Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-01
General Instruction Issued
to the Census Supervisors

ference should be given former enum
orators, il they are at present physi-
cally able to perform the duties.
1t is hoped, the Director, states,
that in many cases they will be able
to secure the services Of persons who
do not care for the position on &C.
count Of the pay involved, but who
are willing to do the work in the pub
lie interest.
While not required by law, the
enumerator should live in the district
he is to canvas. Only in case a COM
petent resident can not be found
should selection be made of a per-
son living elsewhere.
The instructions state that in or
der to determine the fitness Of enum-
orators the Director will at later
date provide for an examination, the
form of which will be prescribed by
him, and the examination papers
themselves will be passed upon by
the Census Bureau. This examina-
ton will be Of a practical character,
consisting chiefly or wholly of the fill
ing out Of a sample schedule of pop
ulation from data furnished, and in
the case of enumerators whose work
will be in rural districts, the filling
out of a sample schedule of agrlcul-
ture. Applicants who are unable to
pass this animation will be reject
ed, and it will be necessary for the
supervisors to designate others. The
utmost precautions will be adopted
by the Director to OBTAIN an exami-
nation which will accurately reflect
the individual fitness of the appli-
cants, and viii CHI, also, will be sur
rounded by every possible safeguard
to prevent any of the applicants
from resorting to collision or from
obtaining assistance in the prepara-
ton of the sample schedule.
cit will be a mark of your fitness
for the position you hold', state the
instructions, ito make your selec-
lions in such a way that the number
who will be able to pass this exam
nation will be as small as possible.
You will later be fully informed as
to this examination
The circular states that applicants
should understand that their entire
working time will be required during
the period of enumeration, and If
they accept such appointment and
qualify they can not, under the law,
without justifiable cause, "refuse or
neglect to perform the duties of the
position. Having assumed the office,
they can not retire at their own
pleasure. The supervisors are ad-
vised to have in view substitute |
enumerators.
The supervisors are Informed that |
the regular form of application for
appointment as enumerator; circu- |
lar setting forth the duties and quail |
fications of census enumerators; a |
blank form to contain the designat-l
ed names, and circular stating pre-
cisely the rates of compensation to
be paid enumerators, will be furnish
ed later on.
Applications should be addressed !
to the individual supervisors and not
to the census bureau. It is under
stood that the filing of applications
will be permitted to continue until |
about January IT,. The population |
and agricultural schedules will not
be forwarded the supervisors until a
few weeks before the enumeration
begins. 1t is estimated more than
IS, 900 enumerators will be employed
Of which number $4,000 will carry
both the population and farm sched-
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