Census Act 1890 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO TERrl'IO ET QUINQUA-

GESIMO QUAR'I'O

No. 479.

An Act for taking a Census of South Australia in the

Year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.

[Asseated to, October zgth, 1890.1

HEREAS i t is expedient that provision should be made for Preamble,

eight hundred and ninety-one: Be it therefore Enacted by the	W taking a Census of South Australia in the year one thousand
Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. On or before such day in the year one thousand eight hundred Justices and other8 to

Census. 3. The

and ninety-one as shall hereafter be appointed by Proclamation by ~ ~ ~ ~ ? 2 $ ~ ~ 0 U L I

the Governor, published in the Government Gazette, the mayor and places calling on

councillors of every municipality within the limits of such muni- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, " ~ i I ~

cipality, the district council of every district within the limits required by this act.

of such district, and the Justices of the Peace beyond the limits

of the district, shall, and they are hereby required and directed

to cause general notices to be affixed on the several court-houses,

police-stations, and such other conspicuous places as they shall

deem proper within the said province, requiring every house-

holder, employer of servants, and proprietor or occupier of land

therein to t e prepared upon a certain day, to be also appointed by

such Proclamation, or the days immediately subsequent thereto, to

give all such information as may be required by any form or forms

to be hereafter determined on and published by the Governor, with

the advice and consent of the Executive Council, in the said Gazette

at least thirty days before the day or days fixed for taking the said

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Governor to appoint

persona to collwct the

2, The Governor shall divide the whole province into such of this Act, and shall appoiut, by notice in the Government Gazette, one or more proper persons in each district to collect the information required; and the said person shall, on the day proclaimed for taking the Census as aforesaid, and on the days immediately subsequent thereto, if one day shall not be sufficient, proceed to take an account in writing of the number of persons at that time being within the limits of their respective districts, and inform themselves of the several particulars specified in the said form or forms, distinguishing the county or reputed county in which each such person shall be and reside; and the better to enable the persons appointed as afore- said to take such accounts, they are hereby authorised and empowered to ask such questions of the persons residing or being within their respective districts, concerning themselves, and the number, quality, age, and trade or calling of the persons constituting their respective families, and all such other particulars ss shall be necessary to fill up the said form or forms; and every such person refusing or neglecting t~ answer, or wilfully giving a false answer to any such question, shall, for every such refusal or neglect or fiilse answer, forfeit and

information required

number of districts as may he deemed most suitable for the purposes

by this Act.

pay a sum not exceeding Five Pounds nor less than Forty Shillings,

at the discretion of the Justice or Justices before whom complaint

thereof shall be made.

Person8 appointed as

doresaid to deliver 3, The persons so to be appointed as aforesaid shall, within four-

over their accounts of	teen days a f~er	the time proclaimed 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 in the form contained in the Schedulc hereunto annexed, before the said Justice of the Peace, who is hereby authorised to take such declaration. and shall answer all such questions concerning such accounts as shall be put to them by the said Justice of the Peace; and the person so to be appointed as aforesaid shall, within fourteen days of making such declaration as aforesaid, transmit to
taken in writing and verified by their declaration as aforesaid; and the Chief Secretary of the said province the original account so
if any such person shall fail or neglect to take such accounts, or shall
knowingly make any false statement thcrcin, or shall omit to verify or transmit 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 offence a sum not exceeding Five Pounds nor less than Forty Shillings, at the discre- tion of the Justice or Justices before whom complaint thereof shall be made.

Finea to be recovered 4, All fines imposed under and by virtue of this Act shall be

in a summary way. recovered in a summary manner before any two or more Justices of the Peace; and all such fines, when recovered, shall be paid, one- half to the informer or person who shall sue for the same, and the

other

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other moiety to the Treasurer on behalf of Her Majesty, Her heirs

and successors, for the public use of the said province.

5, This Act may be cited for all purposes as Y'he Census Act, flhort title.

1891."

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

KINTORE, Governor.

SCHEDULE

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SCHEDULE REFERRED TO.

Form of Declaration.

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

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

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

(Signed)

Ueclared before me at

this day of J.P.

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Adelaide : By authority, C. E. BRIBTOW, Government Printer, North-terrace.