accompany and be delivered
WITH each and every return Of the census.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty OF each
and every person appointed to take the can
sus by virtue of this act to call personally on
the head or some member OF each family in
the county, or portion OF county. for which he
or they shall have been appointed and obtain
from such head Of family or member thereof
as aforesaid, the number Of persons contained
in such family, and such other information as
may be required and directed by the Comms-
sioner of the Bureau Of Agricultural Stat ist .cs
SEC. 4. That each head or memb er Of fam
lily shall, when summoned thereto by the per-
sons appointed under this act to take the cen
sus at his, her or their residence or plase Of
rect rettirn Of all persons OF whom his or her
family is composed, and also report such other
Information to said census-t akers as may be Ie-
quired by law; aud the persons SO appointed
to take tae census arc hereby authorized to nd.
minister such oaths; and upon the failure of
any person to make such returns or reports
when required, he or sue shall be subject to
penalty Of twenty five dollars. to be recovered
in any court ofcompetent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. That upon the completion OF such
returns and reports, each census taker shall
deposit the same. in soaled package. with
the auditor Of his county, accompanied by a
certificate, to be endorsed by some magistrate
or jus 1ce Of the peace. purporting that the
following oath had been duly taken by such
copsus taker previous to the delivery OF suon
package to said auditor, to wit II, A. g., do
soemnlS swear (or affirm, as the case NAV be- }
that this packet contains just, true, correct
and impartial return Of all the inhabitants Of
the census district to which have been ap-
pointed and falthf,l report Of such informa-
tion as was required by the Commissioner of
the Bureau OF Agricultural Stat,stics, 80 far as
it was practicable to obtain the same. So help
me God"
SEC. 6. That it shall be the duties OF the CEN
sus takers, under the direction OF tho Commits
sioncr Of the Bureau Of Agricultural Statistics,
to divide their several counties into convenient
for; TO distribute blank, books and ipstruo
tiOns TO the census takers; to receive their re.
turns when completed, ard forward Che sane,
by the first day Of November next. to the Com
| tistics; and to render such further assistance
to said commissioner in the premises as that
Off scr may desire. 81
SEC. 2. That il shall bo the duty Of the Com
| missioner of the Bureau OF Agricultural Sta
tistics to have prepared, on or before the fif.
teenth day OF April next. suitable books, blanks
ana Instructions to facilitate tae registration
provided tor in this act, and the collection Of
such statistical information as said commits
sioner may deem OF sufficient importance to
the people OF this State; and when the census.
takers shall have made the returns hereinbe-
| fore provided for. the said commissioner shal
| forthwith report the results OF such registra-
| tion to the Governor Of the State for the time
| beng, and shall make co!lated return of the
| statistics to the Ge1eral Assembly at its next
| regular session,
| SEQ. 8, That the Governor Of the State 70,
the time being shall lmlaedi ately after receiv.
| ing from the Commissioner of the Bureau O
4 Agricultural Statistics the report provided fol
| in the seventh section Of this act, examine tht
same, and in case it shall appear to him tina
any person or persons appointed to take tn,
! census, as afo, esRid, shnli in any wise hay,
failed to comply with the duties imposed OF
him OR them by this act, either in taking tn,
census or in making the other returns, as here
| inbefore specified he shall forthwith cause th,
same to be taken and returned pursuant to tn,
] provisions Of this act wherever defaulta shaI
have been made.
Sec 8. That the census-taker employed i,
taking the census shall be entitled to Teceiy.
as compensation for his services the sum o
aoas 9er . and his asasans on
| no more; such compensation shall be pait
monthly out of any monies In the Treasury 10
otherwise appropriated, upon warrants TO b.
drawn by the. Comptroller. General wheneye