, 1875-01-17
THE CITY.
STATE CENSUS.

SaAlE CENoUS.
DRAFT OF PROPOSED Law.
Tbs following is IN abstract OF proposed bill
sor tho taking OF the census in this State, drawn
hv Col L. Stevenson, 1hich it is proposed to in
ro1uce into the Senste-
The bill provides, first, that tho census shall be
hten fJuly i, 1878, and every five ycxrs
hereatter. BY Commissioners to be ap-
nc;1ted for the purpose by tho County
noard OF the respective counties- Assistant
comuaissioners ere to be appointed BY the Com
.uissione1s and County Board, II necessary, and
n such case the counties are to be divided into
districts, 80 as to give each Commissioner his
ryoportionats share, each Commissioner and as-
sis1 mt to take N oath to perform his duties
faithfully.
Sec. c provides for tho manner in which tho
CENSUS il to bc taken, and tho
DUTIES OF TILE COMMISSIONERS,
u follows:
Each Commissioner End A-sistant Commissioner
eh.il rorsmenoe taldng such enumeration On tho LIT
dsgs of Julv Of yeax in which such enumeration
h inquired TO be taken, and shall asccain aud set
down In book Or books fcps for that purpose N
number Of each Of white colorcd males md females
af 10 years ago ind under: 10 yesrs Of and
not ore 2o 20 and not over 80 over 50 end not
oyer 10; 67=r 40 Knd not over 50; over 50 and not
oyer GO; oyer GO aud 6ot over 20; over 70
aud rot 81: 50 and not 90: 90 and
20, orer &c., snd To-; s'so the number Of f.rrns
nurper Of improved and unimrrored acres Of land,
cain Yaluo Of farms, the yalue of farming implements
sud 1n.chneEy, the number oi horses, mules. and
s.es working oxtu mitch eox6- other cattle, aheep,
rxine the yal1e Of ,iso stocz the valne OF animals
Slaughtered during the year. an6 the quantity Of
vaoat. r. corn, Tobacco e.ss WOO, nucswhsat arl-
June 80 Immediately proceeding tbs taking of
fhe ccns1s Also the of tho corporation, oompa-
nv or individual producing articles to the annual value
+hM nft a h.44 Y13Hn1
product tho capital invested IN real and personal estate
Il the bu.tness tie quantities, hads, and values Of
s 1. 31s poxs1 o .ehins1y .trnstu1e @ re
sau1oe. tho srersEe number Of male md
fals bands epl9yed s ts 1vsrags monthly qiaa
md 1alues Of tho annual producta. Also tho number
a colleges Academies and public schools, the nunabar
agds tns and tas ne
4du.1ng yeas is mentioned above, the yexr end
he 5u,s 80 immediately preceding IL meant.
TIE BuL THEN PROVIDES
tnst tho Secretary OF State IL to furnish the
eioner is 10 Do his duty by personal visiting to
esch house aud family in his district, and all
mills. manufactures, shops. mines. etc. Tho re-
turns Are to 10 made by Sept is OF the Same
year. and certided copy to be transmitted to
he Secretary OF State and County Board Any
Commissioner failing in bis duty shall be guilty
Of misdomeAnor, punishable BY fins. and in
csse Of wilIfu: false swearing afan be subject to
6ns sad imprisonment.
THE cozpEN5ATIoS
u to be $2 for every 100 persons returned md Is
cents for the full return Of each farm, and Is
cents for each mill. nire, ETC.; $40 day nd
ditonal ehall be psid for the time spent in
uakipg up the returns, and the compensation
rlaimed shall be embodied in statement, and
verified BY oath. ANY person over 20 years Of
xse the head or ecting head OF .
family, refusing to Gi1e the necessary
information On request is the forfeit SOS. As
the present year is the one in which it il pro-
posed to take the census, the emergency clause
4 added to the bull.