Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-30
Taking the Census.


gin the taking of the twelfth census O
the United States This is taken eacI
ten years. This censns will be taker
under the provisions of the act of Marcel
3, 1899. 1t provides for the appoint
ment OF supervisors of census, one OF
more to each state and territory, the
District OF Columbia, Alaska and the
Hawaiian Islands. to have general super.
vision within their respective districts
OF the enumeration. Such persons must
be residents of the enumeration districts
Tor which they may be appointed and
shall be selected solely with reference to
fitness, and without reference to their
political affiliations.
The appointment OF enumerators will
be made with reference to physical ac-
tlvlty and to aptness, neatnsss, and &C.
curacy In writing and in the use of fig
ures. The census requires active, ener-
getic persons, Of good address and read
mess with the pen. Only such can do
the work required with satisfaction to
the government and profit to themselves.
Each person seeking appointment as
census enumerator must make written
application to the supervisor for the dis
trict of which he is resident, giving the
christian name and the surname in full ::
whether resident Of the United Statas
or not; present legal residence sex and
color; age; place of birth the principal
facts of education and of professional or
business experience, including state
ment of all national, state, county, or
municipal offices held at any time; ma
ture OF present occupation, if any; pre-
ylous experience in census work; physi-
cal condition, and knowledge of English
and other languages. This application
must be made in handwriting of the APP
plicant throughout, and must be certi-
fled to as such.
The enumeration will begin June l,
1900, and must be completed within two
weeks in all cities for which 5000 inhab-
ltants or more were reported in 1890,
and in all other districts before July |
next thereafter.
This enumeration is to be restricted
to inquiries relating to tho population,
to mortality, and 10 the products of agri-
culture and of manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments. The schedule
of mortality, manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments NAV be with
held from enumerators, in the discretion
of the director of the census. In no
case will the schedules of inquiries to be
made by enumerators exceed four in
. number, and in this respect the work of
the enumerstors in the twelfth census
will be much more simple than hereto
fore required.
The compensation to be paid to emu
merators is fixed at minimum rate of
two cents for each living inhabitant.
TWO cents Tor each death, 10 cents for
each farm and 20 cents for each estab-
hshment OF productive industry is pro-
Vlded for all subdivisions where such al
loWance shall be deemed sufficient. In
other subdivisions where higher per
capita rates are to be paid, according to
the difficulty of Enumeration, the maxi
mum rate will not exceed three cents
Tor each living inhabitant, three cents
Tor each death, 20 cents for each farm.
and 30 cents for each establishment of
productive industry; while in subdivis-
ions where per diem rates are establish
ed, having reference to the nature of the
region 70 be canVassed and the density
or spaIseness of settlement, or othercon-
sideratons pertinent thereto, the com.
pensation allowed to enumerators will
not be less than So nor more than $6 9
day oil 10 hours actual field work each
Except IN extreme cases, no claim fo,
mileage or travelling expenses will h,
allowed 10 any enumerator, and thel
only when authority has been previous
ly granted by the director of the censue
ANY enumsrator, who, without iustif
able cause, neglecta or refuses to perforI
the duties of his position, after acceptir
the appointment and qualifying for IL
work, or who communicates to any pc
son not authorized TO receive the san
any information gained by him in Il
performance of his duties, will be su
ject TO tine OF $500.
From 10 TO 20 snumeretors will pro
ably be required fer the work in VIII
man coulty.
William r. Merriam OF Minnesota