The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
Answers to Questions for 1910 Census

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and officials or agents found to ex-
ist throughout the west, on account
OF sneak detectives. forestry agents
and special agents having harassed
settlers and others until any federal
agent is looked at with hatred, the
census bureau is more or less con-
cerned overt the attitude thatmay be
assumed towards the census enum-
orator. In order to meet these pos
sible objections the government is
sending out circulars to publica-
tons, requesting that the general
public lend their aid by giving all
the information as required by the
enumerators, with the assurance
that this data will not be used for
any purpose except the census sta
tistics.
The information sought will be
used solely for general statistic
purposes. It will not be published
nor used in any other way to dis
close facts regarding any individual
or enterprise. The census is not
nor ever has been and under the
law cannot be used for the obtain
ing OF information that can be used
in any way in the assessment of
property nor taxation, either ma
tional, state nor local. for deporta-
ton proceedings, extradition meas
ures, army or navy CONSUMPTION,
compulsory school attendance, child
labor law prosecutions, quarantine
regulations, nor in any way to af-
feet the life or liberty of any per-
son. 1t has nothing whatever to
DO with the detection, arrest, prose-
cution or punishment of any person
for any suspected or actual viola
ton of any law, whether of city
or state or national government or
of a foreign nation.
The census inquiries are defined
by an act of congress. The ques-
tons on the schedules are framed
by the director of the census in
conformity with that act. They
apply to all persons living in the
United States on April Is, 1910.
census day. The same questions
are asked of each person and all
persons must answer all the ques-
tons.
The census law requires replies
to these questions: Name, relation
ship to head of family, color, sex,
age, conjugal condition, place of
birth, place of birth of father and
mother, number of years in the
United States, citizenship, occupa-
ton, employer or employe and if
out of work April Is, and how
many months out of employment
during year ending April is, 1910.
whether engaged in agriculture,
school attendance, literacy, tenure
of home, if survivor of the union or
confederate army or navy, name of
each blind or deaf person.
Questions regarding agriculture
as required by census law, answer
to the following: The name, color
and county of birth of occupant of
each farm, tenure, acreage of farm,
acreage of woodland and character
and value OF timber thereon, value
Of improvements on farm, value of
implements. A very important
question is the number and value
of all live stock on farm and ranges.
Number and value of domestic ami
mails now on farms or ranges. acre
age of crop planted and to be plant
ed during 1910, acreage, quantity
and value of all crops for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1909.
The census enumerator will wear
a badge with ''U. S. Census, $780,"
engraved thereon, and will begin
work on April is, and should not
be regarded as spy, detective, po-
liceman, constable, tax assessor or
officer of any city, county or state.
He is employed by the United
States census bureau. and does not
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