The Penn's Grove record., 1910-04-01
aEEICIM STATEMENT BY IHE DIRECTOR or IHE CENSUS.

On April Is, in the present year, 1910. the census o. the United States
It is the basis Of the distribution among the States of representation in
the Increase in the population, agriculture, industries, and resources of
It is required by the Constitution and by let of Congress.
CENSUS FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
poses The t i9 ai neither sought Ss PaS sn1 ss n 1sa used ssaS IN ar s ssssa r sssfs te disclose RS5,
facts rel regarding gadina. any in individual vhtaa s o. enterprise inter dna can nt ne emr,oved to ont.tn
i pa1posas on t anat "a BE BE tRs so Il Il way of yln shs Sa adeaans State g. pr 1eeaf: TO- for
d %wnt,.dD proceedings; E s%u5 @sssore1 & Army nrgs o. \ Nsvy e0n nnaiBat
regulations; or in any way to affect the life. liberty, II property of any
: It has nothing whatever to do with the detection LAIR arrest ,45 persecution,
la law. Whether Of a cit city, p r. State 5.i or tt the National Government. or o a for
CENSUS INQUIRIES DEFINED BY CONGRESS.
tn. s 1ss ssss1 ss sn feanss s sy t fsaf Director sy act at f Is es ssasa: in 1 ssaf ssseisa z I
1 neat. a the census Gsss aP Bays e II Th RsE sa%s a questions ON a are asked asked s sSoat each a aP person. on.
All persons must answer all the questions.
THE QUESTIONS REGARDING PERSONS.
18th The census census law ~. With H. reference efeS esa to population cM1 orr requires that the enum-
sA' s: sTh s's ss%ss !s ssa5s 81 $ F. . :. 1 sss q T, {; ss1as;. color or, sex !; age ss,.t so9 nj ga
United States tsee citizenship, occupation, whether r not employer or employe,
a eaprn II 49, snP Rsic}, s snd ese lumber q ns e Of months az ans en- oUs d during the pre-,
sSndi Mnm nter icy. and aa tenure Of hone. and whether = Nc q survivor Of
lin o or 70 deaf af and dumb person. SON. . fAS'' NN ~ -s
THE QUESTIONS REGARDING AGRICULTURE.
The same law, with reference to agriculture, requires that the enum-
tenure sla acreage aass 81 fs sT@. acreage aas se' Of soe ID 1a'a and 3. es nssss Of i timber s5s4 t there:
n value value 81 Of i lSs@ I . I farms aad ranges yes. nam tsa. and ss1as q + domestic
Se piant o. d o. 1as4 the Year i enumeration att asfe dssle .. and the ilsI acreage sgs Of Of
s Sapa ending ad n ps asansay t hha yaiss + ssps n eae preesai has4 en efe enuner TT =
BADGES WORN BY CENSUS ENUaERAToRs.
Census enumerators wearing badges with ~. s Census 1910" stamped
9 2 tn r v s4a gotI fs o be h regagd io n 81 spie n de teem e9 l poheen negln eonsa Apan
tax assessors, O officers of any city. county, or State. They re employed
by the U. S Bureau o. the Census. They 10 not represent any other De-
partment of the United States Government, or any foreign nation.
REPLIES TO ENUMERAToRs STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Replies to enumerators are. and must be. held by the Census Bureau
in strict and absolute confidence.
All the u. S. Census officials, supervisors, supervisors, clerks, enum-
orators, and Interpreters, before entering upon their duties, are Obliged t.
take a solemn oath not to disclose any information they may obtain, except
to the Census Bureau. and a violation of the United States law in regard to
this oath means a $1,000 fine, OF Imprisonment FOL W years, IT Dotn, IN
the discretion of the Court.
PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
If n adult person refuses or wiluny neglects to answer an enum-
orators questions, or, If any person wihfuly gives answers nat ar re dame,
he O III can be arrested, carried to court, n fined up to $lO0.s keepers
of hotels. apartment houses. boarding or lodging houses, tenemens OF
other buildings, in which persons make their homes, must help he enum-
orator when asked. or they will be liable to arrest and punishment by a fine
E. DANA DURAND, Director.