The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-10
Census Bureaus Instructions
Regarding the Enumeration
of Foreigners.

required to learn regarding the place
of birth Of native-born and foreign
orn persons, and other personal facts
concerning the latter class, in taking
the thir eenth United States Census,
beginning April Is next, is fully Sc
forth in the printed instructions pre-
pared by the United States Census Bu-
reau to guide them in filling the popu
lation schedule. 1t is pointed out tina
all the questions relate only to condi-
tions existing on April Is, the "Censu
Day"
On the subject of place of birth of a
native-born person the instructions
state that IL the person was born in the
United States the enumerator is T.
give the State or Territory mot city or
town. in which born. A person born
in what is now West Virginia, North
Dakota. South Dakota, or oklahoma
should be reported as so born, al
though at the time Of birth the partic'
ular region may have had differen'
name
Relative of conjugal condition, tn,
enumerators are to report whether tn,
person is single, married, widowed, o
divorced Married persons are to b.
asked il tney have teen married be
fore. II the present MARRIAGES. the
| first, the fact is to be indicated by th,
sign IN Il but il is the second or SUBJ
sequent marriage, then the enumera-
tor is to write m 2' meaning married
| more than once.
The question calling for the numbt
of years of the present marriage is de
clared by the Census Bureau to appl.
only to persons reported as married,
and the answer should give the mum.
Der of years married to the presen
husband OF wife. Thus woman win
may have been married for 10 years 10
A former husband, but has been mar
RED only years to her present hus-
oand, should be returned as married
3 years. The number fyears entere'
should be the number of completed
years A person who on April 10, thu
Census Day" has been married |
years and III months should he re-
turned as married years For aper.
son married less than year, the entry
is to be 10" meaning less than on
year.
In the case OF persons speaking Pol
lsh or reporting that they were bori
in Poland, which is no longer an inde'
pendent country, the enumerator is l'
INQUIRE whether the birthplace was il
what is now known as German Poland
or Austrian Poland, or Russian Poland
and he must write the answer accord
ly as Poland Ger Poland (Aust) ol
Poland Russo
II the birthplace reported is Canada
the enumerator is required to asl
whether the person is Of English o
French descent and write Canad'
(Eng) or Canada (Fr) according u
: the answer.
The question calling for the year o
immigration to the United States ap
plies tn all foreig n-born persons. NAL
/ and female, of whatever age. 1t shoul'
! be answered, the refore, for every per
son whose birthplace was IN foreig
country. The enumerator must ente
the year in which the person came t
the United Slater. II he has been il
q the United States more than once, tn
: year of his first arrival is to be stated
The inquiry whether naturalized c
alien applies only to foreign-bor
l. males 2l years of age and over.
'e does not apply to females, to foreig
born minors, or to any male born i
the United States. II the person wa
4 born abroad, but has become fu
= citizen either by taking out second c
: final papers of naturalization c
through the naturalization of his pal
ents while he was under the age of
wears, the enumerator is to write INA
(for naturalized) If he has declare
his intention to become an America
citizen, and taken out his "hrst pi
pers," the enumerator is to write 'Al
Ifhe has taken no steps toward becon
ing an American citizen write Al
(for alien.
. The inquiry as to the ability to spes
English apples to all persons 10 yea
Of age or over If English is spokel
7 the enumerator must write English
, in the proper column. II the perst
; .numerated is not able to speak En-
!. lish the enumerator is required,
such case only, to write out the nan
OF the language spoken, as Frenc
Y German, Italian, etc. II more thi
I ne language is spoken by pers'
!, who, however, does not speak Englis
then the enumerator is to write d
10 | mama NJ that language which is his n