Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-24

TIE census enumeration, with book
and pencil, will soon be abroad in the
land. The work in Ohio county must
be completed within two weeks after
June. LIST. Harvey Harmar, of Clarks-
burg, has charge of the work. in the
FIRST Congressional district and in
Ohio county it will be super vised by
c. A. Helmbright. The appointments
for Ohio county are as follows.
West Liberty-Earl F. Glass.
Wheeling, (country)-M. E.. McCol-
loch.
Toll Gate, (Twenty-ninth street,
James A. Wagner.
Elm Grove-Eugene NJ. Hildreth.
Valley Grove-Charles Sample.
Fulton-A G. Wagner
Wheeling, Robert W. Schnelle, 2119
Main street; P. H. Bachman, 2201 Eoff
street; Henry Kern, 2306 Chapline
street; George W. thinner, 55 Twenty
fourth street; W. A. Gibson, 1926 Main
street; George w. Norrington, 1043 Eon
street; Thomas V. Salisbury, p Elev-
enth street; Leroy NJ. Reed, 157 Four
teenth street; Alvin B. Cummins, 2318
Main street; Harry " Smith, 139 South
Huron street; Thomas d. Prosser, 81
Zane street; E. E. Barr, 60 Zane street;
James d. Larkin, 2340 Main street;
Levi Cassell, 76 Fourteenth street;
Albert L. Bauer, 1919 Jacob street;
David B. Heiskel, 1905 Chapline street;
Joseph A. Metcalf, Ito Fifteenth street;
Harry F. Kruger, 81 Twenty-seyenth
street; John C. Steuernagel, Thirty
FIRST and Chapline streets; William H.
Bayless, 80 Thirty-frst street; Charles
A. Helmbright, 80 Thirty-first street;
Albert n. Emblem, S24 Market street;
George Bell, 1924 Wood street; Henry
S. Steck, 1921 Jacob street; Henry A.
Nolte, Harry E. Caldebaugh, Rudolph
E. Shafer, 430 Main street; George
Bruhn, sos Alley B; James e. Hanes,
644 Main street; Jacob H. Reass, "a
Alley G.; Lee Robinson, lilo Market
street
The census to be taken this summer
is the twelfth and is, according to the
law which authorized it, "A census OF
the population, of deaths and of the
manufacturing, mechanical and agri-
cultural products of the United States.
The census is to be taken as of June l,
1900. That is, no attention will be paid
to events happening after that date.
By law the enumeration in any city
having 5000 inhabitants or more UNI
der the census of 1890 must be COM
pleted within two weeks from June l,
and in all other districts on or before
July l.
Each enumerator is assigned to a
certain district, within which district
he has power, but out Of which he has
no power.
The inmates of certain kinds OF in
stitutions are to be recorded by spe-
cial institution enumerators. All Deo-
pie outside of these classes fall within
the province of the regular enumera-
tor. Ceratin kinds of manufacturing
are to be recorded likewise by special
enumerators and in cities and States
where there is an official registry of
deaths, the director of the census is
authorized to withhold the mortality
schedule from the enumerators.
Each census enumerator will be pro-
vided with badge, which is to be
taken by citizens as his authority to
ask his questions. Each enumerator
should also have with him at all
times when on duty his certificate of
appointment, and these two silent wit
nesses of authority will be enough it
is believed, to conquer the most stub
born spirit. The law under which the
census is taken is very clear and
explicit as to the census takers
rights, as well as to the rights
of the citizens themselves. Each
enumerator' has the right of admis-
sion to every dweI--ng, including in
situations, and to every manufacture
ing and mechanical establishment
within the district for the purpose of
putting the questions called for by
the census. And the enumerator has
lie right to put all the questions and
to obtain answers to each and all of
them. Should information be re-
fused, the enumerator is cautioned by
his instructions against taking any
harsh or needlessly autocratic meas
ures to get what he wants. He is in
structed to show his badge and if nee
essary his certificate of appointment.
Should these measures be unavailing,
he is then to show the paragraph of
the census act providing for the pun
ishment of people who refuse informa-
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