Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26
The Census.

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The tenth census of the population,
wealth and industry of the United
States will be taken during the month
of June next. The plan for conducting
the work differs materially from that OF
any preceding census and the results
will be much fuller and more complete.
Each State has been divided into a suit.
able number OF supervisors districts.
In Pennsylvania there are ten. For
each of these districts "a supervisor has
been, or will be. appointed by the Pres
ident, by and with the advise and con.
sent of the Senate, whose duty is: To
propose to the Superintendent, under
such general directions as that officer
may give the apportionment OF the ter.
ritory of his district into suitable sub
districts; to designate to the superin.
tendent suitable persons, and with his
consent, to employ them as enumerat
ors, one for each sub division and resi-
dent therein to furnish the cnumera-
tors with the necessary blanks, instruct
them relating to their duties, and to
scrutinize their returns and see that
their work has been performed in all
respects in compliance with law, etc.
The act of 1879 provides that sub.
division assigned any enumerator shall
not exceed four thousand inhabitants,
according to the census of 1870. The
superintendent is disposed, in order
that the work may be done promptly
and thoroughly, to have the sub districts
much smaller than this maximum.
Enumerators are TO be selected solely
with reference to their fitness for the
proper discharge of their duties. The
superintendent remarks on this subject:
at would not merely be wrong'to the
Government, but it would be positive
cruelty TO the appointee himself, for
supervisor TO confer a commission as
enumerator upon any person not of
decided clerical aptitude and Of active
habits, writing freely. and good at fig
ures." The compensation, which may
be either n specific sum for each living
inhabitant, each death reported, etc,
or 81 for each ten hours actual field
work, is optional with the superintcnd.
ent and will be decided by him in ad.
vance. A law OF this State approved
the 18th day Of May, 1874, declares that
every person holding any Office or ap
pointment Of profit or trust under the
United States, shall be capable Of hold.
ing or exercising. at the same time, the
Office or appointment OF Justice Of the
Peace, Notary Public, Mayor, Recorder,
Burgess or Alderman of any city, corpo.
rate town or borough, Constable, Judge,
Inspector or Clerk of election under
this Commonwealth.
All applications for appointments
should be addressed to the supervisor
Of the proper district. and, if the writer
desires an acknowledgment of the re-
ceipt thereof, he should inclose stamps
to pay return postage. Long petitions
signed by everybody carry little weight.
Personal interviews are not desirable.
The qualifications Of an applicant can
be most clearly shown by written com
munication from men of good character
or standing in his neighborhood or
county, accompanied with letter die.
tated and written by the applicant him,
self. No appointments can be made
until after the supervisor has been
commissioned and sworn and the sub.
districting completed.
This, the Seventh District OF Pennsyl.
vania, comprises fourteen counties, for
which J. Simpson Africa, of the borough
Of Huntingdon. Huntington county,
has been appointed and confirmed as
supervisor. The population Of these
counties, and the principle towns there
in, according to the census of 1870, was
as follows: