The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-21
What Is to Be Required of the

What Is to Be Required Of the
Enumerators for the Work That
Will Begin in the Spring.
United States Census Director Du-
rand few days ago issued state
ment from Washington defining the
qualifications, duties and compen-
sation of census enumerators. He
states that one Of the duties impos-
ed upon the supervisors by the CEN
sus act is the desi 2nation Of suita-
BILE persons to be employed, with the
consent of the director of the cen
sus, as enumerators within their re-
spective districts. 1t is further pro-
vided that such persons shall be Sc
lected solely with view to fitness
and without reference to their po-
litical party affiliations.
"The census act provides that the
enumeration of population and agri-
culture shall begin on April Is, 1910.
and that each enumerator shall COM
plete the work required in his dis
trict within thirty days in the case
of rural districts and small towns,
and within two weeks in the case Of
any incorporated city, town, village
or borough which had 5000 inhabi-
tants or more under the census Of
1900.
1T is desirable where possible
that the enumerator shall live in the
district he is to canvass. He should
be familiar with its territory and
the general character of its people.
1.-THE census requires as enumer-
ators active, energetic persons Of
good address. They must be thor
oughly trustworthy, honest and of
good habits. They must have at
least ordinary education and be able
to write plainly and with reasonable
rapidity. In general, preference will
be given to former enumerators Ii
they are at present physically able
to peform the duties Of the position.
Each person seeking appointment
as census enumerator must make 2
written application to the supervis-
or for the district of which a resi-"
lent, and said application must be
made throughout In the handwriting
Of the applicant, and must be endors-
ed by two representative business
men of the community in which the
applicant resides.
"All applicants for appointment as
enumeratoTs will be required to take
an examination, to be prescribed by
| the Director OF the Census, to deter:
mine their fitness for the work. This
examination will be Of a practical
character, consisting chiefly or Who'll
ly of the filling out Of a sample
schedule of population from data
furnished, and, in the case of emu
merators whose work will be In ru-
raj districts, the filling out of
sample schedule Of agriculture.
Each applicant is furnished with
an illustrative example Of the man
ner of filling the population sched-
ule and, in country districts, with
copy of the agricultural schedule 70
which, in the main, the work Of the
census enumerators is confined.
These forms Of schedules are furn-
| ished for the information Of the
applicant and should be studied and
preserved for use in connection with
the examination referred to In the
preceding paragraph.
"It will be necessary for each emu
merator, before entering upon his
luties, to receive a commission under
the hand Of the supervisor Of the
district to which he belongs, and to
make and subscribe an oath or af-
firmation that he will faithfully dis
charge all the duties required Of him
under the law.
"The census act also provides that
an enumerator, after accepting an
appointment and qualifying for the
work, can not, without justifiable
cause refuse or neglect to perform
the duties of the position; and he
will further be required to devote
his entire working time to the CEN
sus work during the period Of the
enumeration.
"The compensation to be paid to
enumerators is fixed by the census
act, and an allowance Of not less
than two nor more than four cents
for each inhabitant; not less than
twenty nor more than thirty cents
for each farm reported, and ten
cents for each barn and inclosure
containing live stock not on farms,
is provided for all subdivisions
where the Director Of the Census
shall deem such remuneration suf-