The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-03-26

Section 1. Be it enacted by the
legislature OF the State OF Missis-
sippi, That Immediately 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, aud
who shall, before entering on the
discharge of his duties, take aud
subscribe an oath To well aud truly
enumerate every inhabitant aud
qualified elector IN his county,
which oath shall be administered
by any person, authorized by law
TO administer AN oath, aud filed in
the office OF the chancery clerk OF
the county; aud said commissioner
shall hold his office Tor the reriod
OF 0ne year frOiu the date ot his
appointment and the said commits
sioner shall have power to AZ oint
deputy commissioners, who shall
take aud subscribe the SAME oaI h
required OF the commissioners, to
be responsible in all eases Tor the
acts of the deputies.
See. =. BE- il further enacted,
That the Secretary ot State, i'm
medlately after the passage of this
aci, shall cause To he prepared a
sufficient number Ot enumeration
forms for the use OF the deputy
commissioner in each county, 10.
gether with three enumeration
books for each county IN this State:
one Oi which books shall be- used
for enumrrating all ~ les over the
age of twenty-One Years; one f0l
enumprating all females over the
aye 0t twenty-one years, aud one
Tor enumerating all mlaes aud ie.
males under the age of twenty .one
years; that the enumeration forms
and the two first books shall be- dl
vlded on each page, or iOllO, intu
proper columns, under the follow.
ius heads, to.wlt: Name, aye, ma
| tiylty, occupation, color, bales ol
cotton raised, dutlug 1879, by col
Ored labor, aud The last book, in
add Ii to the columns abov
namcd, shall contain columns IN
der tue following hea,ls, to.wlI
Parent's name, public ch0Ol at
tended, private 'r other school 1t
tended, place OF residence; and
each OF said books shall be divided
INTO five equal parts, one Of racl
parts being set apart under proper
heading, Tor each super lSors dis
lricl IN each county; and 81 Soou
aS said buuks have been prepared
the Secretary OF State shall trans
init three Oi them to zach county
together with Il sufficient numOel
ot sad enumeration tOrmS for tn,
use 0l the deputy commissioners
~ care OF the ChancerA CLERK, vii,
snail re clpt Tor same, aud denver
them To the commissioners Of enu
u.ratlon in his county.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted
That on or before the first day o
Jnly, 1850, aud every Ten Year
thereafter, the commissioners, al,
pointed as herein prov Ided, All,
their deputies, shall proceed I,
enumerate by supervisors dis
tricls. all The inhabitants All,
qualified electors IN their respec
tive counties, as provided IN sectloi
two OF this act. and make rrluri
thereof To the Secretary of State
OH or before the 10Th day ol Srp
temOrr. 1880, aud every ten Year
after said last named date, Il,
commissioner beingapl,ointedeNer
successive ten years from the HRS
day of February, 1880, by the TO,
ernor, as provided in section OH
OF this act.
Sec. I. Be ii fur her enacted
That the board OF SUPERVISORS u
each county in this State, sllaI
meet, immediately after the CON
missuners have completed h
enumeration Ul their res,'ecll,
counties, and shall carefully exam
ine the enumeration made bA 10
said commissioners aud their dept
ties, compare tue same with In
poll tax book, aud any other al
thenlic data known to them !; ant
if the, hui that the enumeration
made as herein required, are ful
fair aud correct, they snail aplen
their certificate 10 such eject,
!. the last page, on which sal,I EN-
mer,liOn is cOnclnd Il, AMI sig
the sane; tllereupon The cona'i
si0ners, ln each county; shall 'i'an
return OF same to lne Secretary ,
7, State, as herein pro, lied.
Src. 3. BE IL fhrl lher riiacie,
! That the secretary ot State stii
deliver to each cuumlSslUirr ,
!, enumeration a certificate oi ii
whole number of lubabi.aais ~,
meralel bN them, Ia heir rrspe
tive cUun les; approval oi wiile
certificate, b. the Go.crlor. ii
!, Auditor OF PuDlc Accounts Sha
: issue lis warrant .on Tue Ireasnl
! of the State, ~ favor of the coi
J missioner Ol enumeration 10 eae
| county, tor II sum Of money, rqa
4 in the aggregate 10 I'VE cents p
! capita, calculated on the who
number OF inhabitants rnuherate
Il, a..h anilllfv. bV each gOlntnl