Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-02

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ten years, perhaps good natured public
won't object very much.
The following are the personal ques-
tons the census enumerators are entitled
to ask:
/. Give christian name in full, and initial OF
! 2. Whether soldier, sailor, or marine during
| the civil war Omitted States or Confederate), OF
| widow OF such person.
3. Relationship to head of family.
4. Whether white or black, mulatto, quadrooni
octoroon, Chinese, Japanese or Indian.
| 5. Sex.
6. Age at nearest birthday; if under one year,
I. Whether single, married, widowed or di.
vorced.
s. Whether married during the census yeal
| (June l, 1889, or May 81, 1880.
9. Mother Of how many children, and number
| of these children living.
l.. Place of birth.
II. Place of birth of father.
II. Place of birth of mother.
ID. Number of years in the United States.
"a. Whether naturalized.
10. Whether naturalization papers have been
| taken out.
l6. Profession, trade or occupation.
II. Months employed during the year (June l,
IS. attendance at school lin months) during
census year.
~. Able to read.
20. Able to write.
81. Able to speak English; if not, the language
or dialect spoken.
20. Whether suffering from acute or chronic
diseases, with name of disease and length OF
%. Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing
or speech, or whether crippled, MANNED or de-
formed, with the name of defect.
"a. Whether prisoner, convict, homeless
child or paupers
Is and IS Is the house you live in hired or is il
owned by the head or by member Of the
n. II owned by head or member of the fam
lily. is the house free from mortgage encumb-
IS. II the head of the family is farmer, is the
farm he cultivates hired, or is it owned by him
or member of the familyP
family is the farm free from mortgage en-
cumbrance7
80. If the home or farm is owned by head or
member Of the family. and mortgaged, give the
postoffce address of owner.
The enumerators are pledged to keep
secret all facts, and report only to
headquarters, where data will be used
only in compiling totals.
To be an enumerator it is necessary to
prove good character, physical activity,
aptitude, neatness and accuracy in writ
ing, and knowledge of figuring. AS
each applicant enters he Is confronted by
tall slender man, with an eye of great
magnetic power and ringing voice who
commands the visitor to sit down
at one of the long tables and
: instructs him with bewildering ra-
pidity in the first steps necessary to
having his application cons idered.
There are printed blanks for formal
application, and the applicant is directed
to make brief statement in his own
handwriting, as to place of birth. pres
ent legal residence, the principal facts
bearing upon his education aud profess
sional 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 II two let
tiers of recommendation from citizens of
reputable character. His application is
filed, and the supervisor exercises his
own discretion in accepting or
cepted, however, the supervisor has
q 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's presence, and It was then discov-
cred that their previous signatures were
forgeries. In these instances the sppli-
Giants had employed good penmen to fill
out their blanks. When the applicant
has been accepted, he receives a formal
notice from the supervisor, enclosing
card on which he must signify his final
acceptance or deoiination. II he
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 June,
approved March /, 1889, provides for
the appointment of supervisors for every
state and territory in the United States,
with power to select enumerators who
must possess the proper abilities. The
number of inhabitants in any enumera-
ton district is limited to 1000. The
Enumeration will commence to-day, and
must be completed, In cities having over
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 al oath
that he will perform bis duties faithfully
and "will not disclose any information
contained in the schedules, lists or state
ments obtained BY me to any person OF
except TO my superior officers. -
He is also informed that "the COM
pensation to be paid to enumerators is
fixed by section II of the act Of March 1,
1889, and provides minimum rate of
two cents for each living inhabitant,
two cents for each desth, fifteen cents
for each farm, twenty cents for each |
establishment Of productive industry, |
and Eve cents for each surviving soldier, |
sailor or marine, or widow OF soldier, /
sailor or msrine, enumerated and re-
turned, for all subdivisions where |
such allowance shall be deemed |
uficient. In all other SUD |
divisions, where highest rates are to be |
paid, according TO the difficulty of emu
the maximum rates shall not I
be more than three cents for each living /
twenty cents for each farm. |
and thirty cents for each establishment |
Of productive industry; nor shall they be
lass than IS nor more than Sc per day or |
ten hours Of actual field work each. in /