The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-15
PROCLAMATION
BY PRESIDENT
Taft Urges Everybody Through
out Country to Answer Gen.
sus Questions.
OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE
Declares II Is Duty Of All to Answer
Correctly and Quickly All Of ouer-
les Asked-Penalty in Case
of Refusal.

Washington, March 10 - President
Taft in a proclamation out today urges
everybody throughout the United
States ito answer promptly complete
ly and accurately all inquiries address,
ed to them by the enumerators OF 9TH
er employees" who will be engaged in
the taking of the thirteenth decennial
census, which work will begin one
month from today. The proclamation
follows:
Whereas, By the act of congress.
approved July 2, 1909. the thirteenth
decennial census of the United States
is TO be taken, beginning on the fif-
teenth day of April. nineteen hundred
and ten; and
Whereas, correct enumeration of
the population every ten years is re-
quired by the constitution of the Uni
ted States for the purpose of determ-
lining the representation of the several
states in the house of representatives;
and
Whereas. IL is of the utmost impor-
tance to the interests of all the people
Of the United States that this census
should be a complete and accurate re-
port of the population and resources
of the country;
Nov, Therefore. !, William Howard
Taft, president of the United States of
America. do hereby declare and make
known that, under the act aforesaid, IT
is the duty of every person to answer
all questions on the census schedules
applying to him and the family to
which he belongs, and to the farm oc-
cupied by him or his family, and that
any adult refusing to do SO is subject
TO penalty
THE sole purpose of the census Is
to secure general statistical informa-
tion regarding the population and re-
sources of the country, and replies are
required from individuals only in order
TO permit the compilation OF such gen.
eral statistics. The census has moth
ing to do with taxation, with army or
jury service, with the compulsion of
school attendance. with the regulation
OF immigration, or with the enforce
ment of any national. state, or local
law by furnishing the information re-
quired. There need be no fear that
any disclosure viii be made regarding
any individual person or his affairs.
For the due protection of the rights
and interests of the persons furnishing
information, every employe of the CEN
sus bureau is prohibited. under heavy
penalty. from disclosing any informal
tion which may thus come to his
knowledge.
Il therefore earnestly urge upon all
persons to answer promptly. complete
ly, and accurately all inquiries address,
ed to them by the enumerators or other
employees of the census bureau. and
thereby to contribute their share to-
ward making this great and necessary
public undertaking a success.
"In witness whereof 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington
this fifteenth day of March, A. d., one
thousand nine hundred and ten, and
of the Independence of the United
states of America the one hundred and
thirty fourth.
by the President, VIM. II. Taft"
(Seal)
=. c. Knox,
Secretary of State"
The proclamation is for the purpose
of removing fears from the minds OF
some people who are of the opinion
that information which may be used
in some way to the detriment Of their
personal or business interests. Against
any such abuse. however. the govern
ment has thrown the strongest safe
guards.