The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-25
FOREIGN BORN PEOPLE.
Census Bureaus Instructions Re-
garding Enumeration Of Them.

gardlng Enumeration OF Them.
Washington. D. c.. Feb. "a. --Wha
the census enumerators are required t
learn regarding the place Of birth o
native-born and foreign-born persons
and other personal facts concerning ths
latter class in taking the Thirteenth
United States Census, beginning april
Is next, is fully set forth in the printed
instructions prepared by the United
States Census Bureau to guide them in
filling the population schedule. It is
pointed out that all the questions re-
late only to conditions existing on April
10, the Census Day."
On the subject Of place OF birth Of a
native-born person the instructions state
that II the person was born in the United
States the enumerator is to 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, although at the
time of birth the particular region may
have had different name.
Relative to conjugal condition the
enumerators are to report whether the
person is single, married, widowed or
divorced. Married persons are to be
asked if they have been married before.
Ii the present marriage is the first, the
fact is to be indicated by the sign m
l." but if it is the second or subsequent
marriage, then the enumerator is to
write M q" meaning married more
than once,
The question calling for the number
Of years Of the,present marriage is de-
clared by the Census Bureau to apply
only to persons reported as married,
and the answer should give the number
of years married to the present husband
or wife. Thus woman who may have
been married for ten years to former
husband but has been married only
three years to her present husband
should be returned as married three
years. The number of years entered
should be the number OF completed
years. A person who on April Is, the
Census Day." has been married three
years and eleven months should be re-
turned as married three years. For a
person married less than one year the
entry is to be 10" meaning less than
one year.
In the case of persons speaking Po-
ish or reporting that they were born in
Poland, which is no longer an independ-
int country, the enumerator is to in
Iuire whether the birthplace was in
what is now known as German Poland,
,r Austrian Poland, or Russian Poland,
ind he must write the answer accord
ngly as Poland (Ger), Poland (Aust.), /
II Poland (Rnss.).
II the birthplace reported is Canada,
he enumerator is required to ask
whether the person is OF English or
french descent and write Canada
Eng.), or Canada (Fr.), according to
he answer.
The question calling for the year of
to the United States APP
lies to all foreign-born persons, male
nd female, Of whatever age, 1t should
e answered, therefore, for every person G
hose birthplace was in a foreign coun- j
y. The enumerator must enter the a
ear in which the person came to the !
nited States. Ii he has been in the :
nited. States more than once, the year c
his first arrival is to be stated. 4
The inquiry whether naturalized or
len applies only to foreign-born males !. I
years of age and over. 1t does not :,
1ply to females, to foreign-born mi s.
,rs, or to any female born in the
nited States. II the person was born
broad, but has become full citizen
ther by taking out second or final pa il
8rs OF naturalization or through the =
of his parents while he :
as under the age Of q years, the il
is to write Ma" Gor nat o
ralized). II he has declared his inten- .
on to become an American citizen and :
ken out his first papers, the enum- s
ator is to write Az {for ALIEN.
The inquiry as to the ability to speak Z
nglish applies to all persons 10 years =
age or over. II English is spoken,
e enumerator must write English" j
the proper column. II the person 0
is not able to speak Eng r,
4 r.