The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-07-30
The DecenniaI Census Of 1910. /

Concluded from last issue
Sec. II. That in the event Of the
death Of any supervisor or enumer-
ator after his appointment and en-
trance ON his duties, the Director of
the Census is authorized to pay TO
his widow or his legal representative
such sum as he may deem just and
fair for the services rendered by
such supervisor or enumeratOr.
Sec. is. That special agents may
he appointed 10y the Director Of the
Census TO carry out the provisions
nf This Act and Of tine Act TO provide
for Il permanent Census Office ap-
nroved March sixth, 1902, and Acts
amendatory thereof or supplement-
arv thereto. The special agents thus
aDnointed shall have like authority
Win the enumerators in respect TO
the subjects committed tosthem un-
der this Act. and shall receive com
nensatiou mt rates to be fixed by the
director Of the census; Provided,
that the same shall i'm no case ex-
ceed six dollars per day and actual
necessary travelling expenses, and an
allowance i'm lieu Of subsistence not
exceeding three dollars per day dur
mo necessary absence from their
usual place Of residence. Provided
further. that no pay or allowance IN
lien Of subsistence shall be allowed
enecial agents when employed in the
Census Office ON other than the spec
iaI worl, committed to them, and
no appointments Of special agents
shall be smade for clerical work ;
And provided further, that the Di-
rector Of the Census shall have pow
er. and is hereby authorized, to APP
point special agents to assist the
Supervisors whenever he may deem
it proper, i'm connection with the
work of preparation for, or during
the progress of, the enumeration or
i'm connection with the reenumera-
tion of any district or part thereof;
or he may, ir'his discretion, employ
for this purpose any Of the perma-
nent or temporary employees OF the
Census Office: And provided further
That the Director of the Census
NAV in his discretion, fix the COM
pensation Of special agents on a
piece price basis.
Sec. 10. That every supervisor, 5
clerk enumerator, Interpreter, spec
ial agent or other employee shall
take and subscribe to an oath or al
firmation. to be prescribed byl the
Director Of the Census. All appOin-
tees and employees provided for IN
this Act shall be appointed or en-
ployed, and examined, if examina-
tion Is required by this Act solely
with reference to their fitness to per-
form the duties required of them by
provisions Of this Act, and without
reference to their political atiilia-
tions.
Sec. 20. That the enumeration
of the population required by section
one of this Act shall be taken as
on the 10 day of April. and it shall
be the duty of each enumerator to
the enumeration OF his
district on that day, unless the Di-
rector of the Census in his discretion
shall defer the enumeration in said
district by reason of climatic or 9th
er conditions which would material
lv interfere with the proper conduct
of the work bat in any event it shall |
be the duty Of each enumerator to
prepare the returns hereinbefore re- !
quired to be made, except those re- /
lating to paupers, prisoners, luven- /
lie delinquents, insane, feeble mind |
ed, blind, deaf and dumb, and in
mates of benevolent institutions, and |
20 forward the same to the supervi- /
sor of his district, within thirty days
from the commencement OF the emu /
meration of his district: Provided, |
that in any city having five thous- |
and inhabitants or more under the /
preceding census the enumeration !
of the population shall be commenc- |
ed on the fifteenth day of April
aforesaid and shall be completed |
within two weeks thereafter.
Sec. 81. That if any person shall
receive OF SCNulC " titAAiSN4A ar Az {
reward or compensation rs a consid- |
Grafton for the appointment or en-
ployment of any person as supervi-
sor, enumerator or clerk or other
or shall in any way re-
ceive or secure to himself any part /
of the compensation paid to any su-
pervisor, enumerator, clerk or other
he shall be deemed guilty /
of a misdemeanor. and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined not more
than three thousand dollars and be
not more. than five years.
Sec. p. That any supervisor,
clerk, enumerator, in
special agent, or other en-
ployee, who having taken and sub
scribed thesoath of office required
by this Act, shall, without justifiable
cause, neglect or refuse to perform
the duties enjoined on him by this
Act, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars; or if he shall
the authority of the Director
Of the Census, publish or commune