The evening times., 1899-10-12

the Island of Porto Rico have been adopt
ed, and Lieut. Col. j. p. Sanger, director
OF this census. has issued an order direct-
ing that it be commenced on the 2Sth OF
the present month. The regulations pre-
scribe the duties OF the assistant director,
supervisors, and enumerators.
Each supervisor is charged with GER
tain district, and he is to nominate TO the
Director of the Census suitable persons
as enumerators within his district He Is
TO give TO enumerators the necessary in
structions and directions relating TO their
duties, to scrutinize the returns of the emu
merators, and TO cause any discrepancies
10 be corrected. He must forward to the
director complete returns for his district.
He will also make up and forward TO the
disbursing officer of the army designated
to make payments in his district on the
25th of each month accounts required Tor
ascertsining the amount OF compensation
due himself. each enumerator, his clerk
and messenger in his district, and other
current expenses. etc.
Each enumerator must be duly commits
stoned by the Secretary OF War, and sworn
TO the faithful performance of his duty
by the supervisors OF the census, or py
any civil or military officer authorized TO
administer oaths. Each enumerator VIII
be charged with the collection in his dis
trict of the facts and statistics required
by the population schedule, and such
other schedules as the Secretary OF War
NAV determine shall be used by him IN
connection with the census.
II will be the duty of each enumerator
to visit personally each dwelling house in
his district, and each family therein, and
Of anil in
any place OF abode, and by enquiry made oil
the head OF each family, or Of the member
thereof deemed most creditable and worthy
of trust or OF such individual living out OF
family TO obtain each and every item
of information and all the particulars re-
quired by the order prescribed as OF the
date October, 1899 And in case no per-
son is found al the usual place OF abode
of such family, or individual living out OF
a family, competent TO answer the enqui-
ries made in compliance with the require
ments of the order. then il shall be lawful
for the enumerator 10 obtain the required
information, as nearly as may be practl-
cable, from the family or families or per-
sons living nearest to such place OF aboie;
and il Will be the duty of each enumerator
to forward the original schedules, duly
certified, to the supervisor of census Of
his province as his returns, and in the
event of discrepancies or deficiencies being
discovered in his returns he is TO use all
diligence ia correcting or supplying the
same.
In case the district assigned 10 any emu
merator embraces all or any part of any
incorporated township. village, town or
city. and also other territory not included
within the limits Of an incorporated town
ship, village. town or city. or either, 1t
will be the duty of the enumerator of such
district TO clearly and plainly distinguish
and separate, upon the population sched-
ules, the inhabitants of all or any part or
such township. village, town, or city, as
may be embraced in the district assigned 10
such enumerator. from the inhabitants OF
the territory not included therein. No emu
meIator is to be deemed qualified TO enter
upon his duties until he has received from
the supervisor OF census OF the province 10
which he belongs he commission author
iZing him TO perform the duties of the emu
meraIOr.
Each and every person more than TWEEN
ty years of age belonging TO any family re-
siding in any enumeration district, and Ia
case OF The absence OF the heads and othel
members OF any such family, then any reps
reseuJative of such family is required, if
requested by the assistant director, super
visor or enumerator, to render true &C
count, 10 the best of his or her knowledge
VI Every pSlSoA bclSLBluB 10 iue laUllY Ia
the various particulars required, and who
ever will be guilty of a misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof fined in a sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars. Every
president, Treasurer, secretary, director,
agent, or other officer OF every corporation.
and every establishment Of productive In
dustry, whether conducted as a corporate
body, limited liability company, or by pri-
yate individuals, from which answer 10 any
OF the schedules, enquiries, or statistical
interrogatories provided for by the census
order who, if requested by the assistant
director, supervisor, enumerator, or special
agent, wilfully neglects or refuses to give
true and complete answers to any enqul-
ries authorized or shall wilfUlly give false
information, will be guilty OF misdemean-
or, and upon conviction fined not exceeding
$4,000, TO which may be added imprison-
ment for period not exceeding one year"
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