The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22
THE CENSUS REPORT
APPLICANTS FOR THESE PLACES
MUST BE ENDORSED.
What Is 70 Be Required OF the
Enumcra,ors for tne Work That
VIII Begin in the Spring.

VIII Begin in the Spring.
United States Census Director Du-
rand a few days ago issued state
neat t.o1 Washington defining the
qualifications. duties and comDea
Sat:on Q! census enume-a;ors. H"
states :hat one ot the duties !mpos
81 upon H.. supervisors BY the cen
sus act IS the GeSi cDation o; su!;a-
BE persons 10 5e employed. with the
conscn; CT the director OF the Cen
Sis. as erum.rators within their re-
s:ec;:ve districts. Ii is further pro-
v.dca that such persons shall be Sc
!ectet solely with view 10 fitness
and without reference 20 thei. po
!it!cal party affiliations.
The census act provides that the
enumeration Of population and agrt-
culture shall begin OF April IS. 1910.
and tia: each enune-a;or shall coE-
3lcte the work required il his dis
;.ict within thirty days in the case
% rural districts and small towns.
AID within TWO weeks IN the case o:
any Incorporated city. town. village
or borough which had 5000 inhahi-
;ants 0. more uote7 the census OF
1900.
u, IS dcsi-a5!e where possible
IA, ne enume-a;or shall! 1--we 81 the
'ist.ic; he is 20 canvass. He shoult
20 familiar with It's territory aat
the general character OF its people
The census requires as enume.-
a,ors active. energetic persons OF
good address they must be thor
oughly trustworthy. honeat and OF
good habits. They must Lave a:
least ordinary education and be able
to write plainly and With reasonabl"
rapidity. In general. preference VIII
be given to former eaaDe.atoTs Il
they are at present physically abb"
10 petorm the duties OF the position
Each person seeking appointment
as census eaumeratcr must make =
written application 70 the superv!s,
or Coz the district Of which resi-
lent. and said application must oc
maze Throughout: in the handwriting
Of ,he applicant. and must be endors.
ed By two representative business
men OF the community n which n"
ap?l!can: resides.
All applicants for appointment as
eaumerators will be required TO take
IN examination. TO be prescribed by
the Director OF the Census. TO deter
mine thei! fitness for the work. This
examination vii! be Of practical
character. consisting chiefly or Who'll
" 0: the h,l!ag out OF sample
schedule OF population from dat
furnished. ana. IN the case OF enr
meratc-s whose work will be In ~
al districts. the filing out OF q
sample schedule of agriculture.
Each applicant, Is furnished with
n illustrative example o! the man
ner OF elliag the population scAej-
rle and. n country districts. with .
COPY Of the agricultural! schedule 70
which. II the main. tAe work Of the
census enune-ators Is confined
These ferns Of schedules are surn-
!shed for the information OF th~
applicant and should be studied ant
preserved for use IN connection with
the examination referred 70 IN the
preceding paragraph.
1T Will be necessary for each emu
me-ator. before entering upon his
'ut!es. 10 receive commission under
the hand oc the supervise: Of the
district 20 which be belongs. and to
make and subscribe an oath or az
a-mat!oa :hs: hn will faithfully dis
charge al! :he duties required OF h!rc
unde. the law.
The census act also provides thar
aa eaumerator. after accepting an
appointment: and qualifying FOR the
work. can not. without jus,ifab!c
cause refuse or neglect to perform
the duties OF the position: and be
w!ll further be required to devot"
his entire working time TO the cen
srs work during the period OF the
enumeration
The compensation 70 be paid to
Is Sxed by the census
act. and an allowance OF not less
than two nor more than four cents
:or each iaha b;,aHt: rot less than
twenty nor more shan thirty cents
Cor each farm reported. and ten
cents for each barn and inclosu:e
live stock not on farms.
Is provide! for all subdivisions
where the Director OF the Census
shall deem such remuneration su:
scient In other subdivision ~"
:!-ecto. nay fx mixed rate o.
cot less than one nor more tha"
,wo dollars per day. and IN addi-
ion. al allowance o. not less thar
>ne nor more than three cents for
ZACH iaha h!.an: enumerated. and aoi
ess than 6tec2 nor more than tween
y ce2tS 70: each farm reported |
while IN subdivisions where per
lem rates are necessary. because %
::e difficulty O. the enumeration. ID"
may 5e allowed. IN n.
discretion 0! the director. com
'eCsa;!o2 Of not less than three nor
nore than SIX dollars per day o:
Ugh: hours actual Geid work each
Except IN extreme cases. no claim
or mileage o. travelling expenses
ii, BE allowed 20 any cnume.ator.
nd then only when authority has
cen previously granted By the D!
ecto- Of the Census.
Attention IS also called 10 the le!
- OF the President. addressed tc
2e Secretary 0: Commerc. a@i La
Or. a copy OF which is appended 70
le statement. concerning ;he ma:
:. G: political ACTIVITY on the pa;