The evening world., 1892-01-28
JOBS FOR 1902 DEMOCRATS.
A Census Enumerator for Every
Election District.
run Text of the Enumeration Law
Passed Last Week.

Iudyr the law passed by the Legislature
aid signed Uv GOV. Flower last week, an
enumeration Of the inhaUi' ants of he state,
which shuuld have been made IL 1855. will
/ br begun Feb. IG nest. The provisions Of The
lnw require that the cnum"ratorS who are TO
collect the dMn, which include the seN. age.
&, color, ngtIun1lity, ritHcnship or allenage
ANA the occupation ut each inhabtant, must
he appointed by the secretary Of state on or
before Feb. \, 1892.
There is already great demurt for the
appointments, as the labor Is comparatively
| light aud TIA. compen alton good.
| ore cn,iln"rator Is allowed to each election
! district IN the State--J,3O2 IN all. In thls
city there VIII he ss1 and IN l'rOoklyn G7l.
There are already ten times as many seeking
the appointments.
Tainlnany Hairs leaders nrr already pre-
rariny 10 certify q list Tor appointment in
New York.
Lnumcrators are obliged TO complete their
WORK before Feb 20, which allows them ten
working days for the purpose. They are to
| De paid At the late ui =. per day each ana
! one cent additional Tor every hnme recorded
| by them.
! In tnc N"w York CITY election districts the
cnllInerators viii mud all average OF about
! 1000 persons IN each election dIStrict, ana
| pnrnlp- more. This would make their cpnl-
| prn-uiiun average $40 each for work which
MuGlr probably occupy considerably less
| than ten days time.
| knuuerutnrS VIII be furnished with n code
| or instructions by he secretary of state.
| What they are required 10 d and how the
| people are Obliged 10 assist them Ia their
work Is told in the rull text of the Law which
| follows:
IS Acr 10 Provide ZOE As ,>uMruAfioy Oh
| IN tSIiAH r.SJS - Ihis STATE.
| srcfr9S /. An enumeration Of the int,abitsnt.
year, .iSh,.en hundred aud nin.ty-two.
| ST., tn. clerks oi the senate and Asssmhl,
s.t. ssn-e gnfrn ti.nS rstHrus and sSs,raets to
be %E1.hsI Tf s9rs e, ,h -, a.; e . H., be-
| tle purpose "f tai ing such enumeration;
@ 81" ! on % On before ne eishth DAY DAY Of LseInaas,
enuneta"r IN ana FOR Zach election district Of the
@ T' sti,o IT. s ", IL. ".,r ssnsT. .o
h"lt IN the >ts'eon Nov, ?. 1871. Sait epioIner::
snrh election district for l,"iI" nt irh.t OF Ion,
s mSmth. q, ne ''"s OF 'nGM 'pn"in'ment % and
e,erS nNnitant residing in hi, district as hsrelu.
alter provided.
hand. ~ which cert iicat. the district assigned
such rsrticats sIa i be delivered 10 the TcrsGn al,
ointrd, and shsl be -viene. Of the facts therein
! contained. and nf hrs authO'iy 10 act under tho
So. ( i, siai he the duty Of the Secretary of
Stat. on or before the 18th day ui February 1892,
10 forward t" the enmmerat"r APPOINTED in and for
inbri~c d, scr.bod, su,H number OF the bia"L
r-turn, abstracts snh copies Vt this act az may he
necessary T." s9nlrirte an rnnmrrafion oi the in-
SiT j, On The itth day Of tehruary, 1892. every
and and a~Snrstss lie nhSG."is E re.dns IN ,'H hs
election dis'ric, for which he shall have been sp-
% Ing house or Of The lead Of % every faiit "a % resinx
therein. Ard by such convenient means as may be
prior 10 the 2yth day Of February. 1892 In max ing
such .nn,ne1ati,n he .hrIl for az purpose Of den-
sna ionality citizenship or alienhge and the
Src. :. Zach ennnerst or sha Il enter in the blank
r-turn i.ce we'd the particulars o the enuineratiu
." made in the msnnor and form prescribed b, the
E,sr' rs,,.en whose ,S ,S s,S, n.s, ., abode
1871 shall returned n. "f such family; aud .S.ry
Inhabitant casually absent at tn. time OF taking
which lie u.uslly resides.
So 3 ne is.1p = 80 z. mad ont ... be II aap
spu,oeraton TO be irH- and acsIr'e I" the he.t Of
consists. and shall he subscribrd and sworn t" by
I'm ssiS'e ny. an. %tStT r,,v A"'ort,I to
! charging any fee therefor.
second DAY u M.reh eighteen hundred and
nIne', twp snrsr the rrlnIn 20 certified by him to
/ AT Albany, by express or a. "ther"isr direr'"h
carefully in'iosed 50 as to protect the return tra.
certified copy OF his ret"rn as transmitted 10 ;he
Sectrtar, uf State III the ohcc "f the County Clerk
| Of the county IN which the enumerAtur resides
Each county ,'Irrk shall upon lie request OF the
ss,,'tar, Of State trsn.mit +" him ,rrt!hot copy
in his once wthih h'e days after Saih request is
,SEc. II. II any enumerAtor ,hn'! neglect for
| three days after the second day Of March, 1897 to
shall Immediately proceed himself or despatch a
messenger to prrSurr such r.tn,n and duplicate.
arcoun, Of such -nurnrrator upon the roacher pre-
| s-nt-d hy the Secretary Of s.ieto the Comptroller
! S''. II. The Secretary q. State. after receiving
such returns, shall prepare and report to the lrEis
lng the result thereof in tho several election dis
trc's, town. and counties "t the state, with full
! recapit ulation i.the whole,
SO. IS. Tn. compensation Il enu,nernt"rs shsIl
be tw" dollar. per DAY tor each day actually and
and pr.rsrny the dnn!lca'' s"us Of ~, returns,
,na one nrn, for s.m nfs"n err n me re-
verified account Tier for i-ndcrci to the SECRETARY
ComrtrolIeT who shall arssh warrant np"n ,he
Tr A,urer therefor, to br Paid hf 'hr Treasurer
''S S" ~ r. 'i' '"H' II. "-s.s,
, any cun,n-rstor appointed undrr or Ivy virtue OF
Seyrrtsfy d STATE shall have fuii power. and il
shalt be- hi, duty iorth~th. in the manner afore.
s. .aH iSn' Sno s c Sr ssn
and the secretary ot state shall have fall authority
10 couilriu III" accuracy OF the enumeration uuy
district hy such comparisons and Investigations as
a,,ne en- n'mers,,.m ns .,., a.'n.na.; I.imi. Il, Y.
| on member thereof above the age OF ''enty y.one
Years, shLll refuse give hnS the
Information required by hin, relative 10 any Ot the
pnrticdlal- Nhirh ,u'h ennmerator is required to
.rai- in his returns concerning such family or per
son, who shall wifnl give false Information TO
such cnImsratrV concerning the SANE, shall forfeit
and pay pena ot $40, to he sued for and reco,
'rri with costs Of suit. 10y and la the Of the
SlNeTSsdT of their respective towns, and shall he
pad Ia the county Treasurer for the bench, of
! the common svhpus ut srrh town, except in the
Guy Of Nry York. srch suit and recovery shah he
IN the name of ths Mayor, Aldermen and Common
over 70 the ON ptrnller oi said city lot the benefit
! Of the run,I"on schools therein.
SO. l6. II shall he the duty Of the Srrretary of
State to appoint suitable persons Ia take the
-nlnS IA l"u %. the Indians residing tho several
rrsrT,atlons this State who shall. IN i"sprct to
such re,erNatiun. perform all the dut iss required
of cnumCratui by TINS act, and a. n. Secretary
Of Stats in his iwtructIU shall prescribe. for
which srTNlr they shall be pad CtECr Pnumcra-
tors are COMPENSATED.
SO. II. In az cities Of this state the Mayor or
tre PoiIcr i'ommissiOnersSf the city other Of
nrrr o'rers having the control and direct on OF
the police rhall render snd cause the police to rem
der assistance and aid to the enumcraturs an
pointed under this act when SO requested to do 20
by the SECRETARY Of state, and upon like request
shall csuse police officers To accompany such
-nUmerators 20 any house houses or places for the
purpose OF rendering such AID and assistance
sic. IN. The Secretary OF state shu!i prrps re- and
~ int all ho1ks blanks anu forms required Tor the
taking Of this enumeration aud Tn" retu rms ereuf
! except as III the second section at thIs act pro.
vdel, and -ha II tAhuAte Lnd arrange the same for
report and t:.nsrittai to the Legs rtuTr and for
publication. ana h- may employ in bis oiice sncll
| ASSISTANTS and clerks 6s may he required by the
! work "f the enumeration AMI fix thrlr ,onIpenss.
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