Fifth Is he or she married or single.

Sixth. His or her native country.

Seventh. The degree of instruction he or she has received; whether he or she can read and write, or can read only, or whether he or she be entirely uneducated What opportunities he or she has

had of religious instruction.

Eighth. Whether his or her parents. or either of them, are living, and which of them.

Ninth Whether he or she has formerly been imprisoned for any offense; if any, state it.

Tenth His or her habits in respect to the immoderate use of ardent spirits

Eleventh. Any other fact or circumstance in his or her condition, habits or circumstances that you may deem useful to communicate. This return must be made within twenty days after the adjournment of every criminal court of record held in the county, and according to the annexed tabular form marked A, and it should be signed by the sheriff in his official character, and dated at the time of signature.

The opportunities which the jailors and turnkeys have of conversing with the prisoners will generally enable them to acquire the knowledge necessary to make out the statements; and the sheriff should instruct them accordingly, to enable them to do so. A copy of this pamphlet should be kept in the jails for the information of their keepers. Constables who bring prisoners to the jail will often be able to communicate information upon many of the subjects. The friends and relatives, also, of the convict may have no objection to do the same; and during the trial of the cause, the witnesses will be able to inform the sheriffs generally on all the desired particulars.

With all these means of information, the results will doubtless, sometimes be imperfect. Still they are ample, and, if faithfully improved, the returns will be almost universally full and accurate. Second. To the sheriffs named in section 945 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to-wit: in counties in which a city (or cities) is situated.

In said section 945, it is provided that the sheriffs of the respective counties in which incorporated cities are situated, shall also transmit a statement of the number of persons convicted in courts of special sessions, city courts and police courts in those cities, together with such specifications in each case, as are required by said section. Such returns must be regularly transmitted to the office of the secretary of state, on the first day of every month, in order that the same may be fully entered in the annual report required from

this office.

This duty, it will be seen, relates to convictions in certain minor city courts, courts of special sessions and police courts held in the various cities of the state. The report which should be transmitted to this office on the first day of every month, will be in tabular form, like the annexed, marked B. The form should be printed on ruled paper, the ruling directly opposite the printed matter on the left margin of the report, in order that a systematic report may be had from all the sheriffs alike.

(A.)

NAME OF CONVICT.

Crime of which convicted.

Occupation.

Sex.

Age.

Social relations.

Massachusetts.

Read and write.

Religious instruction.

Had religious instruction

Parents.

Former offense.

Habits of life.

Father. Grand larceny, 2 deg. Intemperate.

New York State. Can not read or write. Never had religious instruction. Mother. None

(B.)