The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-16
NATIVE AND FOREIGN
 BORN PEOPLE
Census Bureaus Instruc- tions Regarding the Emu meration of Them

Washington, Feb. 16.-What the cen- sus enumerators are required to learn regarding the place of birth of native born and foreign born persons and
 other personal facts concerning the latter class, in taking the Thirteenth United States Census, beginning April 15 next is fully set forth in the printed instructions prepared by the United States Census Bureau to guide them in filling the population schedule. It is
 pointed out that all the questions re- late only to conditions existing on April 15, the Census Day. On the subject of place of birth of
 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 Okla
 homa should be reported as so born,
 although 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 persons are to be
 asked if they have been married be- fore. If the present marriage is the first, the fact is to be indicated by the sign ''M 1;'' but if it it is the second
  merator is to write I'M 2". meaning married more than once. | The question calling for the number | of years of the present marriage is declared by the Census Bureau to ap- ] ply only to persons reported as mar | ried, and the answer should give the number of years married to the pres ent husband or wife. Thus woman who may have been married for 10 years to @ former husband, but has | been married only years to her pres | ent husband should be returned as married years. The number of years entered should be the number of com pleted years. A person who on April l15 the Census Day." has been mar | ried years and Il months should be returned as married years. For person married less than 1 year, the entry is to be 70" meaning less than | year.
 ! In the case of persons speaking Po- | lisn or reporting that they were born | in Poland, which is no longer an inde- pendent country, the enumerator is to | enquire whether the birthplace was in | what is not known as German Poland, 1 or Austrian Poland, or Russian Poland,
 and he must write the answer accord l ingly 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 (F'r), according to | the answer.
 l 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. It should
 be answered, therefore, for every per- son whose birthplace was in a foreign country. The enumerator 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 stat | ed
 The inquiry whether naturalized or
 alien applies to foreign born males 21 years of age and over. It does not | apply to females, to foreign born min- CTS, or to any male born in the United
 States. If the person was born abroad
 but has become a full citizen either | by taking out second or final papers of naturalization or through the naturali-
 zation of his parents while he was un- der the age of 21 years the enumerator
 is to write "Na" fornaturalized If
 he has declared his intention to be- come an American citizen and taken
 out his first papers," write "Pa." if
 he has taken no steps toward becom- | ing an American citizen write ZAP | Cfor 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 English the enumerator is re- uuired in such cases only, to write
 out the name of the language spoken. as French, German. Italian, etc. If
 more than one language is spoken by a person who , however does not speak English, then the enumerator is | to write the name of that language
 which is his native language or moth | CT tongue.
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