Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-21
THE CENSUS OF CUBA
1t. Col. ]. P. Sanger Given Direction
Of the Undertaking.
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR
Provision for the Appointment Of
Employees.
TO BE COMPLETED NOV. SC

Secretary Root has signed the order Tor
the Cuban census. 1t is quite long and
comprehensive, covering everything that is
designed to be done. The order has been
translated into Spanish and will be publish
ed both in English and Spanish in Cuba.
The order appoints Lieut. Col. Joseph P.
Sanger director of the census and Victor H.
Olmstead assistant director. This is a
change from that first intended, as Mr.
Olmstead was named director and Col
Sanger as the representative Of the War
Department. The change places the direc-
ton of the census more directly under the
control of the War Department.
The census is to be completed by or be-
fore the 30th day of November Col San
ger will have his Office in Washington and
Mr.. Olmstead in Santa Clara, Cuba. Under
the director he will have charge of the
collection of all information required, will
I'LL vacancies which may occur among the
supervisors. and will appoint all enumera-
tors and such special agents as may be
necessary. The men who were nominated
by Gen. Brooke as supervisors have been
appointed. The supervisors are to consult
with the assistant director regarding the
division of the provinces into districts
nominate suitable persons as enumerators
and will issue instructions to them when
appointed. Provision for the removal of
any supervisor for NONCOMPLIANCE with the
directions of the order is provided
Work of the Enumerntors.
The enumerators are to be commissioned
by the Secretary of War. They are to COL
lect the information called for In the sched-
ules and in doing so must personally visit
each dwelling house in his district and each
family and each individual living out of a
family The information is to be that of
the date of October IT, 1899. The popula-
ton OF towns and villages must be shown
separately from the country districts
The districts shall not exceed more than
l,5oO In the urban and LOCO in the subur-
ban and rural districts, based upon the best
estimates to be obtained
Enumerators may be removed upon the
recommendation of the supervisors If the
assistant director finds any portion of the
census is being improperly taken he can
nave ne v enumeration made Interpreters
may be employed to assist in the work of
taking the census
Employees Must Take an Oath
None of the census officers or clerks can
enter upon their duties until they have
subscribed to the oath prescribed by the
Secretary Of War.
The enumeration of the population of
Cuba shall commence on the 10th day of
October, 1899 and shall be taken as of that
date. The enuneratorS and other officers
must complete the work as to forward
their returns to the supervisor of census of
sb,
A penalty of $1,000, or one wears impris-
onment. is provided for any person who
shall secure any fee for himself for secur-
ing the appointment of any person as a
census officer
Penalties also prescribed for any
neglect of duty OF officers. perjury and
false returns. Heads of families are also TO
be punished for refusing to furnish inforrla-
llon or Tor furnishing false information
and officials of corporations also FOR the
same ofenSe
All mail matter relating to the census
shall be Endorsed Official business war de-
paftment, Cuban census and carried free
OF cost, ana all kilograms relating to the
census snail be free of charge. Penalties
are provided for violation Of the rule.
Cuba to Bear the Expense
The expense of taking the census shall
he paid from the revenues of Cuba The
military governor of Cuba shall nominate
an officer of the army for paymaster in
each province
Inc asst paragraph of the order places
the military. government of the island at
stie H,snosal of the census officials 1t
The military governor of Cuba the mr.
1tary and civil governors of the provinces
and all civil and military officers will
render such assistance to the director as
sistant director, supervisors and enumera-
tors OF the Cuban census may be neces-
sary to enable them to carry into effect the
provisions of this order"
Headquarters Established.
Director Sanger has established head
quarters in the Lemon building and is
already hard at work upon the Cuban CEN
sus, arranging the preliminaries and get
ting the machinery in motion. Assistant
Director Olmstead is with him at present
and viii remain until the more important
features of the work are developed.