The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-05-12
Compensation of Census Enumerators
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR.
CENSUS OFFICE.

NAsE1S6Toy, D. c April Both, 1880.
W.. H. GIBBS. Eso. Supervisor of Census,
Third District Mississippi
sn-TBis Office i now prepared TO an
nounce the rates of compensation which will
be Daid 20 Enumerators Il your District at the
approaching Census, viz
: II the counties Of TaEica, Coahoma, Quit
man. Bolivar, Issaguena, Yazoo, Tallahatchie,
SuuHowe-, Lefore. Washington, Sharkey, and
anuviaI northwest portion Of Warren, cents
per name and . cents per farm.
In the counties Of Wilkinson, Lincoln, Pike
Amite. and Franklin, - cents per name and
IZlE cents per farm.
In the remaining counties Kinds, Copiah,
Adams. Jefferson, Claiborne and part Of War
REM ~ cents per name, and lZ1z cents per
farm.
Tie following cities and towns are not in
eluded in the above rates. and il these thl rate
viii be cents per name:
Greenville, Washington County.
Jackson, Kinds County.
hatcher Adams County.
Vicksburg. Warren County.
Yazoo City, Yazoo County
For each death reported, . cents. For estab-
lishments Of productive industry reported
manufacluresJ a follows, and for each estab-
Iishment returned on the general schedule Of
manu1ac tures-l5 cents; Tor each establish
ment returned on the special schedule Of man
ufactures-2J cents.
These rates are Of course subject TO provis-
ions OF law that 10 enumerator shall secure
excess Of four dollars q a the maximum per
diem authorized In any case east Of the l0Oth
Meridian per each day of actual service.
., 1rf9a If ha i1th II
I870). show that in the rural districts Of Mis-
sissippi, the average number Of names enum-
Grated per day, was 80, and of farms H. in
addition to deaths reported, and establish
ments of productive industry returned, 1t is be-
lieved that at the rates authorized above, there
should be no difficulty in an energetic and ca
pable enumerator realizing the full amount
allowed Very respectfully,
F. A. WALKER,
Superintendent of Census.
The following extract is also published for
the benefit of those applying for position of
Enumerators.
y In general every township,
militia district, or other permanent civil
division of the county should be constituted
an Enumeration District if the estimated
population thereof exceeds seven or eight
hundred inhabitants. The only reason
which this Office could recognize sufficient
for making such civil division a part of a
large Enumeration District would be the re-
sponsibility of securing a competent and
trus twortEy Enumeration within lis own limits.
The Enumeration Districts may
therefore be safely made to embrace an esti-
mated population of from. 1900 10 $500. They
should seldom be allowed to exceed the higher
number.
Accompanying the designations of Emu
merators you viii be pleased TO send the
written application of each person so designa
ted setting forth his place of birth and OF pres
ent legal residence, with post-ottiee address
the principal facts of his education and pro-
fessional or business experience, including
statement all National, State, County mu-
nicipal offices any time held by him and
the place and nature of his present occupation.
The application must be throughout in the
handwriting Of the person designated and
must be so certified by himself.