The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-19
QUESTIONS ENUM-
orator Will ASK
Especial to Silver State.)

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census enumerators are required to
learn regarding the place of birth of
nativeborn and foreign born persons,
and other personal facts concerning the
latter class, in taking the thirteenth
United States census, beginning April Is
next, is fully set forth in the printed
instructions prepared by the United
States census bureau to guide them in
filing the population schedule. 1t IS
pointed out that all the questions re-
late only to conditions existing on
April Is, the Census Day."
On the subject of place of birth of a
native-born person the instructions
state that if the person was born in
the United States the enumerator is to
give the state or territory (not city or
town) in which born. A person born
in what is now West Virginia, North
Dakota, South Dakota, or Oklahoma
should be reported as so born, al
though at the time of birth the par
ticular region may have had differ
ent name.
| Relative to conjugal condition, the
enumerators are to report whether the
person is single, married, widowed, or
divorced. Married pesons are to be ask
ed if they have been married before.
| If the present marriage is the first, the
fact is to be indicated by the sign
"M. l." but if it is the second or
subsequent marriage, then the emu
merator is to write "M. o., meaning
married more than once.
The question calling for the number
of years of the present marriage is de-
clared by the census bureau to apply
only to persons reported as married,
and the answer should give the num-
husband or wife. Thus woman who
may have been married for 10 years
to former husband, but has been
married only years to her present
husband, should be returned as mar
ried 3 years. The number of years en-
tered should be the number of complet-
ed years. A person who on April Is,
the "Census Day." has been married
3 years and IL months should be re-
turned as married 8 years. For per-
son married less than l year, the en-
try is to be "0,' meaning less than
l year.
In the case of persons speaking
Polish or reporting that they were
born in Poland, which is no longer an
independent country, the enumerator
is to inquire whether the birthplace
was in what is now known as German
Poland, or Austrian Poland, or Rus
sian Poland, and he must write the an
swer accordingly as Poland (Ger.),
Poland (Aust.), or Poland (Russ).
If the birthplace reported is Cana
da, the enumerator is required to ask
whether the person is of English or
French descent and write Canada
(Eng.), or Canada (Fr.), according to
the answer.
The question calling for the year of
immigration to the United States ap-
plies to all foreign born persons, male
and female, of whatever age. 1t should
be answered, therefore, for every per-
son whose birthplace was in a foreign
country. The enumerators must enter
the year in which the person came to
the United States. If he has been in
the United States more than once, the
year of his first arrival is to be stated
The inquiry whether naturalized OF
alien applies only to foreign-born males
2l years of age and over. 1t does not
apply to females, to foreign-born min
ors, or to any male born in the United
States. If the person was born abroad,
but has become a full citizen either bv
taking out second or final papers of
naturalization or through the natural
ization of his parents while he was un-
der the age of 21 years, the enumer-
ator is to write "Na" (for naturaliz-
ed). If he has declared his intention
to become an American citizen and
taken out his "frst papers, the
enumerator is to write Gal" (for
alien)
The inquiry as to the ability to speak
English applies to all persons 10 years
of age or over. If English is spoken,
the enumerator must write English =
in the proper column. If the person
enumerated is not able to speak Eng
lish the enumerator is required, in such
cases only, to write out the name Of
the language spoken, as French, Ger
man, Italian, etc. If more than one
language is spoken by person who,
however, does not speak English, then
the enumerator is to write the name
of that language which is his native
language or mother tongue.