The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-02-15
The Node Of Taking the United
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The following account of the method adopted
in taking the census Of the United States, we
copy from an address made by Mr.. Kennedy,
Superintendent ofthe Census before the Amer-
lean Geographical and Statistical Society in
New York, on the 1st inst which at the pre-
sent moment will be read with interest
The General Government has in each State
and Territory one or more Judicial Districts,
with each of which is connected Marshal, who
acts rs High Sheriff in the District Court of
the United States.
These Narshals are required by law to sub
divide their districts, and Tor each subdivision
to appoint an assissant--taking care not to in
clnde greater population (by estinate) than
twenty Thousand in any one subdivision.
The assistants having been qualified (by OATH
for the proper performance OF their duties, are
furnished, through the Marshals, with blanks
and Instructions.
In the prosecution Of their work they are
required to make two copies Of their work. -
The original returns are fled with the clerk OF
the court of each county and the copies are
forwarded to the Marshal, who transmits one
copy to the Secretary OF State for his district,
and the other to the Census Office at Washing
ton The compensation to the Marshal is in
proportion to the population enumerated by his
Assistants; should that exceed one million, he
receives the sum of one dollar Tor each thou
sand persons enumerated; should the population
returned by his Assistants be less than one mill
lion, he receives the sum OF one dollar and
twenty five cents for each one thousand per-
s0as returned; system oI compensation suffi-
GENTLY moderate, but which may admit of the
payment Of a greater amount ior a lesser ser
vice, as in the case Of Marshal whose returns
include nine hundred ard fifty thousand persons
at one dollar and twenty five cents per thou
sand persons, no more than he whose returns
do not much exceed a million; an inequality
dot unusual in rating fees for III ieage and other
services.
The Assistants who perform the work fenu-
meration are paid on different principle Gem
bining, in . novel manner compensation for la
Dor and travel, one which was found to operate
very fairly and satisfactorily to the employees
and government. His allowance is two cents
for each person enumerated; for each form ten
cents; for each establishment of productive in
dustry fifteen cents; for social statistics two
per centum on amount allowed for enumerating g
the population, and two cents on each mortali-
ty return, with ten cents per mile for travelling
expenses, TO be ascertained by multiplying the
square root OF the number Of dwelling houses
in his district by the square root as the num-
Der Of square miles in his division, the product
whereof is to be derived the number of miles
travelled, and eight cents per page for tho two
copies.
The Marshals and assistants in California,
Oregon, Utah and New Mexico under the OPP
Grafton O. an amendment to the law, received
compensation at the discretion of the Secretary
Of the Interior, which was determined by the
addition Of one hundred per cent.