The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27
CENSUS INTERRoGAToRIEs.
FIJI Out This Blank and Hand Id e
Crnsmn .ilnumcrntors.

j. CITY ......,.,.'..,,....... ..r.'.'s..'''
2. Street and No., .'.....,...,..,..,,..
3. Name ...............4'..'...
4. Relation to head Of family. .........
5. Color or race OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
g. Sex .........,...,......,,
T. Date OF birth. q. Month. Year,.
s. Age st last birthday ..................
9. Whether single married widowed or
divorced ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
10. Number of year married. .............
il. Mother OF how many children.
u. Number of these children living......
49, Place of birth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
IA. Place OF birth OF father.
Is. Place OF birth OF mother .......,......
Is. Year OF immigration to the United
States .....,........,.,.....
II. Number Of years In United States .,..
49, Naturalization .....i.................
49, Occupation trade or profession $3.50.
20. Months not employed ................
81. Attended school Din months) .........
22.aCan read .......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
90 Can write .....................
"a. Can speak English .........,....,.....
25. Is home owned or rented ......,,....'..
20. II owned, is home free or mortgaged' :.
The above are the question that will be
asked by the United States census enume-
ratons In collecting information for the
twelfth census, the canvass TO be made
between June ! and 10.
This schedule ls printed at the request
OF the citizens committee representing
the Houston Cctton Exchange the Busi-
ness I.eague and the Houston Manufactur-
ers' association, with the view Of facili-
taping the taking o, the Houston census
that Il may be as thorough as possible.
Nh only With the view OF facilitating
the work OF the enumerators who have
only thirteen working days in @hlch to
compleite the work OF taking the census
of he entire city, but with the more i'm
portant object in view OF seeing that the
census Of this city is thoroughly faken,
citizene are requested TO fiji ont this
schedule IN advance clip II from the
paper. and have 1t ready TO hand TO the
eniimerators when they apply for the in
fonnstion. thus saving time aud iazuring
more accuracy In having ample time TO
prepare the answers In advance.
The printing OF shts schedule Is intend
"a N he Of SPECIAL benefit to occupants o.
boarding houges. and young men who hav'
rooms IN the business poriion OF me
city. who are not as accessible 10 me
enumerators as are heads Of families, ana
such peraons are requested TO nii OUT
the above blank and leave Il where the
enumefator can get II.
As coIared people are generally apathesie
In submitting 20 be inferrogated, heads
of wife families are also requested 70
furnish these blanks 70 their colored SER
var4s exphiniag 70 Them what IS re-
oulred by the census department
There Is a penalty o. 800 Imposed by
the United States statute FOR refusing 10
furnish information 20 census enumeFators.
when citizens are advised that the cen
sus enliuerator has canvaTsed the plock
mon which they reside AMI has failed -
Ssli ,rocn hem they are fur her requestea
"a no,igy Mr.. 5, +. Tracy. spaeial cersas
,yant q mis- office, 9i0M Fan1in stree.
csrip bulldirg 81 such regieft on the
MT o. re enumeritoY aud such complaint
WIN receive p-o-p atkenaions
citizens expecting 10 De absent from