Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-15
With Correct and Accurate
Information
Requested by President Tail
To Census Inquiries.
important Proclamation Regarding
Work Of the Enumerators.

washington, March l4-President
Taft in proclamation issued today
urges everybody throughout the United
STATES TO answer promptly, com
rletely and accurately all inquiries ad-
dressed To them by the enumerators
or other employees" who will be en-
gagged in the taking of the thirteenth
decennial census, which work will be-
gin one month from today. The
proclamation follows:
WHEREAS. by the Act Of Con-
gress, approved July >. 1909, the Thir-
teenth decennial census of the United
States is TO be taken. beginning on
the fifteenth day of April, nine teen
hundred and ten: and
"WHEREAS, a correct enumeration
Of the population every ten years is
required by the Constitution of the
United States for the purpose of de-
termining the representation of the
several States in the House of Repre-
sentatives; and
WHEREAS, it is of the Utmost i'm
pOrtance 10 The interests OF all the
people of the United States that this
census should be a complete and ac-
curate report of the population and
resources of the country;
Now, Therefore, |. WILLIAM
HOWARD TAFT, President Of the
United States of America, do hereby
declare and make known that. under
the act Aforesaid. it is the duty of
every person to answer all questions
on the census schedules applying to
him and the family to which he be-
longs. and to the farm occupied by
him or his family, an6 that any adult
refusing to do so is subject TO pen
atty.
THE sole purpose of the census is
to secure general statistical nforma- =
ton regarding the population and re-
sources of the country, and replies
are required from individuals only in
order 10 permit the compilation of
such general statistics. The census
has nothing to 10 with taxation, with
army or jury service. with the
conpulsion of school attendance,
with The regulation OF immigration, or
with the enforcement of any nation
al. State or local law or ordinance,
nor can any person be harmed in any
way by furnishing the information
required. There need be no fear that
any disclosure will be made regard
ing any individual person or his af-
fairs. For the due protection of the
rights and interests of the persons
furnishing information. every EN-
ploee OF the Census Bureau is pro-
hihited. under heavy penalty, from
disclosing any information which may
thus come to his knowledge.
Il therefore earnestly urge upon all
persons to answer promptly. complete
ly. and accurately all inquiries ad-
dressed to them by the enumerators
or other employees OF the Census Bu-
share toward making this great and
necessary public undertaking q sue
cess
TN WITNESS WHEREOF | have
hcrcUnto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United states to be af-
fixed.
Done at the City of Washington
this fifteenth day of March. A. d.,
one thousand nine hundred and
ten, and Of the Independence of :hc
United States of America the one
hundred and thirtyfourth.
ny the President: WIN. II. TAFT
r. c. KNOX,
SEAL Secretary of state.
The proclamation is Cor the purpose
of removing fears from the minds OF
some people who are OF the opinion
that information which they give con-
corning themselves to the census taker
may he used in some way TO the det-