The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-06-18
From tho Washington Chronicle. May "a.
THE CENSUS.

commence to-day. InlS work Is
to be performed by officers termed
assistant marshals, who are pro
vided with all necessary blanks
for this purpose. Each of these
officials has assigned to him a
definite district, which he is to
canvass with daily intelligence
and with entire thoroughness, till
he has completed it; and the as
sistant marshals are directed to
report progress to the marshal reg
ularly once a fortnight, failure
whereof will be deemed a suf1i-
! cient cause for removal.
Enumeration must be made by
actual inquiry at every dwelling
house, or else by personal inquiry
of the head Of every family. The
process comprises sundry inqui-
ries, Of which the public will be
instructed, so that all may be
prepared to answer intelligently,
accurately and without delay.
The whole work of the census
is to be comprised in five schedules.
OF these the first has the general
caption Of Inhabitants.
This schedule includes, of course,
all i710iriduals, all members Of ev-
cry family, whether present or
absent. Itcomprises, in addition,
the occupants of all buildings not
regular dwelling-houses, such as
stores, eating-houses, shops, ho-
tells, poor-houses, garrisons, asy-
lums, jails, sc.
In connection with individuals
must be personal description, in
Guiding age, color and sex; also,
property of all kinds, if over S1OO
in value; places Of birth of every
person, degree Of education, the
number of deaf and dumb, blind,
insane, or idiotic.
Associated with names of indi-
viduals are to be returned their
occupations, which are to be ac-
curately and properly designated.
Schedule second is the sched-
s1c of Mortality.
This will include all deaths hav-
ing occurred during the year end
ing June l., 1S7O-the name Of
each deceased person, whether
married or widower; character of
disease Or accident causing the
death; and the officers are direct
ed to exercise all possible care in
reporting the names Of diseases,
Sc, and if any very peculiar NAL
adv or disaster in any locality
may have resulted fatally in nu-
merous cases, tho assistant mar
shals are requested TO make note
thereof.
Schedule third relates to Agri-
c,,2t,s'e:>
Here farms are enumerateGs and
under this title are included nrlr-
series, orchards, market-gardens,
so TAR as owned 10y separate par
ties, and if more than three acres.
There will be included amounts
of crops and their value, total
value Of live stock of every de-
scription, and the value of all ar
ticles manufacturedup upon the farm
not included in the above.
Schedule fourth is entitled Pro-
duets Of Industry, and includes all
manufacturing, mechanical, and
mining operations; also all coast,
lake, and river fisheries. 1t reach
es down to the smallest shop, that
produces $500 annually.
Under this schedule are inclu-
ded all sorts of mills, the charac-
ter and extent of their machinery,
and also of their production to-
gether with the character and
amounts Of the material made use
of. In connection with mining,
will be reported all mines Or quar-
ries, machinery, horse, steam, and
water power, labor aboce ground
and undea' ground, with products
and their value.
Schedule fifth includes Social Sto-
tistics. The matter comprised in
the four schedules above named
must be obtained by personal in
quiry at each, farm, shop, &C.; but
the Social Statistics, on the other
hand, may be obtained, SO far as
possible, from official documents,
from the published reports, or
manuscript records of schools, col
laoes. prisons, aSylumS, &c; Or by