The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

Superintendent OF Census, with the
approval of the Secretary of the Int
rior, according TO the difficulty Of
enumeration, having reference to the
nature of the region TO be canyassed
and the density or spareness of settle
ment, or other considerations peril
nent thereto; but the condensation
allowed to any enumerator in any
district cast Of the one hundredth
meridian shall not exceed an average
Of fom dollars per day of ten hours
actual field work each; and the com
~pensation allowed TO any enumerator
in any district west Of the one hun
dredth meridian shall not exceed six
dollars per working day of equal
length. And the Superintendent of
Census may prescribe a uniform meth
cd and suitable forms for keeping &C
count Of the time occupied in field
work. for the purpose of ascertaining
the amounts due to enumeratois, sew
orally, under the provisions of this
act.
Sec. II. The subdivision assigned
to any enumeration shall not exceed
four thousand inhabitants, according
to the census of eighteen hundred
and seventy. = The
boundaries Of all subdivisions shall
be clearly described by civil divisions,
rivers, roads, public surveys, or 9th
er easily distinguished lines.
Sec. II. That any supervisor or
onumerator, who having taken and
subscribed the oath required by this
act, shall without UNSUITABLE cause,
neglect or refuse to perform the du-
ties enjoined on him by this act, or
shall without the authority of the
Superintendent, communicate to any
person not authorized to receive the
same, any statistics of property or
business included in his return, shall
be deemed gull ty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall forfeit a
sum not exceeding five hundred dol
lars; or, if he shall wilfullv and know
inglv swear or affirm falsely, he shall
be deemed guilty of perjury, and on
conviction thereof, shall be imprison
ed not exceeding three years or by a
fine not exceeding eight hundred dol
lars; or if he shall willfully ard know
ingly make false certificates or icti-
tious returns, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction of either of the last named
offenses. be shall forfeit and pay a
sum not exceeding five Thousand dol
lars and be imprisoned not exceeding
two years.
Sec. Is. That if any person shall
receive or secure to himself any fee
reward, or compromise as a consider
alton fer the employment of any per-
son as enumerator or clerk, or shall
in any way receive or secure to him
self any part of the compensation
provided III this act for the services
Of any enumerator or clerk, he shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof shall be
| fined not less than five hundred dol
lars nor mora than three thousand
dollars, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. Is. That the Superintendent
his chief clerk, supervisors; and emu
merators are hereby authorized to
transmit through the postofice, any
paper or document relating to the
census by writing thereon "O0icial
Business-Census," and subscribing
the same, with the addition to his
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 superintendent, supervisor mi
mcrator, or clerk who shall use or ex-
ercise 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 forfeit for each
offense u sum not exceeding one hun
bred dollars.
Sec. IS. Each enumerator in his
subdivision shall be charged with the
collection of the facts and statistics
required by each and all the several
schedules, with the following excep-
tons, to wit: In cities where an off
cial registration of deaths is maintain
ed, the Superintendent of Census
may, in his discretion, withdraw the
mortality schedule from the several
enumerators within such cities, and
may obtain the statistics required by
this act through official records, pay
ing therefor such sum as may he
found necessary, not exceeding the
amount which is by this act author
lied to be paid to enumerators for a
similar service, namely, two cents for
each death thus returned. Whenever
he shall deem it expedient, tho Su-
perintenl dent of Census may withdraw
the schedule for manufacturing and
social statistics from the enumeratorS
of the several subdivisions, and may
charge the collection of these statis-
tics upon experts and special agents,
to be employed without respect to lc-
cality.