The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-18
SOME QUESTIONS
THE CEhSUS TAKER
MUST PROFOUND
ASSORTED LOT OF INFORMATION
TO BE SECURED IN
APRIL.
THE GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Those Married Less Than One Year
Are Rated "o"-Twiee Married
Persons only Get Credit for Last
= Alliance.
Special to The Herald:

What the census enumerators are re-
quired to learn regarding the place
of birth of native-born and foreign
born persons, and other personal facts
concerning the latter class, in taking
the Thirteenth United States Census,
beginning April 10, next, is fully set
forth in the printed instructions pre-
pared by the United States Census
Bureau to guide them in filing the
population schedule. 1t Is pointed
out that all the questions relate only
to conditions existing on April Is,
the Census Day."
On the subject of place OF birth of
native-born person the instructions
state that if the person was bern 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 Virgin
ia, North Dakota, South Dakota or Ok
lahoma shold be reported as so born,
although at the time of birth the par
ticular region many have had a differ
ent name.
Relative to conjugal conditions, the
enumerators are to report whether
the person is single, married, or d.
vorced. Married persons are to be ask
ed If they have been married before. If
the present marriage is the first, the
fact is to be indicated by the sign
MI" but if 1t is the second or sub
sequent marriage, then the enumerator
is to write "M2," meaning married
more than once
The question calling for the number
of years of the present marriage is
declared by the Census Bureau to APP
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 ten
years to a former husband, but has |
been married only three to her pres
ent husband, should be returned as
married three years. The number Of
years entered should be the number of
completed years. A person who on
April Is, the Census Day." has been
married three years and eleven
months shold be returned as married
8 years. For person married less
than one year, the entry is to be 80"
less than one year.
In the case of persons speaking Pol
ish or reporting that they were born
in Poland. which is no longer an indie
pendent country, the enumerator is
to inquire whether the birthplace was
IN what is now known as German Po-
and, or Austrian Poland or Russian
Poland, and he must write the an
'wer accordingly as Poland (Ger.) Po- :
and (Aust), or Poland (Russ.)
If the birthplace reported is Can
ida, the enumerator is required to
lsk whether the person is of English
IT French descent and write Canada
En-, or Canada (Fr.), according to
he answer.
The question calling for the year of
to the United States APP
lies to all foreign born persons, male
nd female, of whatever age. 1t
hould be answered, therefore, for
very person whose birthplace was In
foreign country. The enumerator
lust enter tho year in which the per- e
On came to the United States. If
e has been in the United States more
ian once, the year of his first arrival
to be stated.
The inquiry whether naturalized or
len applies only to foreign born Sc
ales 81 years of age and over. 1t ns
,es not apply to females, to foreign tn
,rn minors, or to any male born in le
e United States. If the person was an
I'm abroad, but has become full In
tizen either by taking out second or mi
lal papers of naturalization or he
rough the naturalization Of his par so
is while he was under the age of sh
years of age, the enumeration Is to tel
lite Ma" flor naturalized). If he De
S declared his intention to become he
American citizen and taken out his FAT
rst papers," the enumerator is to fec
ite al" (for alien. ry
The inquiry for the ability to speak srC
glish applies to all presons ten gra
ars old or over. If English is spok- maj
the enumeratcr must write En- I
sh" in the proper column. II the Ma
son enumerated is not able to the
yak English the enumerstor is re- sig
red, in such cases only, to write Ian
the name Of the language spoken, stei
French, German, Italian, etc. II Ap,
re than one language is spoken by the