Census Act 1843 (SA)

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VHEREAS	it is expedient that provision should :be made for	...
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Wertaining the number of Inhabitants within the Province of	..
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BE IT TIIERZPORE ENACTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY T H E GOVERNOR

14 south Australia with the advice and consent of the Legislative 74 i :4

(hnc i l tliereof That on or before the Twelfth day of February Justice# an11 0t1.r~ : j ,:

to ca~rsu notices to ,. !.,

l ~ t in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred ancl h t y - f o w br fixcdinl:ol,,piru., I '.

'h Juaticos bf the Peace assembled in Petty Sessions in their nurpincc~ rnliitw

hau~slinlders &c. to

respective 1)j~trictu	shall nnd thcy arc hereby required and di-	infmmdio\	.	, ?.	, %
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r c c t d to cause pnernl notices to be aftixcd in the ficvcrnl Ch~~rches	requimd by this h.
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Court-houscs Police Stations and on such other cotl- S

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Vic~oua place8 as the shall deem proper within the said Colony

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every haucle lolder employer of servants and proprietor iY *.

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og occupier of land therein to be prepared upon the Twenty-sixth

day of February next ensuing or on the days immediately subse-

quent thereto to give all information as is required by the Sche- dule hereunto annexed marked A to sueh persons as shall be employed in manner hereafter mentioned to collect the same.

o o 11. And be it enacted that His Excellency the Governor shall

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information required	on or before the First day of February appoint by notice in the
by this Ordinance,	u s ~ a l manner in the " Government Gazette" one or more proper persons in each District to collect the information requir& and the said persons shall on the Twenty-sixth day of February next and on the days immediately subsequent thereto if one clay shall not be sufficient nroceed to take an account in writ in^ of the.
number of p-sonb at that time being within ' the lihitsUof their respective Districts and intorm themselves of the several parti- culars specified in the said Schedule distinguishing the County or reputed County in which cacll such person shall be or reside and the better to enable the persons appoidted as aforesaid to take
such accounts they are llcreby authorised and empowered to ask
such questions of the persons residing or bding within their res- pcctive llistricts concerning themselves and the number quality
age and trade or calling of the persons constituting their respec-
tive families and all sueh other particulars as shall be necessary
to fi l l 1 1 1 ) tlw s:ti(l Sclmll~lc m d cvcry such person rcfwing or
~ \ o; ; I t w ~, i ~ ~ g to :msw(!r o r wilf111ly giving 11 f n l w tmswcr to w y S ~ I ~ I
~lu~s t l i o l~ shidl liw C Y P ~ Y SIICII 101iis:tl or k: g I ~ ~ t o r I ~ \ / K c I;IISIV(Y f'orfcit i ~ 1 1 t l pay a sun) not cscccrliug Five Pounds nor lcss than
whom complaint thereof shall be made. Forty Shillings et the discretion of the Justice or Justices before

, 111. Alnd be it enacted that the persons so to be nppoint'ed as

over thcir accountsof to delivcr aforesaid shall within fourteen days after the' said Twellty-sixtll

InhbitanC to the day of ~ b b t u a r ~ next appear before some Justice of the Pence

Colonid Yecrckrry j-	B	rcrtRin or thc Province and produce the original accounts taken in writing
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titnc.	and subscribeci by them and sllall make affidavit to the snlne in tllc form contnind in the Schedule hereunto nnncxcd marked W before the said Justice of'tlle Pcace wlio is llcreby nuthoriscci to take such-affidavit and s11:dl ntlswcr all srlch qncstions coilcerning st~cll
;~ccounts :W s11all be put to t l ~ c ~ n by. the said Justice of thc Peace
ancl that tlrc persoils soto be appointed 'as nforcsnid shall withi11 bmtccn days of making such nfitlavit as nformaicl transmit to tllc
Colonid Secretary of t l ~ c Province the original accounts so takcn
in writing and verified by thcir affidavit as nf'orcsnid and if any such person shall fail or neglect to take such nccoiints or sl~nil knowingly make any filse staten~eat tllcrein or shall omit ttl verify or transmit the same in manner hcreby required or shall

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refuse to answer or wilfully give a false answer to any question	.
he shall on conviction forfeit and pay for every such offence a

i	sum not exceeding Five Pounds nor less than Forty Shillings at
the discretion of the Justice or Justices before whom complaint

1 thereof shall be made.

: 1V. And be it enacted that it shall be lawful for His Excellency ~u,,w,~,~.,, .r.

t	the Governor to cause an allowance for the number of days which sons	the Governor.	a p ~ o i l t ~ ~ l
;my such person appointed as aforesaid shall be actually employed
i	in taking such account as aforesaid at a rate not exceeding Twenty

/ Shillings per day.

V. And be it enacted that all fines imposed under and by virtue Pines to be recavered

of this Ordinance sliall be recovered in a summary manner before	in a summary way.
my one or more Justices of the Peace according to the Law of
the Province for regulating summary proceedings before Justices
and all such fines whet1 recovered shall be paid one half to the ~t~former or person who shall sue for the same and the other moiety to the Colonial Treasurer on behalf of Her Majesty her heirs and successors towards defraying the expensc of carrying this Act lnto execution and for the public rises of the Province and sup-
port of the Government thereof.
h s e d b the Legislative Council, this Third

day of November, 1843.

4 W. L. O'HAWIORAN,

Clerk of Council,

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SCHEDULES REFERRED TO.

SCHEDULE A.

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Cennu o f the Year 1814.

Return No.

County Town or District.

Name of householder employer of ser-

' rants or person in charge.

Place of residence and street if in a town.

Questions to be proposed to every house- Rqdk to be iuserted by the houseltolder

holder employer of servant8 and proprietor if able to write otl~erwise by one of the or occupier of land in the Colony by er- Collectors appointed by the Governorder

son8 appointed by h e Governor to CO lect a pcndty in c a u of failure or neglect or 01 P

the information required by the Ordinnnce.

giving a fallse answer of not less than fort!

shilling nor more than five pounds.

1. What is the name of the person nt the head or in charge of this house or establish- ment and who ie the proprietor thereof?

2. I s the dwelling-house built of atone or

brick, or of wood, or of what other mate-

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3, How many persons are residing in thia I

house or establishment including yourself 2

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d. Ua plcnscd to giva rna a return of those

ycraon, in the form annoxcd didnguidJng

tnaloa and fomalea and hawing the nnmber

. of each nge religion and cnlling er Oieroin

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SCHEDULE B.

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Form of A$;daviti

Sworn before me at

1844.

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I i W. L. O'HALLORAN,

Clerk of Council.

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