Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-05-27
ENI MEKAInRs.

Each enumerator, after being sworn,
will receive from the supervisor a com.
mission which will define the bounda.
ries OF his district and authorize him to
enter upon the discharge of his duties.
These duties cannot BE- deiegated 70 others.
lie is prohibited, under severe penal
~, from communicating TO any person,
not authorized TO receive the same, any
statistics of property or business includ.
ed in his return and from wiLfully aud
knowingly making any false Certificate
or fictitious returns. II IL expected
that the enumerators will make the
authorized inquiries at seasonable times
and in a courteous manner, and IL is
hoped that they will receive prompt
and accurate replies. Any person
refusing TO give the required in;orma-
ton is subject to penalty of 500.
The great object of the census is to
obtain n true account Of the population,
wealth end industry of the United
States. Ii is especially desired that the
returns for this district shall be as full
and complete as possible. The princi.
pal inquiries made by the enumerators
will be as follows:
INHABITANTS.
The name of each person living in
the district on the first day of June,
1850; giving color, sex, age at last
birthday, relationship TO head OF fami-
ly; whether single, married, widowed
or divorced; profession, occupation or
trade Of persons over ten years of age,
and the number OF months they were
unemployed during year ending June
i; whether sick or disabled, blind, deaf
or dumb, idiotic, insane, MANNED, Grip.
Piled, bed ridden or otherwise disabled.
Who attended school during the census
year; those over ten years oil who
cannot read and write. Place Of birth
OF each person and place of birth of
parents OF each; who were married
during the year.
PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE.
Name of person who conducts each
farm, whether owner, renter or fixed
yearly rental, or for shares Of products.
Acres Of land titled, in permanent
meadows, orchards or vineyards, wood.
land or other unimproved land. Value
Of land. fences and buildings, farming
implements and machinery, and of live
stock cost of building and repairing
fences. and cost of fertilizers purchased
in 1879. Number Of weeks of hired
labor on farm in 1879 and amount OF
wages paid. Value of all farm produc-
tions sold, consumed or on hand for
that year. Number of acres in grass,
barley. buckwheat, Indian corn, oats,
rye, wheat, fax, hemp, sorghum, broom.
corn, hops, potatoes, tobacco. apple and
peach orchards, nurseries and vineyards,
and the amount of the products Of each
in 1879. Number of horses, asses,
mules, oxen, mich cows, sheep, swine
and poultry on hand June /, 1880.
Quantity of milk sold, butter. cheese,
wool, eggs, peas, beans, sugar, molasses,
honey and wax produced; value of
products Of orchards. nurseries and
market gardens, and amount OF wood
cut and value Of all forest products
sold or consumed during 1879.
MANUFACTURES.
Name OF individual. corporation or
company whose annual propucts reach
500 annually name of business, capi.
tai invested, number OF hands employ
ed, amount of wages paid and hours of
labor, months in operation, value of
material and value Of products If water
power is used, name of stream. fall, num-
Der and kind of wheels, horse power,
etc. If steam power is used, number Of
boilers and engines and their horse
power.
Statistics of the manufacture of cot.
ton, iron and steel, woolen. worsted and
silk goods, and relating to coke, glass,
distilleries. breweries, fisheries, mining,
churches, libraries, schools, wessath, debt,
taxation. newspapers, pauperism and
crime will be collected by special agents
kand not by the enumeyators.
MORTALITY.
Name, age, sex and color Of each per.
son who died during the year ending
with May 81. 1880; whether single, mar.
ried, widowed or divorced; where born,
and birthplace Of father and mother
of deceased occupation; month when
died; disease or cause of death; how
long resident Of the county, and nanis
of attending physicians.