New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-08
CENSTs-TAKERS' QUESTIONS.
WHAT THF ENINiFRATOGs ARE REQUIRED TO ASK
OF RFsrpFNTs-A COMPLICATED SYSTEM.

in progress, IL would facilitate matters eoh-i""iy
il persons knew beforehand the precise Questions tha'
were 20 DE- asked Blanks containing the subjects o. these
Questions have been prepared hy the Secretary OF Stite
Copies Of these blanks given to the Enumcf"tors
whose business IL each district and Obtain we
returns Of population and other matters included ID the
Census Wieh forwarded when completed 10 Tue zen
ra bureau al No. 81 Park When the person whose
lrty II f. 10 ta the census visits house in the district
10 which BE- + apnolnfed questions which he VIII put
10 the head or heads II family or families IN that
house PERSONS representing them VII he OF 'he
follow ing character regards statistics OF popniailon'
l. What is the number Of this house and the name Of
. or what materi. Is IL buitl or wood stohe' maf
Wit Is IT, presen, valuation # staud--not as 70
CARDS It's assessed value or original e0sif
How many families reside I'D tlS hnisel A.s So
any families residing Tie cellar Or basement, II the
house has "a cellar or basementl IT., -, ,,,
.. What lc names u the persons rcsldns III 'is
g. what f. The ge and what the sex OF every person re-
:. WHO Of tnem ore white who black, who mulatto,
How doc such person stand ia relation to the head
hCli Of the i'iy or tnl cs IN US l"u,o 80, '' t
10 say, who are wives sens daughers or Fsi%ttsoS ~
head or head Of tie family or families WHO SIT
wants and of what l-radrl
O. What is tho birthplace q each pcrsonf
10. Who OF them ale married, WHO widowed WHO
IL What Is The profession, trade. occupation OF each
H. What &. the usual place Of employment Of each
one Are any members family absent IN the -er
vice II tie United at, aud. 80 ia what service M
are the voeis uase hirtn. ~ho arc voters by hi"-
ra, .,afi1r VINO 81 tire p .ilcrts ere aliens
IT. WI,o ~ the residents owners Of llud'
- How many residents are there over Il years Oh dE'
who LOi.A,r read nor write - L., am,
Is WhO and how many 90 The residents are deu anu
dumb blud, iDsane. idiutici
There are several minor points concerning the above
questions which it Is necessary 70 bear IN mind by
dwelling house is 10 be understood a separate, inhab
tied tenement having or more families under one
roof Where several tenements in one block divided
by ais OF brick - wood, and having separate en-
frances each Is considered ~ separate house. pu'
when not 80 divided they al considered ~ one house
II ia used partly for store shop Office or "er
PURPOSES AMI partly for dwell houre, It ia dwell
ing-lou-e HOTELS poorhouses hospitals, asylums'
l, pcnitrntar.cs houses Of refuge and oher similar
institutions arr considered dwtllng-hOuscs but special
provision made FOR such in the taking OF the census
Tho value Of dwellings is 10 he estimated So a. to include
the which he dwellings are built, n IN city OF
village bat not otherwise. The value should moi include
buildings other than dwellings unless those buildings are
. connected ~ 10 essential part Of the dwelling
The c-ae should FER to present value, without refer
cnce 90 location int without reference to assessed value
- orr sinal cost.
By tine tera "flmly" is meant either one person lv-
ing separately in house part OF house, VINO pro
dos for bif-,f or herself or several persons living to-
grth.r in q house or part OF house. upon common
means support. end separately from others "d""
living alone AID separately PROVIDING for hereof or any
nunb,r Of persons living together and provided foe BY
Il common heal are Cun-!tcrtt a. one fanny
Tie names of members # family VII" are Temporal
tiy absent Oh business. lAe civil military. naval
service Of the United states 20 De included IN tc st
of members the family who al home on iie day on
which the census taken. Those absent IN iais eni-
tutlarics houses Of refuge, a-yl uIns ho-pt as aims
houses rice axe To- Toe included "A ,c lis of members
oftlc family sgc,.a inquiry beng made concerning
them ~ the Institutions of which They are inmates The
naIne OF any meinber ~ family VINO may have died
since the I,t OF jane, 1s7is - be entered, and ho or
be described a. ing but the name % any ehd
born after tn daic o Be omitted. LodA,rs, noariers,
lahorrl- dorn-stics, sr.NaAis Who are only
temporary nnaiee belon rng other famiies should
he cla-sigeJ iu the families 70 which th"y consider
Themselves pc naneAty attached. Travellers n tiis OF
FOREIGN countries, Who have resident home ~ tn.
st,.e are 10 be- considered h, provided their
M ,ecr h. not PERMANENT ForeisHers 81 zeus ol other
states or bodies Oh troops casually present or engaged
nn Gran business, not - ne act down - citizens
o his Foreign Con,ds AMI tneif iallu"s except
such person, their employment "a may be- citizens Of
tls State not to be nGcd IA Tie census Resi-
den- ~ hotels and boarInElouses VINO have no other
homes are - he ccn-irrcd members ~ tho family
where tncy board. students temporarily residing in the
Safe bus whose homes outside Of 10. not
to Poe included IN the census. rraN,iin, H--HfS'
peldlers expscs.u.en, railroad employee and others,
are to DE included in the dftric,s where Trey
would claim the right 20 vote, or which they
regard as their proper home. Migrants and
Lome!ess persons DC included ia Tie district whore
they 90, Tire trst d. " June. En.1~r's about To
remove beyond the limits Of the STATE sho II not be III
Guided Clerks. p"rfers. Wasci.nen etc. should be IN
clude rs living in he place where they e"p not where
tov tame their meals. Persons who haV removed since
the Is jane. l-75 should be st down living ia the
horae whore they resided On tat LAY
Concerning marriages the stalker VIII ask ques-
tons Of tie following character:
l. OF he husband: WAT is voir fnil meme WHAT is
You. age What your riN condition before tl'
uff4-
2 OF the wife: What IA your full name, What ia
exact a,ol nat ynar civil condition pr"Ni"us 10
tie rr-n marriage; were YOU single, WIDOW or d
g Via. is the exact darc ct marriacel
l. What Che name Of The city Of town in which the
: b. ,qhom W.. it soemrizedl BY n clergyman.
civil magistrate. by declaration before win sr's
Give ne the nun" Or h"b,a o. ..rr-y nun Inl-r''dr
or witnesses b. before whom the marriage wa con
tracted
Concerning deaths that have taken place during the
year ending June l. I-75, TIE following questions will
h. asked OF the ing members Of the family, II the
death occurred NJ home:
l. What the Of the person deceased The age,
SEX. color and 81 J eoid ton.
. What the exact date ~ death
3. WHAT Ihc native coUntry ~ drc-lscd
J. Wnat n t-'e OF oreipa' 10Y, 81 , deceased
Concerning agricultural staaties the following Tes-
lions will he asked:
What ia the name Of The agent owner or manager 81
, How many acres OF improved land does the farm
8 IIo,y many acres % unimproved landf
{ linw many acre. o. wood maj timber iandl
the cash value OF The farm a. II stands N
eluding ever thing hat it containsi
g. What il tia cash 'aue oi tAe farm buildings o'heF
than dwellings,
= cash value Of the stock IN price current
~ Iune ], 1871
= What the cash value Of tools and implemenfst
WHAT cash value OF gross scs tfon the farm ID
I9-tl
TO- what is Tie number Of acres pl0wed IN 1874 and
1901
similar questions viii be asked concerning grass land',
Sprins wheat Winter wheat oats, Winter rye Spring