Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-05
STATE CENSUS
e. B. No. 33-Johnson of McLean.)

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year hereafter, under the direction OF
the secretary Of state.
Sec. 2. Blanks, Etc, to be Printed
! by Secretary of State.) That the
secretary of state shall, as soon as
may be after the passage of this act,
and also every tenth year hereafter,
cause uniform blank returns and alb.
stracts, together with copies of this
act and such instructions as he may
deem necessary, to be printed for the
purpose Of taking such enumeration.
Sec. 8. When Blanks to be Trans
mitted to County Auditory That the
secretary of state shall, on or before
the first day of April, instant, and OIL
or before the first day of April in
every tenth year hereafter, transmit
in such manner as he may think
proper, to each Of the county auditors,
twice as many of such blank returns,
and as many copies of this act and of
said instructions as there are asses
sor districts in their respective
counties.
Sec. 4. When County Auditors to
Deliver Blanks to Assessors.) That
it shall be the duty of each county
auditor at the time of delivering the
assessor supplies to the various dis.
trict, city, village and township asses
sors of his county III the year nineteen
hundred and five, and in every tenth
year thereafter, sufficient number Of
blank returns and copies Of this act
and instructions so as aforesaid trans
mitted to him by the secretary. Of
state to supply each assessor of such
district, city, village and township
with duplicate. sets Of said blank re-
turns, and one copy Of this act and
one copy Of said instructions.
Sec. S. When and How Enumera-
ton to be Made.) That during time
of making the assessments for the
year nineteen hundred and five, and
in every tenth year hereafter, every
such assessor shall proceed to emu
merate truly and accurately, the in.
habitants residing in the district or
territory for which he shall have been
elected or appointed, by making actu-
al inquiry at every dwelling house, or
the head of every family residing
therein, and that in making this emu
meration he shall ascertain and state
in separate lines or columns, accord
Ing to the schedules and instructions
to be furnished by the secretary Of
state, viz:
/. The number Of dwelling houses
numbered in order of visitation.
2. The number of families number
ed in order Of visitation.
3. The names of individuals.
4. The number Of Inhabitants ar
ranged, as far as practicable, accord
ing to families and dwelling-houses,
and classified as follows: Native
white males; native white females;
native colored males; native colored
females; foreign males-all other
nationahties: foreign females = all
other nationalities; children Of i've
years OF age and under-males; chill.
dren Of five years of age and under
females; all males five to twenty
years Of age; all females FIVE to TWEEN
ty years Of age; all males twenty to
sixty years Of age; all females twenty
to sixty years Of age; all males over
sixty years of age; all females over
sixty years Of age. "
Sec. 6. What Assessor to Enter In
Blank Return.) That each assessor
shall enter in the blank return re-
ceived the particulars of the enumera-
ton so made, according to the in
structions of the secretary Of state.
Sec. z. What Persons to be Re.
turned as Residents.) That every
person whose abode shall be in any
place or in any family on the first
day OF April next, and on the first
day of April In every such tenth year
hereafter, shall be returned as Of
such place or family, and not other.
wise; and every person casually alb.
sent at the time Of taking the emu.
meration as belonging to that place
in which he usually resides.
Sec. s. That the returns 60 made
out shall be certified by each assessor
taking the enumeration to be true
and accurate, to the best Of his
knowledge and belief, and shall stats
the number Of pages Of which It con.
sists, which certificate shall be sub.
scribed and sworn to by him before
some officer authorized to administer
oaths.
Sec. 8. When Assessor to Trans.
NIT Returns to Secretary OF State.)
That each assessor shall. on or b
fore the tenth day Of July next, and
on or before the tenth day Of July IN
every such tenth year hereafter
cause the returns 60 certified, to be
transmitted to the secretary Of state
through the county auditor OF his
county. by express, carefully boxed In
such manner as TO protect them: and
II the assessor shall neglect, for i've
days after the tenth day Of July, To
make his return 40 aforesaid, the sec
Rotary ct state shall Immediately dis
patch q messenger to procure such
RETURN, and the expense thereof Ehall
be deducted from the account Of such
Assessor BY the board of county corr,
missfoners, II they shall think proper
Sec 10. Secretary Of State to Re
port General Account OF Nnumeratior
to Legislature.) That the Socretary ol