Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-03-08
Tho Eleventh Census.
J0nlin Harnld.

As everybody knows this is census
year. For the purpose Of making the
census of 1890 the government has
appropriated $6,400,0O to cover ex-
penses not including the cost of print
ing, engraving, binding, etc., which
items of themselves will be an enor-
nous expense. The law provides
that all supervisors shall set their emu
merators at work Oh June ] and that
the work shall be done by July !, and
the census shall date from June !,
1890. For the thirty days employed
in taking the census the government
employees will live high. The super
visOrs, when the census Is completed,
will receive $l25 each and 81 for each
], 1000 inhab itants in the thickly settled
districts and $l.40 per thousand in
sparsely settled districts. In no case,
however, shall the aggregate compen-
sation of the supervisors be less than
$500 for the thirty days work. The
enumerators are paid for their work
as follows: Two cents for each per-
son enumerated; two cents for each
death reported; Is cents for each farm
reported; 20 cents for each stablish.
ment of productive industry; 5 cents
for each surviving soldier, sailor or
marine, or widow Of soldier, sailor or
marine. The enumerators, appointed
by the supervisors of census to collect
the required data, will have q subdi-
vision covering q population not TO
exceed 1900 inhabitants. Besides the
mere number of inhabitants, they
must secure o correct list of deaths
since the last census, the number OF
manufacturing and industrial con.
Germs in operation or not in operation F;
the number Of marines, soldiers or
sailors or their widows; the number
of farms and facts connected with ag-
riculture, etc. All this is deemed Of
the utmost importance and the United
States 90 regards 1t. Consequently
failure of census supervisor or emu
merator to properly discharge his du-
ties is regarded as a serious matter,
and penalties are prescribed for any
malfeasance or misconduct in Office.
One section of the law provides that
any supervisor or enumeration Of cen.
sus who shall neglect his duty shall be
subject to fine Of $500; any such of.
ficer swearing falsely shall be fined
$500 and imprisoned not to exceed
three years; any such officer render.
ing false returns or certificates may be
fined not to exceed 5000 and impris-
oned not to exceed two years:% AuOth.
er section provides that any person &C
cepting compensation for appointing
enumerators or clerks is guilty of o
misdemeanor and shall be fined not TO
exceed $1,000 and imprisoned not to
exceed one year. The statutes also
provide that failure on the part OF
any census enumerator to turn IN his
report at the designated time shall be
sufficient cause to withhold his salary
when he can give no reasonable ex-
PLANTATION of the necessity for such de-
lay. Of course all these positions will
be filed by appointments from the
ranks of the workers Of the party in
power and no doubt the faithful have
already gotten their eyes intently on
the plums that are ready to fall. 1t is
commendable characteristic Of the
free, liberty-loving American citizen
that he is ready to serve his country,
especially 80 when the service brings
him good salary.