The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
SCHOLASTIC CENSUS.
The New Law Regulating the Man
of Taking.

| Austin, Texas, June Ex-senator Vets
bill amending the law relating to the TAX
ing Of scholastic census. approved yester-
| day, is as follows:
A bill to be entitled An act 10 amend arti-
| Gle 1864 of the Revised Civil Statutes Of
| the State of Texas, adopted A. D. 1895.
| providing for the manner of taking the
schonstiy census ana repeating articles
1866, 1866, 1867, 1865, 1868, 800 and 397i
| of tho Revised Civil Statutes of the State
of Texas.
Be it enated by the legislature of the
State Of Texas:
Section |. That article 1864 OF the Re-
Yised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas
be so amended that it shall hereafter read
as follows:
The scholastic census of each school dis
trict of this State shall be taken in the
year 1895. and every year thereafter.
The county superintendent of public in
struction shall. on the first day of January
of each year. or as soon as practical there
after. appoint one of the trustees OF each
school district. or some other qualified
person, 10 take said census, who shall be
known as the census trustee of the dis
trict II shall be the duty of the census
trustee TO take. between the first day of
May and the first day of June after his
appointment, a census of all the children
thar will be over and under II years Of
age on the first day of the following Sep
TENDER, and who are residents Of the school
district on said first day Of May, and TO
make report under oath TO the county SUI
perintendent on or before the first day of
June next thereafter. In taking the said
census he shall visit each home, residence,
habitation and place of abode, and shall,
by actual observation and Interrogation,
enumerate the children thereof In the fol-
Ian, f,,., 10 81
parent, guardian or person having control
of any such children a prescribed form
showing the name. color and nationality OF
the person rendering such children. the
name and number Of the school district III
which the children reside. and the name,
sex and date OF birth OF each child OF winch
he is the parent or guardian. or of which
he has control. and which child will be
over or under II years of age on the first
day Of September next following. inc
census trustee shall require such form 10
be subscribed and sworn to by the person
rendering the children, and he Is hereby
authorized to administer oaths Tor thls pur-
pose.
When the census trustee visits any home
mr. house or place OF abode ot family and
fails TO find either the parent or any per
son having legal control, IT shall be the
duiy of the census trustee or assessor 10
leave the prescribed cansue blank FOR the
use Of parents at such home or place Oh
abode. with a note TO the parent or guar
dian having legal control OF ch'la or ,oni-
dren. recurring that the form be filled out.
sworn and subscribed to before the census
trustee. or an officer authorized 10 admin
lister oaths, and that the blank, ~hen 30
filled out shall be delivered by the paten.
or ,,srson having legal control OF the child
or children to the census trustee. ~,
Every person having control OF any emu
which will be over 5 and under ~ years
N age on the first day OF September nsA.
thereafter, and who. being requested ny ,ne
census trustee to prepare said form giving
the Information required. or to give me 10,
formation necessary TO enable the trustee
to prepare the same, shall refuse 70 40 9s 30,
mr. shall refuse 10 make oath 10 SAID iorls
.,',an filIed according to his statement OF
facts In regard to said children. Or sha,,
fail to return the form left at mis- hoine ~
his absence, as above required, snah s, pe
fined not less than IS nor more 'nsn Wv