11.  The  clerk  of  the  peace,  together  with  the  two  justices,
shall  examine  the  returns  made  by  the  enumerators,  and  cause  any
defect  or  inaccuracy  that  may  be  discovered  therein,  to  be  supplied
or  corrected  by  the  enumerators,  as  far  as  possible,  and  shall  make


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therefrom  an  abstract  in  such  form  as  may  he  required  by  the
board,  and  shall  transmit  triplicate  copies  of  the  abstract  to  the
board  within  one  month  next  after  receipt  of  the  returns ;  and  co-
pies thereof  shall  be  laid  before  the  two  houses  of  the  legislature
within  the  first  ten  days  of  the  session  then  next  ensuing,  and  the
original  returns  shall  be  kept  as  records  of  the  county  in  the  office
of  the  clerk  of  the  peace.
12.  There  shall  be  allowed  out  of  the  provincial  treasury  for  nemumiation  of
each  of  the  enumerators  who  shall  make  and  transmit  to  the  clerk  ''™"'^"'  "'^^
of  the  peace  faithful  returns  of  the  forms  issued  by  the  board
within  the  time  limited  for  that  purpose,  such  sums  of  money  as
shall  be  agreed  upon  by  the  sessions  and  enumerators  ;  and  if  the
service  shall  be  agreed  to  be  done  by  days'  work  no  greater  sum
shall  be  paid  than  six  shillings  and  three  pence  per  day  for  every
day  that  every  such  enumerator  has  been  diligently  and  in  good
faith  engaged  in  the  performance  of  his  duties ;  and  the  sessions
shall  cause  an  account  of  such  expense  to  be  prepared  and  signed
by  the  clerk  of  the  peace,  and  by  him  returned  to  the  board.
