Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-25
THE CENSUS TAKER.

How old are you? Are you married,
single, widowed or divorced? Is the
house you live in your owp; and, if go,
is it mortgaged or fret? What is your
occupation, and how many months out
of the year are you employed?
These are some of the pointed person
81 questions which will be asked during
the taking of the Twelflh Census of the
ULied States, which begins on June l
and ends June 10, 1900.
The law requires that the census shall
be taken between June and June 15.
As two OF these days fall on Sunday,
but thirteen working days are left.
Each enumerator will be prov ided
with small book in which will be num-
hered every lot 10 h!s district, and the
enumerator will be required to jot
down opposite each number the charac
Ter Of the place-a vacant lot, store,
or dwelling. By this means it can be
seen whether an eDumerator is doing
bis work.
An important task is the selection of
the enumerstors, who will be subject TO
an examination. The points insisted on
are physical activity, neatness and ao-
curacy IN writing and In figures. OF
course, diiigent inquiry is made as to
character. The enumerators must be
residents Of the districts in which they
are expected to operate. The prospec-
tive enumerator must also give speci'
men of his ability through "test census
work"
10 addition to the enurnerators clerks
will be employed to attend to the corre-
pnndence.
Enumerators are able to make from
$S to S. per day. They are paid accord
log to the number of names they get.
There is a minimum rata of two cents
for each living inhabitant, two cents
for each death, fifteen cents for each
farm apd twenty cents for each estab-
iishmeDt OF productive industry. The
maximum rate is three cents for each
living inhab,tant, three cents for each
death, twenty cents for farms and thir-
" cents for industrial institutions.
These are the questions you will have
10 answer.
Location. Street, house number,
number OF dwelling house in the order
of visitation, number of family, in the
order OF visitation.
Name of each person whose place OF
abode on June /, 1900, was in this fam.
ily. enter surname first, then the given
name and middle initial, If any; include
every person living on June 1, 1900.
Relation. Relationship of each per-
son to the head OF the family.
Personal Description. Color OF race,
sex; date of birth; month, year; age, at
last birthday; whether single, married.
widowed or divorced; number OF years
married; mother of how many children;
uumber OF these children living.
Nativity-Place of birth OF each per-
son and parents OF each person enume-
rated; if born in the United States give
the state or territory; II OF foreign birth,
give the country only; place of birth OF
this person; place OF birth OF father OF
this person; place Of uirth OF mother OF
this person.
Citizenship.-Year of immigration
TO the United states; number OF years
in the United States; naturalization,
Occupaiion-Trade or profession OF
each person ten years of age and ever;
occupation; months not employed.
Observation-Disclosures school rn
months); can read; can write; can speak
English.
Ownership of Home.-Owned or rent
ed. owned free or moltgaged; farm or
house. number of farm schedule.