Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-21
Census Applications Forms


Census Supervisor George B. Russell
whose office is here at Elko. has re
celved from the Census Bnreau a sunnI,
oi pIank Applications for persons apply
ing Tor positions "a census enumerators
IheSe will be- Forwarded to his list o
! applicants Us soon ~ p ,,sible.
Inc applications. properly filed ont
must be returned 10 the supervisor moi
iater than January 81, the Censu,
director having cx5.l,led the tim2 for
ming from January -, which was the
dAte first set for closing the considera
tlon OF applications The test" will
occur February ,, as previously AN.
nOunCed
Inc Instructions printed on the appli
cation form state JlLt Il finite answer
Is required to each of the questions.
which are:
Are yJI Il citizen of the United
States! ii naturalizsd citizen. when
and where Were you naturalizedy
or what State or Territory are YOU
legal residentr How long have Won
oaen legal resident thereof OF what
county and of what to n or city and
ward are You residentg How long
have yon been resident thereofg
What is your sex and colorr What
was your age at last birthday Where
were you borng
What is your educationY Give the
principal facts)
What Is your present occupation?
expeTTientc6f "tGi5gefts qRM aF business
and, if at present an officeholdcr, name
the Office you hold.l
Have you ever been employed on
census work, either national or stateT
If 50. in what capacity and for how long
a period? If an enlqlgWl4rat0'DescTibe as
accurately rs possible.)
Are you physically capable of full
discharge of the duties of a census EMU
mcrator? Have you any defect of either
sight, hearing. speech, or limb? If so,
state nature of defect.
"Dp you speak EnglishI Do you un-
derstand and speak any language other
than Euglishg If so. wha. language
Specify languages spoken. as Bohemian,
Chinese, Danish, French. German,
Greek. Hungarian. Italian, Japanese,
Lithuanian, Magyar, Norwegian,
Polish. Portuguese, Russian, Slavic,
Spanish, Yiddish, etc.)
Are you member of Il political com
mittce of any partyr ANSWER Yes OF
NO but do not Indicate what party
I'm view of the fact that you may he
required to take Il test before post.
master, state what post office would be
most convenient To You for this purpose.
This test is of practical character,
consisting chiefly or wnolly of the filling
cut Of "A sample schedule of population
from information furnished regarding
typical families, and in the case of emu.
mcratprs whose WORK will bo in rural
districts. the filling out of a sample
schedule of agriculture
"Arc the answers tO each of the fore.
going questions true to the best of your
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your own handYriting2'
Inducements of each applicant must
bc secured from two representative citi.
/ zens of the community in which the
applicant resides. They must b. at
least ~ years of age and acquainted
with the applicant not less than ore
year. Endorsements will not I've &c.
ceptcd from any person who is in any
way related To an applicant. The iE'
dprscmcnt certihcs that the applicant
''is thoroughly trustworthy and honest
person, of good habits. and, in my
opinion, is fully capable of discharginR
the duties of census ouunerator, il
appointed"
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