The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1890-06-05
COUNTING TIE PEOPLE.
SOME OF THE INQUIRIES TO BE
MADE BY THE CINSUS EMU
MERATORS IN JUNE.

The Elrvrlth Census Of the Uni
tel Ia'"S Wi | be taken during the
month OF June. The census emu
m"T2t1r, will Begin their work on
Monday, June =, and will visit ev~
cry house and ask questions cons
corning every person and family i'll
tue United Staes. The questions
that will be asked Gail tor the name
Of every persu4a re>idiLg i'll the
United States OIL The fl st day of
June, with their sex and age, aud
whether write, black, mulaitO,
quadrOOn, OctOr0On, or Chinese,
JanpaneSr, or Indian. Inquiry
will be made of every pc son as to
J whether they are singh, married,
widowed, or divorced, and, if mar
RED, during the census year. TIE
place OF birth Of each person, and
the place Of birth of the father and
mother of each person, will also BE-
called for, as well az a statement
as to HE profession, trade, or Oc-
Cupat on followed aud the number
OF months unemployed during the
census We T. For all persons ten
years OF age or over d return must
be made by the pHumerat0r as TO
the number abfetO read and wIite,
aud also the number who can speak
English. For those who cannot
speak English the particular lang
uhge or dialect spoken by them
will be ascertained. For children
OF school age, also, the number of
months they aHended school will
be recorded by the census Gunner
atofS. In the case of mothers an
inquiry will be made as to the rum
Der Of children they have had,
and the number Of these
children living at the present time. |
inquiry is to be made of all women
who a'e or have been married, in
Gliding all who are widows or have
been divorced. Foreign born
males of adult age that is, II years
of age Or over, will be asked as to
the number of years they have
been i'll he United States, and
whether they are naturaized or
have taken out naturalization pa
pelS. Of tie head Of each family
visited the question will be asked
as to the number Of persons in the
ftmily, and whether his home is
OwEed or hired; also, if owned,
whether the home is free IRON
incumblance If tue
head OF the family is farmer, sim
liar inquiries will be made con,
corning he ownership Of the farm.
In addition to these inquiries, all
If which are made OH The pOpuIa-
ton schedule, the law under which
are made on the population
schedule, the. law under which the
CENSUS IN taken makes provision for
special inquiries concerning such
DI the population rs may be mpna
ALLY or physically defective in any
respect, that is, !nsare, feehlemin-
led, deaf, bliud or crippled; or who
may be temporarily disabled by
sickness disease, or accident at the
line Of the enumeratOr'S visit.
Certain Sp' cial inquiries will also
IG made concerning inmates Of
)rIsOns and refOrmatories and of
and benevolent InStitu-
ions. Besides this. a statement
sill he called for concerning all
persons who have died during the
'"nsus year, giving their name,
lge, sex, occupation, and cause Of
leath.
This official count of the people
,Omcs bnt once in ten years, and S
very family and every person
hOuld consider it to he their duty
o answer the questions of the cen
us enumtratOIs willingly and
SO that definite and
ccurate information may be gain
Il concerning the $4,000. 600 peo-
lie living within the bounds of L
his great country.