The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-17
AND FOREIGN BORN PEOPLE
Census Bureaus Instructions Regarding
the Enumeration Of Them.

Washington, d. G. Feb. Ii What the
census enumerators are required to learn
regarding the place Of birth Of native.
born and fofeieu.born persons and other
personal facts concerning the lattcr class,
in taking the thirteenth United states
census, beginning April - next, Is fully
SET forth il the printed instructions
prepared by the United States census
bureau TO guide them in filling the popu
ation schedule. IL Is pointed out thai
an the questions relate only TO condi.
tions existing on April -, the census
day.
On the subject Of place 81 birth Of q
natite.born person. The Instructions state
that i The person was born IN the United
States the enumerator IS to give the
state Or territory mot city Of town. IN
which born. A person born In what Is
now West Virginia North Dakota, South
Dakota Oh Oklahoma should be reported
AZ S. born although az ne time 81 birth
the particular region may have had
different name
Relative to conjugal condition the emu
merafofs are 70 report whether the per
son is single married widowed or di.
voreed Married persons arc 60 be asked
II they have been married before II the
present marriage Is the first. the fact Is
to be Indicated bv the sign al ~ but
IL t il the second Of subsequent mar
riaee. then the enumerator il to write
M 81 meaning married more than
once.
The question calling for THE number Of
years Of The present marriage Is declared
by the census bureau 10 apply oniy 70
persons reported as married and the
answer should give the number of years
married to the present husband or wife.
Thus. a woman who may have been mar
ricd FOR 10 wears to a former husband.
but has been married only 3 years % her
present husband Should be returned a.
married 3 years The number Of years
entered should b the number Of Gem
pleted years a person who on April /
l5 the Census daya has been married /
8 years and months should he returned I
as married years For a person mar
ried less than year. the entry is 10 be I
@0H meaning less than ] year
In the case 81 persons speaking Polish (
or reporting that they were born u /
Poland which 3 no longer an independ- \
rnt country the ennmefator il to III,
anire whether the birthplace WAS in 4
what + now known IS German Poland 4
or Austrian Poland or Russian Poland.
and Be must write the answer according
~ as Poland fGerl Poland GAustl, or
Poland lBie
re the birthplace reported i Canada.
the enumeratHF Is required tn ask wheth.
er the person 3 81 English q French de-
scent and write Canada iFur.l or Can
ada fFrl according to the answer.
The question calling for TIE year 81
u the Unified States applies
to an foreign born persons, male and
female. Of whatever ace Il should he
answered therefore for evprv person
whose birthplace was n . foreign coun
try The enumefator must enter The
wear il which the person came 70 the
United States II he has been IA the
United States more than once. The year
Of his first arrival il to Do stated
The inquiry whether natf4aized Or
alien applies only e foreign horn males
p wears and over Il does not apply 70
feMaiEai TO HUfWAHf "bOFW fNtHdfet OF 10
inv male born 81 the United States n
'he person was born abroad hut has be-
,ome a full citizen either hv taking ont
ierond az final papers Of naturalization
y through The naturalization 81 His par
,nts while he was under the age Of q
years, the enumerator Is 70 wrote "Na"
for uatmalizedl If he has declared Ills
Intention to become an American citizen
md taken ont his first papersp the
.numerator Is to write aAl" for alienl
The inquiry "a 10 The ability 70 speak
English applies To oil persons 10 years
If aee or over n English IS spoken the
must write English in the
lroper column. IF tha persnn enumerat
a IS not able fo speak English The emu
nerator Is required in such cases only
. write out the name Of the language
poken AZ french German. italian etc
4 more than one language is spoken By
person who. however. does not sneak
gnolish then the enumeFator 4 II write
he name 81 that langHage which IS Ills
iative language or mother tongue.