The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-07-30

cation shall be made by the Census
Office whereby the data furnised by
any particular establishment can be
identified, nor shall the Director of
the Census permit anyone other than
the sworn employees of the Census
Office to examine the individual re-
ports.
Sec. 26. That all fines aud pen
alties imposed by this Act may be
enforced by Indictment or informa-
ton in any court Of competent iu-
risdiction.
Sec. p. That the Director Of the
Census may authorize the expendi-
ture Of necessary travelling expenses
of the officers and employees of the
Census Office, including an allow
ance in lieu of subsistence not ex-
ceeding four dollars per day during
their necessary absence from the
Census Office. or instead of such an
allowance, their actual subsistence
expense, not exceeding five dollars
per day and he may authorize the
incidental, miscellaneous, and con-
tigent expenses necessary for the car
rying out Of this Act. as herein pro-
vided, and not otherwise, including
advertising in newspapers the pur-
chase of manuscripts, books OF ref
erence and periodicals, the rental Of
sufficient quarters in the District Of
Columbia or elsewhere and the fur
nishing thereof, and expenditures
necessary for the compiling, print
ing, publishing, and distributing
the results Of the census, and pur-
chase Of necessary paper and other
supplies, the purchase, rental, con-
structiOn, and repair OF mechanical
appliances the compensation of such
permanent and temporary clerks as
may be employed under the provis-
ions Of this Act and the Act estab-
fishing the permanet Census Office
and Acts amendatory thereof or sup
Elemental thereto, and all other ex-
penses incurred under authority con-
veyed in this Act.
Sec. 2S. That the Director of the
Census is hereby authorized to make
reduisition upon the Public Printer
for such printing as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provision OF
this Act, to wit: Blanks, schedules,
circulars, pamphlets, envelopes,
work sheets, and other items of mis-
cellaneous printing; that he is fur
ther authorized to have printed by
the Public Printer, in such editions
as the Director may deem necessary.
preliminary and other Census bulle-
tins, and final reports OF the results
IF the several investigations author
lied by this Act, or by the Act to
establish a permanent Census Office
and Acts amendatory thereof or sup
Elemental thereto, and to publish
and distribute said bulletins and re-
ports.
Sec. %. That all mail matter,
of whatever class, relating to the
census and addressed to the Census
Office, or to any official thereof, and
indorsed "Onicial business, Census
Office. f" shall be transmitted free of
postage, and by registered mail if
necessary, and so marked. Provid-
ed, that if any person shall make
use of such Endorsement to avoid the
payment of postage or registry fee
on his or her private letter, package,
or other matter in the mail, the
person so offending shall he guilty
Of a misdemeanor and subject to
fine Of three handred dollars, to he
prosecuted in any court Of compe-
tent Jurisdiction.
Sec. 30. That the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor, whenever he
may desm it advisable, or on re-
quest of the Director of the Director
of the Census, is hereby authorized
10 call upon any other department or
office Of the Government for lnfOr-
nation pertinent to the work here
in provided for.
Sec. 10. That there shall be in the
year nineteen hundred and fifteen,
and once every year thereafter, a
census Of agriculture and live stock,
which shall show the acreage OF the
principal crops, and the number
and value of domestic animals on
the farm and ranges Of the country.
The schedule employed in this cen
sus shall be prepared by the Direc-
tor of the Census. Such census
shall be taken as of October first,
and shall relate to the current year
The Director of the census may ap-
point enumeratOrs or special agents
for the purpose of this census, in
accordance with the provisions OF
the permanent Census Act.
Sec. 81 That the Director of
the Census is hereby authorized, AT
his discretion, upon the written re-
quest of the governor of any State or
Territory, or of a court of record, to
furnish such governor or
court of record with certified copies
of SO much Of the population or ag
ricultural returns as may be re-
quested, upon the payment of the
actual cost of making such copies.
and one dollar additional for certifi-
cation; and that the Director of the
Census is further authorized, in his
discretion, to furnish to individuals
such data from the population sched |
ules as may be desired for geneal- |
ogical or other proper purposes.
upon payment of the actual cost of |
searching the records, and 81 90 for |
supplying a certificate; and the |
so received shall be cover
ed into the Treasury of the United |
States, to be placed to the credit of.
and in addition to, the appropria |
ton made for taking the census.
Sec 33 That the a cf esta hlish |