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An Act to take the Census of the State. 1853 77 (1853)

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Vlrst election for  The first eletion of President shall take place as soon as the Board
Presiant.,      of Directors is organized under this act.
loard of Bank   SEe. 5. Be it furthcr enactcd, 4-c., That as soon as the Gov.
Managersto coteornor has appointed the said State Directors, the Board of Bank
Goernon has tp Managers, created by the act cutitled  An Act to protect the State
*pointet Directors  against loss on account of its liabilities for bonds issued for the use of
the property Banks, approved the sixth April, eighteen hundred and
forty-soven, shall cease to exist, but all the provisions of the said act
shall remain in full force, and the rights and powers of the said Board
Board to be exes of Bank Managers shall continue to be exercised by the State Direc-
ed iy the Ioard or tors so far as the same are applicable to the Consolidated Association,
,ora in certain and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
E. WARREN MOISE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE.
President pro-toni. of the Senate.
Approved, April 11th, 1853.
P. 0. IEBERT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy,
ANDnw S. ITERRON,
Secretary of State.
No. 114.]                    AN ACT
To take the Census of the State.
SuCTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre.
sentatives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assenbly con-
Duties of the par. venel, That it shall be the duty of the Assessors of each parish in
isli Assessors in rein.  Laj e e,~   prsh      Olas
tion to tie census of this State, except the parish of'Orlons, to take a ftll and accurate
the state.      enumeration of the population in their respective parishes, distinguish-
ing particularly the number of the qualified electors, the number of
free white persons, the number of the free colored persons, the num-
ber of slaves, and all free white males betwecn the ages of eighteen
find forty-five years, according to the forms in this act, and said enu-
moration shall be taken with reference to the number on the first day
of April, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three.
oath to be taken  SEc. 2.  Be it further enactCd, l-c., That each Assessor, before
by the Assessors,  entering upon the duties herein prescribed, take and subscribe before
a Judge of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Pence. an oath,
faithfully and impartially to take said enumeration according to this
act, a copy of which oath, certified by the officer administering the
same, shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of Mortgages of the
parish.
Assessors author.  Se. 8. Be it further enacted, 4-c., That said Assessors shall
ceti n    terrot -  gate each person, or some member of a fanily, apparently at
der oath,      least fifteen years of age, when it is practicable, so as to obtain the
particulars specified herein, and said Assessors are authorized to ad-
minister to any person an oath, when snid Assessor shall deem it ne-
cessary to obtain accurate information.
Return of census,  S.c. 4.  Be it furlt/Or enacted, &-c., That the Assessor shall make
how ad when inade,
copes thereof, where return of the enumeration required by this act, and the names and
destd.         number of electors, on or before the first 'Monday of November next,
by depositing one certified copy of the wame in the office of the Re-

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