The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-28
TAKING CENSUS.
Must be comalsted IN Michigan Before June
80, Next xt-aow Il is Taken.


state of Michigan are TO the effect that a
state census will be taken this year and
must be completed before the last day
OF June In connection with census TAX
ing, tho following may he cf interest;
The law says that the county clerk shall
furnish the blanks necessary for the cen
sus and the enumerators must begin
work ON the first day ~ June ana com
pletc it before Juno 3Oth. The enumcra-
tor, the law declares, must personally
visit eacl house in his district, and each
family therein, and each individual living
out OF family IN any place OF abode.
The'cnumcrntOr is allowed assistants.
The law i very explicit and details the
several times that each person must be
seen personally and each house visited
personally.
The instructions Of the secretary OF
state 10 the cnumcrators declares the
people who are to be taken in the census
"may bcfound in lofts in public buildings,
above stores, warehouses, factories,
stables and possibly during the warm
weather Of Junc-whie the census is being
taken in dry goods boxes in the rear of
business houses, or in some other out-Uf-
the-way pIncc. IL vii also include
persons living solitary in cabins, huts or
tents, sleeping in bargcs, boats, etc, and
persons in police stations having no
homes"
The census il TO be taken separately
by wards Refusal by persons eighteen
years Of age or over To give the cnumerA-
tors information will subject them to $50
fine or an Imprisonment oI six months
in Jail. The enumerntOrs will take the
name, sex. color, civil condition place Of
birth, number Of children and births IN i
family, occupation, ability 10 speak
English and tO read aud write. number
oi children attending school, number Of
months Of the present arduring which
the persons have heen employed, every
death or birth during the yenr the fncts
as to agriculture, manufactures, mines
fisheries, libraries, churches, etc The
cnumerators are to receive $500 for
every day Of ten hours work, with Il
mileage allowance Of ten cents Il mile for
making his returns To the county clerks
Office
The law seems 10 he very explicit, but
~ il i not ia the hands of every ote,
there is much inquiry ns e. is nruvi.
sions The inquiries relate mainly to
the appointment 81 rnumcrhtors, aud nrc
all answered by the first section ui the
census Inv, which j. act lis ~ 1898, II
provides:
lst That enumerators and assist
ants shall be appointed alter the nnnunl
township meeting, md on or before the
first Monday il May.
2nd That they nre 60 bcnppointrdby
township boards, and common councils
in cities.
3rd. That il not appointed hy the
first Monday in May, disappointment i
TO be made by the Governor. And
lth. That cnumcmtors are 10 bc
appointed for each assessment dis
trict.
II Is clcnr from the above.
lst That appointments mnlc be
fore the annual township meeting nrc
illegal.
2d. Appointments by any other than
township and common councils il cities
are illegal.
3d. Appointments after the FIRST Mon
day in May can be made by the Govern.
OF only. Enumerators aud assistants
nrc to be appointed before the first Mon
day Ia May. In ease u sufficient number
OF assistants are not appointed before
tho date. Unconditional number required
must he appointed 10y the Governor.
4th. Enumerators and assistants arc
To he appointed for each assessment dis
trct liza township, city, or n ward i
divided into moro than one assessment
district, each district il TO have
ono chief cnumcrHtor, and sucl
number OF assistants as may be ncccs
sary 60 complete the census within th'
time prescribed 10y law. Neither I'm IN
corporated, nor an unincorporated vii
lagc, can have IN cnumcratur unless i
constitutes nm entire assessment dis
trict. In other words, where th,
township forms ono assessment district
there wilt bc but one chici cnumcrato
for the entire township, including th
villages within such township. An M
sistant may be appointed 10 take th
census of the village or villages under Tia
). supervision Of the chici cnumcrator
The division Of territory Ia township
may be made by the township board
and in cities by the common council, bu
}. in case IL X not made, then IL y the dni.
Ot the chief cnumcrntor to make sue
assignment oI territory.
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