Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-05
INSTRUCTIONS TO ENUMERATORS.

-SC. LOUIS SOlOUo-DculOCldt'
INSTRUCTIONS TO ENUMERATORS.
Information of Local Interest About Their
Duties, Rights and responsibilities.
As the people of this and other COM
munities will, in a few weeks, have to
submit to interviews from census
enumerators, the following from the
Washington Star, telling of the duties,
rights and responsibilities of the enum-
orators, is of general interest:
The director of the census has just
issued the instructions to enumerators
who are to take the 18th census. The
instructions are embraced in a neat
pamphlet of Ga pages, and cover every
detail of the work that is to be ac-
complished. 1t begins with concise
statement of the principle features of
the census act and gives explicit in
structions to enumerators as to the
duties that they are to perform.
The first important thing comes un-
der the head of Withdrawals, and it is
pointed out that in some districts a
portion of the population has been
withdrawn from the regular enumera-
tors. This is true of residents of mill
tary and naval stations, Indians living
on reservations, and certain institu-
tions, together with persons in the
military, naval or marine service, and
it is pointed out that the regular CEN
sus enumerators will have no jurisdic-
ton with them. The census OF Indians
living on Indian reservations outside OF
the Indian Territory will be made in
connection with the Office of Indian
affairs. 1t is pointed out that great
care must be used in the work of taking
the census, and that the schedules
should be carefully preserved.
ENUMERAToR's RIGHTS.
Under the head of "Enumerators'
Rights" it is pointed out that the
census act provides that they shall
have the right of admission to every
dwelling and to every manufacturing
or mechanical establishment for the
purpose Of obtaining information for
the census Office.
Enumerators have the right to put
every question contained in the census
schedules and to obtain answers to
each and all of them. Enumerators
are cautioned not to obtrude needless
ly upon any person, and it is of the
utmost Importance, the director states,
that the manner of the enumerator
should, under ull circumstances, be
courteous and conciliatory. Should
objection be made to answering auy
of the questions, note of the same
should be made and the fact reported
to the supervisor. Enumerators must
not accept the statement which they
believe to be false, and they are charg-
ed not to communicate to any person
any information obtained in the dis
charge of their duties. Enumerators
are cautioned not to show their sched-
ules or in any way give information
bearing upon the same. In canvasslng
d district, enumerators have not the
right to omit any dwelling, establish
ment or residence, nor to enter upon
II schedule of population the name of
any fcticious person or persons, and
for wilful Justification of the returns,
fine not exceeding $4,000, and i'm
prisonment not exceeding two years,
may result.
HOURS OF LABOR.
In the enumeration of the population,
no enumerator will be permitted to act
as a canvasser for newspapers, maga-
zines, or the sale of any article, nor
are enumerators permitted to delegate
their authority to any other person.
1t is expected that the enumeratorS
will devote at least 10 hours every
day, except Sundays, to the dllllgent
convassing of their districts. Enume-
rators are cautioned not to lose time
and money in their canvass. On en-
tering a house they are to transact
their business in the quickest possible
time and leave the premises. All OF
the duties of enumerators are to be
performed under the direction and
control of the supervisor of the dis
trict, and be has authority to discharge
for negligence, ineficiency, incompe-
tency or misconduct of any sort. The
department cautions the avoidance, as
far as possible, of the use of interpre-
ters, and says no expense should be in
Cured except where absolutely neces-
sary. The compensation OF interpre-
tiers, when necessary, will be 81 day
of 10 hours.
METHOD OF FILLING SCHEDULES.
Following this is a list of special
instructions, which gives in detail the
method to be followed in filling out