Census Act of 1810
ELEVENTH (..'ONG RESS. Bbl. II. CII. 17. 1810,
Ii... _I'd to vote they liTe hereby allt hl"lri'l.ed to eleci one representlltive 10 the gene","l del0t:_te ro. on" al~o r",,,,Ih .l~ . mo· assembly of slid t'erritolY, and to I'Ole fot one t1e1egale from eaid . , to C<:>OIl" .... territory, to the Congrell$ of Ihe United Stales, which el ection ~hall be hel d at the Sllme lime, alld in the same manner as isor may be prOl'ided by law for the election! in the several counties of l8.id territt.lry. Additlonal SEC. 2. Alld be it further enacftd, That an additional ju'dge shall be jodgo 10 bo "i> p<>inttd 10 ...ide appointed for the i\fi ssis~ipp i territory, who shall reside in l8.id county I~ Madi..oa of Madison, lind hayt. the same compensation, which is bylaw :IIJow('d 0:>0l1.li11· to the other judges of n.id territory, and shall poMtlIs and exereise tlte !!-II1"e powers lind jurisdiction within uid county, wl,ich are possessed and exercised in the county of Wuhington in &:lid territory, by the ISOi, ch. o59. judge appointed by yirtue of an act, entituled "An aet for the appoint. ment of an additional judge for the Mi S$iS$ipp i territory Ind for other pUqlO!le!," passed the twenty-seventh of March, one thousand eight hundred 'and fonr. g~P"rio. court SEC. 3. A"d 1n it further enaded, T hllt all final judgmtmts and d .... or Ad.",. co ..... · creel, rendered in the superior cour~ of uid cOll l1 til'il:\ of 'Vashington '1".' re·enrn. iu, and ''''er." and Madison, may be re-exall'linetl and reversed or affirmed, by the supe. 0 • • 1Ii ••• I~. ri or co'urt of Adam! county in said territory, upon a writ of error i~5Ued ju.olg_MUo or Wulrin,loa ~"d from said superior court; which hid so~ri o r court is hereby empowered, Mad, ... " coutil. upon the re"ersal of any judgment or decree of said eollTl~ of W uhing_ ton and Mlldison eountie~, to rentler such judgment u the court from whcne
STATUTI: U .
M.",b26, 1810. C H~ P. X VU.-.8n ./let p~,,"ding / .... /M tlu'rd el ...... l"UmtraUOtI if llu i, .. ,",hi/ant. 0/ llu Uniud S/au&.(tI) {Ob,ol"I"'] A .t~ 1 Be it marted by flu. Smate and H ouse"f R 'Pr(3tnlatitJtJ (If tAe United ell~me"'l...io " 10 be mNo under &aUs Of •.(mtrita in Congrell au(tnblen, That the marshals or the seve the .... "".rintend. ral di~l r ict! of tlie United Sta\e$ aud of the district of Columb ia, and the ue.·oflhe ma.· eec;;retaries of the MissiS5ippi territory, or the Indiana terrilory, of the .hall. M ichigan territory, oftlle Illinois territory, oftbe Louiaian;t"territory, and
{II) B~. nQlu <0 act or ttb.roh I, 1'190, ehlp. 2, vol. I. 101. ELEVENTH CONGRESS. Sus. n. Cit. 17. 1810.
of the Orlean' .territory re specti~e ly ~h'a11 be, and they are hereby autho rized and fellUl red, under the !,hrectlon of the Secretary of Stale, and according to such instruction, as he shall gife pursuant to thit act, to cause the number of the inhabitants within their respective dist ricts and C1aailutioa. territories to be taken, omitting in ' uch enumeration Tndi ans not taxed, and distinguishing frce pel'llOns, including those bound to !Seuice for a term of years, frOl'J.I nil otherl ; d~ t i ngu ~h i ng aleo the IIllte3 sDd colour, of free per!Ons, and the free males under tell ytU& ()f age; and those of len years and under sixteen; those of sixteen and under twcn ty-a ix ; those of twenly-six and under forty-five; those of forty-Ii,¥e and upwards. And distinguishin g free females under len Jevs of age ; thOle of ten yeau and under sixteen ; those of sixteen and under twenty-sa.; those of twcutY-IIill. and under fort)'_fiv e ; those of forty-five and upward.; for A ••i .taD!. to effecting of which, the marshals and l5CC1'etaries aforesaid shall haYe lie appoiMed by ...... b.l. IIId power, and hereby are respectively au thori"ett and requ ired, to appoint l<>cretari". one or more a!!Sista ntJ; in each county and city, in thei r reapecti ve di s triclII and t e rritor ie~, residents of the county and city for which tht y , ha\] be appointed, and ~ h aH assign a cert.in division of bis disniclor AJlatmeDl of territory to each as!lislant, which di\'i~ ion shall n(lt C(lnsist of more than di.tric~ one connty or city; but may consist of one or mOTe towns, t ownship ~, ward" hUlldr erl ~, or parishe3, plainly and distinctly bounded by water course!, mountains, public roads or other monumenl3: and Ihe flI;id enumeration shall be made by an actual inquiry at c¥cry dw elling house. or of the head of every family within each district, and not other wise: the m~r sh ab nr secretaries. as the case may be, and their assist_ OUN or ....._ ants, &hll rClpectively take In oath or affirmation , before rome judge lll.al., at.~. or justice of the pelce rC!lident within their rHpective district, or terri_ tori es, p reyiou~ to their entcringOll the dutiea by thi. act req ui red. The oath or affi rmation of Ihe marshal. or set: retuy shall be ~ roll()Ws: .. J, A. n. marshal ()f the dist ri ct of (or secretary dthe terri tory of as the CitSIl may be) do sol em nly awear, or affirm, that I will \Yen and truly cause to be made, a just and perfec t en umera_ l i(>n and ducription of an persons rC:ll idelll within my distri ct, (or terri tory) and return the !lame to the Secretary of State, agreeabty to the directions of an act of Congress, entituled An ICt providing for the third cen!us or enumeration of the inhlbitanlS of the Unitcd Statn,l«ord· ing to the best of my ability." The Oath or II ffirmaL ion of an a!!8iSllnt s.hall be ; " I, A. B. do sol!!mnly swear (or IImrm) that I will m.ke • j ust :lnrl perfecl en umeration and de5Criplion of ILI1 persons resident within th e divi$ion &S9igned tn me for that pllr pos<', by the marshal of (or the secrctary of th e territory of as tl H~ C&!Ie may be) and make ,j ue return the reof to the said marilla! (or secretary) a~reeably to the directions of an act of Congress, entil uled An act prOViding for the third censu ~ ur enumeration ofthc inh ILbilant8 of the Un ited Slates, according to the best of my abilities." T he enu meration shall commence on the first Monday of Au gust next, and ,hall dose withiri nine edcndar months thcreafter. The several a8Sill l an~ shall, "'ithin th e said ninc mon t h~, trausmit t() thc marshals or sccretariee, by whom they shall be rC8ptctively appoint~, lICClu ate retu rns of all per$()nS, e.'(cept Indians not tlL xed, within the ir respective divisions; whi ch returns ~ha ll be mad e in a >!Cheulile distinguishing in each county, city, town, township, hundred, ward or pa.rish, the !lever.1 fami li es, by the names of their master. mistress, stcward, Oferseer, or other principal perlon therein, in thc manner foll owing, that is to 5&y: The number of per$()na within niy division, oon~isti n g of appearll in • II(lhed ule hereto annexed, Bubeeribed by me thi, day of A. O. aMielan t to the mlr,h,1 of or secretary of 3 D 566 ELEVENTH CONGRESS. SIlSS. II. CH. 17. 1810.
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l'enAlliu for SRC. 2. A nd be it furl/ttl" enacted, That e~ery assistant failing Qf ".gleeti""" o. neglecting to make a proper return, or making a fal se return of the m.king ~ f~I ... r~ to ln. enumeration to the man hal, or th e secretary (as the case may he) withi n th e time li mited by thi s act, shall forfeit the slim of two hundred dol. lars. l'>b,..bJ. and 8 I:c.3. And be it furthIT enacted, That the marsh!l.ls nnd secre taries .«rel~,iu to til., the .e.e .... 1 shall file the several ret u rn ~ afon~<;aiu, allu alro an altc~ l ed COllY of the ,..,tu,n., &:c. aggregate amount herein after directed to be transmitted by thcm re spect i~ e l y lo the Secretary of State, with th e clerks of their respective districts, or superio r courts, (as the case may he) who are hereby directed to rccei"e and carefully pre_,erve tIl<' same. An" th e m ar!;h al~ and 'If'cre taries, rcspeclively, shaJl, on or be fo re the first·day of Marc h, one thou lland eight hundred and el even , tran~mit to th e Secretary of State, thc lIggrcgllte amounl of each descriptivn of v e r ~ons wit hin their r e~pect i v e d istricts or territori es. Altd e,'ery marshal or secretary failing to Ille tl,e returns of hi s a s~ i slan t or any of them, with the clerks of their re spective courls as afores
SEC. 4. And be it furtl," enru(crl, That e\'cry assistant shall receive Rote. or ~o",_ at the rate of one dollar for every hundred persons by him returned ren •• l"'n. where sueh persous reside in the eoulltry; and where such persons r~ ! itle in a eity or town, eontaining more than three lilOusand perwns 6uch assistafJl shall receive at the rate of one dollar for every three hun: dred persons; but where, from the dispersed situation of the inhahit. ants, in some divisions, one dollar for every hundred persons shall be insufficient, the marshals or secretaries, with the approhation ()f the judges of th ei r respective distriets or territories, may m~ke such further allowance to the ~ssis 1a nt$ in 5uch di"isi ons as shall bc dcemed an ade- qnate compensation; p1()vided the same does not exceed oue dollar and tweutJ.fil·e ccuts fvr every lirty perIlOUS loy the m returned. The several marshals lwd secretaries shall receive lIS follows: The marshal of the district of Alaine, two ilUndr(>d and lifty dollars; the marshal of the dis trict of New Ih mp~hire , two hundred and fifty dollan;; the marshal of the district of ''' a.'l~;l''huscus, three hundred d oll~rs; the marshal of the district of Rhode Island, ()nc hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the district of Connecticut, two hundred dollars; the m ar ~ hal of the dis trict of Vcrmont, two hUlldred and fifty dvllar~; the ular~llal uf the dis trict of New York, four hUHdred dollars; the ma rshal ()f the district (If New J ersey, two hundred dollars; lhe marshal of the district of Penn· sylvani~, four hundred doll~rs; the mawhal of the district of Delaware, one ilundred dollars; the marshal ()f the di~tric t of Maryland, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Virgin ia, 6ve hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Kentucky, three lmndred dollars; the marshal ()f the district of North Carolina, tbree hundred and fifty dollars; the marshal of the distriet of South Carolina, three hundred dollars ; the marshal of the district of Columbia, fifty doliars: the ma r· shul for the aislnct of Georgia, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the disuict of East Te nlless~e, one hundrcd and fifly dollars; the mar· sImI of the district of West Tennessee, one hundred aO(I fifty dollll.l'$; the mar$hal of the Ohio di~lrict, two hundred dollH rs; the ~ecretary of the J\.I isslssiJ)pi terri10ry, two hundred dollars; the seeretary ()f the In· diana territory, oue IIUJI{lre o.l dollars; the secretary of tbe Michigan ter· ri tory, one hundred dollars; the secretary of the Illinois territory, one hundred dollars; the secretary ()f the territory of Orleans, one hundred and fifty dollars; the $Ccrdary of the territory of Louisiana, ()ne hundred doHar~ . SEC. 5. A"d b ~ it jurth(T milder!, That cvery pl'roon whm;e usual W ho .h.ll btt place of abode sbaJl he in any fumil y on the afo r e~aid 6Tat Monday of ~tur.ed. Auguat nelt, $hall he returned, a~ of s\lch family; and the nllme of e"ery per~ou who shall he ~n inhuloitan t of any district Qr territory with· ou' a settled place of residence, shaH be inserted in the column of the schedule, which is allotted for the heads of familIes, in that division wh('re he or she shan loe, on the said first !\fonday of Au ~us t nex t; and every person or;casion~lly nhsent at the time of enumeratl()O, ~s belong. ing to that place in ",hlch he or she usually resides in the United St.ltes. Sr.c. G. And be it jilrt"cr macfed, T hai each and every f«:e person Hu~. oU.m. me., &.e. to reno more than sixteen years of agc, whether heads of families or not, belong. der1Q't.. ••· ing to any family within any di"ision, district, or territory, made or esta\)... .i.t.anll of the lished wi thin the United States, sllall be, and hereby is obligerl1() reu ",.,otu.!o on ",,_ eon.1 or tho Iler to ~uch assistant of the dil'ision, if reqnired, a true account, to the membe...... best of his or her knowledge, of all and every pers~n ~eJonging to such tbei r (a",iliu. family respectively, accordin/!: to· the ~e"e r~l dC!'CTlpt lons aforesal~, on pain of forfeiting twenty doJI.~ r s, to he slled fo r and recovered III an action of debt, I>y sllch n!;.~i ~ tant, the ()ne half for his own ll~, and the ()\her half to tl,e uiSCofthe United State!;. Sec. 7. And be it further en acted, That each and every assi~ant Sd,edule or prewiOIl~ to making his return to the marsha.l or secretary, (as the case 1ht oumb .. or ELEVE~TH CO~GRESS . 8&61. II. es. 18, 19. 1810.
1.h&bih.DI.", be m:ty be) .hall cause a correet copy, signed by himself, of the schedule .t~"P;1\ publio CQnlaining the number of inhabitafll8 within hi. division, 10 be set up at plate< b, the o"I'tooto in two of the most pul>lic places wit hin Ihe Mme, there 1.0 remain for the OIel. d"I,loD' in9pcct;on of 1:111 concerned j for each of which copies the ~a id assis!.ant Or dl'tricu. shall be e lltitled to receive two dollars, provided proof of the schedule having been 80 set up and sulfe red 1.0 rero.ain, shall be transmitted to thl" marlhal or secretary, (al tho case may be) with the return of the number of perllOtll; and In case nny IIssistant shall fa jl to make such P ..... lt'. proof to tho ma"hli or lle(:reurl, U aforeaaid, he shall forfeit the com pen»ation by this act allowed him. SeeUI'1'}' or SIlC. 8. And be it fortkn- atadtd, That the Secretary or S tate shall Statt 10 , end 10 be and hereby is authori~ed and required to trans mit to the mar81181s of the ..,i,nn l' ' ''i_lallon• • ~d the several states, and to the secretaries aforesaid , regulations and in_ Inll.ocll,,,,. structions pursuant to titis act, for carryi ng the u me into effect, and purU3nt to lIIi. also, the forms contained therein of the schedule to be returned, and let. proper intt:rrogal.Ories to be administered by the several pel80ns to be employed therein. Where lIIe~ SEC. 9. A mi ~ it furthtr enacted, That in ease there shall be no 10 110 Mere .... ' ~ r eta r y in either of the territories of the United State&, Ihe dutie:;r ift • t~rrj l "r, tbe d irected by thia act to be performed by th e secretary may be performed I ••eru . 10 P"'" (orm 1M dUlle. by the iovernor of such territory, who ahall receive the Mme compen pultribed b, u tion to whi ch the secretary would be entitled for the performance of t~ 1 1 Ict. said dutie., l nd be subject to tile s!I, me penalties. AprJl.OVeD , ?l1areh 26, 1810.
SnT1,)TE IT.
Mlreh 2(;, 18]0. CIIA •. XVIlI.-.Iln ./kl for fllkriry: 'M timtftw lJolding 1M DUirid ll>t. M ...10 26, 1810. CIfAP_ XI :I.-An JJd to prtwrll tlu imUn,g r( _ ldl~ t.%tlpt t9 urltli.. _ u • . T o "hi veo Dt it enacted b!J tile &nate and /{owe of R ~prt.SCI tati ~u if tilt Unit ed "I.... letten, Statu oj A Hltrica ill CQ,j{{r tsl alulllbkJ, Thst from li nd after Ihe thir IiIc. U. !n11 be ,•• \.Od, .ner tieth of J Ulie next, no Set Jetter or other document eertifyi llg or proving j ""130, 1910. any ship or vessel to be the property of • citi.~en or ci t i~e n l of the orlited St.ICI, sh.lI be issued eJ:ccpt to ship!! or "easel" duly registered, or enrolled Illd lieeni!Cd Ill! ship! or 'eMel. of the United Slates, C;)r to vessels which at that lime shall be wholly owned by c i l i~ on s of the United States, and ftltnisJled with or entitled to ~ letttrs or other eo& tom-hoose documentll, any 11\1\' or laws heretofore passed to the contrary