The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
TO COUNT NOSES SOON.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE BEGIN
MING OF THE CENSUS,

How the Figures of the Wealth, Debt,
and Taxation Of Cities Are to be OBJ
tained-The Appointment of Super
visor for the Fifth Georgia District to
be Made soon-The Laws Fixing the
Pay of the Census Takers and Penal
ties for Official Misconduct.
The MORNING News has received from
the superintendent Of the census, blanks for
securing the statistics of the wealth, debt,
and taxation of Savannah. The depart
meut Of the census, through which this in-
/ formation is obtained is that Of municipal
/ finance. Separate blanks are sent out to be
filed in with the figures Of municipal rev.
enues and expenditures.
! The report of revenues calls for a state
ment of taxes of every char actsr, licenses,
| fran chises, special assessments, rents, profits
| from all departments Of city government,
interest, etc., AMI for receipts under special
| classes, sinking fund statement, and the
available and unavailable assets, for every
| year, since 1880, showing the increase or
decrease by years.
The blanks for the report Of expenditures
call for the expenses of municipal manage
ment and construction in all departments
OF the city, liabilities, assessed valuation,
| a ID, in fact, a clear and concise statement
of the city's financial condition since the
last census was taken.
The information sought is of an i'm
| portant character, and the superintendent
OF the census desires that when the stats lies
are made up they shall be absolutely accu-
rate, or as nearly so as possible.
SAVANNAH IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
The supervisor Of the Fifth district of
Georgia, which includes Savannah has not
yet been appointed, although Isaac Beck
EFT, Esq, is to be the appointee. 1t is likely
that he will receive his commission in a
short time.
For the census Of 1890 the government has
appropriated Sc, 400, 900 to cover expenses.
not including the cost of printing, eugrav-
ing, binding, etc., which items of them
selves will be an enormous expense. The
law provides that all the supervisors shall
| set their enumerators at WORK on June /
and that the work shall be done by July l.
and that the census shall date from June L,
1890.
For the thirty days employed in taking
the census, the government empl yes will
live off the fat of the land. Tbs supervisors,
| when the census is completed, will receive
Sl25 each, and 81 for each 1000 inhabitants
| in thickly settled districts, and 81 40 per
case, however, snail the aggregate compen-
sation Of the supervisors be less than $500
for the thirty days work.
CENSUS TAKERS PAY.
The enumerators are paid for their work
as follows: Two cents for each person
| enumerated, 2 cents for each death re-
ported, Is cents for each farm reported.
20 cents for each establishment of product
i've industry, 5 cents for each surviving
soldier, sailor or marine, or widow of
soldier, sailor or marine.
The enumerators, appointed by the su-
pervlsors OF census to collect the required
data, will have subdivision covering a
population not to exceed 4, 00) inhabitants.
In this territory the enumerators most GER
tainly have all the work they can do if they
undertake TO do it we'll. Beside the mere
number of inhabitants, they must secure a
correct list of deaths since the last census:
the number OF manufacturing and indu strial
concerns in operation or not ia operation:
the number of mariners, soldiers or sailors
or their widows; the mum or of farms and
facts connected with agriculture, etc. All
this 10 OF the utmost importance, and the
United States government SO regards it.
Consequently, failure of a census super
visor or enumerator to properly discharge
his duties is regarded as serious matter.
and penalties are prescribed for any NAL
feasance or misconduct in office.
PENALTIES FOR FAILURE IN DUTY.
Section 10, page 764 of the United States
Statutes at Large for 1889 provides that any
supervisor or ennmerator of census WHO
neglects his duty shall be subject to a fine
of $500; any such officer swearing falsely
shall be fined $500 and i'm orisoned not to ex-
coed three years; any such officer rendering
ia SO returns or certificates may be fined not
to exceed $1,000 and imprisoned not to
exceed two years.
Section IA provides that any person &C
cepting compensation for appointing emu
merators or clerks is guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and shall be fined not exceeding
$4,000 and imprisoned not more than one
year.
The statutes also provide that failure on
the part of any census elumerator to turn
ID his report at the time designated shall be
sufficient cause to withhold his salary, whe
he can give no reasonable explanation OF
the necessity for such delay
The above, in a general way, are the most
interesting facts concerning the duties OF
the supervisor who will soon be appointed
, to make the official report of SaYannah's
growth in the last ten years.