The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-07-23

turns of the enumerators, and IN
event of discrepancies or deficiencies
appearing in any of the said returns
to use all diligence in causing the
same TO be corrected or supplied; to
forward the completed returns of
the enumerators to the Director at
such time and in such manner as
shall be prescribed, and to make up
and forward to the Director the ac-
counts of each enumerator in his
district for service rendered, which
accounts shall be duly certified to
by the enumerator, and the same
shall be certified as true and cor
rect, if so found, by the supervisor,
and said accounts SO certified shall
he accepted and paid by the Direct
or The duties imposed by the su-
pervisor by this Act shall be per-
formed in all particulars in ac-
cordance with the orders and IN
structi0ns of the Director Of the
Census.
Sec. II. That each supervisor of
the census, shall, upon the compile
ton Of his duties to the satisfaction
of the Director of the Census, re-
ceive the sum ofS1 500 and in addl-
ton thereto. 81 00 for each 1000
or majority fraction Of a thousand
of population enumerated in his
district. such sums to be in full
com pensation for all services rem
dered and expenses incurred by him
Provided. That Of the above named
compensation a sum not to exceed
5000, in the discretion of the Di-
rector Of the Census, may be paid
to any supervisor prior to the com
pletion OF his duties in one or more
payments, as the Director of the
Census may determine: Provided,
further, That in emergencies arts
ing in connection with the work Of
preparation for, or during the pro
gress of, the enumeration in his dis
trict, or in connection with the
enumeration of any subdivision, a
supervisor may, in the discretion Of
the Director of the Census, be al
lowed actual and necessary travel
ing expenses and an allowance in
lieu of subsistence not exceeding 81
per day during his necessary alb
sence from his usual place of resi-
dence: And provided further, That
an appropriate allowance to super
vis0rs for clerk hire may be made
when deemed necessary by the Di-
rector of the Census.
See. II. That each enumerator
shall be charged with the collection
in his subdivision with the facts and
statistics required by the population
and agricultural schedules and such
other schedules as the Director of
the Census may determine shall
be used by him in connection with
the census, as provided in section 8
Of this Act. 1t shall be the duty of
each enumeratOr to visit personally
each Dwelling house in his subdi-
vision, and each family therein, and
each individual living out of fam
~ in any place of abode, and by in
quiry made of the head of each fam
lily, or of the member thereof deem
ed most competent and trustworthy,
or of such individual living out of a
family, to obtain each and every
item of information and all partic-
ulars required by this Act as Of date
April fifteenth of the year in which
the enumeration shall be made; and
in case no person shall he found at
the usual place Of abode of such fam
lily, or individual living out of a
family, competent to answer the in
quiries made in compliance with the
requirements of this Act, then it
shall be lawful for the enumeration
to obtain the required information
as nearly as may be practicable
from families or persons living in
the neighborhoOd of such place of
abode. 1t shall be the duty also of
each enumerator to forward the orig
inal schedules, properly filled out
and duly certified, to the supervisor
of his district as his returns under
the provisions of this Act; and i'll
the event of discrepancies or defci-
encies being discovered in these
schedules he shall use all diligence
in correcting or supplying the same.
In case an enumeration district en-
braces all or any part of any incor-
porated borough, village, town, or
city, it shall be the duty of the emu
merator to clearly and plainly dis
tinguish and separate, upon the
population schedules, the inhabi-
tants of such borough, village, town
or city from the inhabitants of the
territory not included therein. No
enumeration shall be deemed qualifi-
ed to enter upon his duties until he
has received from the supervisor, of
the district to which he belongs a
commission, signed by the supervi
sor, authorizing him to perform the
duties of an enumerator, and setting
forth the boundaries Of the subdivis-
ion within which such duties are to
he performed.
Sec. 10. That the territory as
signed to each supervisor shall be
divided into as many enumeration /
districts as may be necessary to car
~ out the purpose Of this Act, and, /
in the discretion of the Director of |
the Census, two or more enumera-
ton districts may he given to one /
and the boundaries of |
all the enumeration districts shall /
be clearly described by civil division.
rivers. roads, public surveys. or 9TH
n easily distinguishable lines: Pro-
gided, that enumerators may be as
signed for the special enumeration