A C T S

PASSED AT THE

SECOND SESSION

O F THE

'FIRST CONGRESS

OF THE

United States of America,

BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, On Monday the Fourth of January,

IN THE YEAR M,DCC,XC:

AND OF THE

Independence of the United States

THE FOURTEENTH.

ACT S

O F

CONGRESS.

CHAPTER L

An Act for giving Effect to the feveral Acts therein mentioned, in Refpect to the State of North Carolina, and other Purpofes.

(REPEALED.)

CHAPTER II.

An A&t providing for the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States.

Section 1.

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the several

to take the

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That the marshals of the feveral diftricts of Marhais in the United States, fhall be, and they are here- diftricts of by authorized and required to caufe the num- the U. States ber of the inhabitants within their refpective enumeradistricts to be taken; omitting in fuch enu- tion, and in meration Indians not taxed, and diftinguishing free perfons, including thofe bound to fervice for a term of years, from all others; diftinguishing alfo the fexes and colours of free perfons, VOL. I. L

what mode,

point affif

tants.

and the free males of fixteen years and up wards from thofe under that age; for effectmay ap- ing which purpose the marshals fhall have power to appoint as many affiftants within their refpective districts as to them fhall appear neceffary; affigning to each affiftant a certain divifion of his district, which divifion fhall confift of one or more counties, cities, towns, townships, hundreds or parishes, or of a territory plainly and diftinctly bounded by water courfes, mountains, or public roads. The marthals and their affiftants fhall refpectively take an oath or affirmation, before fome judge afliftants to or juftice of the peace, refident within their refpective districts, previous to their entering on the discharge of the duties by this act required. The oath or affirmation of the marshal fhall be, "I, A. B. marfhal of the district of do folemnly fwear (or affirm)

marthals &

take an

oath.

oath.

.

Form of the that I will well and truly caufe to be made, a a just and perfect enumeration and description of all perfons refident within my district, and return the fame to the Prefident of the United States, agreeably to the directions of an act of Congrefs, intituled, "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," according to the best of my ability." The oath or affirmation of an affiftant fhall be," I, A. B. do folemnly fwear (or affirm) that I will make a just and perfect enumeration and defcription of all perfons refident within the divifion affigned to me by the marfhal of the district of and make

due return thereof to the faid marshal, agreeably to the directions of an act of Congrefs, intituled, "An Act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," according to the best of my ability." The

ration when

clofe

enumeration fhall commence on the first Mon- The enume day in Auguft next, and fhall clofe within to comnine calendar months thereafter: The feveral mence and affiftants fhall, within the faid nine months, tranfmit to the marshals, by whom they fhall be refpectively appointed, accurate returns of all perfons, except Indians not taxed, within their refpective divifions, which returns fhall be made in a schedule, diftinguishing the fe- be by fcheveral families by the names of their master, mistress, steward, overfeer, or other principal perfon therein, in manner following, that is to say:

The number of perfons within my divifion, confifting of appears in a schedule. hereunto annexed, fubfcribed by me this

day of

179

A. B. affiftant to the marfhal of

Returns to,

dule.

SCHEDULE of the whole Number of Perfons Form of the within the Divifion allotted to A. B.

fchedule.

making

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every affiftant failing to make return, or mak- Afsistant ing a false return of the enumeration to the falfe return marshal, within the time by this act limitted, penalty on. fhall forfeit the fum of two hundred dollars.

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marshals to

with the

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the marfhals fhall file the feveral returns aforefaid, file return with the clerks of their refpective diftrict courts, Werks of who are hereby directed to receive and careful- the diftric, ly preferve the fame: And the marfhals ref courts, and

tranfmit the