The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-02
FOR TAXI G ,HE CENSUS.

The House Has Plan Before 1t FOR
Finding How Montana stands.
Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
HELENA, March There was a good
attendance Of members in the house this
morning. ami business was rushed right
along from the start. Bushels of bills are
still to be disposed of.
After The transaction of the usual rou-
tine business, a communication was read
from the Butte chamber ol commerce,
asking that every encouragement be given
the national guard, and that sufficient
money be appropriated for an encamp-
ment and necessary running expenses.
Reynolds this morning introduced bill
providing for the taking OF the census of
the state. 1t amends certain sections of
the act providing for the establishment
of n bureau of agriculture, labor and in-
dustry.
In taking the census the following par
ticulars shall be ascertaIned and enumer-
ated in separate columns of the sched-
ule: 1, dwelling houses, numbered in tho
order of visitation; ?, families, numbered
in the order of visitation; 3, name of each
person in the family or dwelling 4, age of
each person 1 year old and upwards; 3,
sex of each person; 6, color of each per-
son, whether white, black, mulatto, Mon
golian, or Indian; Z, place of birth, nam
ing state, territory or country; 8, condi-
tion, whether single, married or widowed;
8. profession, trade or occupation of every
person over 10 years of age; 10, persons
over 90 years of age who cannot read or
write; IL. whether deaf or dumb, blind in
sane, idiotic, pauper or convict; II, legal
voters; IL, naturalized voters; Ii, if en-
ployed at present, what kind OF labor; 10,
.r 4 a.. ~.
or navy in the war of the rebellion, in
what regiment, cavalry or infantry, in
navy, in what vessel, squadron and name
of commander.
The commissioner of agriculture, labor
and industry is to divide each county into
such enumerated districts as ho may
deem necessary, and shall appoint a
deputy commissioner in each county, who
shall, with the assistant or assistants APP
pointed to aid him, take the census of
each county. The deputy commissioners
are to have immediate supervision of the
assistants and the census of his county.
Indians not taxed are to be omitted from
the enumeration.
The census of each city and town of
over 100 Inhabitants shall be taken and re-
ported separately. Within three days
after the completion of the enumeration
of his district, each deputy and assistant
must make out in duplicate a return of
the aggregates and results of the census
in his district. and Immediately transmit
one copy, with all original schedules and
forms from which his returns are made
up, to the commissioner, and assistants
shall likewise transmit the other copy to
the deputy of his county. Said deputy
shall then make a consolidated return in
the same form for all the districts in his
county TO the commissioner on or before
May of each year in which the state CEN
sus is TO be taken.
The commissioner must transmit to the
deputy, for himself and assistants, printed
forms for the returns required. Tne
duties of deputies aud assistants shall be-
gin on May /. Reports must DO made
daily to the deputy AMI com mnIssioner by
each assistant on postal cards furnished
for the purpose.
The compensation of deputies and as
sIstants is fixed at = per day when a horse
is required, or a per capita compensation
of 50 per cent. of the per capita rate paid
to enumerators By the United States for
taking the census Of ls9J. After the CEN
sus is completed and It comes TO making
up the returns, deputies are TO be paid for
this work 50 IN iirst-cllss counties, 80 in
second-class counties auI Sij in third
class counties.
The Joy text book bill, as amended by
the majority OF tne educational commit
tee. was read O third time and placed on
its fiual passage.
Anderson spoke in opposition, but fur