Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-11
CENSUS APPLICATION FORMS.
Census Supervisor Albert Fletcher,

IT,, Hl,ose offic, Is at Warrenton, Va,
has received from the Census Bureau q
supply OF blank applications fer persons
applying for positions as census enumsra.
tors. These will be forwarded to hia
list of applicants IS soon as possible.
The applications, properly filed out,
must be returned TO The supervisor not
later than January 81, the census direc.
tor having extended the time for filing
from January %, which was the date
first act for closing the consideration OF
application. The "test" will occur
February s, ss previously announced.
The instructions printed on the appll-
cation form state that q definite answer
is required to each Of the questions,
which ert:
care you citizsn of the United
States? II paturslized citizen, when and
where were you ntturalized?
"Of what state or Territory are you q
legal resident? How long have you been
legal resident thereof? OF what
county and of what town or city and
ward are you a resident? How long
have you been a resident therso?
"Wbat is your sex and colo? Wha.
vas your sge a! last birthday. Where
were you borl?
"What 10 your education: (GiVe the
principal fact
"What is your present occupation:
"Wbat Is yo1r professional or busi-
ness experience? (Give the principal
facts, and, II q! present an tficeholder,
name the Office you hold }
"Have you ever been employed on
census WORK, ether national or state?
II 90, 10 what capacity and for toH long
q pelioG? Ifan enumerator, for what
tarrtory or district? Describe as accu.
ratelg IS possIble.)
"Are you physically capable of 3 full
discharge OF The duties OF ctnsas emu
meratcl? Have You any defect oil either
sight, hearing, speech, or limb? II go,
sale nature OF defec'.
"Do yen speak Euglisb? DO yo1 un-
derstsnd aud speak any language other
than English? II 60, what Language?
Specify Languages spoken, as B hemiaD,
Chinese, Danish, Frerch, German,
Greek, hungarian, Italian, Japsnese,
Lithuanian, Magyar, NCrTegisp, Polish
Portuguese, Russian, Slavic, Spanlsb;
YiddiBb, elc.)
Gaze you a member of a political
committee CT sny party: (Aus8es Yes
or 'No,' bnt do not indicate what patty
"In view OF The fact that you may be
required 10 take test before pcs!mas
ter, state what post-cftice would be most
convenient to you for this purpose.
This test Is OF a political character,
consisting chiefly or wholly of the filling
out of sample acEedule OF population
from information furnished regarding
typical families, and In the case Of emu
merato,s whose work will be in rural
districts, the Sling ont OF a sample
schedule of agriculturs.)
"Are the answers to each of the fore.
going questions true 10 Inc oest OF your
knowledge and ballet? Are they Ia your
own hsnd|ritiDg?'
Endorsements OF each applicant must
be secured from two representative oili-
zsns OF the community In which the ap.
pIlcant resIdep. They must be q! least
81 years of age and acquainted with the
applicant not less than one year. In
dorsenenIs will not be accepted from
any person who is In any way related 10
the applicant. Tde iodorsemen! certl'
6ss that the applicant ria thoroughly
Trustworthy aud homes! person, Of good
habits, and, in my opinion, is fully
caTa'le of dischargius the duties of q
cansus enun orator, II appointed"