Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-02-17
NATIVE AND FOREIGN BORN
PEOPLE. ~ -
Census Bureaus Instructions REGARD.
ing the Enumeration Of Them.

~ ashington, D. c., February 16,
lSlV.-What the census enumerators
are required to learn regarding the
place of birth of native-born and for
elen-born persons, and other personal
1acts concerning the latter class, in
taking the Thirteenth United. States
Census, beginning April Is next, is full
~ set forth in the printed instructions
prepared by the United States Gem
sus Bureau to guide them in filling.
the population schedule. 1t is pointed
out that all the questions relate only
to conditions existing on April Is,
the Census Day."
I On the subject of place OF birth Of a
natlve-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 per-
son born in what is now West Vir-
glnla, North Dakota, South Dakota,
or Oklahoma should be reported as so
born, although at the time of birth
the particular region may have had a
different name.
Relative to conjugal condition, the
the person is single, married, widow"
ed, or divorced. Married persons are
to be asked if they have been married
before. II the present marriage is
the first, the fact is to be indicated
by the sign IN IT, but if it is the
second or subsequent marriage, then
the enumerator 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
present husband, should be returned
assmarried IS years. The number Of
years entered should be the number
of completed years. person -p9lao, on
April is, the Census Day. has been
married 3 years and II months should
be returned as married years For
a person married less than 1 year
the entry is to be co." meaning less
than l year.
In the case of persons speaking
Polish or reporting that they were
born in Poland, which is no longer an
independent country, the enumerato1
is to inquire whether the birthplace
was in what is now known as German
Poland, or Austrian Poland, or Rus
sian Poland, and he must write the
answer accordingly as Poland (Ger)
Poland (Aust.), or Poland (Russ.).
If the birthplace reported is Can
ada the enumerator will
ask whether the person is of English
or French descent and write Canada
J. (Eng.), or Canada (Fr.), according tc
the answer.
: The question calling for the year
of immigration to the United States
applies to all foreign-born persons
male and female, of whatever age II
should be answered, therefore, fol
every person whose birthplace was II
! a foreign country The enumeratol
5 must enter the year in which the per
son came to the United States. Il
I he has been in the United States
y more than once, the year of his first
l arrival is to be stated.
! The inquiry whether naturalized OF
alien applies only to foreign-bor1
males 81 years of age and over. II
: does not apply to females, to foreign
, born minors, or to any male born in
the Uninted States. If the person was
: born abroad, bit has BECOME full!
: citizen either by taking out second
!. or final papers of naturalization OF
through the naturalization of his par
: ents while he was under the age of q
s years, the enumerator is to write
:. Ma (for naturalized). j II he has de
clared his intention to become az
American citizen and taken out his
first papers 2 the enumerator is t
write ''Al" (for alien). 7
The inquiry as to the ability t<
speak English applies to all persons
q Ito years Of age or over. II English
is spoken, the enumerator must write
English" in the proper column. Il
Z the person enumeratored is not able
to speak English the enumerator il
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