The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-22
The Approaching Census

T, tbrae weeks the work of taking the
oonsrs vvill heoin and bv the law il must be
oorr,nIetaa in thirty DAYS The portion of
,ba work IF a statistical character touching
,soaltb manuhcturinp and agricultural in
%nstrias niniou etc ia TO some extent in
tba hands NJ eynerts who have already COM
,aencsd /, air pnsrations The census of
nonulation Ia of course. one of the most
important features of the work, mainly be.
cause of the effect upon the representation
of the States In Congress. and General Walk
er has signifed his intention to make il rs
,aonrata ~ nossihla Ennmerstors ara se
iected without regard TO politics and women
NO aIirhIa for M, nnsitinn II Ia imnortsnt
thst the enumerators shall be fully qualified
for the work "a il is necessary for them TO
no vary ustchf,,l and thorouyh' The people
ara eynected to cooperate by furnishing
avorv f.c;Iitv IN the enumerators 10 acquire
tbs niece ,sarv Information. Every person
o1or twentv.one wears of Are is REQUIRED by
law TO give such information when requested,
and If Re mr. sbe refuses, a fine ia the penalty.
II il to he hoped that few refusals will be
axperianced bv thaenumerators. The people
nust remember that il is no impertiaence on
the nart nf these officers to make INQUIRIES
rto family and personal stafs. They are
raou;rad 10 ascertain the name. age,
seY color, and place of birth of
avery ;ndividual in every house. and the
trsds nr ocrunation of every adult male
over fifteen; ascertain whether they are
married or sinple. the school attendance of
the children. how many members of the
family can read aud write; Individual health,
mental and pbvsjcal: number Of deaf, dumb,
Mind insane etc. The law provides THAT
each and every person more than twenty
wears Of ace belonging to any family re-
siding in any enumeration district, and in
cssa IF Tho sh.ence of the heads and other
members of aDy such family, then any agent
of such family, shall be. and each Of them
barabv IA reo,ired if thereto requested by
the SUPERINTENDENT. sunervisor or enumer-
ator 70 render q trl1e account to the best of
His or her knnwledpe of every person be,
Longing 10 such family. in the various par
ticnIsrs reonired bv Law and whatsoever shall
willfnlIv fail or refuse shall be guilty of a
misdemesnor and upon conviction thereof
shall forfeit and my sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars And every president treas
urer. secretary. general agent, or managing
director Of every corporation from which
answers tn any of the schedules provided for
bv this act are herein required. who shall, if
requested nv the SUPERINTENDENT, supervisor
nv enumeration wiIfnllv NEGLECT or refuse to
g;vn trna and comnIete answers to any of the
inouirias authorized by this act, such officer
or anant sbalI forfait and nav a sum not less
thar Ave- hundred dollars nor more than ten
thousand dollars 10 be recovered in an action
Of 6aht in env court Of competent iurisdc.
t;on in tho name and To the use of the United
Stafas and in addition thereto shall be guilty
If a mi.demeanor and on conviction thereof
sbsIl ha in,nrsoned for a tenn not exceeding
ona yaor"
Tna snrr,erator ol.o who ref,ses to do his
duty as to COLLECTING the prescribed informa-
tion will he fned
Tho ennmarstinn Of nonalstion is reouired
INV tho ninnteanth sectins Of the law 10 be
oSnonlatad within two weeks from the first
Monday in lime az fine necessity of facilta.
t;no tho yvork nf tbeennmerstors ia snnsrent.
Thss schedules r., he Allied nm contain nil the
naodf,i d;nactions f,r tha peonle and ayorv
ono ia avnanta, 70. st.ta tho irnth the whole
trntb and notb;nU bmt the trntb The ron.
s,'sa, ",H ,;aG, aacb fnrn;sbad Win
,,,ntInt ~ ;n.truo,ie7rs tbara should ho NO
himnSSnnin, y, a. ~ tba;r - ,tias
nv tho d,,ri''t s,norysnrs !, ott.obod
v,nob .asnons;hiiit,. r. hnnaiin,, and ;nns.
,,nbIa an,,r,ara,,rs ara omnleye3 thare vii,
h, ;nooonrntn ,,.nits ~ cnnyse II IL vorv
5osinaTia tha, 40 L,arti,cls,, cenens shall he
oo-raoti,, t',a,, and we bona there will ha NO
nSistsSe made in fine character of reasons
nn rn,r as ennmarator., The twelfth SEQ
,in1 ~ tho lou, ralstinr, ~ commentators il of
;n,nor,snca NJ II il fastened 10 nrevent the
v;ltntion by those offi,ar. of the confidence
ra,osn5 IN thon, b,, families mr. heads of fam.
MP -. s 49, IA tho uo,1on;r,. 81
fsis 1 " ratn rrt The sactinn nrNvides
That INV nv snnervisnr ar enum lrator who
bo,in,r tsl,a. ana snbscr;had thn oath r.o,,ired
s iHo w." 80 ', .hn \ ,f;os arioi,oJ an
- h.. "; oat sbaT without tno sntbor.
~, oFtba Snn,rntondant conn,unica,a to
o5,. ,Iorso,, not authorized to rncniva tbe
S'lls, any sIa'lskiSS VI pi"Po''g " p.'7''l'