Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-02
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'EHHUHsDAY,I INOy.I3a, , 1890.
Tsyrl .'I q lr'ra CENSUS toF me UNITED STATES
allsfssatons, Duties and Compensation oi
Census s,s.sunt5rators. .."s

The following circular is from the
,&i 4 )irect tor Of the Twelfth Census. 1t
Sis sent out in this district by Hon
B 'ttisorge ". She'll, of Laurens, s. c.,
who WillSsend blank forms of appli-
q. cation for employment on request:
The ct5of March 3, 1899, under
the provisions Of which the Twelfth
81 ;ssa ,enssas 's Of the United States is TO be
taken, provides for tho appointment
OF supervisors Of census, one or more
to, to each State and Tcrritory, the Dis
sStriict OF Columbia, Alaska, and the
Hawaiian Islands, to have general
supervision within their respective
districts of the enumeration to be
made in June, 1900. One Of the
B H:Sduties Imposed by the census act
these supervisors is the dcsigna-
tion of suitable persons to be en-
aployed, with the consent Of tho Di-
], rector of the Census, as enumerators
within 5their respective districts. 1t
Sls further provided that such persons
shat be residents of the enumeration
districts for which they may be ap-
pointed, and that they shall be Sc
SSl'e9'cted solely with. reference to fitness,
& and without reference to their poll
4 tical party affiliations.
The appointment of cnumcrators
will be made with reference to phys
! ical activity and to ptness, ncatncss
and 45'and accuracy in writing and in the
use of figures. The census requires
active, energetic persons of good adj
s dress and readiness with the pen.
Il Only8such can do the work with sat
B isfaction to the Government or profit
tc themselves.
5#i Zach person seeking appointment
,las census enumerator must make a
Written}application TO the supervisor
! for the district of which a resident,
giving the Christian name and sur
name in full whether a citizen of
the United States or not present
legal alSesldence; sex and color; age
pls,I.e of birth the principal facts of
%educationEan of professional or busi-
ness experience, including state
\ ment of all national, State, county,
Cor municipal offices held at any time
n nature of present occupation, if any;
previous experience in census work
physical condition, and knowledge of
English and other languages. This
application (scc form 7-217) must be
made in the handwriting of the ap-
plicant throughout, and must be Ger
titled to as such.
The enumeration required by the
census act will begin on the first day
& of June, 1900, and must be com
B pleted within two weeks in all cities
for which 5000 inhabitants or more
were reported in 1890, and in all
.Aother1 itricts on or before the first
I day l4isSy next thereafter.
y Of theM GH8se necessary for each emu
m1nssssor, orc entering upon his
-6a5fas, TO T Eceivc commission, I'M
der tho hA2d of the supervisor of the
district }Ifo which he belongs, and to
take anW subscribe an oath or atlirma-
ton th3t he will faithfully discharge
all thck duties required of him under
the lagw.
81. UIRder the provisions of Section 7
) of tHe Census Act, the enumeration in
jung 1000, is restricted to inquiries
I. rel3hing to the population, to NOR
4 tally, and 80 the products of agri-
culture and Of manufacturing and
mechanical establishments, and, by
E the same section, the schedules of
u 9t mortality. and OF manufacturing and
$$5l Mechanical establishments may be
S$ withheld; from the enumcrators, in
u thc discretion of the Director of the
rs Census. In no case, therefore, will
4 the schedules Of inquiries to be made
%by the census enumerators exceed
four in number, and in this respect
x the work of tho enumcrators ut the
:, Twelfth Census will be much more
simple than that required of cnumc-
( rators at preceding censuses.
sg'he compensation to be paid TO
enImefators is fixed by Section 1G
s'::of the Act of March 3, 1890, and a
nisiimum rate of two cents for each
lsYing inhabitant,. two cents for each
Meath, fifteen cents for each farm,
6 and tWenty cents for each establish
4 rnenssof productive industry is pro-
sS.Yidea for all subdivisions where such
Sl8aiiQWance shall be deemed sufficient.
|, An other subdivisions where higher
5FperS capita rates are paid, according
4 tothe difficulty of enumeration, the
ia &imnm rate will not exceed three
ssi;;fE<sE1ys FOR each. living inhabitnnt,