Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
GEORGIA IS READY
TO TAKE CENSUS
List of Eleven Districts Is Sent
Here--Supervisors Will Be Ap
pointed From Both of the Pol1T-
zeal Parties.

In preparation for the taking of the
census in 1910, Georgia has been divided
into eleven census districts, at the head
of each of which there will be a super
visor. A FIST of these districts has been
received here at the office OF the civil
service commissioner. They are:
First District-Population, 219.45S. Coun-
ties of Bryan, BullOch, Burke, Chatham,
Efingham, Emanuel, Jenkins. Liberty,
Mcintosh, Screven. Tattnall and Toombs.
Second District-Population. 2S7.os1.
Counties OF Baker. Berrien, Calhoun.
Clay, Coiquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Ear
". Grady. Miller, Mitchell, Quitman.
Randolph. Terrell, Thomas, Tiff, Turner
Third District-Population, 1S4,77O.
Counties of Ben Hill, Crawford. Crisp
Dooly. Houston. Lee. Macon, Pulaski
Schley, Stewart Sumter, Taylor, Twiggs'
Webster and Wilcox.
Fourth District-Population 1885,
Counties of Carroll, ChattahOochee, Cow
eta, Harris, Heard, Marion. Meriwether.
Muscogee. Talbot and Troup.
Fifth District-Population. ,527. Coun-
ties Of Campbell, Clayton. Dekalb, Doug
las. Fulton, Newton. Rockdale and Wall
ton.
Sixth District-Population. 1882. Coun-
ties of Baldwin. Bibb. Butts, Fayette.
Henry. Jones, Monroe, Pike. spalding and
Epson.
Seventh District-Population 1882.
Counties of Barlow, Catoosa. Chattooga.
Cobb. Dade, Floyd, Gordon, HARRISON.
Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and
Whitfield.
Eighth District-Population. 1928
Counties of Clarke. Ebert. Franklin
Greene Hart. Jasper. Madison, Morgan
Oconee. OElethorpe, Putnam and Wilkes
Ninth District-Population 2O2.SS5 Coun-
ties of Banks. Cherokee, Dawson, Fan
min, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Haoer-
sham Hail. Jackson. Lurpkin, Milton,
Pickens. Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union
and White.
Tenth District-Population ISL 1926. Coun-
ties of Columbia. Glascock. Hancock, JEFF
ferson. Lincoln. McDufIle. Richmond
Taliaferro. Warren. Washington and VIII
kinson.
Eleventh DISQUALIFICATION. 2l7,lS4.
Counties of Appling, Brooks, Camden
Charlton, Clinch, Coffee. Dodge, Echols'
Glynn, Irwin, JEFF Davis, Johnson. Lau-
rens, Lowndes. Montgomery, Pierce lei
fair, Ware and Wayne.
EACH PARTY REPRESENTED.
The supervisors for these districts will
be appointed by President Taft. He has
announced that in the Democratic states
he will appoint half of the supervisors
from the Democrats and half from the
Republicans. These supervisors in turn
will appoint the enumerators who Will
serve under them.
A copy of the census bill that has been
received here shows that the special
clerks who will be employed at Washing
ton will be selected through civil service
examination. This examination has not
yet beYn prepared. nor have the dates
on wht1h ii is to be held been announced.
When the eleventh census was taken. A.
500 Of these clerks were employed. The
number should be about the same this
year Ehey will receive from $500 to $1,000
a year. Special agents who will receive
IS a day and do the important work of the
demonstrating will be appointed without
examination. Each state is to furnish its
share of clerks. according to its popula-
ton.