Mohave County miner., 1890-05-31

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~ the Censas Enumesss
tose - Jonc,

The eleventh census Of The United States
will be taken during the month Of June.
The census enumerstors will begin their
work on Monday, June 2, and will visit
every house and ask questions concerning
every person and every family in the
United States. The questions that will
be asked call for the name Of every person
residing In the United States on the first
day Of June, with their sex and age, and
whether white, black, mulatto, qnadroon,
octoroon, or Chinese, Japanese or Indian.
Inquiry will be made also Of every person
~ TO whether they are single, married,
widowed or divorced, and. II married.
whether married during the census year.
The place Of birth Of each person. and the
place Of birth Of the father and mother Of
each person, will also b. called for, -
we'll rs statement - TO the profession,
trade or occupation followed and tho num-
Der Of months unemployed during the
census year. For all persons ten years
OF aye or over return must be made by
the enumerator as to the number able 10
read and write, and also the number who
can speak English. For those who can
not speak English the particular language
or dialect spoken by them will be ascer-
tanned. For children Of school age. the
number Of months they attended school
will be recorded by the census enumerator.
In the case Of mothers an inquiry will be
made a. to the number of children they
have had. and the number OF there child
rem living at the present time. This in
quiry 10 to be made Of all women who are
or have been married, including all.who
are widows or have been divorced. For
eign-born males Of adnlt age, that 10, 81
years Of age or over, will be asked ~ to
the number Of years they have been in
tho United States, and whether they are
naturalized or have taken out naturaliza-
tion papers. OF the head Of each family
visited the question will be asked a. to
the number Of persons in the family, and
whether his home is owned or hired; also
II owned, whether the home ia free from
mortgage incnmhrance. II the head o.
the family is a farmer, similar inquiries
win he made concerning the ownership
Of the farm. In addition to these inqnir.
les, all OF which pre- made on the popu-
lation schedule. the law under which the
census is taken makes provision for spec
ial innniries concerning snch Of the popu-
latiod a. may be mentally or physically
defective in any respect, that 10 insane,
feeble-minded, deaf blind, or crippled. or
who may be temporarily disabled by
sickness, disease, or accident at the time
Of the enumerator's visit. Certain spec
ial inquiries will also he made concerning
inmates Of prisons and reformatories and
Of charitable and benevolent institutions.
Besides this, statement will be called
for concerning all persyns who have died
during the census year, giving their
name, age, sex, occupation, and cause Of
death.
This official count Of the people comes
but once in ten years, and every family
and every person should consider 1t " be
their duty to answer the questions Of the
census enumerators willingly and prompt.
ly. 80 that definite and accurate inform.
alton may be gained concerning the
65, 100000 people living within the
bounds Of this great country.