The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-23
WHO ARE TO Be ERUMERATE Ed
CENSUS BUREAUS INSTRUCTIONS
TO ENUMERATOBS.
An Idea of the Character of the An
swers That Are Expected
From the People.

From the People.
The explicit and lengthy printed
instructions to the census enumera-
tors, which have been prepared by
the United States Census Bureau,
give a clear idea of the character of
the answers expected from the peo-
pie of the United States with regard
to the question in the population
schedule to be carried in the Decen-
NAL Census April 18th next.
All answers are to have reference
solely to the census day" which is
April 18th. Persons living on that
day, but who died after it and be-
fore the enumerators call are to be
counted, but persons born after April
18th are not to be included in the
count. Persons who were single on
April 18th are TO be reported as sin
gle even though they have married
subsequently and before the canvass
er has called. This is true, similarly,
of persons who became widowed or
divorced after April 18th.
The census law provides that all
persons shall be enumerated at their
usual place of abode on April 18th,
This means the place where they may
be said to live or belong or the place
which is their home. AS a rule the
usual place of abode is not the place
where a person works or where he
eats, but where he regularly sleeps.
The enumeratOrs are cautioned,
to sleep at the time of the enumera-
ton may not be the place where he
regularly sleeps.
There will be a number Of persons
having their usual places OF abode
in enumeration districts who will be
absent April 18th. These are to be
included and enumerated after the
facts regarding them have been OBJ
tanned from their families, relatives,
acquaintances, or other persons able
to give the information. For in
stance. if a member of any family in
an enumeration district is Temporal
rily away from home on q visit, or
on business, or travelling for pleas
ure, or attending school or college,
OF sick in a hospital, such absent
Guided with other members of the
family. But a son or daughter reg
ularly living in another locality
should not be counted with the fami-
ly at home.
Servants, laborers, or other en-
plOyes, 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,
certain number of persons present
and perhaps lodging and sleeping in
districts at the time of the enum-
Grafton who do not have their US
ual places of abode there. These
are not to be enumerated. 1t must
be assumed that they will be enum-
Grated elsewhere. The canvassers
should not therefore, unless 1t is
practically certain that they will not
be enumerated anywhere else, enum-
crate or include with the members
of a family they are enumerating
any of the following classes:
Persons visiting a family.
Transient bOarders or dodgers who
have some other usual or permanent
place of abode.
Students or children living or
boarding with a family in order to
attend some school, college, or 9TH
er educational institution in the To-
cality but not regarding the place
as their home.
Persons who take their meals with
a family but lodge or sleep else
where
Servants, apprentices, or other per-
sons employed by family and work
ing in the house or on the premises,
but not sleeping there; or any per-
son who was formerly in a family,
but who has since become a perma-
nent inmate of an asylum, almshouse,
home for the aged, reformatory,
prison, or any other institution in
which the inmates may be.
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