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An Act to provide for taking the Census of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the requirements of the twenty-fifth section of the first article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. 1837 44 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0283 and id is 1 raw text is: SEc. 4, And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Augustus N. Verdery, be, and he is hereby au- thorized to erect a bridge across the Oustanalla river, in Floyd county, on his own land, to wit: on lot number one hundred and ninety-six, of the twenty-third district; and it shall be lawful to charge for crossing said bridge as follows: for each loaded wagon, tenin and (river, fifty cents; for each empty wa- gon, team and driver, thirty-seven and a half cents; for each four wheeled pleasure carriage, twelve and a half cents; foreach man and horse, twelve and a half cents; for each footman six and a quarter cents; for each head of nett cattle, two cents; for each led or loose horse, six and a quarter cents; for each head of hogs, sheep or goats, one cent. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 25th December, 1837. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. CENSUS. AN ACT to provide for taking the Census of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the requirements of the twenty-fifth section of the first article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- presentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Inferior Court, for the several counties of this State, or any three of them, in each county respectively, within ninety days fwm and after the passing of this act, to appoint one or more persons in each county, not exceeding one to each Battalion District, in each county, whose duty it shall be to take a full and accurate Census or enumeration of all free white persons, and of color, residing therein on the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. - SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the persons so appointed as afore- said, to keep a book, in which shall be recorded the names of each head of a family, together with the number of persons re- turned by each head of family, as belonging to his or her fam- ily; distinguishing therein in separate columns, the free white 44 CENSUS.

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