The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22

such persons shall be selected solely
with the vier 20 fitness, and without
reference 10 their political party alilt!a-
tons.
THIRTY Busy DAYS.
The census act provides that the eDu-
,ueration OF population and agriculture
shall BEGIN On April 18th. 1910. and that
sacn e1u merator shall! complete the
work REQUIRED in his district within 80
davs in the case OF rural districts and
small towns. and within TWO weeks IN
the case OF any incorporated city. town,
or borough which had 5000 Inhabitants
or more under the census OF 1900.
I: is desirable where possible that the
cnumerator shall live ia the district he
! is 10 canvass He should oe familiar
with It's territory and the genera! char
acter OF its people.
THE QUALIFICATIONS.
The census requires As euumeratorS
active, energetic persons o! good ad-
dress They must be thoroughly trust
worthy, homes, and OF good habits. They
mus, have At least ordinary education
and oe able TO write plainly and with
reasonable rapidity. In general, prefer
ence will be given 70 former enumera-
tors they are at presen, physically able
% perform the duties OF the position.
APPLY THROUGH SUPERVISORS.
Each person seeking appointment as
census enumerator must make 2 written
application TO the supervisor for the Chs
,rict OF which he is q resident, and said
application must he made Throughout, 10
,he handwriting Of the applicant and
must be endorsed by two representa-
tive business men OF the community IN
which the applicant resides.
PRACTICAL EXAMINATION.
All applicants for appointment as en-
umerators will be required 70 take an
examination, 10 DC prescribed oy the
director Of the census. TO determine
their fitness for the work. This eXaDl-
nation will be OF practical character,
consisting chiefly or wholly OF the tlllins
out Of sample schedule Of population
from data furnished, and. in the case OF
enumeratorS whose work will be 10 r1-
raj districts, the filing out OF sample
schedule OF agriculture.
Each applicant is furnished with an
illustrative example OF the manner OF
filing the population schedule and, IN
country districts. with copy OF the
AGRICULTURAL schedule 10 which. IN the
main. the work OF the census enumers-
TOTS is confined These forms of sched-
ules are furnished FOR the information
OF :he applicant and should be studied
and preserved for use IL connection
with the examination referred 10 in the
preceding paragrs!s
II will De necessary for each enuDer-
aior, before entering upon his duties. 4"
receive = comniSSi under the hand OF
the supervisor of the district 10 which
he belongs. and 10 take and subscribe
30 oath or affirmation that be will faith
fully discharge all the duties required
OF him under the law.
.APPoINTEEs MUsT SERVE
The census act also provides that ar
euumr,.l,cr. after accepting IN appoint
men, and qualifying for the work. Gao
cot, wi,hou; j:,stiTable cauS-. refuse or
negEec, To perform the duties OF the po-
s;,ion. and he will further be required
20 devote his entire working Time 20 Tue
census work during the period OF the
enumeration.
THE COMPENSATION.
The compensation TO be paid 10 emu
me-atorS is fixed by the census act. and
an allowance OF not less than two uor
more thau four cents for each iohaoi-
tart. not less than 20 nor more than 30
cents for each farm reported. and 10
-,aioirg live stock on farms, is provided
for all subdivisions where the director
OF the census shall deem such remuner-
alton Sutticient. 10 other subdivisions
the director NAV fix mixed rate OF not
less than one no more than three cents
for each iohabitaot enumerated. and
not less than II por more than 20 ce2,s
for each farm reported, while in subdi-
visions where per diem rates are neces-
sary, because OF the dit.icu!Sy OF the et,-
u!neration, the euumera:or may be al
lowed, in the discretion Of the director,
2 compensation OF not less than So Dor
more than Sc per DAY OF eight hours ac-
.ual field work each. Except in extreme
cases, 90 claim for mileage or travelling
expenses will be allowed 20 any emu
nerasor, and then only when authority
has been previously granted by the di-
rector OF the census.
No POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
Attention is also called TO the letter
OF the president, addressed TO the Secre-
tary o. commerce and labor, . copy OF
which is appended tc the statement,
concerning The matter of political actir-
ity on the part OF census supervisors and
enumeratorS. In accordance with this
letter any epumerator must sever his
connection with any political committee
of which he may be member, before
entering on mis- duties, and mus, refrain
from political activity during his term
OF employment