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Show MOKE STaTISTICB. TLaTorrltoriU UgUiatura, at Ita last ilttlng created a Ilureau o Statistics. Bjr tble act the Territorial Librarian la made Territorial EtaUa. ttolan. Section 2 of the Instrument define) that on or betoro the first da; of January of each jtu 'I shall be Mi dulj to ireparo tad Causa lobe furalaoed to the County Clirks of the leTeral counties, for dellrery to the Count; Aescseorl, suitable blank forms for the colWetlou ofstatla-Ucs, ofstatla-Ucs, o requlrtd by seolUn S of the act which a) s (The sevtral County Assessors and their deputies, of this Territory, shall at the tlmo of taking the lists of property for taxation, proonre from each person required la list property In their County a statement of the number of acrta be has undtrcultlTatlen during the preceding ye. the nnmber of acres Irrigated, the number of acres he he bad undtr enclosure .for pasture, the kioda of crops and the reepectlve acreage thereof the amount of product of each reipcctlye erop during dur-ing tho proceeding yeirt number of gallons made of wine, elder, Vinegar and aorgham; number of pounds made each of butter, cheese, honey and dried frulu ol each kind respeclsrelj; number Of hires of bee number pounds of wool aborn; the number each of milch cows, cattle hortei, malea, asses, sheep, oais and swine over six months old owned on tuo 31st day December ol tho prtceedloK yer, The statement Is to b signed by tho person making l, and in addition be will bo required to affirm uhdT osth that tba sohedulo contains a full nd correct statement concerning all thomattors and things Inquired of to tho best of his Knowledge and belief. Section 6 provides that any person who la required by tho act to give Information refusing to do so shall be subject to a penalty of not le-a than 15 nor mora than I20O, which can be recovered recov-ered In any court of competent JorlsdlcUon, and It Is mads tbo duty of the district er conaty to proeeeutetho suit at the expense of the county for the use of the school fund of such county, Section e provides tbat each County Aimeor sha:i oompjlo and return to the County Clerk o' hi county, at tbo time ho returns the Asses. msnt rolls, a oarefully tabulaled estimate for the proceeding year or the amount that bas been ex ponded In each town and city In his county and throngbout his county for buildings, pablle and private, numbei and kinds of Industrial con oerns, with the number of people employed and the amount of waes paid, the value of their annual prcdnct, the nnmber of stores of each' kind respectively In own town, city and euui ty, capital invested amount of annual sales, number of employees and1 the wages pald,and the population popu-lation of each town and elty la the ooun y and the population of the county. Ir conformity with the provisions or the net tho Territorial Librarian Joseph Mppman, prepared the necessary blanks, as required by section I of the ae', and has for. wsrdod thtua to the. terl-us Coanty Clerks In tha Territory to bo bl tbem, delivered to the County Airssors. Alrhouah the woidlag ef the bill wherein the mode of compensation for the work Is provided fori) plain, word comes) from several of tha counties (hat lnasmOch as the law d as Lot specify irom what fund the money shall be appropriated, several Coanty Courts propose to Ignore the law. Now the Uw Is plain upon these matters and the assessors bound to follow It, aad the County Courts axe bound to allow the accis a'y wmaefjMtlon for the work performed. ' aVn i i" i,. i i- i |
