The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-20
CENSUS APPLICATIONS FORMS.
Those for EnuE;erateFS Received by
the District Supervisor.

Census Supervisor, james NJ. New
borne, whose office is at Kinston. N.
G. has received from the Census Bu-
reau a supply Of blank applications
for persons applying for positions as
census enumerators. These will be
forwarded to his list Of applicants as
soon as possible.
The applications, properly filled
out, must be returned to the Super
visor not later than Jan. 81, the Cen
sus Director having extended the
time for filing from Jan. 25, which
was the date first set for closing the
consideration of applications. The
"test" will occur Feb. 5, as pre-
viously announced.
The instructions printed on the ap-
plication form state that a definite
answer is required to each of the
questions, which are:
Are you citizen of the United
States? II naturalized citizen, when
and where were you naturalized?
''Of what State or Territory are
you a legal resident? How long have
you been a 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
thereof?
"What is your sex and color?
What was your age at last birthday?
Where were you born?
what is your education? (Give
principle facts.)
what is your present occupation?
"What is your professional or bus
mess experience? (Give the prirci-
pie facts, and. if at present an Office
holder, name the Office you hold)
Have yoa ever been employed on
census work, either national or state?
+ so, in what capacity and for how
!ong period? Il an enumerator,
for what territory or district? de
scribe as accurately as possible.)
Are you physically capable of a
full discharge Of the duties of cen
sus enumerator? Have you any &C.
feet Of either sight, hearing, speech,
or limb? Ii so, state nature Of d.
feet.
"Do you speak English? Do you
understand and speak any language
other than English? If so. what Ian
guage? Specify languages spoken,
as Bohemian, Chinese, Danish, Ger
man, French, Greek, Hungarian, l.
Italian, japanese, Lithuanian, Mag
var, Norwegian, Polish. Portuguese,
Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Yiddish,
atc.)
Are you member of a political
committee Of any party? (Answer
Yes or No. but do not indicate
what party.)
''In view Of the fact that you may
De required to take a test before a
post master, state what post-office
would be most convenient to you for
this purpose.
This test is Of a practical charac-
rer, consisting chiefly OR wholly of
he filing out Of a sample schedule
Of population from information fur
nished regarding typical families
and, in the case Of enumerators
whose work viii be in rural districts
the filing out of sample schedule 0.
agriculture.)
"Are the answers to each of thu
foregoing questions true to the bes
Of your knowledge and belief? Ar
hey in your own handwriting?
Endorsements Of each applican
must be secured from two represen
Iative citizens Of the community il
which the applicant resides. The.
must at least be Il years Of age ant
acquainted with the applicant no
less than one year. Endorsement
will not be accepted from any per
son who is in any way related to a.
applicant. The Endorsement certlfie
that the applicant lis a thoroughl
trustworthy and honest person, o
good habits, and, in my opinion,
fully capable of t:ischarging the du
t;ns o. q census enumerator, If az
pointed"
That prohibition is effective
shown by the decrease OF crlmlns