Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-01-26
ALL ABOUT THU CENSUS
Carbon County Has Been Divided Into
Five Districts by Supervisor Rick
ards Of Butte.
PAY OF ENUMERATORS
There Will be One for Each District-Some
Extracts From the Census
Act.
PAY OF ENUMERATORS

!, The work of taking the 18th census
} will be commenced by the several
enumerators on the first day of next
June, who must complete their labors
on or before the first day of the fol-
lowing month. In a letter received
this week by County Clerk Mclean,
Hon. j. d. Richards of Butte, super
visor of the census for Montan, states
that he has divided Carbon county
into five districts, each of which will
have a separate enumerator. These
five districts have been created with
reference to the boundary lines Of
election precincts established by the
county commissioners, and are as fol-
lows:
Saltwater District Absarokee and
Fishtail precincts.
Red Lodge Greek District Jack
son and Morris precincts.
Red Lodge District East and
West Red Lodge and Roberts pre-
cincts.
Reno-Bowler District Bowler and
Reno precincts.
Joliet District-Rockvale, Joliet,
Carbonate, Gebo and Bridger pre-
cincts.
1t is probable, however, that the
Joliet district will be divided, for in
respose to an inquiry from the super
visor, County Clerk Mclean wrote
that, in his judgement, it covered too
much territory, and he suggested that
it be cut in two. If this is done, there
will be six districts in the county,
thus necessitating the employment
Of six enumerators, who are to be APP
pointed by Supervisor Richards.
That portion of the census act re-
lating to the duties of enumerators
provides that they must visit person
ally each dwelling house in their re-
spective districts, and each family
therein, and each individual living out
Of a family in any place of abode, and
by inquiry made of the head of fam
lily, or of the member thereof deemed
most credible and worthy of trust,
secure such information as the act
requires. In case no person shall be
found at the usual place Of abode of
such family, or individual living out
of a family, competent to answer the
inquiries made in compliance with
the act, then it shall be lawful for
the enumerator to obtain the required
information, as nearly as may be
practicable, from the family or fami-
lies or person or persons living near
est to such place of abode.
In case the subdivision assigned to
any enumerator embraces all or any
part of any incorporated borough,
village, town or city, and also other
territory not included within the
limits of such incorporated borough,
village, town or city, or either, it shall
be the duty Of the enumerator of such
subdivision to clearly and plainly dis
tinguish and separate, upon the pop
ulation schedules, the inhabitants of
all or any part of such borough, will
age, town, or city, as may be embraced
in the subdivision assigned to such
enumerator, from the inhabitants Of
the territory not included therein. No
enumerator shall be deemed qualified
to enter upon his duties until he has
received from the supervisor of census
of the district to which he belongs a
commission, under his hand, author
lzing him to perform the duties of an
enumerator, and setting forth the
boundaries of the subdivision within
which such duties are to be performed
by him.
Following are some extracts from
the act:
Sec. Is. That the director of the
census may authorize and direct sup
ervisors Of census to employ inter
prefers to assist the enumerators of
their respective districts in the enum-
Grafton of persons not speaking the
English language. The compensa
ton of such interpreters shall be
fixed by the director Of the census in
advance, and shall not exceed four
dollars per day for each day actually
and necessarily employed.
! Sec. Is. That the compensation of