Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-14
CENSUS APPLI-
CATIONS FORMS
Those for Enumerators Re.
ceived by the District
Supervisor

Supervisor
Census Supervisor Harry @. Seipl
7th Dist. Pa. whose Office is at Room
2 Pomfret Bldg. Easton has received
from the Census Bureau q supply Of
blank applications for persons apply.
ing for positions as census euumera-
tors. These will be forwarded to HIS
list ofapplicants as soon az possible.
The applications, properly filled
out, must be returned to the Super
visor not later than January 81, the
Census Director having extended the
time for filing from January %.
which was the date first set for clos-
ing the consideration of applications
The lest will occur February 9th,
as previously announced.
The instructions printed on the ap
plication form state that a definite
answer is required to each of the
questions, which are:
care you citizen Of the United
statesg II naturaIized citizen, when
and where we're you naturalized?
"Oi what state or territory are you
a legal resident? How long have
you been legal resident thereof? OF
what county and Of what town or
city and ward ara you a resident?
How long have you been q resident
thereof
"What is your sex and color? What
was your age at last birthday?
Where were You born?
'What is your educationf give
the principal facts.)
"What Is your present occupatiopP
"What is your professional OF bust
ness experience? (Give the princi-
pal facts, and, II at present an ofice-
holder, name the Office you hOldD
"Have you ever been employed on
census work, either national or stateS
II so, in what capacity and for how
long a period? II an enumerator,
for what territory or district De-
scribe as accurately as possible.)
care you physically capable Of full
discharge OF the duties Of census
enumeratorP Have you any defect
Of either sight, hearing, speech or
llmbP IT SO, state nature Of effect.
"Do you speak English? Do you
understand and speak any language
other than EnglishP Ifso. what Ian
guafle? (spscify languages spoken,
as Bohemian, Chinese, Danish,
French, German, Greek, Hungarian,
Italian, japanese, Lithuanian, Mag
var, Norwegian. Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Yiddishs
etc.)
care you & member Of q political
committee of any party? (Answer
Yes or No but do not indicate
what party
'Tn view Of the fact that ycu may
be required to take test before a
postmaster, state what post office
would be most convenient 20 you for
this purpose. Crhis test is OF q prae-
teal character, consisting chiefly OF
wholly OF the filling out Of sample
schedule Of population from informa
tion furnished regarding typical fam
lilies, and, in the case Of enumeration
whose work will be in rural districts
the filling out Of sample schedule
Of agriculture.)
"Are the answers 10 each Of the
foregoing questions true to the besi
, Of your knowledge and belief? Ar
they in your own handwriting"
Endorsements Of each applican
must be secured from two represen
tative citizens of the community IL
which the applicant resided. Thel
must be at least 21 years Of age au'
acquainted with the applicant no
less than one year. Endorsement
, will not be accepted from any Pesol
who is in any way related to an ap
plicant. The Endorsement oertifle
that the applicant ''is thorough,
! trustworthy and honest person, 0
4 good habits, and, in my opinion,
fully capable Of diseharging the du
ties Of a census ennmeratoF, il az
pointed"
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