The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-01-27
CENSUS APPLICATIONS FORMS.
Those for EnumeratOrs Re ceiVed by the
District Supervisor.

DISIiICI SupSIflSOT
Census Supervisor Franklin F.
Towle, whose office is at Globe Ari.
zona has received from the Census
Bureau a supply of blank applications
for persons applying for positions as
census enumerators. These will be
forwarded to his list of applicants as
soon as possible.
The applications, properly filed
out, must be returned to the Super
visor not later than January 81, the
Census Director having extended the
time for fling from January 25, which
was the date first set for closing the
consideration of application. The
"test" will occur February 5, as pre-
viously announced.
The instructions printed on the ap-
plication form state that definite
answer is required to each of the
questions, which are:
''Are you citizen of the United
States? If naturalized citizen, when
and where we're you naturalized?
'Ot what State or Territory are
you legal resident? How long have
you been a legal resident thereof?
OF what county and of what town or
city and ward are you a resident?
How long have you been a resident
thereof?
"Whae is your sex and color?
What was your age at last birthday?
Where were you born?
"What is your education? (Give
the principal facts.)
"What is your present occupation?
"What is your professional or busi-
ness experience? (Give the principal
facts, and, if at present an office
holder, name the Office you hold.)
"Have you ever been employed on
census work, either national or state?
If so, in what capacity and for how
long period? If an enumerator,
for what territory or district? Oes-
cribe as accurately as possible.)
"Are you physically capable of
full discharge of the duties of census
enumerator? Have you any defect
of either sight, hearing, speech, or
limb? If so, state nature of eject.
'Do you speak English? Do you
understand and speak any language
other than Eng glish? If so, what
language? (Specify languages
spoken, as Bohemian, Chinese, Danish,
French, German, Greek, Hungaria,
Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian,
Magyar, Norwegian, Polish, Portu-
guese, Russian Slavic, Spanish,
Yiddish, etc.)
''Are you member of political
committee of any party? (Answer
or n1 htrf do nt "a h1f
party.)
SIN view of the fact that you may
be required to take a test before a
postmaster, state what post Office
would be most convenient to you for
this purpose. (This test is of a
practical character, consisting chiefly
or wholly of the filling out of a sample
schedule of population from inform
alton furnished regarding typical
families, and, in the case of enumer
ators whose work will be in rural dis
tricts, the filling out of a sample
schedule of agriculture.)
"Are the answers to each of the
foregoing questions true to the best
of your knowledge and belief? Are
they in your own handwriting?"
Endorsements of each applicant
must be secured from two representa-
tive citizens of the community in
which the applicant resides. They,
must be at least 81 years of age and
acquainted with the applicant not
less than one year. Endorsements
will not be accepted from any person
who is in any way related to an appli-
cant. The Endorsement certifies that
the applicant sis thoroughly trust
worthy and honest person, of good
habits, and, in my opinion, is fully
capable of discharging the duties of
census enumerator, if appointed"
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