Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-05-28
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1879

ceeding five hundred dollars or, If b,
shall willfully and knowingly swear o.
affirm falsely, he shall be deemed guilty
Of perjury, and, on conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned not exceeding
three years or by fine not exceeding
eight hundred dollars; or, If he shal
willfully and knowingly make false
certificates or fictitious returns, be
shall be deemed guilty of misdemean
or and, upon conviction Of either O.
the last named offenses, he shall forfeit
and pay a sum not exceeding fiv,
thousand dollars and be imprisoned nof
exceeding two years.
SEC. l3. That # any person shal
receive or secure 10 himself any fee
reward, or compensation as n consid
GRAFTON for the employment Of any
person as enumerator or clerk, or shal
in any way receive or secure TO him
self any part Of the compensation pro
vided in this act for the services ofany
enumerator or clerk, he shall be deem
ed guilty OF misdemeanor, and, or
conviction thereof, shall be fined moi
less than five hundred dollars nor more
than three thousand dollars, IN the dis
cretion Of the court.
SEC. II. That each and every per
son more than twenty years OF age
belonging to any family residing in
any enumeration district, and in case
Of the absence of the heads and other
members of any such family, then any
agent Of such family, shall be, and each
Of them hereby is, required, if thereto
requested by the superintendent, su-
pervisor, or enumerator to render O
true account to the best of his or heI
knowledge, or every person belonging
to such family, IN the various partieu
lars required by law, and whoever
shall willfully fail or refuse shall be
lguilty OF misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereofsh foi ifeit and pay
a sum not exceeding one hundred dol.
lars. And every president, treasurer,
secretary, general agent, or managing
director of every corporation from
which answers to any of the schedules
provided for by this act are herein re.
quired, who shall, If thereto requested
by the superintendent, supervisor or
enumcrator, willfully neglect or refuse
to give true and complete answers to
any inquiries authorized by this act,
such officer or agent shall forfeit and
pay q sum not less than FIVE hundred
dollars, nor more than ten thousand
dollars, TO be recovered in an action OF
debt in any court or competent juris.
diction, in the name and to the use OF
the United States, and in addition there
to shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on convection thereof shall be i'm.
prisoned tor term not exceeding one
year.
SEC. 10. That all fines and penalties
Imposed by this act may be enforced
by indictment or appropriate action
at law IN any court of competent jur-
isdiction where such oflenses shall have
been committed or fortcitures incur.
red.
Srr Ie rl.. .Ia Superintendent
his chief clerk, supervisors, and enum-
orators are hereby authorized to trans
nit through the post-oflice any paper
or document relating TO the census, by
writing thereon "Oflicial business
Census, and subscribing the same,
with the addition TO bis name of his
official title. But this privilege shall
extend to nothing but documents and
papers relating to the census, which
shall pass free. And any superinten.
dent, supervisor, enumerator, or clerk
who shall use or exercise this privilege
for any purpose other than the legiti.
mate discharge of the duties Of his office
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction shall forfeit
for each offense sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars.
SEC. II. The schedule Of inquiries
at the tenth census shall be tho same
as those contained in section number
twenty-five hundred and six of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
of eighteen hundred and scventy-eight
with the following exceptions, to wit
Schedule number one shall contain
inquiries as to the relation of each per
son enumerated 10 the head Of tht
family, whether wife, son, daughter
servant, boarder or other; as 10 the
civil conditions of each person emu
merated, whether married, widowed
or single; as to the place Of birth o.
the parents OF each person enumera
ted as to all foreign-born, whether
alien or naturalized persons; and as L
physical and mental health Of eacf
person enumerated whether active Of
disabled, MANNED, crippled, bcd-ridden
deaf, dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic
and whether employed or unemployed
and if unemployed during what por
ton of the year. From the sam,
schedule the inquiries as TO the value
Of real and personal estate owned shal
be stricken out.
To schedule number two, the Super
intendent of the Census may, with th,
approval of the Secretary Of the In
terror, add inquiries relating to thu
acreage Of the several crops reported
and, with like approval, may drol
from the schedule such of the minol
crops as it may be deemed expedien
to omit from the enumeration.
| Schedule number three shall contain
inquiries respecting the kind ant
amount of power employed in estab
lishments Of productive industry, anS
the kind and number of machines il
use, together with the maximum ca
pacity of such establishment, wher,
the Superintendent of Census shal
deem such inquiry appropriate ant
the said Superintendent may, when h
shall regard it expedient, prepare spe
cial blank forms for separate indus
tries.
Schedule number four shall contain
inquiries relating to the public indcbt
edness of cities, counties, incorporate,
villages, and towns, and school dis
tricts; and Of the ownership Of tn
public debt Of the United States, By
whom owned and the RESPECTIVE
amounts and such additional inqui
ries respecting the same. as well as re
spccting the public paupers and crimi
mails, as the Superintendent of Censu
shall deem necessary to secure full in
formation respecting the numbers an
condition of these classes.
Schedule number FIVE shall contaiI
inquiries as to the birthplace Of th
father and mother of each person re
ported as having died during the year
and as TO the usual occupation Of eacl
such person.
The Superintendent Of Census shal
require and obtain from every railroa
corporation, or the lessee or receive
lthcreof tho following facts. 10 exhibj