Census Act 1859 (SA)

ANNO VICESIMO SECUNDO E:T VICESIMO TERTIO

V1Cr1 '0RIB REGINE.

A.	D. 1850.
No* 12.

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1. On 2~ such day ill the year onr thousand eight llundrcd Jwtires :lnd cnosc nuticry to Iro

alid sixty, o one thonsai~tl eig11t liuridred and sixty. onc, 9s s11a11 fi,,d in ,,,,,,,;,.,,,,,,,

hereafter be nppoiutcd by Proelnmntior. of tlie Govcnlor-in-Chief, <;::;;il,,;;;!i;;%j':

puhlislred ;n tire S D & ~ At~sfiiifiIn CovPrnmetr t G s z r f t ~, the Elfayor, gin. th,. infornlatlon

Alderiu -n, and C?ooncillors of every Murlicipality within the lirnits rr'l""'L" tllia lie'-

of such ,Kuiicip;dity, tlie Justices of' tlw Pence beyond the limits of t

the dist,ri(~t of nllv T)istrict ('oui-tcil, nucl thc District Council ofevery

district within t l ~ i limits of such district sd&l, a i d they are liereby m- cluirccl aud directed to cause gerieral notices t ghe affixed on the scvcral C ' l ~ u r c h e s, ~ ~ ~ ~ e l s, ~ n n k Houses, Police Statious, and such other conspicuous places ns t h y sllnll deer11 proper.. withi11 the said I'rovince, recliiirir1~~ 3. every I~ons~lrolder, enlpl4,yer of servants, and proprietor CY occupier of l m d therein, to bc prepared, upon a certain

d:y, to he also a l p h t e c l by such Proclnmntio~, or on tllc days . -

immediately subsequent thereto, tq give all such inforniation as is required by the Schcdule hereunto annexed, nlarked A, to such persons as shall be employed, iu manner hereinafter mentioned, to collect the same+

Gavernor to appoint

persons to colleut the 2. The Governor shaII appoint, by notice in the Government

information required	Gazette, one or more proper persous in each district to collect the
by this Act.	information required; and the said persons shall, on the d a ~ pro- claimed for taking the Census as aforesaid, and on the days imme- diately subsequent thereto, if one day s l d l not be sttfificient, proceed to take an account, in writing, of the number of persom at that time being within the limits of their respective Dist'ricts, and inform themselves of the seveilnl particulars specified iu the said Schedule, distinguishing the County or reputed County, in which each such person shall be and reside; and the better to enable the persons appointed as aforesaid to take such accounts, they are herehi autbo-
rizcd and empowered to ask such questions of the persons residing
or being withiu their respective Districts, concerning theudves, and the number, quality, age, and trade or cnllitig of the persons constituting their respective families, and all such otl~cr particulars as shall be necessary to fill up the said Schedule, and every such person refusing or neglecting to auswcr, or wilfully giving a h lse answer to any such qucstion, shall, for every such ref~tsnl or neglect, or false answer, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Fivc Pounds nor less than Forty Shillinp, at the discretion of the Justice or Justices before whom complamt thereof shall be made.

Persons a~oointed as

nforcsaid,'io deliver 3. The persons so to be appointed as aforesaid sZiall, within four-

over their actcounts of	teen days after the time proclainied for taking the Census as afore-
inhabitants to the
Chief Secretary	said, appear before some Justice of the Peace for the said Province,
within a certain time.	and produce the original accounts taken in writing and subscribed by them, and shall make a declaration of the truth of the same iu the form contained in the Schedule hereunto :mnexed, marked B, before the said Justice of the Peace, who is hereby authorized t o take such declaration, and shall answer all sucl~ questions concern-

ing such accounts as shall be put to them by the said .Justice of

the Peace; and the persons so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall, within fourteen days of' making such declaration as aforesaid, transmit to the Chief Secretary of the said Province, the original accounts so taken in writing and verified by their declaration, as aforesaid, and if any such person shall fail or neglect to take such sccounts, or shall knowingly. make any false statement therein, or shall omit to verify or transmrt the same in manner hereby required,

or shall refuse to answer, or wilfully give a false answer to any

question, he shall, on conviction, forfeit and pay for every such o@ence, a sum not exceeding Five Pounds nor less tlian Forty S h i l i a t the discretion of the Justice or Justices before whom complaint thereof shall be made.

*nowance to the per-

sons appointed by the 4. It shall be lawful for the Governor to cause an allowance for

Governor.

the number of dwye which any such person, appointed as aforesaid,

shall

shall be actually employed in taking sucl~ account as aforesaid, at a

rate 11ot exceeding Thirty Shillings per day.

5. All fines irnposed under and by virtue of this .2ct shall be re- Fines b b e recovered in a summary way

covered in a sun~mary mmnner, before any two or rmre Justices of

the Pence ; and all such fines, whe~l recowred, sh l l be paid, one

half to the informer or person who shall sile for the same, and the other moiety to the Treasurer., on behalf' 01' l ler Majesty, Her Heirs, aud Successors, for the public uses ( i f tit(. said.. Province.

SCHEDULES REFERRED: TO.

Census for the year 1860, or 1861.

Colony, District,

Town,

County, --

l Coun ty Date of

b n k or Wck or

Name. tntering the Remarks.

c~wpation Colony, [nfirm.

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John Bromley Farmer rune, 1840

(Prop.) 6 6

Jane " 48 l'

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rohn " 20 ' Carpenter Sick

Jane " 16

W i l W "	Birth
Thmaa	Er lh

Henry ". 5 " Birth Blind

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Abbreviations-M Male. F Female. II Husband. W Vife. Wid Widow or Widower. S Son. D Daughter.. V Visitor.	L Lodger.	Prop Proprietor.	Mas Master. I Infirm from age or
hbilitp.

[Replies to be inserted by the householder, if ah2e to write, otherwise 69 one of the

Collectors appointed 6y the Governor, under a penalty, in case of failure or neglect, or of giving cc false answer, of not less than Forty Sl~ildinys or more than Five P0unh .3

Fotm of Declaration

I do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare, that the returns, numbered from

to inclusive, severally signed by me, contain a true statement of the

several particulars therein specified, to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Declared before me at )

(Signed)

this day of

18 .

J.P.

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