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CENSUS APPLICATION FORMS
Those for Enumerators Received BY
the District Supervisor

Census Supervisor Lynn NJ. Hays,
whose Office is at Burlington has re-
ceived from the Census Bureau
supply of blank applications for per
sons applying for positions as census
enumerators. These will be forward
ed to his list of applicants as soon as
possible.
The applications, properly filled
out, must be returned to the superyi-
sor not later than January 81, the
census director having extended the
time for filing from January 25 which
was the date set for closing the
consideration of applications. The
test will occur February 5, as pre-
viously announced.
The Instructions printed on the ap
plication form state that a definite
answer is required to each of the
questions, which are:
Are you a citizen of the United
States? If naturalized citizen, when
and where We're you naturalized?
of what state or territory are you
a 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 there
of?
What is your sex and color? What
was your age at last birthday?
Where We're you born?
What is your education? (Give
the principal facts)
What is your present occupation?
What is your professional or bus
mess experience? (Give the princi-
pal 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? describe
as accurately as possible.)
Are you physically capable of a
full discharge of the duties of cen
sus enumerator? Have you any de.
feet of either sight, hearing speech,
or limb? If so, state nature of de-
feet
DO YOU speak English? Do you
understand and speak any language
other than English? If so, what
language? Specify languages spoken
as Bohemian, Chinese, Danish,
French, German, Greek, Hungarian.
ltalianS Japanese, Lithuanian, Mag
var Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Yiddish,
etc.
Are you member of a political
committee of any party? ANSWER
Yes or No but do not indicate what
party)
In view of the fact that you may
be required to take a test before a
postmaster, state what postofIice
would be the most convenient to You
for this purpose. This test is of a
practical character, consisting chief
ly or wholly of the filling out of a
sample schedule of population from
information furnished regarding ty-
pical families, and in the case of emu.
merators whose work will be in rural
districts 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 represent
tative citizens of the community in
which the applicant resides. They
must be at least p years of age and
acquainted with the applicant not
less than year. Endorsements will
not be accepted from any person who
is in any way related to an applicant
The Endorsement certifies that the
applicant is a thoroughly trustwor
thy and honest person, of good hab
Its, and, in my opinion is fully capa
Bile of discharging the duties of
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