The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-25

SUPERVISOR DENTON.
the crop of 1899 only, also the number
of deaths in the county for the year
ending May 81, 1900. The following
questions will be asked by the census
enumerators of all residents, and I'M
der the law, they are obliged to make
true answers to the same The ques-
tions to be asked are:
Surname, Christian name, initial.
Relationship of each member to the
head of the family
Color or race.
Sex.
Age at last birthday.
Month and year when born.
Single, married, widow, widower or
divorced.
Mother of how many children.
Number of children living.
Sex of these children.
Where were you born? If in the
United States, give State or Territory.
country only.
Where was your father born? your
mother (same conditions as the fore
going).
If of foreign birth, when did you
come to the United States?
How many years have you resided
in the United States?
Have you been naturalized?
How many years since you became
a citizen?
What is your occupation, trade or
profession? This question applies to
persons ten years of age or over.
How many months during the year
are you employed?
How many months have you at
tended school? (This question applies
to children of school age).
Can you read?
Can you write?
Can you speak English?
Do you own the house in which you
live?
Do you rent the house in which you
live?
If you own the house, is it free or
mortgaged?
In addition to the above questions,
the enumerator is obliged to secure
information regarding all persons de-
fective in sight, hearing or speech.
Under the United States census law
any person who refuses to answer any
or all of the above questions author
lied to be asked, will be subject to a
fine of 800, as per section % of the
Census Act which is in part as fol-
lows:
''Sec. 22-That each and every per-
son more than twenty years of age
belonging to any family, residing in
any enumeration district or sub divi-
sion. and in case of the absence of the
head or other member of such family,
then any representative of such family
shall be, and each of them hereby is,
required, if thereto requested by the
Director, supervisor or enumerator to
render q true account, to the best OF
his or her knowledge, of every person
belonging to such family in the vari-
GUS particulars required, and whoever
shall willfully fail 70 refuse to render
such true account, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined in q
sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars. -
All information if correct, received
by any enumeration or other officer
connected with the taking of the
Twelfth Census, is to be considered
by them as strictly confidential, and
can in no way be made use of for the
purpose of the imprisonment of any
person, or for taxation military duty,
or as basis for any criminal charge,
or for any suit for damages. The
penalty for SO doing is fixed by sec
tion 81 by the Act. which is in part as
follows
''Section 21-That any supervisor,
supervisors clerk, enumeration, inter.
prefer, special agent or other employee
who, having taken and subscribed the
oath of Office required by this act
shall without justifable cause, ne
glect OF refuse to perform the duties
enjoined ON him by this act or shall
without the authority of the Director
of the Census, communicate to any
person not authorized to receive the
same, any information gained by hin
in the performance of his duties, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction, shall be finet
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
All enumerators or other per sons en-
gagged in taking the census, will b.
furnished with badge, or with writ
ten authority, and they are required
to show the same to any person so re
questing.
I am moved to ask you to act Oh
this matter to the end that the wild
est publicity may be given to thi
important work, and that all person
may know in advance what the Law
requires of them in this particular.
The interests of our State demand
that full and correct enumeration bt
made of it's inhabitants, so that thu
progress may be known, and the cor
rect number of its population be as
certained. Never before has TIM
United States Government taken sucl
pains, or expended such large sums O