The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-28
CHAPTER CCCXXXIV.

A Further Supplement to an net entitled can
ACT 70 ESTABLISH a system Of public instruc-
ton" Ikevlsfonl, approved March twenty
seventy-four.
!. Be it enacted by the Senate ana General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the board of school trustees, or other body
having control OF the schools in the respective
school districts in the state shall annually
designate the district clerk, or some other
suitable person or persons, to act as school
census enumerators who shall personalIv
canvass the school, the school district or por-
ton thereof for which they have been APP
pointed. and take, in each year, during the
month OF May, an exact census OF all children
residing In the district between the ages of
i've and eighteen, not including the children
who may be inmates OF poor houses asylums
or almshouses and shall specify the names
and ages OF such children and the names of
their parents or guardians TALL children who
may be absent from home attending colleges
boarding schools and private seminaries 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
by the district clerk or other person or per
sons appointed to take the census in the city
town or district where they may be attending
such institutions OF learntng); ald the person
or persons authorized to take the same shall
make a full report thereof, verified by him or
them under oath or affirmation that the same
is correct and true TO the best of his knowl-
edge and belief, on the blanks furnished for
thut purpose, to the state superintendent of
public Instruction. on or before the fifteenth
day OF June next, after the taking of such
census. and shall file a COPY OF the same with
the board Of school trus tees. board of educa-
lon, Doard OF school commissioners or other
body having charge ana control OF the schools
tor the use of the district, and said district
clerk or other person or persons appointed as
aforesaid, making ana reporting said census
snail be entitled to such compensation not
exceeding nve cents for the name of each
child on said census list as the board of school
trustees board OF education, board of school
commissioners, or other body having charge
ana control OF the schools may allow. which
compensation shall be paid by the district on
the certificate of the state superintendent of
public instruction.
3 And be it enacted, That when satisfac-
tory evidence is presented to the state super
intendent of public instruction that the cen
sus OF any district or any portion thereof has
been incorrectly taken or reported. as pro-
Vlded IN this act or when he has reason to be.
lieve that the same is incorrect. he shall re-
turn the report to the enumeratOr for correc-
ton provided, that in case any enumerafor
shall neglect or refuse to make such cOrrec-
tion as Is necessary to secure an accurate cen
sus, Il shall be the duty OF the state superin-
tendent OF public instruction to designate n
suitable person, who shall be a resident OF the
district for which he Is appointed, to act as
enumerator In the place OF the enumerator
whose report was found to be inaccurate, and
the person so appointed shall take the said
census, and the said census so taken shall be
deemed the census of such district ana shall
be used in place and stead OF the census taken
under the provisions of the first section of this
ACT, ana the person OF persons appointed by
MIN shall receive such compensation as he
may deem proper, not exceeding five cents a
name, which compensation shall be paid bv
l4e ulstIlcb clefk, II IL appears that the census
taken under the provisions OF the first Section
OF tnis act was incorrect, butit the census so
taken Is found 10 be correct, then and I'm that
case the compensation for retailing the cen
sus shall be paid from the income OF the school
fund, or warrant of the state comptroller on
bills duly certified to him by the state super
intendent OF public instruction.
3. And be 1t enacted That the state board of
education on the first Tuesday In December
next, ana every two years thereafter shall APP
point suitable person who shall have charge
under the direction OF the state superintend-
ent OF public instruction, of all the details
connected with the taking of the annual school
census; and the person appointed shall
hold his onlce for the term OF two years. un-
less sooner removed for inefiiciency by the
state board OF education, and shall be paid an
annual compensation OF fifteen hundred dol
lars which compensation shall be paid out OF
the income of the school fund.
a. And be II enacted, That the provisions of
this act shall apply to all districts in this state
whether acting under the provisions of the
act to which this is a supplement- or under
any special charter or the charter of any city. /
town, borough or other municipality.
D. And be # enacted, That this act shall (
take effect on the first day OF December one /
thousand eight hundred and ninety four at /
which time any ana all methods provided by /
law for taking the annual census shall be /
abolished, and the terms ana duties of all per- /
sons appointed under the provisions OF any
other act or acts to take or supervise the school
census shall cease.