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will be employed in the census office in this
city, and that comparatively few appoint
nlents will be made to clerical positions or
to other positions in the Office before the
spring or summer Of 1909. The work to
be done in advance of the enumeration Is
simply preliminary work, and IL will re-
quire no very large force. After the CEN
sus shall have been taken as OF date June
1, 1909. II Is probable that the number of
clerks and other employees needed Will not
be less than 30O0. No appointments to
clerical positions will be made except of
such as ere willing to report for duty at
the offlce in Washington. There will be no
branch office at any other place in the
United States, and 1t viii be useless for
persons who do not live in the vicinity of
Washington to apply for positions. If they
- The supervisors.
There will also be appointed not more than
300 supervisors. whose duty ard oompensa-
ton are defined In section 10 Of the act.
In section 8 it is provided that the super
visors of the census shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Serate." The next regular
session of Congre,a vii begin on the first
Monday in DeceII.,,er q the present year.
1t will be Observe apo-. careful reading
OF the language II tie section quoted IN
the paragraph inEsc stately preceding, tina {
the act authorizes the supervisor of the
census in each supervisors district to ''des-
ignate to the director and, with the consent
of said director, to employ such persons as
enumerators within his district"
Applications for appointments as enu-
msrator should, therefore. be addressed TO
the supervisors, when these officers shall
have been appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, not earlier thar
December next. 1t is useless for persons
who desire to be appointed enumerators to
forward applications to the director of
the census, and all such applications will
be returned to their authors.
Provision is also made that the director
of census may authorize and direct super
vtsors OF census to employ interpreters to
assist the enumerators of their respective
districts In the enumeration of persons not
speaking the English language. The COM
pensation of such Interpreters shall be fixed
by the director of census in advance and
shall not exceed "a per day for each day
actually and necessarily employed. The
only other appointments authorized in the
act are those of special agents.
In case the supervisor of any district shall
have not been appointed and qualified in
the day preceding the commencing of the
enumeration, the director of the census may
appoint a special agent to perform the
work of subdivision into enumeration dis
tricts. 1t is not probable that any special
agents will be appointed under this Sec
ton.
Special Agents.
No special agents will probably be ap-
pointed before June, 1850.
Special agents win receive compensation
at rates to be fixed by the director of the
census, which will In no case exceed Sc per
day and actual necessary travelling ex-
penses and an allowance in lieu of subsist-
ence not exceeding s. per day. during their
absence from their usual place OF residence
The law especially provides that no pay
+ or allowance In lieu of subsistence shall be
allowed them for other than special, work
committed to them, and that no appoint
ments of special agents shall be made for
clerical work 1t will be required Of spe-
ciai agents that they shall possess sufi8-
cfent business experience. knowledge of the
world. ability to meet men and special
knowledge OF the subjects OF inquiry in the
divisions Of manufacturing and mechanical