New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-24

his fitness. Enumerators shall be APP
pointed upon application only, made upon
Dlanks prepared by the census bureau,
and the superintendent of census shall
IN appointing such enumerators be guided,
largely, by the applicants fitness ana
qualifications fc- the performance of his
outy, and that such applicants petition
or application shall bear the endorsement
ana recommendation of at least three 90
OF more citizens known to be of reputable
business standing and of good character.
NO enumeration shall be deemed qualified
10 enter upon his duties until he has re-
ce1Ved from the superintendent of census
commission under his hand authoriz-
ing MIN to perform the duties of an emu
merator, and setting forth the boundaries
or the subdivision within ,$h1ch such du-
ties are to be performed by him; he shall,
moreover, take and subscribe the fol-
lowing oath or affirmation:
L, -----------, an enumeration for tax
ing the fifth decenniaI census of Minneso-
Ia. do solemnly swear Tor attirm) that l
Will make a true and exact enumeration
OF all the inhabitants within the dlstrlct
assigned to me as provided for in the
act for taking the fifth decennial census;
and in conformity with all lawful IN,
structions which l may receive, and Will
as required by said act, and Will not as
close any information contained III the
schedules, lists or statements obtained py
me to any person or persons, except to
my superior officers.
1Signed). ----;
Which said oath or affirmation may be
court of record; or any justice of the
peace or notary public empowered to ad-
minister oaths; which oath duly authentl-
Gated shall be forwarded to the super
1ntendent of census before the date fixed
Tor the commencement of the e4umera-
ton.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of each
enumerator after being qualified in the
manner aforesaid, to visit personally each
dwelling house in his district, and each
family therein and each individual living
out of family in any place of abode.
and by inquiry made of the head of such
family, or of the member Cereof deemed
of such individual living out of family,
to obtain each and every item of informa-
ton and all the particulars required by
this act as of date June first Qstl. one
thousand nine hundred and five Q9O0).
And in case no person shall be found
at the usual place of abode of such fam
lily Individual living out of q family,
competent to answer inquiries made in
compliance with the requirements Of this
act, then 1t shall be lawful for the emu
merator to obtain the required informa-
ton as nearly may be practicable,
from the family or families, or person or
persons, living nearest to such place of
abode.
Sec 10 The said superintendent Of cen
aus shall have the power to provide for
such reasonable rules and regulations for
the taking of such census and for the
forwarding of returns to the enumerators
or to the superintendent of census as he
may deem proper and advisable. That
each of the original schedules so prepared
and forwarded by such enumerator, as
herein provided shall be duly certified by
such enumeratOr in such manner as the
said superintendent of census shall pro-
vide for under the terms Of this act.
Sec. II. That each and every person
more than twenty (20) years of age, be-
longing to any family residing in any
enumeration district or subdivision and
in case of the absence of the heads and
other members of any such family, then
any representative of any such family
shall be, and each of them hereby is
required, if thereto requested by the EMU
meratOr, to render true account tC
the best of his or her knowledge of every
person belonging to such family, in the
various particulars, required by law anG
whoever shall willfully fail refuse shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in
the county Jail in his respective county
Sfor period not exceeding sixty (60) days
y IL Sec. - If any enumerator or agent
appointed under this act willfully refuses
to perform any duty required of him in
accordance herewith or fails to forward
his original schedules, duly certified tc
within the time provided by this act
or falsifes attempts to falsify in any
manner his enumeration schedules or re-
ports, he shall be guilty of a misde
meanor. and upon conviction shall be i'm
pTisoned in the county jail in his re:
spective county for a period not exceed
ing ninety 600 days, and if any person
shall refuse to give the information re
CURED by this act to a person authorized
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
Or imprisoned in the county Jail in hi!
county for period not exceeding ninet!
GEO. days
Sec. IS. All fines imposed by this &C
may be recovered in any court of com
petent jurisdiction and shall accrue Who'll
ly to the state.
Sec. IA. In case any enumerator O.
agent shall be found incompetent or dire
lict in the performance of his duties hi
commission may at any time be revoked
by the superintendent of census, and an
other enumerator or agent appointed il
his place.
Sec IS The superintendent of the cen
sus shall on or before the twenty-fiftl
(25th) day of May next, transmit to tn
several enume iT appointed under tn
prepared under the direction of said su
pertntendent of census, in accordanc
with the provisions of this act, with sue
instructions and regulations as said su
per1ntendent may deem necessary an
proper.
Sec. 16. The superintendent of censu
shall employ, for such time as may b
necessary, COpyistS, stenographers, stats
ticians, etc, as ne shall deem necessar
IN compiling, tabulating, and ,publishin
the provisions of this act.
Sec. II. The superintendent of the Ger
sus Is hereby authorized to make sue
arrangements with the custodian or Gus
todians of the new state capitol buidin
for the use of such rooms of the sal
state capitol building as may be neces
6aTy IN cOnductlng the work Of takin
and compiling said census, and he sha
make suitable provisions for the sal
storage and preservation of all censu
schedules and documents during the proc
ess of taking, compiling and publishin
said census, and shall also preserve
the state capitol building all original Ger
sus schedules and documents, after sue
census record has been printed for sue
disposition thereof as the thirty-fift
(8oth) session of the state legislature sha
see fit to make The superintendent {
census shall preserve inviolate and intat
all census statistics and shall not allo
such statistics or any portion theret
to be made public until same are printe
under the provisions of this act. No cler
copyist or other employee in said censl
bureau shall divulge or make public
any person or persons, prior to the pull
LEGATION thereof, any Of the said censl
statistics. Any violation of the DR.
visions of this section shall be punishe
by fine not exceeding two hundred ar
fifty (250) dollars or imprisonment in tt
county jail for the period of not mo-
than ninety 900 days.
Sec. IS. The superintendent of censl
shall complete the compliant and pu
LEGATION of the said census not later tha
the first Gst day Of January, one tho
sand nine hundred and six 1906. Thu
said publication shall be made in mann
and form as the said superintendent
census shall deem proper. That the
hon he o11h1 AL,