Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-23
NORWICH PEOPLE WANT
 TO TAKE THE CENSUS
Applications Have Been Sent to Su-
 pervisor Bailey at New Haven.

A number of Norwich people have gent in their application to William Bailey, supervisor of the census at New Haven for this state, asking for the appointment as census enumerator in this city.
 .u. s. Census Director Durand has issued a statement defining the quali- ucatlons, duties and compensations of census enumerators. He states that one of the duties imuosed upon the supervisors by the census act is the designation of suitable persons to be employed, with the consent of the di- rector of the census, as enumerators within their respective districts. It is further provided that such persons shall be selected solely with a view to Fitness. and without reference to their political 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 district within 30 days in the case of rural districts and small towns and within two weeks in the case of any incor porated city. town, village or borough which had 5000 inhabitants or more under the census of 1900
 It is desirable where possible that tne enumerator shall live fin the dis trict he is to canvass. He should be tamillar with its territory and the gen. eral character of it's people.
 The census requires as enumerators active, energetic persons of good ad- dress. They must be thoroughly trustworthy, honest and of good hab- It's. They must have at least ordinary education, and be able to write plainly and with reasonable rapidity. In gen wwrsII I-A mer enumerators if they are at pres- ent physically able to perform the du- ties of the position.
 Each person seeking appointment as census enumerator must make a writ ten application to the supervisor for the district of which he is a resident. 9nd said application must be made throughout in the handwriting of the applicant. and must be indorsed by TWO representative business men of the community in which the applicant resides.
 All applicants for appointment as enumerators 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 wholly of the filling out of a sample sched- ule of population from data furnished and. in the case of enumerators whose work will be in rural districts, the fill ing out of a sample schedule of agri- culture.
 Each applicant is furnished with an Illustrative example of the manner of filling the population schedule. and. in country districts. with a copy of the agricultural schedule to which, in the main the work of the census enumer- ators is confined These forms of schedules are furnished for the infor- nation of the applicant and should be studied and preserved for use in con nection with the examination referred to in the preceding paragraph
 IL will be necessary for each enum- orator, before entering upon his du- ties, to receive a commission under the hand of the supervisor of the dis trict to which he belongs, and to take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he will faithfully discharge all the duties required of him under the law.
 The census act also provides that an enumerator, after accepting the work. cannot without justifiabIe cause refuse or neglect to perform the duties of the position; and he will further be required to devote his en- tire working time to the census work during the period of thesenumeration.
 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 in habitant, not less than 20 nor more than 70 cents Tor each farm reported, and ten cents for each barn and in- closure containing live stock not on farms, is provided for all subdivisions where the director of the cerAsus shall deem such remuneration sufficient Tn other subdivisions the director nav 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 inhabitant enumerated. and not less than Is nor more than 2O cents for each farm reported. while in subdivisions where per diem rates are necessary, because of the diffi- culty of the enumeration, the enumer- ator may be allowed in the discre- ton of the director a compensation of not less than three nor more than six dollars per day of eight hours ac- tual field work each. Except in ex- treme cases. no claim for mileage or travelling expenses will be allowed to any enumerator and then only when authority has been previously grant ed by the director of the census
 Attention is also called to the letter of the president, addressed to the sec retary of commerce and labor, a CODY of which Is appended to the statement, concerning the matter of political ac- tivity on the part of census supervis- ors and enumerators. In accordance with this letter any enumerator must sever his connection with any political committee of which he may be a | member, before entering on his duties, l and must refrain from political activ- | ity during his term of employment.