Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-19
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Census or the CountrY.

ing the national census Of the popula.
ton is to commence, to be completed
IN two weeks, and all persons ovel
twenty-one years of age is required by
law to give such information as may
be requested, if they know anything,
under penalty of a fine for refusal
The census supervisor for the district
is ex.Judge W. NJ. Smith, and he
has made the following appointments
Of assistants for the city and county:
FOR MEMPHIS.
First Ward-M. F.Garvin and Miss
S. Q. Havey.
Second Ward-Hunt M. Smith.
Third Ward-R. r. Nelson and
Josiah Dixon.
Fourth Ward-W. D. Stratton and
H. B. Chiles.
Fifth Ward-Jasper N. Jones and
Green Il. Evans.
Sixth Ward-Miss Mary Boddie and
0. B. Parker.
Seventh Ward-Rivers B. Merri-
wether and Frank Hunter.
Eighth Ward-Hugh Mott, D.
Pante and S. NJ. Ashe.
Ninth Ward-Rev. II. G. Holmes
Tenth Ward-J. W. Vernon and
Guy NJ. Bigelow.
CENSUS ENUMERAToRs FOR SHELBY
COUNTY.
First Civil District "A. K. Cole.
Second Civil DISTRICT. l.. Talley.
Third Civil DISTRICT. D. Steele.
Fourth Civil Districts. Harmon
tree.
Fifth Civil District-F. w. But
tinghaus.
Sixth Civil District-A. R. Pope.
Seventh Civil District-W. f.
Gowan.
Eighth Civil Districts. NJ. Bell.
Ninth Civil District-N. H. Allen.
Tenth Civil Districts. 7. Lane.
Eleventh Civil District-J. H. Alb
ington.
Twelfth Civil DISTRICT. J. Mon
ahan.
Thirteenth Civil District-C. G.
Smith.
Fourteenth Civil District-J. P.
Young and Miss Maria R. Prothro.
Fifteenth Civil District-J. P.
Prescott.
ixteenth Civil District-Mrs.
Mollie Horton.
Seventeenth Civil District-R. R.
Stone.
Eighteenth Civil District-J. G.
Sneed.
The work OF taking the census will
include many features of Interest. and
the labor, if properly performed, will
be onerous and exacting; therefore
only persons well qualified for the
duty are on the list, as far as it is in
the power of the a%ppointee to make
them. They will be required to as
certain the name, age, sex, color and
place of birth of every person in their
respective sub districts, their trades
and callings, whether married or sin
gle, the school attendance, who can
read and write, the mental and phys
ical condition of persons, the deaf,
dumb, blind, insane, and all questions
asked must be answered correctly by
the person c~atechized, or be liable to a
fine Of a hundred dollars. Presi-
dents, managers, ETC., of corporations,
who refuse to give proper insight or
are liable to from $500 to S10,-
600 fine and may be imprisoned a
year, and enumerators ~neglecting
their duty are also liable to fine. The
work will begin on the 9th of June,
and end on the 10th. Each enumera-
tor, or census-taker, will carry a
printed pamphlet of instructions, and
also printed lists of questions; and
there will be no excuse if the work is
performed in a bungling manner. A
provision ofthe law also makes severe
penalties upon any of the enumerators
who shall violate the privacy of infor-
nation impaired by retailingit to any
not authorized to receive it. They
an oath to perform their duty,
aud it is inviolable, under a penalty
of from $500 to $1,000 fine, and from
one to three years Imprisonment.
People and enumerators should there
fore be careful to conine themselves
IN tho frutb an1 20 tbo;r A,tu