Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-15

! This table demonstrates that all the
institutions Of learning, of higher
grade. in this state. are well patro-
nized, and that the people are duly
impressed with the great Importance
of giving to their children a good aud
thorough education. ..
THE STATE CENSUS.
Congress has provided that if any
state or territory, by It's duly appsint-
ed or authorized agents, during the
two months beginning on the first
Monday. of June, ia tho semi.decen-
nial years. shall take aud complete a
census, in all respects according to
the schedules and forms of enumera-
tion prescribed, for the census Of the
United.States, and small deposit with
the secretary Of the interior on or be-
fore the first of September following,
full and authentic copy Of all the
schedules returned and reports made
by stbeqpersons charged with such
enumeration, the government Of the
United States will pay to such state
or territory u sum equal to so per
cent. offthe amount which was paid
by the United Statesjto all supervis-
ors and actual,enumerators at the ast
preceding census, increased by one
half the percentage Of gain IN popm-
latiou in such state aor territory be-
tween the two Uhited States census ss
next preceding. But the, blank sche-
dulles to he used for this purpose
shall be siaiilar III all respects TO those
used by the United S States. The Ia "
Of this state provides a census shall
be taken by the assessors of the coun-
ties, aud Of the City Of ST. Louis, in
1886, aud every tenth year thereafter,
but not in SO comprehensive man.
ner as required by 1.-The laws of the
United States. An enumeration OF
the people Of this state was taken
every fouFta year, pursuant to the
requirements of the constitution of
1920, until 1S4S, and thereafter in pur.
suance of law until 1862 After the
census Of 1865, It was. provided a
state census shoaId be taken in 1876
and every tenth year thereafter.
recommend the law providing for
taking the state census be SO changed
that the census shall be taken in 1885
aud every tenth year thereafter, and
thatthe return of said census shall
be made on schedules of the same de-
scrlptjon aud i'll like manner as the
returns of the tenth census of the
United States were made by the sup.
ervisors and enumerators, and that
the enumeration shall be made with
in the time named in the ac. of COLI
gress to which l have referred, SO
that the state may receive the benefit
Of the provisions of said act. l in
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this time SO that if you shall CONCUR
III the views have expressed, steps
shall be taken forthwith to change
the law. Aud If the change shall be
made at this session of the legisla-
ture, the law Will be subject 10 the
scrutiny and discussion of our cou.
stituents, and if detective in any par.
ticular, there will be ample time for
it's amendment. Aud if you shall
make such change i'll our laws, it may
be the means Of inducing other states
to provide for taking census in 1885,
so that there may be complete
enumeration of the people OF the
United States, taken by state author
ity IN that year. The census was tax
ell, in 1876. of every county in the
state except St.Louis. The amount
paid to the assessors for their SER
vices in taking the census was S54,-
113 06. The compensation which
would have been paid to the assessor
OF st. Louis, it he had performed the
duty, was SO entirely inadequate to
the services to be performed, that he
positively refused to perform the
duty. The cost Of taking the tenth
United States census Of this state is
$96,77O 79. And this INCLUDES the
costs of obtaining statistics concern:
ing manufactures. ...f,a... ~ a..
The population of this state by the
census OF 1880 is 2,169,091. BY the
census of 1870, the population was
l,l2l, ,295, showing an increase OF, 447, :
'9o Inhabitants in ten years, an in-
crease Of little more than 26 per