The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-25
HOW TO GET CENSUS JOBS.
The R equiremsnts, Work and Pay Ac.
cording to the Law.

The following is taken from the CIR
culars regarding the coming ceasus
The circular says:
The acts of March 3, 1899. under the
provisions of which the twelfth census
of the United States is to be taken, pro.
vides for the appointment Of supervi-
sors of census. to have general super
vision within their respective districts
Of the enumeration to be made in June
1900 Oae Of the duties imposed by
the census act upon these supervisors
is the designation of suitable persons to
be employed, With the consent of the
director of the census, rs enumerators
within their respective districts. 1t is
further provided that suuh persons
shall be residents Of the enumeration
districts for which they may be ap-
pointed, and that they shall be selected
solely with reference to fitness, and
without reference to their political par
ty affiliations.
The appointment of enumerators will
be made with reference to physical &C
tivlty and to artness, neatness and &C.
curacy in writing and in the use of fig
urcs. The census requires active, en-
ergetic persons of good address and
readiness with the p.n.
Each person seeking appointment as
census enumeration must make writ
ten application to the supervisor for
the district of which aresident, CIV
ing 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
pli1c;pa! facts of education and of
professional oI business experience, in
cluding a statement OF ali rational,
State, county or municipal Offices held
at any time; nature of present oecupa-
ton, if any; previous experience in
census work; physical condition, and
knowledge Of English and other Ian
guages This application must he
made in the handwriting of the appli.
cant throughout and must be certified
to as such.
The enumeration required by the
census act will begin on the first day
of June, 1900, and must be completed
within two weeks in all cities for
which 5000 inhabitants or more were
reported in 1890, and in ali other dis
tricts on or before the first day Of July
next thereafter.
1t will be necessary for each enumer-
ator, before entering upon his duties,
to receive a commission, under the
hand of the supervisor Of the district to
which he belongs, and to take and sub
scribe an oath or affirmation tina. he
will faithfully discharge all the duties
required of him under the law.
Gnder the provisions of section I Of
the census act, the enumeration in
June, 1900, is restricted to inquiries
relating to the population, to mortality
and to the products of agriculture and
manufacturing and mechanical es;ab-
lishments, and: by the same section,
the schedules or mortality and of man
ufacturing and mechanical establish
ments may be withheld from the enum
orators, 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, aud in tLis respect the
work Of the enumerators at the twelfth
census will be much more simple than
that required of enumerators at preced
| Ing censuseS.
The compensation TO be paid to
enumerators is fixed by section l6 Of
the act Of March 3, 1899, and mini
mum rate of two cents for each living
inhabitant, two cents for each death
fifteen cents for each farm, and twenty
cents for each establishment of pro-
ductive industry is provided for all sui
divisions where such allowance shall
be deemed sufficient. 10 other subdi-
visions where higher per capita rates
are to be paid, according to the diff
Guilty of enumeration, the maximum
rate will rot exceed three cents for each
living inhabitant, three cents for each
death, twenty cents for each farm, and
thirty cents for each establishment Of
productive industry, while IN subdivi-
sions where per diem rates are estab-
lished, having reference t5 the nature
of the region to be canvassed and the
density or sparseness Of settlement, or
other considerations pertinent thereto,
the compensation allowed to enumera-
tors will be not less than three nor more
than six dollars per day of ten hours
actual field work each. Except in ex-
treme cases, no claim for mileage or
travelling expenses will be allowed to
any enumerator, and then only when
authority has been previously granted
by the director Of census.