The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-12-22


States Census Director Durand today
issued statement defining the quail
fcations, duties and compensation of
census enumerators. He states that
one of the duties imposed upon the
supervisors by the census act is the
designation of suitable persons to be
employed, with the consent of the
director of the census, as enumera-
tors within their respective districts.
1t is further provided that such per-
sons shall be selected solely with a
view to fitness and without reference
to their political party affiliations.
The census act provides that the
enumeration of population and agri-
culture shall begin on April Is, 1910,
and that each enumeratOr shall COM
plete the work required in his dis
trict within thirty days in the case of
rural districts and small towns, and
within two weeks in the case of any
incorporated city, town, village or
borough which had 5000 inhabitants
or more under the census of 1900.
1T is desirable where possible that
the enumerator shall live in the dis
trict he is to canvass. He should be
familiar with its territory and the
general character of its people,
Active Men Wanted.
The census requires as enumera-
tors active, energetic persons of good
address. They must be thoroughly
trustworthy, honest and of good hab-
it's. They must have at least ordina-
ry education and be able to write
plainly and with reasonable rapidity.
In general, preference will be given
to former enumerators if they are
at present physically able to perform
the duties of the position.
Each person seeking appointment
as census enumerator must make a
written application to the supervisor
for the district of which a resident,
and said application must be made
throughout in the handwriting of the
applicant, and must be endorsed by
two representative business men of
the community in which the appll-
cant resides.
"All applicants for appointment as
enumerators will be required to take
an examination, to be prescribed by
the Director of the Census, to de-
termine their fitness for the work.
This examination will be of prac-
teal character, consisting chiefly or
wholly Of the filling out of sample
schedule of population from data FUR
nished, and, in the case of enumera-
tors whose work will be in rural dis
tricts the filing out of sample
schedule of agriculture.
Each applicant is furnished with
an illustrative example of the man
ner or filling the population sched-
ule and, in country districts, with
a copy of the agricultural schedule
10 which, in the main, the work OF
he census enumerators is confined.
These forms of schedules are FUR
nished for the information of the APP
Dlicant and should be studied ana
preserved for use in Connection Win
the examination referred to in the
preceding paragraph.
1T will be necessary for eacn
enumerator, before entering upon MS
duties, to receive a commission, un-
der the hand OF the supervisor OF
the district to which he belongs, ana
10 make and subscribe an oath or
elimination that he will faithfully dls-
charge all the duties required OF MIN
under the law.
The census act also provides that
an enumerator, after accepting an
appointment and qualifying for the
work. cannot, without justihable
cause, refuse or neglect to perform
the duties of the position; and ne VIII
further be required to devote his en-
tire working time to the census WORK
during the period of the enumera-
ton
The Compensation.
The compensation to be paid 70
enumerators is fixed by the census
act. and an allowance of not less tnan
two nor more than four cents loI
each inhabitant; not less than twenty
nor more than thirty cents for each
farm reported, and ten cents for each
barn and Enclosure containing I'VE
stock not on farms, is provided LOT
all subdivisions where the Director
Of the Census shall deem sucn re-
Enumeration sufficient In other SUP
divisions the director may fix mlxeo
rate of not less than one nor more
than two dollars per day, and III
addition, an allowance of not less
than one nor more than three cents
gor each inhabitant enumerated, ana