Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-01
The Census Bill.
Correspondence oftbe Journal of Commerce. ]

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Correspondence Of the Journal of Commerce. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 1869.
The sub Committee on the Ninth Census
has agreed upon bill for taking the GEN.
sus, which will be submitted to the COM
! mittee in full when the balance of the men,
bers shall reach here All the members
of the commit$ee who have seen and ex-
amined the bill express themselves highly
satisfied with its provisions, aud are will.
ing that it shall 90 to the House in its
present shape. The following is 4 synop-
sis of its provisions:
! Section l. The census Office shall be
established under the direction of the Sec
retary of the Interior.
Sec. 2 A superintendent of the GEN.
sus shall be appointed by the President.
(Here follows oath Of Office and dctails.)
Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior
shall appointa chief clerk and other clerks,
watchmen and laborers, as is necessary.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Interior
shall appoint in each Congressional district
of the United States, and in each Of the
Territories and in the District Of Colum-
bia one district superintendent His du-
ties will be to cause all the inhabitants to
be enumerated, and will collect such other
statistical information as is necessary
Sec. s. Gives the form of oath Of the
district Superintendent for the faithful per-
formance of his duties, and directs that a
copy be filed with the superintendent Of
the census.
Sec. 6. Each district superintendent
will subdivide his district into what shall
be known as enumeration districts" For
nation of these districts and appointment
of the enumerators shall be by the district
superintendent, subject to the approval of
the superintendent of the census.
| Sec. 7 No enumerator shall be deemed
qualified to enter upon the discharge Of
his duties till he has received a certificate
of his designation from the district super
intend, aud subscribed to an oath Of Of
fee (Then follows the form Of oath.
See. 8. Each enumerator to be sup.
piled by the district superintendent with a
copy of each instruction issued from the
census office, together with schedules,
blanks, &c.
Sec. 8. The superintendents of the
3,
blanks, &C., to the district superintendent
as soon as possible after the passage Of this
act.
Sec. 10. During the month previous
to taking the census the enumcrator shall
deliver the schedules to houschoders and
others, so that they may have ample time
to fill them.
Sec. IL. Each enumerator shall visit
each house in his enumeration district in
person, in order to gather correct informa-
ton from trustworthy sources. None of
the information obtained by him in his Of
fetal capacity is to be disclosed to any per-
son, under any circumstances whatever.
The enumerator shall fix his signature to
each page of his schedules. and forward
them under seal to the district supcrinten-
dent, who will in turn transmit them to
the superintendent Of the census.
Sec. II. Imposes fine of $500 for di.
vulging the information obtained, and upon
trial and conviction Of giving fictitious or
= false return shall be subjected to fine not
exceeding $4,000 and Imprisonment not
exceeding two years.
Sec l3. Imposes 6ne Of not less than
$500 nor more than $4,000 upon any dis,
trict superintendent who shall receive a
fee for the employment of any enumerator.
Sec. II. Any person refusing to give,
Or giving incorrect information to the emu.
merator, will be fined 500.
Sec. Is. All these fines may be en-
forced in the United States courts.
Sec. 16 Gives the franking privilege
to the superintendent and district superin-
tendent and enumerators, for mail matter
pertaining to the census.
Sec. II. Allows as compensation eS
per day to the district superintendents, S.
per day to the enumerators until the CEN
! sus is completed.
Sec lS The census shall be taken on
the lst Of June, 1870.
Sec. 49, Enumerations for cities, in.
corporated towns or villages shall be made
} and compiled as to exhibit the census for
those places separately.
, Sec. go. Officers Of the army may be
employed as officers for taking the census
in the Territories, and receive the same
pay as other census officers in addition to
, their regular salaries.
Sec. 21 Indian agent shall take the
} enumeration, &c. Of Indians under their
charge and receive census officers pay in
addition to their regular salaries.
: Sec. %. The superintendent of the
census shall prepare and present to Con.
gress at the next December session after
taking the census preliminary report con.
taining the statistics of population Of the
country, with view to determine the fe.
; ture representation in Congress. Three
years thereafter he shall prepare carefully
digested report ofall the materials collected.
This is the substance of the bill, and here
follow the schedules. As their can be DO
dependence placed upon the forms ci
schedules that will be adopted and as they