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WHO ARE TO BE ENUMERATED
The Census Bureaus instructions to
Enumerators on This Point.

Washington, ID. c. Feb. 10, 1910
The explicit and lengthy printed in
structions to the census euumerators
which have been prepared by the
United States Census Bureau, give
clear idea of the character of the
answers expected from the people of
the United States with regard to the
questions in the population schedule
to be carried in the Decennial Census
April Is next.
All answers are to have reference
solely to the Census Day." which is
April 10. Persons living on that
day, but who died after 1t and before
the enumerators call, to be counted
but persons born after April Is are
not to be included in the count. Per-
sons who were single on April Is are
to be reported as single, even though
they have married subsequently and
before the canvasser has called. This
is true, similarly of persons who be-
came widowed or divorced after
April IS.
The census law provides that all
persons shall be enumerated at their
usual place of abode" on April IS.
This means the place where they
may be said to live or belong or the
place which is their home. AS a rule
the usual place of abode is not the
place where a person works or where
he eats, but where he regularly
sleeps. The enumerators are eau.
toned, however, that where man
no 10 oil NJ h. Inn 90 h.,
enumeration may not be the place
where he regularly sleeps.
There will be number of persons
having their usual places of abode in
enumeration districts who will be alb
sent April Is. These are to be in.
cluded and enumerated after the
facts regarding them have been OBJ
tanned from their families, relatives,
acquaintance, or other persons able
to give the information. For in
stance, if member of any family in
an enumeration district is temporari.
ly away from home on a visit, or on
business, or travelling for pleasure OF
attending school or college, or sick
in hospital, such absent person is
to be enumerated and included with
other members of the family. But a
son or daughter regularly living in
another locality should not be count
ed with the family at home.
Servants, laborers, or other EN-
ployees, who live with the family
and sleep in the same house or on
the premises, should be enumerated
with the family.
The Census Bureau states that
there will be, on the other hand a
certain number of persons present
and perhaps lodging and sleeping in
districts at the time of the enumeI
alton who do not have their usual
places of abode there. These are not
to be enumerated 1t must be as
sumed that they will be enumerated
elsewhere. The canvassers should
not, therefore, unless 1t is practically
certain that they will not be enumer
ated any where else, enumerate or in
clude with the members Of family
they are enumerating any of the fol
lowing classes:
Persons visiting a family;
Transient boarders or dodgers who
have some other usual or permanent
place of abode;
Students or children living Of
boarding with a family in order t
attend some school, college, or othe
educational institution in the local.
= ty but not regarding the place a
their home.
= Persons who take their meals witt
a family but lodge or sleep else
: where;
Servants, apprentices, or other pei
{ sons employed by family and work
ing in the house or on the premises
2 but not sleeping there; or
| Any person who was formerly In
family, but who has since become
} permanent inmate Of an asylum
almshouse, home for tbs aged, refoi
J matory. prison, or any Dther institu
ton in which the inmafes may re
main for long periods time.