The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-11-28

guilty Of perjury. and on conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years
or by fine not exceeding eish, hundred dollare
or, IL he shall willfuly and knowingly make
false certificates or fictitious returns, he shsli
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction of either Of the last named ofienses,
be shall forfeit aud pay a sum not exceeding
fve thousand dollars and be imprisoned not
exceeding two yesis.
SEC. l3. That if any person shall rece i've OF
secure to himself any fee, reward, or compcn-
sAtios as consideration for the employment
Of any person as enumerator or clerk, or sball
in any way receive or secure to himself any
part Of the compensation provided in this act
for the ssrv ices Of any enumerstor or clerk, he
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and,
on COW iction thereof. shall be fined not less
than FIVE hundred dollars nor more than three
thousand dollars, in the discretion OF the court.
SEC. 10. That the Superintendent, his chief
clerk, supervisors, and enumerators are hereby
authorized to transmit through the post Office
any paper or document relating to the census,
by writing thereon "O6icial business Census"
and subscribing the same with the addition 10
his name Of his official title. But this privilege
shall extend to nothing bat documents and
papers relating to the census, which shall pass
free. And any Superintendent. supervisor,
enumerator, or clerk who shall use or exercise
this privilege for any purpose other than the
legitimate discharge Of the duties Of his office
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction shall forfsit for each ofense .
sum not exceeding one hundred dollsrs.
| SEC. Is. Each enumerstor 10 his subdivision
shall be charged with the collection Of the
facts and statistics required by each and all the
several schedules, with the following exceptions
to witt In cities where an official registration
Of deaths is maintained, the Supcrin tendent Of
Census may, in his discretion, Withdraw the
mortality schedule from the several enume rators
within such cities, and may obtain the statistics
required by this act through official records,
paying therefor such sum a. may be found
necessary, not exceeding the amount which ID
by this act authorized 10 be paid TO enumerators
for similar service, namely, two cents for
each death thus returned. Whenever he shall
deem il exp dient, the Superintendent ofCensus
may withdraw the schedules for manu- featuring
and social sta tistics from the enumerators Of
the several Subdivisions g, and may charge the
collection of these statistics upon experts and
special agents, to be employed without respect
to lJcality.
Il CENSUS SUPERVISORS DISTRICTS.
The formation Of superv iso rs' district, under
the prov isons OF the census act Of March 8,
1879, has been completed, except In regard to
the states Of Massachusetts, and California,
and approved by Secretary Schurr. The details
are Of interest, for the reason among Others
that the appointment Of supervisors must be
. made in each instance by selection from
applicants residing within the boundaries Of
their districts. These important Offices, which
will practically control the thousands of local
appointments necessary for'the work of taking
the census, are TO be filled by the first of Jans
uary. General Walker says that in the forms.
iion Of districts reference has been had solely
: to the exieencies Of enumeration due to the
geographica, features of the states and 10 the
existing conditions of se ettlement, occupation
: and inter. .oommun ication. The following art
: the Pennsylvania districts: First district
8 Philadelphia county; Second district Chester
' Delaware and Lancaster counties; Third district
Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberla land
y and Schuylkill counties; Fourth district, Bucks
q Carbon, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton
d counties; Fifth district, Columbia, Lackawanns
9 Luserne, Monroe, ontour, Pike, Sullivan
m Wayne and Wyoming counties; Sixth district
a Bradford, Cameron, Lyooming, Mexican, Pottel
N susquehanna and Tiogs counties; sevent
m district, Adams. Clearfied, Clinton, Cumbe,
'i land. Franklin, Fulton, Hun tingdon, Jun iats
" Miflin, Perry, Snyder, Union and York cour
IN ties; Eighth district, Bedford, Blair, Cambris
u Fayette, Green, Indiana, Somerset and Wes
% morelsnd counties; Ninth district, Allegheny
as Beaver, Lawrence and Wash ington oountie
es Tenth district, Armstrong, Butler, Clariol
N Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Merce
Venapqo and Warren counties,