The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-05
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
SUPERVISOR BECKETT GETTING
EVERYTHING READY.

EVERYTHING READY.
one Hundred and Twenty three
Enumeration Divisions in the Fifth
Georgia Decentralization County
Contains Thirty-ore Div;sions-The
Difaculty in Appointing Enumerators
The Work of the Census TO Begin
Monday, June 2-The Questions to
be Asked.
Supervisor Isaac Beckett of the Fifth
census district of Georgia has completed
the subdivision Of the district. There are
123 enumerative districts. Chatham county
contains 81. Charlton county forms a
single district; the city of Brunswick is di-
vided into three districts. Liberty county
is divided into seven. The average county
contains from two to five districts.
MIR. Beckett is now engaged in the work
of selecting suitable persons to perform the
work Of enumeration, his object being to
procure the best available material foI the
work. Considerable difficulty is experienced
in fixing upon the right persons in remote
parts of the district, where the supervisor
has no personal knowledge Of the merits Of
the applicants except by correspondence
with reliable citizens.
APPOINTMENT OF ENUMERAToRs.
In speaking Of this matter Mr.. Beckett
said yesterday: II think have succeeded
in procuring good men. Mistakes | may
lave made, but upon the whole, feel con-
fldenI that / have selected honorable and
upright men, vino VIII make true and cor
rect returns Of the Inbabitants. When |
shall become satisfied, by comparison with
the census of the two preceding decades,
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make rigid investigation, and hold the
enumerators TO a strict accountability"
In many cases nearly all the applicants
for enumeration in one county reside In one
enumeration district, as for example in
Dodge, Berrien, and few other counties.
In such cases it is especially difficult 10 pro-
cure suitable persons for the other districts.
No enumerator is to look after a subdivision
of more than 1900, and he must be a resi-
dent of the subdivision and personally
familiar with great number of the people.
TO BEGIN WORK JUNE q
The enumerators are TO start out on Mon
day. June q Those in cities of more than
10 900 Inhabitants must finish in two weeks,
while those in the country are given a
month. These men will make from $50 to
500 each.
Here is the list Of questions to be asked.
With these the enumerstor must go TO each
family and get answers TO all the questions:
!. Give christian name in full, and initial
of middle name, surname.
2. Whether soldier, sailor or marine
during the civil war United States or con-
federatel or widow of such person.
8. Rela ionship TO bead Of family.
4. Whether white or black, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, japanese or
Indian.
5. Sex.
g. Age at nearest birthday. If under one
year give age in months
Z. Whether single, married, widowed OF
divorced.
g. Whether married during the census
year June /, 1889, to May 81, 1890.
Q. Mother of how many children, and
Eumber of these children living.
10. Place of birth.
ii. Place of birth of father.
H. Place of birth of mother.
ID. Number of years in United States
II. Whether naturalized.
IS. Whether naturalization papers have
been taken out.
16. Profession, trade or occupation.
IL. Months unemployed during the census
year June /, 1889, TO May 81, 1890.
IS. Attendance at school lin mouths) DUR
ing the census year June l, 1889. to May
81, 1890.
30. Able to read.
%. Able TO write.
81. Able to speak English. If not, the
language CT dialect spoken.
y. Whether suffering from acute or
chronic disease, with name of disease and
length Of time afflicted.
%. Whether detective in mind, sight,
hearing or speech, or whether crippled,
MANNED or deformed, with name of defect.
"A. Whether prisoner, convict, homeless
child or pauper.
25 and 26. Is the home you live in hired,
or is it owned by the head or member of
the familyl
q. II owned by head OF member Of fam
ily, is the home free from mortgage incum-
brancel
%. II the head of the family is farmer.
is the farm which be cultivetss hired, or is
it owned owned by him or by member of
his familyl
20. If owned by head or member of fam
lily, is the farm free from mortgage incum-
brance?
80 IL the home or farm is owned by head
or member OF family, aud mortgaged, give
the postoftice address OF owner.
If any one refuses to answer these cues
tons, except, perhaps, as to age in Gaze of
females, they are liable to fine of 800.