The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-06
CHAPTER XIV.

A Further Supplement- to an act entitled "An
act to establish system of public instruc-
tiOnN approved March tWenty-seyenth
eighteen hundred and seyenty-four
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
hereafter the state board of education shall
cause to be taken during the month of MAY in
each year an exact census of all children re-
siding in the several school districts in this
state, between the ages of five and eighteen
not including the children who may be in
mates of poor-houses, asylums or almshouses
and shall specify the names ages and resi-
dences of such children and the names and
residences of their parents or guardians (all
children who may be absent from home at
tending colleges, boarding schools and private
Summaries of learning shall be included in
the census list of the city. town or district in
which their parents or guardians reside and
not be taken in the city, town or district
where they may be attending such institu-
tions of learning; the said census may also
contain such further Information as the said
state board may deem necessary or proper;
and for the purpose of carrying out the OBJ.
ject of this act the said state board is hereby
authorized and empowered to designate a
suitable person, to be known as the superin-
tendent of the school census who shall hold
his office for the term of five years and shall
receive such annual compensation and such
clerical assistance rs the said board shall
designate, and whose duty II shall be to take
charge OF all the details connected with the
taking of the annual school census; the said
superintendent shall make a full report
thereof to the state board of eiuca, ion, veri-
fled by him under oath that the same is cor
rect and true to the best of his knowledge
and belief, on or before the first day of Sep
TENDER in each and every year.
2. And be il enacted, That the said superiu.
tendent shall have power, with the approval
OF the president of the state board of educa-
ton, TO designate as many suitable persons
as may be necessary, to act as enumerat ors
for the several school districts of the state in
taking the school census aforesaid; and he
shall have the power with the approval of
the said state board of education, to establish
such rules and regulations as may be neces.
saIy and proper governing the taking of the
said census and the said enumerators; and he
shall provide and furnish the enumerators
blank books, forms and such other stationery
as may be necessary; the said euumerators
shall perform their work within the time
and in accordance with the rules and regula-
lions of the said superintendent, and shall be
entitled to receive for their services the sum
of FIVE cents for each and every child's name
taken in accordance with this act, which said
compensation shall be paid to the said enum-
orators in the same manner as is now pro-
vided by law upon the certificate of the
superintendent of the census.
3. And be it enacted, That all other modes
OF taking or paying for the school census are
hereby abolished, and all general public
special or any acts of any kind whatsoever
or any part thereof, inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby abrogated
and repealed, and this act shall take effect
immediately
Approved February H. 1892