The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-06-10
THE MYTH CENSUS.
A Summary OF the Duties Of Assistant
Marshals,


A Summary OF the Duties OF Assistant
Marshals.
Preparations are nearly perfected for
the taking of the ninth decennial census
of the United States. BY an act of Con-
gress, passed May 23d, 1850, this duty
devolves upon the United States Mar
shals and their assistants, who are to act
1nder the instructions furnished by the
Secretary of the Interior. The work is
to begin ] une the 1st, AMI end by the
LIST of November next. Before entering
upon his duty each Marshal and his as
! sistant is required to take an additional
oath that he will faithfully perform his
duty, to the best of his ability, in emu
merating the inhabitants and collecting
statistical information required in his
district. Each subdivision is not TO
contain more than 10000 inhabitants,
and the assistant Marshal of such SUBJ
division must make personal visit to
each dwelling house, and to each fami-
iy in the district assigned him. In ru-
| raj districts he is to visit the farms,
mills, shops, mines, and other places
respecting which information is requir-
ed, and in every instance to obtain il
from the most reliable sources, and any
qualified person refusing to give such
Information is made liable to fine of
$50, which can be recovered in an action
of debt, brought by such assistant in be-
half of the United States.
The ASSISTANTS, who are 70 receive their
blanks, printed instructions, etc., from
the Marshal, are to forward, within one
month from the time specified for the
completion of the enumeration, the
original census returns of the clerk of
the county court Of their respective
counties, and two correct copies thereof
to the Marshal from whom they re-.
ceiEed their appointments. 20.
By way of compensation, the assist
ants will receive two cents for each per-
son enumerated, and ten cents for mile
of necessary travel; for each establish
ment of productive industry, Is cents
for the social statistics required two
per cent upon the amount allowed for.
enumerating the population, and for
each person deceased two cents.
Each Marshal and assistant is allowed
to transmit, through the mails, all docu-
ments pertaining to the census, by writ
ing thereon Official Business-Census,'
and adding his official signature.
The final returns must be endorsed
officially by the Marshal, and by him
forwarded to the Office of the Secretary
of the Interior.
Schedule Twill embrace dwelling
houses, numbered in the order of visi-
tation. The name of every person
whose place of abode on the 1st day of
June, 1870, was in this family. Age at
last birthday. If under one year, give
months in fractions, thus II. Sex,
males (M); females (F). Color, white
(W); black (B); Mulatto (M); Chinese
co; Indian Cd. Profession, occupation
or trade of each person, male or female.
Value of real estate. Value of person.
al estate. Place of birth, naming State
or Territory of the United States; or
the country, if of foreign birth. Pa
rentage. Father of foreign birth.
Mother of foreign birth. If born with
| in the year, state the month January,
February, etc.) Attended school with
| in the year. Cannot read. Cannot
write. Whether deaf and dumb, blind,
insane or idiotic. Male citizen of the
United States, of 81 years of age and
upward. whose right to vote is denied
or abridged on other grounds than re-
bellion or other crime.
Schedule Number of the family as
given in the second column of schedule
one. Name of every person who died
during the year ending June 1st, 1870,
whose place of abode at the time of
death was in this family. Age last
birthday. IF under one year, give the
months in fractions, as 8 1-2. Sex,
males (Af); females Cd. Color, white
(W); Black CD; mulatto (Ml; Chinese
Co; Indian CD. Married (M) or wild
owed (W). Place of birth, naming the
State or Territory of the United States,
or the country, if of foreign birth. The
month in which the person died. Pro-
fession, occupation or trade. Disease
or cause of death.
Schedule 3-Productions of agricul-
ture. Name of agent, owner or man
ager. Acres of land improved and I'M
improved. Acres of woodland. Present
cash value of farm. Of farming nipple
ments and machinery. Total amount of
wages paid during the year, including
value of board. Mules and asses. Mich
cows. Working oxen. Other cattle.
Sheep. Swine. Value of all live stock.
Wheat, number of bushels, spring and
winter, produced during the year end
ing June LIST, 1870-together with all
| farm products, enumerated at length. :,
Schedule 4.-Products of industry.
Name of corporation, company or indi-
vidual producing the value of $500 an
nuaIly. Name ofbusiness, manufacture
or product. Capital (real and personaI)
invested in the business. Motive power.
Machines, number of, name and descrip-
| ton. Average number of hands en-
ployed. Total amount paid in wages
during the year. Number of months in
active operation. reducing part time to
full time. Materials Gncluding mill
supplies and fueD. Kinds. Qualities.
Values (omitting fractions of dollar).
Production Gneluding all jobbing and
repairing). Kinds. Quantities. VAL
ues (omitting all fractions of dollar).
Schedule Social statistics, embrac-.
| ing total valuation of real and personal
property, county, city, and township in
debtedness; bonded and otherwise,
Taxation, State, town, county, city. etc.
Number of newspapers and their circu-
lation. Number of church crganiza-
lions. Number of church edifces
Denomination. Total number which
churches of each denomination will ac-
commodate. Value of church property.
! Libraries, public and private colleges,
academies. and number of school teach
Fers, male and female, ditto of pupils.
. This department OF inquiry" is very
full, embracing, classical, professional,
public, private, parochial and charity
schools. Then follow pauper statistics,
number, nationality, and cost ofsupport,
etc., winding up with criminal statistics.