Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-10-28
Taking of the Twelfth Census.

The taking of the twelfth census will
begin June /, 1900. From the Oregonian |
OF the 25th we quote portion of an
article. Under the law the enumeration
must be completed in towns having over
5000 inhabitants within two weeks and
within thirty days in all other towns and
districts. Each state and territory has
one or more supervisors who will APP
point the euumerators with regard to
fitness and not to politics.
Each person seeking appointment as
census enunerator must make written
application to the supervisor for the dis
trict of which resident, giving the
Christian name and surname in full;
whether citizen of the United States or
not; present legal residence; sex and
| color; age; place of birth; the principal
facts of education and of professional or
business experience, including a state
ment of all national, state, county or
municipal Offices held at any time; nature
of present occupation, if any; previous
experience in census work; physical con-
dition, and knowledge of English and
other languages. This application must
be made in the handwriting of the ap-
plicant throughout. and must be certi-
fed to as such
Under the provisions of Section the
enumeration is restricted to inquirer re-
lating to the population, to mortality,
and to the products of agriculture and of
manufacturing and mechanical establish
ments, and by the same section, the
schedules of mortality and of manufacture
ing and mechanical establishments NAV
be Withheld from the enumerators, in the
discretion of the director of the census.
In No case, therefore, will the schedules
of inquiries to be made by the census
enumerators exceed four in number, and
III this respect the work of the enumer
ators at the I2th census will be much
more simple than that required of ennmer-
ators at preceding censuses.
The compensation to be paid to emu
merators is fixed by section I6, and a
minimum rate of cents for each living
inhabitant, cents for each death, IS
cents for each farm, and 20 cents for each
establishment of productive industry is
provided for all subdivisions where such
allowance 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 3 cents for
each living inhabitant, 3 cents for each
death, 20 cents for each farm and 80
cents for each establishment of pro-
ductive industry, while i'll subdivisions
where per diem rates are established
having reference to the nature of the
region to be canvassed and the density
or sparseness of settlement. or other
considerations pertinent thereto, the
compensation allowed to enumerators
will be not less than IS nor more than S6
per day of 10 hours actual field work
each. Except in extreme cases, no claim
for mileage or travelling expenses will bt
lallowed.
Any supervisor, supervisors clerk
enunerator, Interpreter, special agent
or other cmploye. e'uses to perform thu
duties of his position, after accepting
an appointment and qualifying for thu
work, or who communicates to any per
son not authorized to receive the SAINT
any information gained by him in thu
performance of his duties, will be sub
ject to a fine Of $500, as provided in sec
ton al of the census act. The section
Iprovides also that IF he shall willfull,
and knowingly swear or affirm falsely
he shall be deemed guilty of perjury ant
upon conviction thereof shall be i'm
prisoned not exceeding three years am
be fined not exceeding $500; or if h
shall willfully and knowingly make
| false certificate or a fictitious return. h
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, an
upon conviction of either of the las
named ohenses he shall be fined not eS
ceeding $1,000 and be Imprisoned not eS
ceeding two years"