The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-06-06
THE TERRITORIAL CENSUS.

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government takes census every
ten years. and the fifth year be-
tween each government census the
law provides aid to the states and
tcrriteries.for taking a semi deci-
NAL census. The whole expenses
Of officers and agents taking the
census ID borne by the government
except the expenses Of printing
and supplying schedules used -
these have to be furnished by the
state or territorial government,
or by private means. One million
and quarter dollars will he paid
by the national government to-
ward the semi-decimal census.
The superintendent of each state
and territory gets $500 for this
work and is allowed pay for office
rent and clerk hire. The enumer-
ators receive the highest pay,
they get paid tor each name,
each farm, each industry
and so on. which they enumerate.
The work Of the enumerators when
blanks shall have been supplied,
will begin June l, and must be
finished July 81, and sent to the
territorial superintendent at Santa
Fe, who examines them, makes
copies for the use of the territorial
authorities, and sends the origin
ais to Washington on or before
September 1, and when received
the secretary of the interior mott
ties the secretary of the treasury
who issues checks to pay the mum
orators, the superintendent, his
clerk hire and expenses.
This census is one of the great
est Importance to the territory Of
New Mexico. We have nevor
had an accurate census. 1t is the
duty ofthe people to see that when
the numerators are at work, that
no person is missed. The people
themselves should take this mat
ter in hand so that everybody viii
be posted. If any part of the Ter
ritory is neglected by the cnumer
ators, some one should inform the
superintendent at once, who will
see that the neglected portion is
attended to. Every town and city
should see to it that not Il
single person is missed nor any
enterprise on the list neglected.
As general superintendent of
tins work in NewMeXico Judge W.
| b. Sloan has been commissioned
For some days past he has been
IN correspondence with trust
worthy representatives in every
county in the territory, for the
purpose Of ascertaining who to
appoint as enumerators that should
be most acceptable to the people
and do the work faithfully, and
having received the most salts
factory returns, he yesterday de-
cided to accept the superlntend-
ency OF the work and was prompt
/ ly commissioned by the governor,
qualified, aud entered upon his
official duties to-day. 1t will be
universally conceded that Judge
Sloan is quite the man Tor this
task +; he has been a gatherer OF
statistics for years; he takes pleas
urc IN such work ; and his ambit-
ion will be to make the very best
showing possible for our grand
and ever growing territory.
Superintendent Sloan is opening
an office on the first floor Of the
First National bank hnilding,
FRISCO street. lie has his list OF
enumerators for the various coun,
ties already well nigh made up,
and on Wednesday next will re
ceive maps especially adapted to
facilitate the work Of enumerators,
and, the blanks being supplied j.
the meantime, lie expects to PeI
the work we'll in hand within tn
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