Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05

they have to be answered only once in
ten years, perhaps good natured public
won t object very much.
The following are tho personal ques-
tons the census enumerators are entitled
to ask:
/. Give christian name in full, and initial or
middle name. surname.
2. Whether soldier, sailor, OF marine during
the civil war Omitted States or Confederste)s or
widow of such person.
3. Relationship to head of family.
4. Whether white or black. mulatto, quadroNn,
octoroon, Chinese, Japanese or Indian.
5. Sex.
6. age at nearest birthday; if under enc year,
give age in months.
I. Whether single, married, widowed or di-
vereed.
S. whether married during the census year
(June l, 1888, or May 81. 1890.
8. Mother of how many children, and number
of these children living.
L.. Place OF birth.
IL. Place of birth Of father.
u. Place Of birth of mother.
10. Number of years in the United States.
il. Whether natrnalized.
10. Whether naturalization papers have been
taken out.
Is. Profession, trade or occupation.
II. Months employed during the year DUNE l,
IS, Attendance at school gin months during
census year.
-. Able TO read.
20. Able to write.
~: Able to speak English; if not, the language
or dialect spoken
~. Whether suffering from acute or chronic
diseases, with name Of disease and length of
time afflicted.
%. Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing
or speech, or whether crippled, MANNED or de-
formed, with the name OF defect.
"a. Whether a prisoner, convict, homeless
child or pauper.
Is and g. Is the house you live in hired or is it
owned by the head or by member OF the
family?
81. If owned by a head or member Of the fam
flv ic fna fraa h.
brarce?
IS II the head of the family is farmer, is the
farm he cultiYates hired, or is it owned by him
or q member of the family?
20. If owned by head or member Of the
family is the farm free from mortgage en-
80. If the home or farm is owned by head or
member of the family. and mortgaged. give the
postofice address of owner.
The enun orators are pledged to keep
secret all facts, and report only to
headquarters, where data will be used
only in compiling totals.
70 be an enumerator it is necessary to
prove good character, physical activity,
aptitude, neatness and accuracy in writ
ing, and a knowledge OF figuring. As
each applicant enters hels confronted by
q tell slender man, with an eye of great
magnetic power and a ringing voice w no
commands the visitor to sit down
III Ou0 OF ID6 IOuk duu
instruets him with bewiidering ra-
pidity in the first steps necessary to
having his application considered.
There are printed blanks for a formal
application, and the applicant is directed
to make a brief statement in his own
handwriting, as to place of birth. press
ent legal residence, the principal facts
bearing upon his education and profess
slonal or business experience, including
statement of all offices ever held by
HIM, and the place and nature of his
present occupation. He must make oath
to his statement and attach to it two let
tiers of recommendation from citizens of
eputableiRSfiaracter. His application is
lea dnd the supervisor exercises his
own discretion in accepting or
rejecting it. Before he is ac-
cepted, however, the supervisor has
a personal interview with him.
This has been found Of service on several
occasions already, when applicants were
asked to sign their names in the super
visor g presence, ana it was then discov-
cred that their previous signatures we're
forgeries. In these instances the aPpli-
Giants had employed good penmen to I'LL
out their blanks. When the applicant
has been accepted, he receives q formal
notice from the supervisor, enclosing a
card on which he must signify his final
acceptance or declination. If he s
concluded to run all risks, he VIII receive
another circular reciting these facts.
The law prescribing the manner of
taking the eleventh census in next une,
approved March 1, 1889, provides for
the appointments of supervisors for every
state and territory IN fhe United Statet,
with power to select enumerators Yls
must possess the proper abilities. 1.-The
number of inhabitants in any enuf4era-
ton district is limited to 1000. The
enumeration will commence to-day, and
must be completed, il cities having over
10, 900 inhabitants, within two weeks
from this date, and in all other districts
on or before the LIST day of July next
thereafter. 1t VIII be necessary for
each enumerator, before entering upon
his duties, to receive commission under
the hand of the supervisor of the district
to which he belongs, and to take an oath
that ne viii perform his duties faithfully
and Twin not disclose any information
contained in the schedules. lists or state
ments obtained by me TO any person or
Pefsous, except to my superior officers. -
He is also informed that sftlre COM
peusation TO be paid 20 enumerators is
fxed BY section IL Of the act of March L
1883, and provides q minimum rate of
two cents for each living inhabitant,
two cents for each death, fifteen cents
for each farm, twenty cents for each
establishments OF productive industry,
aud I've cents for each surviving soldier,
sailor or marine, or widow Of soldier,
sailor or marine, enumerated and re-
tnrned. for all subdivisions where
such allowances shall be deemed
sufficient. In all other sub
divisions, where highest rates are TO be
paid, according 70 the difficulty of emu
mcration, the maximum rates shall not
be more than shree cents for each living
inhabftant, twenty cents for each farm.
and thirty cents for each establishment
OF productive industry; nor shall they be
less than So nor more than Sc per day OF
ten hoars of actual field work each, IN