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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0166 and id is 1 raw text is: 1839 so
1807, section 21, after the words ''such oath in the twentieth
line, insert 'and deliver up all evidences of debt in his posses-
sion, and orders for pUch as are not in his possession.
Approved,'January 10, 1833,
[No. 52.] AN ACT
For the reduction of the tYxes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of.dlabana in General./?ssenblH con-
Tnxes redu. vened, That the present rate of taxation shall be reduced one
ced. fourth of the present amount, whieh reduction shall be uniform
upon the several items, which are now subjuct to taxation, by the
Except upon existing laws of this State; except the taxes imposed by law,
petal' orn -id upon hawkers, pediars and retailers of spirituous liquors.
V. Sec. 2. And be t/ further enacled, That all laws and parts
epeal. of laws contravening the provisions of this aet, he and the same
are hereby repealed. Approved, January 11, 183.
[No. 5S.] AN ACT.
Tn pinfide for taking the C( nus in the etir 18331.
Section 1. Be it enacted b, the Senate and Hote (f Repne-
sen/alives ofthe Stateoif .1)/abaima in General .ssemnblY con-
or our vened, That the judige of the county courtadcmisoeso
fit peron to roads ant revenue in each county, shall on the first Monday in
9.the cen. April, 1833, at a special session of the court to be called for that
purpose, elect a fit person to take the census or enumeration of
the inhabitantsof their respective countiesfor the said year; and
the person so elected, before he enters upon the duties of his of-
Oath. flee, shall take and subsrribe the following oath, vir: 1, do
solemnly swear, that I wvill faithfully take the census of . coun-
tv, according to the true intent and meaning of the act to provide
for taking the census for the year 1833, passed the day of
So help me God. Which oath shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county court.
Duty of cen- Sec. 2. And be it futher enacted, That it shall be the duty
us taker. of the person elected as aforesaid, to make personal application to
the heads of families: and to persons not belonging to tiny family
within the counties for which they shall have been elected res-
pectivelv, for a true estimate of the inhabitants thereof, such esti-
mates from the heads of white families, to contain an enumeration
of the whole number ofinhabitants belonging to his or her family,
making a correct distinction hetween the number of white males
under 21 years of age, and white males over 21, and between
white females under twenty one years of age, and white females
over 21'; the total of free people of colour, (Indians not taxed
excepted,) and the total of slaves: and shall make out thro
copies of said enumeration, with the classification aforesaid, ac-
cording to the form herein after prescribed, one of which shall
be posted up in the office of the clerk of his county court, and
two forwarded to the secretary of state, on or before the third
Monday of November, in said year.
Pealty for Sec. 3. Andbe itfirther enacted, That if any person shall
give . o nu. re fuse to render such enumeration, of his or her family, on such
meradon. application, or shall knowingly render a false one, such person
shall forfeit the sum of forty dollars, to be recovered by the per.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsal0166&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)