Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-31
CENSUS TAKERS GO
TO WORK FRIDAY
EnumerAtors Hold Conference
With District Supervisor r. B.
Terrill Here Wednesday

| If, at any time within the two
weeks beginning Friday, man
or woman rings your door bel
and begins to fire questions al
you, demanding to know your age
color, nationality, and how much
money you have, don't become in
dignant, consider your caller i'm
lpudent and slam the door.
1t will be Uncle Sam, and he is
talking just the same way to ev-
cry man and woman, wealthy and
poor, in Richmond and Madison
county, and his sole purpose, no
matter how officious he may seem
lis to complete facts and figures
necessary to establish the popula-
tion and wealth of the city and
lthe general condition and activi-
tiles of every citizen.
District Supervisor of the Cen
sus Robert B. Terrill, conferred
Iwith the enumerators for Madi-
lson county at the. court house
"Wednesday morning. Every
Question that may arise in the eff
| fort to obtain correct census Of
Madison county was gone over.
Mr.. Terrill met with the enumer-
ators of Jessamine county at
Nicholasville, Tuesday land with
those of Garrard county at Lam
caster Monday. Enumerators in
rural districts have month ir
which to complete their work. In
the. city they are supposed to get
through in 20 days.
Much interest is being mani
tested in the census of Richmond.
1t is hoped on all sides that con.
siderable increase will be shown
over the census of 10 years ago,
which was 5,340. Many believe
that the gain will be at least'l, 600
population, for never before in
the history of the city were ac-
commodations as hard to obtain
Or houses, apartments or rooms.
|as greatly in demand.
The census will record the NUM-
Der of families, as we'll as individ-
uals, here, number of houses,
apartments, dwellings, cottages,
occupied and vacant, grovth of
the city, in area and population;
increase in wealth of the city as a
whole, and of citizens; degree of
illness here; bank clearings :
manufacturing output; sales to-
tails, and information as nearly
complete as possible, of every ac-
tivity needed in making up a COM
plete statistical record.
When the census is completed
it will be compared with that TAX
en- in 1910. The 1920 census is
the fourteenth taken by the gov
lerntnent.
The men and women appointed
to serve as enumerators of the
18th decennial census, are charg-
ed by law with the collection of
all facts necessary to fill out pro-
perly the printed census schedule
which each enumerator will carry
when making the house-to-house
canvass of the territory assigned
to him. Each enumerator must
Visit personally each house in
his district and make his inquiries
lof the head or some other mem
Iber of the family who is compe-
tent to answer the census ques-
| tion.
The act of Congress providing
for the census gives each enum-
orator the right to enter every
dwelling in his district for the
purpose of obtaining the informa-
/ Ition required. Enumerators will
carry with them at all times their
identification cards and also their
written commissions from the
government which they will show
whenever requested to do so.
|They are instructed to be always
courteous and considerate, but in
Those rare instances where infor-
nation necessary to fill out the
questions is denied them, they are
empowered by law to insist on
correct answers. There are legal
penalties for refusing to answer
the census questions or .willfully
giving answers that are false.
Each enumerator is prohibited
by law from publishing or com.
municating any information OBJ
tanned through the census re-
garding any Individual or his af,
Ifairs. This obligation to secrecy
likewise applies to All person;
|connected With the ceisiis. After
the schedules. are all filled out
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