Chapter XVII. *to amend the act for taking the fifth census*.(*a*)(*a*) An act for the apportionment of representatives among the several states, according to the fifth census, May 23, 1832, ch. 91
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Chap. XVII.— An Act *to amend the act for taking the fifth census*.(*a*)(*a*) An act for the apportionment of representatives among the several states, according to the fifth census, May 23, 1832, ch. 91. Resolution for the distribution of the returns of the fifth census, July 3, 1832. Feb. 3, 1831. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That it shall and may be lawfulAct of March 23, 1830, ch. 40. for such of the assistants to the marshals in the respective states and territories, who have not, before the passage of this act, made their re-440TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 19. 1831.Time extended for assistant marshal’s returns, &c.Marshals returns.spective returns to such marshals, under the act hereby amended, to complete their enumerations and make their returns under the said act, at any time before the first day of June, and for the marshals of such states and territories to make their returns to the Secretary of State at any time before the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one: Proviso.*Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall be deemed to release such marshals and assistants from the penalties contained in the act aforesaid, unless their returns shall be made within the lime prescribed in Proviso.this act: *And provided further*, That no persons be included in lire returns made under the present act, unless such persons shall have been inhabitants of die districts for which such returns shall be made, on the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
Sec. 2. Certain copies to be retained by clerks of courts.*And be it further enacted*, That the copies of returns and aggregate amounts directed to be filed by the marshals with the clerks of the several district courts, and supreme courts of the territories of the United Stales, shall be preserved by said clerks, and remain in their offices respectively; and so much of the act to which this is an amendment as requires that they shall be transmitted by said clerks to the Department of State, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Errors to be noted and printed.*And be it further enacted*, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to note all the clerical errors in the returns of the marshals and assistants, whether in the additions, classification of inhabitants, or otherwise, and cause said notes to be printed with the aggregate returns of the marshals, for the use of Congress. Approved, February 3, 1831.