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LAW
Provides That All Persons
Shall Be Enumerated
At Their "Usual IPIaCe J Of
Abode"
Some Information About The
Law

washington, d. c., Feb. 22.-The
explicit and lengthy Printed instruc-
Nons to the census enumerators.
which have been prepared by the
United States census bureau, give u
clear idea of the character of the
answers expected from the people of
the United States with regard to the
questions in the population schedule
to be carried in the Decennial CEN
sus April Is next.
All answers are to have reference
solely to the Census Day." which is
April 10. Persons living on that
day, but who died after it and before
the enumerators call, are to be count
ed, but persons born after April IS
are not to be included in the count.
Persons who were single on April 10
are to be reported as single, even
though they have married subsequent
ly and before the canvasser has call
ed. This Is true, similarly, of per-
sons who became widowed or divorc-
ed after April 10.
The census law provides that all
persons shall be enumerated at their
usual place of abode" on April 15.
This means the place where they may
be said to live or belong or tue piace
which is their home. AS a rule, the
usual place of abode Is not the place
where person works or where ne
eats, but where he regularly sleeps.
The enumcratJrs are cautioned, how
ever, that where a man happens to
sleep at the time of the enumeration
ularly sleeps.
There will be number of persons
having their usual places of abode In
enumeration districts who will be
absent April Is. These are to be in
cluded and enumerated after tne
facts regarding them have been OBJ
tained from their families, relatives.
acquaintances, or other persons able
to give the information. For In
stance, If member of any family in
an enumeration district Is temporar-
lily away from home on visit, or ON
business, or travelling for pleasure, or
attending school or college, or sick
dn a hospital, such absent person is
20 be enumerated and included with
other members of the family. But
q son or daughter regularly living
In another locality should not be
counted with the family at home.
Servants, laborers, or other en-
ployees, who live with the family.
and sleep in the same house or on
the premises, should be enumerated
with the family.
The census bureau states that there
will be, on the other hand, a GER
tain number of persons present and
perhaps lodging and sleeping in dis
tricts at the time of the enumeration
who do not have their usual places
of abode there. These are not to be
enumerated. 1t must be assumed
that they will be enumerated else
where. The canvassers should not.
therefore, unless 1t is practically GER
tain that they viii not be enumer-
ated anywhere else, enumerate or in
clude with the members of family
they are enumerating any of the fol-
lowing classes
Persons visiting family;
Transient boarders or dodgers who
have some other usual or perman-
ent place of abode:
Students or children living or
boarding with family in order to
attend some school, college, or 9th
er educational institution in the 10
cality but not regarding the place as
their home;
Persons who take their meals with
family but lodge or sleep elsewhere;
Servants. apprentices, or otner
persons employed by a family and
working in che house or on the prem
ises. but not sleeping there; OF
Any person who was formerly In
q family, but who has since become
a permanent inmate of an asylum.
almshouse, home for the aged, re-
formatory, prison, or any other insti-
tuition In which the inmates may re-
main for long periods of time.