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NATIVE And FOREIGN BORN PEOPLE.
Census Bureaus instructions Regard
ius the Enumeration Of Them.

Washington, D. c., February 16, 1870
Wharf.-The census enumeratOrs are re-
ouired, to learn regarding the place OF
birth OF native-born and f~orelgn-Dorn per-
o and other personal facts concerning
the latter class, In taking the Thirteenth
next Is fully set forth in the printed in
structions prepared by the United States
Census Bureau to guide them in filling the
population schedule. It is pointed out
that all the questions relate only to con-
ditions existing on April Is, the Census
Day."
tive-born person the instructions state
that il 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 10 West
virginia, North Dakota, South Dakota, or
Oklahoma should be reported as 80 born,
although at the time Of birth the part1cu-
lar reRdon may have had a different name.
Relative to conjugal condition, the emu
merators are to report whether the person
Is single, married, widowed, or divorced.
Married persons are to De asked II tney
" havebeen married before. II me present
marriage Is the first, the fact Is to be in
dicated by the sign IN L." but II 1t Is the
second or subsequent marriage, then the
enumeration Is to write IN, 2" meaning
married more than once. j
8, The question calling for the number OF
years OF the present marriage Is declared
by the Census Bureau to apply only to
persons reported as married, and the an
swer should give the number OF years
married to the present husband or wife.
Thus q woman who may have been mar
sried for 10 years to q former husband, but
has been married only 8 years to her pres
emit husband, should be returned as mar
ried s years. The number Of years enter
ed should be the number OF completed
years. A person who on April Is the
Census Day" has been married 8 years
and II months should be returned as mar
RED 8 years, For a person married less
than l year., the entry is to be ~, mean
ing less than 1year.
In the case OF persons speaking Polish
or reporting that they were born In Poland
which Is no longer an Independent coun-
try, the enumerator is to inquire whether
the birthplace was in what Is now known
as German Poland, or Austrian Poland, or
Russian Poland, and he must write the
Fanswer accordingly as Poland (Ger.), Po-
land lAust.l or Poland RUSS.
y II the birthplace reported Is Canada,
the enumerator is required to ask whether
the person Is Of English or French descent
and write Canada (Eng.A or Canada (Fr.h
according to the answer.
The question calling for the year Of i'm
migration to the United States applies to
all f%oreign-born persons. male and female,
OF whatever age. It should be answered,
therefore, for every person whose birth
place was in a foreign country. The emu
merator must enter the year in which the
person came to the United States. II he
has been in the United States more than
once, the year Of his first arrival is to be
stated.
The inquiry whether ~naturalized or
alien applies only to foreign-born males
81 years OF age and over. It does not ap-
ply to females, to foreign-born minors, or
to any male born in the United States.
II the person was born abroad, but has
become a full citizen either by taking out
second or final papers Of naturalization OF
through the naturalization Of his parents
while he was under the age Of 81 years,
the, enumeration Is tx write INA" for natu-
ralized). # he has declared his intention
to become an American citizen and taken
out his first papers," the enumelator is
to write pa"
The inquiry as to the ability to speak
English applies to all persons 10 years Of
age or over. If English is spoken, the
enumerator must write English" in the
proper column. II the person enumerated
Is not able to speak English the enumer-
ator is required, In such cases only, to
write out the name Of the language spok-
en-, as French, German, Italian, etc. If
more than n language is spoken by a
person who, however, o not speak
English, then the enumeration is to write
the name Of that language which is his
native language or mother tongue.