The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
THE CENSUS OF 1884.

habitant, should receive the careful
attention Of all.
The enumeration is to commence
on Monday, June I'D, and to be COM
pleted on or before the goth.
Sec. IS Of the census law is as fol
lows:
"That each and every person more
than eighteen years of age, belonging
to any family residing in any town
ship, or census district, and in case
of the absence of the heads and other
members Of any such family, then
any agent of such family shall be,
and each of them is required, when
thereto requested by the census
enumerator, to render true account,
to the best of his or her knowledge,
of every person belonging to such
family; and whoever shall willfully
fail or refuse shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall forfeit and pay sum of
fifty dollars, or be confined in the
county Jail not more than six months.
And every owner, lessee, agent, or
manager in charge of any establish
ment of productive industry, or farm,
and every president, treasurer, secre-
tary, general agent, or managing di-
rector of every corporation owning
or operating any such establishment
or farm, who shall, when thereto re-
quested by the census enumeration,
willfully neglect or refuse to give true
and complete answers to any inquiries
authorized by this act, shall forfeit
and pay sum not less than five hun
dred, nor more than five thousand
dollars, and in addition shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned in the
county Jail for term not exceeding
one year. And it shall be the duty
of the census enumerator to prompt
ly notify the prosecuting attorney Of
his county of any penalty incurred
in his township or census district
Under the provisions of this section.
Sec. II provides that any enume-
rator who "shall communicate to any
person not authorized to receive the
same, any statistics of property or
business included in his return, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof, shall forfeit sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail
not exceeding thirty days, or both
such fine and Imprisonment"
Five schedules are to be filled
Schedule number one shall contain
inquiries as to the name, age at last
birthday, sex, and color; as to the
profession, occupation, or trade; as
to the occupation of fathers of chill
dren under fifteen years of age; as to
the place of birth, as to the land
place of birth of parents, as to the
month of birth, if born within the
preceding year, and the number OF
children previously born OF same
mother; as to the civil condition
whether single, married, widowed, or
divorced; as the month and place OF
marriage, if married within the pre-
ceding year; as to the ability to read
and write; as to the physical condi-
ton, whether insane, epileptic, idiotic,
deaf and dumb, or blind; as to the
time of residence within this State"
etc. Schedule number two contains
inquiries as to births, deaths, physi-
cal condition, etc. Schedule num-
Der three shall contain inquiries as
to the number, size, improvements,
value of farm, including land fences,
and buildings, value of farm imple-
ments and machinery, value Of live
stock, cost of building and repairing
fences in 1883, amount paid for out
and in door labor, including board,
during 1883, estimated value of all
farm products in 1883, number OF
gallons of milk sold or sent to butter
and cheese factories during the year
ending June 1, 1884, butter and
cheese made on the farm during the
year ending June 1, 1884, lambs
dropped in 1883, number and weight
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