Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-05-21
THE CENSUS.

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the work of taking the census of
the United States on Tuesday
the Ist day of June. On pre-
vious occasion the BANNER call
ed attention to the necessity of
giving The enumera tors all the
information required; the fuller
the information given the better
the showing made by our coun-
ty will be. For the information
efthe readers of the BANNER
we have condensed the follow
ing from the instructions to
enumeratorS, issued by the CEN
sus bureau:
/ The cnumerators appointed
for the purpose Of taking the
tenth census Of the wealth,
industry and population of the
United States will begin their
work on the Ist of June.
I. The census must be COM
Pleted by July I, 1880, except
in cities having a population of
10000 inhabitants or more,
which must be completed the
first two weeks in June.
?. The work must be perform
ed by enumerators in person,
and can not be performed by
proxy or deputy, and they are
bound to carry on the work to
completion unless prevented by
reasonable cause from so do
ing; and wilfully failing or neg
lecting to perform any duties
required of them they shall be
liable to pay a fine of not more
than $500.
5. 1t is made the duty of
enumerators to personally visit
each dwelling house in his di-
vision and each family therein,
and individuals living out of
families occupying rooms in
public buildings, lofts or store
houses, etc.
4. The full name, sex, nation
atty, profession, occupation or
trade of every person must be
ascertained.
5. A long list of questions
will be asked of every head of a
family and every person who
wilfully refuses to answer such
questions shall pay a fine, not
exceeding 500. Ladies who
fail to give their exact ages
will be in danger.) aa
9. Everything relating topop-
ulation, agriculture, manufac-
lures, social statistics and NOR
tality must be obtained and in i
obtaining this information four
different schedules or blanks
will be used and 70 columns
will have to be carefully filed
out. -f E har
~. Each enumeration is reques-
ted to make outtwo reports dali
ly, offarms persons, ETC., enum.
Grated by him each day and the
time necessarily occupied in
this service; one to be mailed to
the supervisor and one to the
superintendent of the census.
s. The pay of enumerators
is limited to six dollars per day, |
and where the work is property |
or badly done but little or no |
pay will be allowed.
As the best interests of our
state demands that all informa-
ton relating to the census shall |
be complete and accurate, it is
to be hoped the qustions asked
by the enumerators will be
cheerfullY and fully answered.
The Waco 7fLephene tells
something about delinquent tax
sales that's not generallyknown.
The legislature abolished news
paper advertising of such sales
ostensibly on the grounds of
economy" but at the same
time made. the new system five
times as expensive as the one
abolished. The state pays the
collector one dollar for every
name he writes on one of these
delinquent lists. Newspapers
never charged more than ten or
twenty cents per name. The
law seems to have been framed
for the special delectation of
tax collectors and land sharks.
Not a single tax collector has
grumbled at it. Let legisla-
ture be elected pledged to
abolish this iniquitous law. All
legal sales of real estate should
be advertised. I
CONCESSION and compromise,
in the beginning, is far better
than poor fight with certainty
of defeat in the end.-VctoJia
The above, it is presumed,
has reference TO party nominal
lions for county officers. In
that county a number of aspi-
rants have already announced
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