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 Trrns xxxr.—THE CENSUS. 383 to each family in his subdivision, and shall ascertain, by inquiries made 23 MW. 1850. <=· of some member of each family, if any one can be found capable of giv- u•'·1°»"·°·P·*3°- ing the information, but if not, then of the agent of such family, the name of each member thereof, the age and place of birth of each, and all the other particulars specified herein, or in the tables hereto sub`oined, or in the instructions of the Secretary of the Interior; and shall also visit r- sonally the farms, mills, shops, mines, and other places respecting wliiih infomation is required in his district, and shall obtain all such information from the best and most reliable sources; and when, in either case, the infomation is obtained and entered on the tables, as obtained, till the same is complete, such memoranda shall be immediately read to the perspn furnishing the facts, in order to correct errors and supply omissions, 1 any exist. Sec. 2188. In enumerating persons livin in California, Ore n, Utah E¤“¤¤9¤*l°¤ i¤ and New Mexico, the several assistant mgrshals or agents shhll include w°'“‘“·0'°€°“· those who mlajy have removed from their residence in any State or Terri- --——.. tory of the nited States prior to the first day of June, precedin such 30 A“8·· 185°·°- enumeration, and settled subsequent to that date in any of those States 43’ °'2’ v‘9’P‘ M5' or Territories. Sec. 2189. Any marshal may, for an urposes not inconsistent with ¥”¤h’1”?*Y•P· the duties of the assistants herein provided for, a int a deputy to act in his behalf; but he shall be responsible for allpbmcial acts of such 23M¤y. 1850. <:· deputy. And an appointment to collect the social statistics shall not be uv "· 7· V- 9· P- *29- deemed an interference with the duties of the assistants. U Sec. 2190. When, in any of the Territories or places where the popula- When ciiiccgs pf tion is sparse, the omcers of the Arm ·, or any persons thereto belon `ng, glzhfmy wud m can be usefully employed in taking the census, the Secretary of Vlgelr is directed toaiford such aid, if it can be given without prejudice to the 23 M¤y.1850.¢- public s8,.vic0_ 11, s. 18,v. 9 p. 431. Sec. 2191. Everéy person more than twenty years of a e, belongin Wh<>m¤yb¤¤¢— to any family resi ing in any subdivision, an in case of the absence od ‘l‘:;1$l *3 """°’ the heads and other members of anly such family, then any agent of such go,. mgziggmlw family shall, upon the request of the marshal or his assistant, render a ———-———-— true account, to the best of his knowledge, of every person belonpng ,,22 g‘z'·9185°4;,f· to such family, in the various particulars required herem, and the ta les i; my" {(50, cj hereto subjoined; and, for any refusal whatever to answer either of the 87,s.2,v.16,p.118. inquiries authorized by law, such person shall be liable to a penalty of thirty dollars, to be sued for and recovered in an action by the assistant marshal, to the use of the United States. _ Sm. 2192. Each assistant shall, within one month after the time speci- Returns. tied for the completion of the enumeration, furnish the original census- returns to the clgrk of the county court of his county, and two copies, u,,_u,`-_’g,p_.f30f duly compared and corrected, to the marshal of the district. He shall atlix his si ature to each page of the schedules before he returns them to his marshadiland, on the last page thereof, shall state the whole numbe1· of pa s in each return, and certify that they were well and truly made according to the tenor of his oath of office: _ _ Sec. 2193. Every assistant marshal who willfully makes a false certiii- _ Mnkmgfalsecercate shall be liable to a enalty of not more than ive thousand dollars, and shall be im risonedp not less than two years. ,,2314 {*91}, 4;;* Sec. 2194. The marshal shall carefully examine whether the return of fM,,,.,{,,jl ’,,,' ex] each assistant marshal is made in conformity with law, and where dis- amine and manscrepancies are detected shall require them to be corrected. Of the two mit ¤‘¤t¤¤¤¤- sets of the returns required from the assistant marshals as herernbefore 28 Mw, 1850, ,,_ provided, he shall transmit one forthwith to the Census-Ofiice, and the 11,s.5,v.9, 429. other to the office of the secretary of the State or Territory to which his *;M¤{b187H‘é87. district belon. °' ’ v' ’p' ` The time alldwed for transmitting a copy of the returns to the Census- Office is limited as follows: The returns of population upon schedule one shall be sent to that office on or before the tenth dqy of September, and the complete returns u n all the schedules shall be orwarded before the first dav of October follgwing; but the Secretary of the Interior may extend the 'time allowed for returns on the schedules, other than those