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TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cir.80. 1839.

Whites.

Age and sex.

Deaf anddumb.

Blind.

Insane andidiots.Colored.

Age and sex offree and slaves.

Deaf anddumb.

Blind.

Insane andidiots.

Marshals mayappoint assist-ants.

Enumerationto be made byactual inquiry.

Marshals andassistants totake an oath,

&.C.

Form of mar-shal's oath.

Form of assist-ants’ oath.

such enumeration, Indians not taxed) to be taken according to the direc-tions of the act. The said enumeration shall distinguish the sexes ofall free white persons, and ages of the free white males and females,respectively, under five years of age; those of five and under ten yearsof age; those of ten years and under fifteen; those of fifteen and undertwenty; those of twenty and under thirty; those of thirty and underforty; those of forty and under fifty; those of fifty and under sixty;those of sixty and under seventy; those of seventy and under eighty;those of eighty and under ninety; those of ninety and under one hun-dred; those of one hundred and upwards; and shall further distinguishthe number of those free white persons included in such enumerationwho are deaf and dumb, under the age of fourteen years; and those ofthe age of fourteen years and under twenty-five; and of the age oftwenty-five and upwards; and shall further distinguish the number ofthose free white persons included in such enumeration who are blind :and also in like manner of those who are insane, or idiots, distinguish-ing further such of the insane and idiots as are a public charge. Thesaid enumeration shall distinguish the sexes of all free colored persons,and of all other colored persons bound to service for life or for a termof years and the ages of such free and other colored persons, respec-tively, of each sex, under ten years of age; those of ten and undertwenty-four; those of twenty-four and under thirty-six; those of thirty-six and under fifty-five; those of fifty-five and under one hundred ; andthose of one hundred and upwards: and shall further distinguish thenumber of those free colored and other colored persons included in theforegoing who are deaf and dumb, without regard to age, and those whoare blind and also in like manner of those who are insane or idiots, dis-tinguishing further such of the insane and idiots as are a public charge.For effecting which the marshals aforesaid shall have power, and arehereby required, to appoint one or more assistants in each city andcounty in their respective districts and territories, residents of such cityor county for which they shall be appointed : and shall assign to eachof the said assistants a certain division of territory; which divisionshall not consist, in any case, of more than one county, but may includeone or more towns, townships, wards, hundreds, precincts, or parishes,and shall be plainly and distinctly bounded. The said enumerationshall be made by an actual inquiry by such marshals or assistants, atevery dwelling house, or by persona! inquiry of the head of everyfamily. The marshals and their assistants shall, respectively, beforeentering on the performance of their duty under this act, take and sub-scribe an oath or affirmation before some judge or justice of the peaceresident within their respective districts or territories, for the faithfulperformance of their duties. The oath or affirmation of the marshalshall be as follows; “ I, A B, marshal of the district (or territory)

of-, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will truly and faithfully

cause to be made a full and perfect enumeration and description of allpersons resident within my district, (or territory,) and return the sameto the Secretary of State, agreeably to the directions of an act of Con-gress entitled ‘ An act to provide for taking the sixth census or enume-ration of the inhabitants of the United States, ’ according to the best ofmy ability.” The oath or affirmation of an assistant shall be as follows ;“ I, A B, appointed an assistant to the marshal of the district (or terri-tory^ -, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will make a just,

faithful, and perfect enumeration and description of all persons residentwithin the division assigned to me for that purpose by the marshal of

the district (or territory) of-, and make due return thereof to

the said marshal, agreeably to the directions of an act of Congress entitled ‘ An act to provide for taking the sixth census or enumerationof the inhabitants of the United States, ’ according to the best of my