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titled "An act to provide for taking the fourth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, and for other purposes," according to the best of my abilities. The enumeration shall commence on the first Monday of August, Beginning and in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and shall close of the close within six calendar months thereafter. The several assist- Assistants to ants shall, within the said six months, transmit to the marshals, rate returns. by whom they shall respectively be appointed, accurate returns of all persons, except Indians not taxed, within their respective divisions; which returns shall be made in a schedule, distinguishing, in each county, city, town, township, ward, or parish, the several families, by the names of their master, mistress, steward, overseer, or other principal person therein, in the manner following: The number of persons within my division, consisting of Form of the -, appears in a schedule hereto annexed, subscribed by me schedule of rethis day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. A. B., assistant to the marshal of

SCHEDULE of the whole number of persons within the devision allotted to A. B.

Name of the county, parish, township, town, or city, where the family

resides.

| Names of heads of families.

Free white males under ten years.

Free white males of ten and under sixteen.

Free white males between sixteen end eighteen.

Free white males of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of fa-
milies.

Free white males of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of
families.

| Free white males of forty-five and upwards, including heads of families.
Free white females under ten years of age.

Free white females of ten and under sixteen.

Free white females of sixteen and under twenty-six, including heads of fa-
milies.

Free white females of twenty-six and under forty-five, including heads of fa-
milies.

Free white females of forty-five and upwards, including heads of fami

lies.

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Males of fourteen and under twenty-six.
Males of twenty-six and under forty-five.
Males of forty-five and upwards.

| Females of fourteen.

Females of fourteen and under twenty-six.

| Females of twenty-six and under forty-five.

| Females of forty-five and upwards.

FREE COLORED PERSONS.

Males under fourteen years.

Males of fourteen and under twenty-six.
Males of twenty-six and under forty-five.
Males of forty-five and upwards.

| Females under fourteen years.

| Females of fourteen and under twenty-six.
Females of twenty-six and under forty-five.
Females of forty-five and upwards.

| All other persons, except Indians not taxed.

turn.

200 dolls. for- § 2. That every assistant, failing or neglecting to make a profeit for neglect or false return. per return, or making a false return, of the enumeration to the marshal, within the time limited by this act, shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars, recoverable in the manner pointed out in the next section of this act.

Marshals to file returns, &c. with

clerks of

courts.

Marshals to transmit aggregate

amount to the

secretary of

state:

On failing, to

forfeit 1000 dolls.

coverable

where the of

fences are committed, &c.

3. That the marshals shall file the several returns aforesaid, and, also, an attested copy of the aggregate amount hereinafter directed to be transmitted by them, respectively, to the secretary of state, with the clerks of their respective districts or superior courts, (as the case may be,) who are hereby directed to receive, and carefully to preserve, the same. And the marshals, respectively, shall, on or before the first day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, transmit to the secretary of state the aggregate amount of each description of persons within their respective districts or territories. And every marshal failing to file the returns of his assistants, or the returns of any of them, with the clerks of the respective courts, as aforesaid, or failing to return the aggregate amount of each description of persons, in their respective districts or territories, as required by this act, and as the same shall appear from said returns, to the secretary of state, within the time limited by this act, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of one thousForfeitures re- and dollars; which forfeitures shall be recoverable in the courts of the districts or territories where the said offences shall be committed, or within the circuit courts held within the same, by action of debt, information, or indictment; the one half thereof Half to the in- to the use of the United States, and the other half to the informformer; uner; but where the prosecution shall be first instituted on behalf less, &c. of the United States, the whole shall accrue to their use. And, Judges to give for the more effectual discovery of such offences, the judges of the several district courts in the several districts, and of the supreme courts in the territories of the United States, as aforesaid, at their next session, to be held after the expiration of the time allowed for making the returns of the enumeration hereby directAnd cause re- ed, to the secretary of state, shall give this act in charge to the gregate grand juries, in their respective courts, and shall cause the reamount to be turns of the several assistants, and the said attested copy of the them. aggregate amount, to be laid before them for their inspection. Compensation 4. That every assistant shall receive at the rate of one dolof assistants. lar for every hundred persons by him returned, where such persons reside in the country; and where such persons reside in a city or town, containing more than three thousand persons, such assistant shall receive at the rate of one dollar for every three hundred persons; but where, from the dispersed situation of the inhabitants in some divisions, one dollar will be insufficient for one hundred persons, the marshals, with the approbation of the judges of their respective districts or territories, may make such further allowance to the assistants in such divisions as shall be Proviso; limit deemed an adequate compensation: Provided, The same does not exceed one dollar and twenty-five cents for every fifty perProviso; as- sons by them returned: Provided further, That before any asand subscribe sistant, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive said compensaan oath before tion, he shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmaCompensation,

this act in

charge to

grand juries

turns and ag

Jaid before

of compensa

tion.

sistant to take

oath.

of marshals.

tion, before some judge or justice of the peace, authorized to administer the same, to wit: 1, A B, do solemnly swear, or affirm, Form of the that the number of persons set forth in the return made by me, agreeably to the provisions of the act, entitled “An act to provide for taking the fourth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, and for other purposes," have been ascertained by an actual enquiry at every dwelling house, or of the head of every family, in exact conformity with the provisions of said act; and that I have, in every respect, fulfilled the duties required of me by said act, to the best of my abilities, and that the return aforesaid is correct and true, according to the best of my knowledge and belief. The several marshals shall receive as follows: the Compensation marshal of the district of Maine, two hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of New Hampshire, two hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Massachusetts, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Rhode Island, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Connecticut, two hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Vermont, two hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the southern district of New York, two hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the northern district of New York, two hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of New Jersey, two hundred dollars; the marshal of the eastern district of Pennsylvania, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the western district of Pennsylvania, two hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Delaware, one hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Maryland, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the eastern district of Virginia, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the western district of Virginia, two hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Kentucky, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of North Carolina, three hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of South Carolina, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Georgia, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of east Tennessee, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of west Tennessee, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Ohio, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Indiana, two hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Illinois, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Mississippi, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Louisi ana, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Alabama, one hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Columbia, fifty dollars; the marshal of the Missouri territory, one hundred dollars; the marshal of the Michigan territory, one hundred dollars; the marshal of the Arkansas territory, one hundred dollars.

or habitation,

5. That every person whose usual place of abode shall be Abode, family, in any family on the said first Monday in August, one thousand of persons eight hundred and twenty, shall be returned as of such family; enumerated. and the name of every person who shall be an inhabitant of any district or territory, without a settled place of residence, shall be inserted in the column of the schedule which is allotted for the heads of families in the division where he or she shall be on the

every free per

said first Monday in August; and every person occasionally absent at the time of enumeration, as belonging to the place in which he or she usually resides in the United States.

Obligation of § 6. That each and every free person, more than sixteen son above 16, years of age, whether heads of families or not, belonging to any to give infor- family within any division, district, or territory, made or establish

mation:

ed within the United States, shall be, and hereby is, obliged to render to the assistant of the division, if required, a true account, to the best of his or her knowledge, of every person belonging to such family, respectively, according to the several Or forfeit 20 descriptions aforesaid, on pain of forfeiting twenty dollars, to be sued for and recovered, in any action of debt, by such assistant; the one half to his own use, and the other half to the use of the United States.

dolls.

Half to the assistant.

Assistant to set a correct

2 dolls. for each copy.

7. That each and every assistant, previous to making his copy of sche- return to the marshal, shall cause a correct copy, signed by himdule up at two self, of the schedule containing the number of inhabitants within public places. his division, to be set up at two of the most public places within the same, there to remain for the inspection of all concerned; for each of which copies the said assistant shall be entitled to receive Proviso; proof two dollars: Provided, Proof of the schedule having been set up of setting up and suffered to remain, shall be transmitted to the marshal, with Or forfeiture the return of the number of persons; and in case any assistant shall fail to make such proof to the marshal, as aforesaid, he shall forfeit the compensation allowed him by this act.

schedule:

of compensation.

Secretary of

state to transmit instruc

tions, forms,

and interroga

tories, to the

marshals.

States with two districts,

$8. That the secretary of state shall be, and hereby is, authorized and required, to transmit to the marshals of the several districts and territories, regulations and instructions pursuant to this act, for carrying the same into effect, and also the forms contained therein, of the schedule to be returned, and such other forms as may be necessary in carrying this act into execution, and proper interrogatories to be administered by the several persons to be employed in taking the enumeration.

9. That in those states composing two districts, and where and part of a a part of a county may lie in each district, such county shall be county in each considered as belonging to that district in which the courthouse of said county may be situate.

district, &c.

Account of

establishments and

to be taken.

and marshals

$10. That it shall be the duty of the several marshals and manufacturing their assistants, at the time for taking the said census, to take, under the direction of the secretary of state, and according to such instructions as he shall give, and such forms as he shall prescribe, an account of the several manufacturing establishinents and their manufactures, within their several districts, terAssistants to ritories, and divisions: the said assistants shall make return of make returns, the same to the marshals of their respective districts or territoto transmit re- ries; and the said marshals shall transmit the said returns, and turns, &c. to abstracts thereof, to the secretary of state, at the same time at of state. which they are, by this act, required, respectively, to make their returns to the secretary of state: for the performance of which additional service they shall, respectively, receive, as compensaNot exceeding tion therefor, not exceeding twenty per centum in addition to the 20 per cent. sums allowed by this act, to be apportioned in proportion to the compensation. services rendered, under the direction of the secretary of state.

the secretary

additional

where the

ish exceeds 40

$ 11. That, in all cases where the superficial content of any Further comcounty or parish shall exceed forty miles square, and the number pensation of inhabitants in said parish or county shall not exceed two thous- county or parand five hundred, the marshal or assistants shall be allowed, miles square, with the approbation of the judges of the respective districts or &c. with apterritories, such further compensation as shall be deemed rea- the judges. probation of sonable: Provided, The same does not exceed three dollars for Proviso; not to exceed, &c. every fifty persons by them returned.

§ 12. That when the aforesaid enumeration shall be complet- 1500 copies to be printed for ed, and returned to the office of the secretary of state, by the the use of con marshals of the states and territories, he shall direct the printers gress, when to congress to print, for the use of the congress, fifteen hundred tion has been copies thereof. [Approved, March 14, 1820.]

CHAP. 24. An act to authorize the president of the United States to appoint a receiver of the public moneys and register of the land office for the district of Lawrence county in the Arkansas territory.

the enumera

completed.

authorized to

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the president of the United States The president be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a receiver of the appoint a republic moneys and register of the land office for the district of ceiver, &c. for Lawrence county, in the Arkansas territory.

Lawrence county.

2. That every person having a claim to a right of pre-emp- Persons havtion within the said district, shall make known his claim and lo- ing claim to pre-emption, cation, according to the provisions of the laws now in force, to &c. to make it the register, at least six weeks before the time, to be designated known to the register, &c. by the president of the United States, for issuing patents to the soldiers of the late army entitled to bounty land in said district. [Approved, March 17, 1820.]

CHAP. 25. An act establishing a circuit court within and for the district of Maine.

Massachu setta, N.

the first cir

Two courts.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the passing of this R. Island, act, the districts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, shall constitute the first circuit; and in addi- Hampshire,. tion to the circuit courts now holden in said circuit, there shall and Maine, be holden annually two circuit courts within and for said dis- cuit. trict of Maine, by the justice of the supreme court residing in annually in. said circuit, and by the district judge of Maine, at the times and Maine." places following, viz: One session of said court shall commence At Portland.. and be holden at Portland, in, said district, on the eighth day of May; and the other at Wiscasset, in said district, on the eighth At Wiscasset.. day of October; and when either of said days shall happen to be Sunday, the session shall commence on the day next following; and when only one of the judges hereby directed to hold Court may be the said circuit courts shall be able to attend, such circuit courts held by one may be held by the judge so attending.

judge attend

ing.

2. That all acts, and parts of acts, granting said district Circuit court court of Maine the powers and jurisdiction of a circuit court of powers of disthe United States, be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

trict court repealed.

decide upon

3. That the circuit court by this act established, in and for Circuit court the district of Maine, shall have power to, and may, at its first for Maine may session, take cognizance of, and proceed to act upon, hear, and actions, &c. decide, all actions, causes, pleas, processes, matters, and things, originated in

court.

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