Census Act 1850 (SA)

No* S.

Gmette, the Justices of the Peace shall, and they are hereby required

[ l l th June, 1850.J

WHEREAS it is expedici~t that provisiow should he imdc for Ren,nle.

ascertaining the m m ~ b ~ r of 1111iabitants within the Proviiice of Soutll Austmlia, simultnneonsly with a General Census of' tllr population of the British I)omiaions uudcr the Superintelidence of' the I! cgistrar-General in England:

Be it therefore Enactcd by tlle Governor of South Australia, J U G ~ I C C S and O~INSS to

with the advice aiid consent of' tllc Legislative Council thered, ' ~: ~ ~ ~, o j, ~, ~ ~, ~ ~ ~ ~, ,, That on or before such day in the year One Thousand Eight Hun- v1.w rnllil~r on

dred a id Fifty-onc, as slmll hereafter be appointed by Proclamation householdws, &c,, to gilt. thc inl'orr~~atioli

of the Governor, publislled in the South Austrabian Government rwirpa h- this Ordim

IlaIlCO.

and directed to cause general lrotices to bc affixed on the several Churches, Chapels, ~ G r t IIouses, Policc Stations, ;ud such other conspicooos plwer as they shall deem proper, within tlie mid I'rovitlc(~,

rqnirinq cvcry l~ouscholder, eiliployer of servants, and proprictoi* or occul;ier of land tlrerein, to be prcpsrcd upon a certain day, to

be also appointed hy such Proclnln:%tion, or on the days illmedii~t~.ly

snl)sc.quent tlleretrr, to give all snclr idonnation as is required 1)y tlw

Srl~edulc hcrcuuto :inucxcd, iliarkerl A, to such persons as slrsll i)c

eluployed, ill maimer liereinxftcr xncrltioncclt, to collect tlie same.

111. And be it Enactcd, T h a t the persons so to hc alqwi~ltcd. :I.

aforesaid, shall, witliin follrtcell days after the time proclai~ned fi)r

taking the CCMIS :W aforesaid. :lppear lwfore sonic .Justice of ti!c

I'exc fol- the I'rovilrce, ant1 prducc. ilic origknl accounts taker1 i l l

writins a d subscrihcd by tliun~. and shall iuake affidavit to t l ~ b

saute m the form contained in the Sclreclule hereunto ,znilest~l,

marked B, I;wfore thc s :d Justice of thc Pcace. who is 1lertll)y authorised to take sucli dXdavit,, nufl slmll am wor till socl I (lnes tio& rollcenii~ig such accounts as sl~all he pnt to t h ~ m 1)y tlrr h a i d dusticc of tlic Peaec; and that the person so to be appointed nr aforesaid, fillall, x i thi i fourteen days of nialcing such affidavit ns

af'orcmit l,

I V. AlltE f,c it Yiiimctetl, That it s h l l ?,c hwf'itl fbr IIis h'l''r"nnc.c +(' tl'c' 1"'.

SOIF a p p i ~ l t ~ ' i l by thc

Pkcel lc~~cv	the (:ovclriro~n	to	c a u w an ;tllonr;tttc(: 1iw the uumber of	G ~, ~ (. I ~ L w.
I~ inc~s t o Iw 1r.r n\ crtvl

j7. .\nd 1~ it 12l~rtt:d. T l ~ t all fines irllposcd i u d m a i d hy i,, it s l ~ r l ~ I l l ~ l l ~ ~ 1s ,ly.

-virtue ot' tl& )rdi~l;~iw.b, sii:ill IN! ~ w o v e w t l ill :L S I I ~ U ~ H ~ L Y V n1121111~.

SCHEDULES REFERRED TO.

SCHEDULE A.

CEATSLrS FOB T H E YEAH 18-5 1

Colony,	District
County	To W II

dD

F2	nlto of
,nturing the
Cololly.

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House June, 1840

J a m	L.
John "	L'
Jane "	'L

William " Birth

(abssn t )

Thomas " Birth

Henry	b6
-- Birth

( A

line after e m /,

family.)

Abbreviutic~ns - &I Male. F Pcrnrtle. EI IIn~hand. W Wife, Wit1 Willow or Widower.

S Son. D Daughter. V Visitor. L Lodger. Prop Proprietor. Mas Master. S Sick. I Infirm fkom age or debility.

[Replies to be inserted bp the Itouseholder, i f ahlr to writr, o t f i ~ m f i i ' i ~ ~ hp m e qf the

Collectors nppoin t~d bp the G'overmr, under a pellalty, in cusp d ' j u i l u ~ e or ntylert,

or of giving a false answer, of not less than for t3 s l d i n g s or more than Jive pounds.]

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A1)XLAIT)E : l'rintccl by autl~oi-ity by W. C. C'ox, at tllc (:ovc~mil~cnt IJrintinr

Otliw, Victoria-. 1 W