The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24
WORK OF ENUMERATORS
As Set Forth in the Instructions Now
Out,

required 10 learn regarding the
place of birth of native born and
foreign born persons, and other
personal facts concerning the latter
class, in taking the Thirteenth
limited States Census, beginning
April IS next, is fully set forth in
the printed instructions prepared
W the United States Census Blu
eau to guide them in filling the
'opulation schedule. 1t is point
d out that all the questions relate
lily t. conditions existing on
All ril IS, the Census Day."
On the subject of place of birth
of a native born person the in
structions state that if the person
was born in the United States the
enumerator is to give the State or
Territory (not city or town. in
which born. A person born in
what is now West Virginia, North
Dakota, South Dakota or Okla
homa should be reported as so
born, although at the time of birth
the particular region may have
had a different name.
Relative to Conjugal condition,
the enumerators are to report
whether the person is single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced. Mar
ried persons are to be asked if they
have been married before. If the
present marriage is the first, the
fact is to be indicated by the sign
IN l." but if it is the second or
subsequent marriage, then the
enumerator is to write IN ?"
meaning mar led more than once
The question calling for the
number of years of the present
marriage is declared by the Cen
sus Bureau to apply only to per
sons reported as married, and the
answer should give the number or
years married to the present hus-
band or wife. Thus a woman who
may have been married for 10
years to a former husband, but has
been married only ) years to her
present husband, should be re-
turned as married 5 years. The
number of years entered should be
the number Of completed years. A
person who on April IS, Census
Day." has been married 5 years
/1nd II months should be returned
b as married ; years. For a person
married less than I year, the entry
IS to be 20, meaning less than I
year.
In the case of persons speaking
Polish or reporting that they were
born in Poland, which is no long
er an independent country, the
enumerator is to inquire whether
the birthplace was in what is now
known as German Poland or Rus
siau Poland, and he must write
the answer accordingly as Poland
(Ger.), Poland (Aust), or Poland
russ
If the birthplace reported is
Canada, the enumerator is required
to ask whether the person is OIL
English or French descent and tC
write Canada (Eng.) or Canada
(Fr.) according to the answer
The question calling for the yea1
of immigration to the United
States applies to all foreign-borr
persons, male or female, of what.
ever age, 1t should be answered
therefore, for every person whose
birthplace was in a foreign coun.
try. The enumeratOr must enter
the year in which the persons came
to the United Srates. If he has
been in the United States more
than once, the year Of his first ar.
rival is to be stated.
The inquiry whether uaturaliz.
ed or alien applies only to foreign.
born males 2I years Of age and
over. 1t does not apply to female
to foreign born minors, or to any
male born in the United States. Il
the person was born abroad, but
has become a full citizen either by
taking out second or final papers O.
naturalization or through the nat
uraltzation Of his parents while he