The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-29
Nose Counting Throughout the
United States To Be Started
With First of New Year
NO LOCAL MAN APPOINTED.
Congressman of the District Will
Have the Privilege Of Appoint
ing Men in Charge Of
the Work

While no one has been suggested as
vet as the future census enumerator
for the district, highly important and
lucrative position, it is expected that
the appointment will be made soon by
Congressman cooper.
Early in the coming year the people
of Kenosha, the state Of Wisconsin
and of the whole United States, will be
confronted with certain persons who
will ask lot Of questions about them
selves, their families and their bust
ness. These men cannot be put off
without answer, for they will be the
accredited representatives of the Unit
ed States government who have the
right to know what they are asking
for. They will be, in fact, the census
takers. They will begin work the 18th
of April next year and will continue
their work until it is completed. No
body will escape for the enumerators
will be everywhere.
Congressman Cooper has sent copy
of the law governing the taking of the
census, and synopsis Of it's provisions
will be of general interest and will
prepare the people for the reception
SOf the inquisitive agents who will visit
them next spring. Following are the
principal provisions of the law:
The thirteenth census shall be re-
stricted to inquiries relating to popula-
tion, to agriculture, to manufactures,
and to mines and quarries The
schedules relating to population shall
include for each inhabitant one name,
relationship to head the family, color,
sex, age, conjugal condition, place of
birth, place of birth of parents, num-
Der of years in the United States, citi
zenship, occupation, whether or not
employer or employee, and if employee,
whether or not employed at the date
of enumeration and the number Of
months employed during the preceding
calendar year, whether or not engaged
in agriculture, school attendance, liter
airy and tenure of home and whether
or not a survivor of the union or con
federate army or navy; and the name
and address of each blind or deaf and
dumb person; and for the enumeration
of institutions, shall include paupers,
prisoners, juvenile delinquents, insane,
feeble minded, blind, deaf and dumb
and inmates Of benevolent institu-
tons.
The compensation of enumerators
shall be determined by the director of
the census as follows: In subdivisions
where he shall deem such renumera-
ton sufficient, an allowance of not less
than two or more than four cents for
each inhabitant; not less than twenty
nor more than thirty cents for each
farm reported; ten cents for each barn
and inclosure containing live stock not
on farms and not less than twenty nor
more than thirty cents for each es-
Establishment of productive industry re-
ported. In other subdivisions the di-
rector of census may fix a mixed rate
of not less than one nor more than
two dollars per day and, in addition,
an allowance of not less than one nor
more than three cents for each in
habitant enumerated, and not less than
fifteen nor more than twenty cents for
each farm and each establishment of
productive industry reported. In
other subdivisions per diem rates shall
be fixed by the director according to
the difficulty of enumeration, having
special reference to the regions to be
canyassed and the sparsity of settle
ment or other conditions pertinent
thereto. The compensation SLOWED to
an enumerator in any such district
Sc per day of eight hours actual field
work, and no payment. shall be made
for time in excess Of eight hours for
one day. No claim for mileage or
travelling expenses shall be allowed any
enumeration in either class of subdivi-
6ions, except in extreme cases and then
only when authority has been previ-
ously granted by the director of the
census and the decision of the director
as to the amount due any enumerator
shall be final.