Census Act 1845 (SA)

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WHEREAS it is expedient tlmt provision ahould bo mndo for plarmm, *

ascertaining the number of Inhabitants within the Province of

south Australia : - '

BE IT THBREPO~E ENACTED, BY HIS EXCELLENCY TBH GOYERSOB

of South Austrlin, with the advice and consent of the Legislntive

to c a w noticrr to

be prepared upon the twenty-sixth day of February next ensuing, or

on the days immediately subsequent thereto, to give all such infar.

h	mation as is required by the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked A, to such persons as shall be employed in manner hereafter men.
tioned to collect the same. -

to appoint

person1 to colleot tha 11. And- be it enacted, that His Excellency the Governor shall, on

information requid or before the first day.of Februaiy, appoint, by notice in the usual **CO.

;	by	manner in the U Government Gazette," one or more proper persons in each District to collect the information reauired. and the said persons shall, on the twenty-sixth day of ~ e b r u i i ~ nekt, and on the dgys immediately subsequent thereto if one day shall not be suffi- cient, proceed to take an account in of the number of per- sons at that time bciug within the limits of their respectire Districte, and inform themselves of the several particulnrs specified in the said Schedule, distinguishing the County or reputed County in which each such person shall be or reside; and the better to enable the persons appointed as aforesaid to takk such accounts, they are herebj ndthorised and empowered to ask such questions of the persons residing or being within their respective Districts concerning them- selves, and the number, quality, age, and trade or calling of the persons constituting their respective families, and all such other particulars as shall be necessary to fill up the s d Schedule, md every such person rehsing or neglecting to answer, or wilfully giling a false answer to any such question, shall for .every such refusal or neglect or false answer forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding fire pounds nor less than forty shillings, at the discretion of the Justice
or Justices bcforc whom complnint tllcrcof s l d be mndc.

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I'crsonsappoinlcdns 111, Aid be it enacted, thnt the persons so to be appointed ns

nfores~id C dolircr

tholr rcFaun~ aforesaid shall, within fourteen dnys after the said twenty-sixth day

;fo~%bi?gt; of February next, appear before some Justice of the Pence for the

. o*l.l. Province, and produce the original qccounts taken in writing, lurd

time, . *

subscribed by them, and sl~all make nffidnvit to the same, in 'he

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.form contained in the Schedule hereunto mnexed marked B, before tlic said Justice of the Pence, who is hereby nuthoriscd to tnke snc!i affidavit, and sh~ l l answer rill such questions concerning such accounts as shall be put to them by the said Justice of the Pence;

. . ' and that the persons so to be appointed as oforesaid shnll, within

, , + fourteen days of making wlch affidait as nforesnid, transmit to thc

;	. '	Colonial Secretary of the Province the original nccounts so taken in writing, md verified by their affidwit ns aforesaid, and if any such
person shall foil or neglect to take such ncconnts, or shnll lmo+ng!y
make any fdsd staten~cnt therein, or 8 h d omit to renfy or t m n s d
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the anme iu manner hereby required, or* #hall refuse to answer, or
wilfully give o folae oflnver to anr quertion, he rhd, on conviction.

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hrfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not exceeding five

onds, nor less than forty shillings, at the discretion of the Justice

for*	P Justices before whom complaint thereof shall be made.	.
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1m N. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for His Excellency

he Governor to cause an allowance for the number of days which parsoar~~polnt4d	thr c z ~ a l ~ r. b
my such person appointed as aforesaid shall be actually employed in

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,d taliing such account as aforesaid, at a rate not exceeding twenty shillings per day.
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,hc . Y. And be it enacted, that all fines imposed under and by virtue p*w*a-ed

d this Ordinance shall be recovered +in a summary manner before h 6 -79

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v;=	ay one or more Justices of the Peace, according to the Law of the
Pmvince for regulating summary proceedings before Justices, and.
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all such fines, when recovered, shall be paid, one half to the informer
id	or person who shall sue for the same, and the other moiety to the .
&c	Colonial Treasurer on behalf of Her Majesty, her Heirs and SUC- .
ty	cessors, towards defraying the expense of carrying this Act into
N	execution, and for the ublic uses of the Province and support of

PI. the Government thereox ..

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Roman Cmtbolicr ..................

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blah6rnedanr or Pagans.. ........... ..

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1. Lnndcd proprirtnra, merchrntu,

bnokcrr, mod alockholderr. .....

2 Clerka Er oteraerra to above ......

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B Prnfc~rinnrl persons.. ..........

4. Clerka a n i rrsistantr todilto.. .... . I ..

5. lIlanufacturerr,hrsserr, and millsn. .

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6. Clrrka nnd msniatanir'to above.,. .

7. Riiopkr~prrnnnd oihcrrotril denlrra ,

8. Clrtka rind nseiatnnir to above ... I '

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Minors .....................

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14. hlarincrr rad fithanoan... .....

15. Dornolio wrrants.. ............

16, Lnbnrorr not included in lbr abor~

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U bho roturn ba oonu), tokb &odd corrrrpnd,

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