The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
CHAPTER cccxxxIv.

Further Supplement to an act entitled
An act to establish system of public In
HtructiOn [Revisionb approved March
twenty seventh. one thousand eight hum
dred and seventy -four.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State OF New Jersey, That
| the board of school trustees, or other body
| having contrOl-of the schools Ia tho respec-
| tive school districts in the state shall annu-
ally designate the district clerk. or some
other suitable person or persons. to act as
| school census enumerator, who shall per
sonally canvass the school. the school dis
trict or portion thereof for which they have
been appointed. and take. In each year, dur
Ing the month of May, an exact census OF all
children residing In the district between the
ages of Ave and eighteen not including the
children who may be inmates of p0OrhOuseS.
asylums or nimshouses. and shall specify
the names and ages of such children aud the
names OF their parents or guardians tall
children who may be absent from home at
tending colleges, boarding schools and pri-
vate seminaries OF learning shall be included
in the census list of the city. town or district
I'm which their parents or guardians reside,
and not be taken by the district clerk or
other person or persons appointed 10 take
census In the city, town or district where
they may be attending such Institutions OF
learning); and the person or persons author
lied 10 take the same shall make full re
port thereof. verified by him or them under
oath or affirmation that the same is correct
and true to the best of his knowledge and
belief on the blanks furnished for that pur-
pose. to tie state superintendent or public
instruction, on or before the fifteenth day OF
June next. after the taking of such census
and shall file copy of the same with the
board of school trustees, board OF education,
board of school commissioners or other body
having charge and control OF the schools,
| for the use OF the district, and said district
clerk or other person or persons appointed
as aforesaid, milking and reporting said
census shall be entitled to such compensa-
| ton, not exceeding Ave cents for the name
| of each child on said census list. us the board
| of school trustees board OF education, board
of school commissioners, or other body
having charge and control Of the schools
may allow, which compensation snail be
paid by the district on the certificate OF the
state superintendent of public instruction.
2. And be IL enacted, That when satisfactory
evidence is presented to the state supernten-
dent Of public instruction that the census OF
any district or any portion thereof has been
Incorrectly taken or reported as provided In
this act, or when he has reason to believe that
the same is incorrect, he shall return the re-
port 10 the enumeratOr for correction provid-
ed that In case any enumerator snail neglect or
refuse to make such correction us il necessary
to secure an accurate census, IL shall be the
duty of the state superintendent OF public in
struction to designate suitable person, VINO
shall be IL resident of the district for which he
| Is appointed, TO net as enumeration 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 and shall be used in place and stead OF
| the census taken under the provisions OF the
first section of this act, and the person or per-
sons appointed by him shall receive such com
| pensation as he may deem proper, not exceed
| ing five cents n name which compensation
shall be paid by the district, II II appears that
| the census taken under the provisions OF the
| first section OF this act was incorrect, but if
| the census 80 taken is found TO be correct,
then and in that case the compensation for
| retaking the census shall he paid from the in
come of the school fund, or warrant OF the
state comptroller, on bill duly certified to him
| by the state superintendent of public instrnc-
| ton.
B. And De IL enacted, That the state board
| of education on the iirsL Tuesday In Decem-
Der next, and every Two years thereafter. shall
| appoint u suitable person who snail nave
| charge, under the direction of the state
superint endent of public instruction, of all
| the deta ils connected with the taking OF the
| annual school census and the person so APP
pointed shall hold his office for the term OF
two years, unless sooner removed for inefh-
cheney by the state board OF education, and
| shall he paid an annual compensation OF MT
teen hundred dollars, which compensation
shall be paid out of the income of the school
fund
4. An be IL enacted, That the provisions of
| this act shall apply TO all districts IN this
| state whether acting under the provisions or
the act TO which this is supplement-, or I'M
der any special charter. or the charter OF any
city, town, borough or other municipality.
D. And be IL enacted, That this act shall
| take effect on the first day OF December, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-four: at
which time any and all methods provided by
law for taking the annual census shall be
abolished, and the terms and duties of all
persons appointed under the provisions OF
any other act or acts to take or supervise the
school census shall cease.
| Passed May rs, 1894.