The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
WEDNESDAY, MARCH
az ACT to provide f0r ths enumeration Of

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi That, imm adiately
after the passage of this Act, the Governor
shall appoint some suitable and competent
person, in each county in this State, who shall
be known as Commissioner Of Enumeration.
and who shall, before entering on the discharge
of his duties take and subscribe an oath TO
well and truly enumerate every inhabitant
and qualified elector in his county, which oath
shall be administered by any person, author
lied by Ian TO administer an oath. and filed in
the office of the Chancery Clerk of the county;
and said Commissioner shall hold his offe for
the period of one year from the date of his
appointment; and the said Commissioner shall
have power to appoint deputy Commissioners
who shall take and subscribe the same oath
required ofthe Commissioners, TO be response
BILE in all cases for the acts of the deputies
SEC. =. Be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of State, Immediately after the
passage of this Act shall cause 70 be prepared
a sufficient number of enumeration forms for
the use of the deputy Commissioners in each
county, together with three enumeration books
for each county in this State; one of which
books shall be used for enumerating all males
over the age Of tWenty-One wears one for
enumerating all females over the age of TWEEN
ty-one years, and one for enumel ating all
males and females under the age of twenty
one years; that the enumeration forms and
the two first books shall be divided on each
page, or folio, into proper columns under the
following heads, to-wit: name age nativity
occupation color. bales of cotton raised. during
1879, by white labor, bales of cotton raised
during 1879. by cOlOred labor; and the last
book, in addition TO the columns above named.
shall contain columns under the following
heads, tO-wIt: parents name, public school
attended, private or other school attended,
place OF residence; and each of said books
shall be divided into FIVE equal parts one of
each parts being set apart under proper head
ing, for each Supervisor District in each
county and so soon as said books have been
prepared, the Secretary Of State shall transmit
three of them to each county, together with
sufficient number of said enumeration
forms for the use Of the deputy Commissioners
in care of the Chancery Clerk therein, who
shall receipt Tor same, and deliver them to the
Commissioner of Enumeration in his county
SEC. .. Be it further enacted, The Sec
rotary OF State shall, also cause TO be pre-
pared n general enumeration book, in which
he shall enter, SC soon the Commissioners
of Enumeration have made return of their
books 10 him, hereinafter provided, the
different totals from each county, under their
respective heads portion of said general
enumeration book, being set apart for each
county; and he shall aggregate the totals so
entered so as 10 show the total of each in the
whole State, and so as to show the total popu-
latlOn of the State; and thereupon he shall re-
pCrt the result of the enumeration by counties
and IN the aggregate to the Governor who
shall transmit said report to the Senate and
House Of Representatives at their first session
thereafter.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That. on or
before the first day IF July, 1880, and every
ten years thereafter, the Commissioners an
pointed as herein provided. and their deputies
shall proceed TO enumerate by supervisors
districts, all the inhabitants and qualified
electors IN their respective counties as pro-
ylded in section two of this act and make re-
turn thereof TO the Secretary of state on or
before the 10Th day of September 1880 and
every ten years after said last named date.
said Commissioners being appointed every
successive ten years from the first dav of Feb
ruary' Iooo' by the Governor, as provided in
section one of this act
SEC. D. Be further enacted, That the Com
mIss1oners OF enumeration, and their deputies,
be, and they are hereby REQUIRED and en-
powered to administer to every male, claim
ing 70 De over twenty-one years of age that
he IS required to enumerate the foIIowiuo
oath, to-wit: Do you solmenly swear or
athrm, that you are over twenty-one years of
age, that you have resided in the State of NTie
slsslppl SIX months. and in the countvof-
thirty days, that you have never been G ~
VIcted of any crime, which under the Co, 81
tuition and laws of this State, deprives Won of
the right of suffrage and in the event 10 ~
foreigner, that you have been duly .tTraIo
lied. SO help YOU God
SEC. d. Be it further enacted, That so soop
as the Commissioners, and depr ties have
completed the enumeration of their -
counties, the Commissioners of .enumpration
shall copy the enumerations N ada Nv tb;,.
deputies. in the books hereinbs fora ,1r.o,.,3a =
for and shall aggregate said looks in man
ner following, to wit: total nU r,ber of rno5os
white and colored respective ~ o,or twartr
one years of age; total nur nber Of ono1i69d
electors; total number of il males Vito an
cSloIeu respectively y, over twenty-one wears
OF age; total number of males aud fa,1,I os
white and cOlOTed respec tivaIr0 ,,nda, t,-o,t -
one years OF age; total number of the whole
humper OF INHABITANTS in each county: total
NUMBER according to their respective nativI-
- go nu'hoeI naturalized and unnat-
r. u ~ ~ nelF over twenty-one years
OF age; total nun her, according to occuna-
ION Wuite ana colored respectively total
n5 oi euuca de children white and color
eufespeclveIy total number attending puh-
lie schools; to- al number attend;nr-an,9 I+Lor
ecnoois totA number OF public, and other
SENIORS respt ctively total number of bales of
cottou calse l during 1879, and every ten years
nereal'er' by white and colored labor respec-
tNeiy a I'd thereupon, shall submit the same
70 tiie D' ard of Supervisors of their respec-
i've coU mites, for inspection andsapproval
DI Z: Be it further enacted, That the
DoalV of Supervisors of each county in this
otd' shall meet, Immediately after the Com
ms sioners have completed the enumeration of
NV IT respective counties, and shall carefully
canine the enumeration made by the saId
commissioners and their deputies, compare
the same with the poll tax book, and any other
authentic data known TO them; and if thew
ma that the enumerations made, as herein
required, are full fair and correct they shall
append their certificate to such effect to the
last page, on which said enumeration is CON
cluded, ana sign the same thereupon the
commissioners, in each county, shall make
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herein provided.
SEC. 8 Be it further enacted, That the Sec
rotary of State shall deliver to each Commits
sloner of Enumeration a certificate of the
whole number of inhabitants enumerated by
them, IN their respective counties; on approval
of which certificate. by the Goyernor the
Auditor of Public Accounts shall issue his
warrant, on the Treasury of the State in favor
of the Commissioner of Enumeration, in each
county, for sum of money. equal in the
aggregate, TO two cents per capita calculated
on the whole number of inhabitants enumera-
ted IN each county, by each Commissioners
and the sum of twenty thousand dollars. or so
much thereof, as is necessary. be and the same
is hereby appropriated, out of any other funds
IN the State Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, for the purpose of paying said Commits
sioners of Enumeration
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That this Act
shall be in force and take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved, March 8, 1880
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