The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-02
NOW FOR THE BIG QUIZ.
THE CENSUs-TAKERs TO START
OUT THIS MORNING.

TIE CENSUS-TAKER5 TO START
OUT THIS MORNING.
The Questions That VIII be Asked
and the Penalties for Not Answer
ing Some OF Them-How the Emu
nerators VIII be Held in Cneck-A
Heavy Punishment for Making False
Returns-rhe Enumerators' Pay.
Thousands Of enumerators will begin to
take the eleventh census this morning. The
President appointed l75 supervisors of CEN
sus. who recommended to the superintend-
ent OF census for appointment the vast army
OF enumerators which begins its march to-
day in the city, town. village and country
from Maine 70 California, and from the
lakes to the gulf. and in far off Alaska.
These enumerators have all filed their oaths
OF office with the supervisors.
All Of Supervisor Beckett's enumerators,
except one in Bulloch county, have accepted
their commissions, have taken the oath of
Office and will start out on the work of col
Letting the data required OF them
The enumerator must, after once accept
| ing, complete his work, if he is not incapac-
itated bv sickness For neglect or refusal
to complete his work he is liable to a fine
Of $500.
The enumerator must personally visit
every dwelling in his subdivision. and each
family, and from the head OF the family or
the most credible in the family, obtain the
required information. II it can be obtained
| from none such, then he must obtain it
from the family or person or persons living
nearest.
DUTIES OF ENUMERAToRs.
| The instructions to enumerators
are thatsthey must be courteous and not
rude, peremprory or overbearing, and while
they must be prompt, rapid and decisive
| they must be careful in their in
qulr1es not to arouse any antagonism
OF give any offense, for the free born
American citizen, it is feared, may In such
cases stand on his dignity and refuse to give
information or boot the impertinent enum-
orator out Of the house.
To Offset any stubbornness on the part of
the people to give the information desired,
fine not to exceed 800 is provided where
refusal is made to furnish the information,
but the enumerators are instructed not to
obtrude unnecessarily the compulsory
| feature.
Where false statements are made, where
the enumerator knows them to be SUCH or
has reason so to believe, If the false state
ments are persisted in, the enumerator must
depend on his own observation and the in
quiries made of credible persons in another
direction. His duty is to report actual
facts as nearly as he can ascertain them.
A penalty not exceeding $500 attaches for
the disclosure by any supervisor or emu
merator to any person not authorized to
receive it. The newspapers are especially
barred, and all requests from the press,
local officials or individuals for the total
population of a subdivision must be re-
ferred to the census Office for reply.
AN INCENTIVE TO TRUE RETURNS.
w here supervisor or enumerator makes
false or fictitious return he will be sub
1ect, on conviction, to not exceeding two
years Imprisonment and not exceeding
$1,000 fine. If either the supervisor or
I'enumerator willfully or knowingly swear
or affirm falsely he will be deemed guilty of
perjury and subject to maximum impris-
onInent OF three years and a fine of $3.50.
Enumerations in institutions are to be
taken by some official or Trustworthy per-
son IN the Institution appointed especially
for the purpose. This refers to the larger
and more important institutions, and the
enumerator is notified by his supervisor
what institutions he is not to visit.
Enumerators are supplied with postal
cards for entering thereon the work of each
day, and each enumeration is required to
mail daily one of these postal cards to the
superintendent of the census and one to his
supervisor, the postal card sent to the SUPER
intendelt of census being gray and that TO
the supervisor of a buff color. Blanks are
provided upon which the enumerators must
| enter up daily the number of hours and
minutes worked each day, which must also
be entered up on the daily report postal
cards.
THE ESUMERATORs' PAY
The compensation of enumerators is not
| uniform, as In some instances, as in sparsely
settled subdivisions, or where travel is
difficult, per diem allowance is authorized.
| Aside from such cases, the compensation
may be said to be uniform. For each death
2 cents. Fer each person mentally or
physically defective, and for each prisoner,
pauper, or homeless child enumerated. 5
cents. For each surviving person, or
WIDOW or person, who served in
army, navy, or marine corps of
the United States in the last
war, cents. The minimum allowance for
| each living inhabitant in cities, towns and
| villages forming a separate enumeration
district. 2 cents. In rural districts higher
per capita rate will be allowed. Each farm
| reported, 10 cents; each manufacturing
establishment, 20 cents.
The number of dwelling houses are emu
| merated, the number of families In each
dwelling house, the number of persons in
the dwelling house, and the number of per-
sons in each family.
THE QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED.
The questions for population and social
statistics-twenty-fo in number-win be
| asked in the following order: l. Christian
| name i'll full and initial of middle name.
surname. 9. Whether soldier, sailor or
marine during the civil war united States
or confederatel, or widow Of such person.
8. Relationship to head of family. 4.
Whether white, black, mulatto, quadroon,
| octoroon, Chinese, etc. ). Sex. g. Age at
nearest birthday Z Whether single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced. s. Whether
married during census year June l, 1889,
to May 81, 1890. o. Mother of how many
children, aud number of these children
living. 10. Place of birth. IL. Place Of
birth of father. IL. Place of birth of mother.
IS. Number of years in the United
States. II. Whether naturalized. Ii.
Whether naturalization papers have been
taken out. 16. Profession, trade or occupa-
ton. II. Months employed during census
year. is. Attendance at school Din months)
during census year. 10. Able to read. 81.
Able to write. 81 Able to speak English
if not, the language spoken. % and % are
in reference to physical ailments. "a
Whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child
or pauper. % relates to the supplemental
schedule. &c. Whether the house is hired
or owned by the head or by a member of the