penses. Clerk hire. Minimum compensation $1,000. Enumerator's duties. Sce. 12. ily. trict, or in connection with the reenumeration of any subdivision, he may, in the discretion of the Director of the Traveling ex-Census, be allowed actual and necessary traveling expenses Subsistence. and an allowance in lieu of subsistence not exceeding three dollars per day during his necessary absence from his usual place of residence, and that an appropriate allowance for clerk hire may be made when deemed necessary by the Director of the Census: Provided, That in the aggregate no supervisor shall be paid less than the sum of one thousand dollars. The designation of the compensation per thousand, as provided in this section, shall be made by the Director of the Census at least one month in advance of the date fixed for the commencement of the enumeration. Each enumerator shall be charged with the collection, in his subdivision, of facts and statistics required by the population schedule, and such other schedules as the Director of the Census may determine shall be used by him in connection with the census, as provided in section Visit cach fam-seven of this Act. It shall be the duty of each enumerator to visit personally each dwelling house in his subdivision, and each family therein, and each individual living out of a family in any place of abode, and by inquiry made of the head of each family, or of the member thereof deemed most credible and worthy of trust, or of such individual living out of a family, to obtain each and every item of information and all particulars required by this Act as of date June first of the year in which the enumeration Obtain infor- shall be made. And in case no person shall be found at the usual place of abode of such family, or individual living out of a family, competent to answer the inquiries made in compliance with the requirements of this Act, then it shall be lawful for the enumerator to obtain the required information, as nearly as may be practicable, from the family or families or person or persons living nearest to Certify and for- such place of abode; and it shall be the duty of each enuward schedules. merator to forward the original schedules, duly certified, to the supervisor of census of his district as his returns Supply def- under the provisions of this Act; and in the event of discrepancies or deficiencies being discovered in his said returns he shall use all diligence in correcting or supplying the same. In case the subdivision assigned to any habitants of eit- enumerator embraces all or any part of any incorporated borough, village, town, or city, and also other territory not included within the limits of such incorporated borough, village, town, or city, or either, it shall be the duty of the enumerator of such subdivision to clearly and plainly distinguish and separate, upon the population schedules, the inhabitants of all or any part of such borough, village, town, or city, as may be embraced in the subdivision assigned to such enumerator, from the inhabitants of the Supervisors territory not included therein. No enumerator shall be deemed qualified to enter upon his duties until he has received from the supervisor of census of the district to which he belongs a commission, under his hand, authoriz mation from other persons. ciencies and correct errors. Distinguish in ies, villages, etc. commission enumerators. ing him to perform the duties of an enumerator, and setting forth the boundaries of the subdivision within which such duties are to be performed by him. Districts not to than 4,000 inhab contain more itants. Sec. 13. enumerators. Removal of enumeraters. Sec. 1. erroneous re The subdivision assigned to any enumerator shall not exceed four thousand inhabitants as near as may be, according to estimates based on the preceding census or other reliable information, and the boundaries of all subdivisions shall be clearly described by civil divisions, rivers, roads, public surveys, or other easily distinguished lines: Provided, That enumerators may be assigned for the Institution special enumeration of institutions, when desirable, without reference to the number of inmates. Any supervisor of census may, with the approval of the Director of the Census, remove any enumerator in his district and fill the vacancy thus caused or otherwise occurring. Whenever it shall appear that any portion of Incomplete or the enumeration and census provided for in this Act has turns. been negligently or improperly taken, and is by reason thereof incomplete or erroneous, the Director of the Census may cause such incomplete and unsatisfactory enumeration and census to be amended or made anew under such methods as may, in his discretion, be practicable. The Director of the Census may authorize and direct Interpreters supervisors of census to employ interpreters to assist the Sec. 15. enumerators of their respective districts in the enumeration of persons not speaking the English language. compensation of such interpreters shall be fixed by the Compensation. Director of the Census in advance, and shall not exceed four dollars per day for each day actually and necessarily employed. The employed. Enumerators' compensation. rates. The compensation of the enumerators shall be ascertained and fixed by the Director of the Census as follows: Sec. 16. In subdivisions where he shall deem such allowance sufficient, an allowance of not less than two nor more than three cents for each living inhabitant and for each death Per capita reported; not less than fifteen nor more than twenty cents for each farm; and not less than twenty nor more than thirty cents for each establishment of productive industry enumerated and returned may be given in full compensation for all services. For all other subdivisions per Per diem rates. diem rates shall be fixed by the Director of the Census according to the difficulty of enumeration, having reference to the nature of the region to be canvassed and the density or sparseness of settlement, or other considerations pertinent thereto; but the compensation allowed to any enumerator in any such district shall not be less than three dollars nor more than six dollars per day of ten hours' actual field work each. The subdivisions to which the Fixed in adseveral rates of compensation shall apply shall be designated by the Director of the Census at least two weeks in advance of the enumeration. No claim for mileage or Traveling extraveling expenses shall be allowed any enumerator in either class of subdivisions, except in extreme cases, and then only when authority has been previously granted by vance. penses. Oath of office. the Director of the Census, and the decision of the Director No supervisor, supervisor's clerk, enumerator, interpreter, or special agent shall enter upon his duties until he has taken and subscribed to an oath or affirmation, to be prescribed by the Director of the Census; and no supEmployees not ervisor, supervisor's clerk, enumerator, or special agent to be accompa shall be accompanied by or assisted in the performance of his duties by any person not duly appointed as an officer or employee of the Census Office, and to whom an oath or affirmation has not been duly administered. All appointEmployees, ees and employees provided for in this Act shall be how appointed appointed or employed, and if examined, so examined, as the case may be, solely with reference to their fitness to perform the duties herein provided to be by such employee or appointee performed, and without reference to their political party affiliations. Enumeration. mencement. The enumeration of the population required by this Act shall commence on the first day of June, nineteen hundred, Time of com- and on the first day of June of the year in which each succeeding enumeration shall be made, and be taken as of that date. And it shall be the duty of each enumerator to complete the enumeration of his district and to prepare the returns hereinbefore required to be made, and to forward the same to the supervisor of census of his district, Time of com- on or before the first day of July in such year: Provided, That in any city having eight thousand inhabitants or more under the preceding census the enumeration of the population shall be taken and completed within two weeks from the first day of June as aforesaid. pletion. Penalties. Refusal to perform duties. Sec. 21. Communica ting tion. If any person shall receive or secure to himself any fee, reward, or compensation as a consideration for the appointment or employment of any person as enumerator or clerk or other employee, or shall in any way receive or secure to himself any part of the compensation provided in this Act for the services of any enumerator or clerk or other employee, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. Any supervisor, supervisor's clerk, enumerator, interpreter, special agent or other employee, who, having taken and subscribed the oath of office required by this Act, shall, without justifiable cause, neglect or refuse to perform the duties enjoined on him by this Act, or shall, without the authority of the Director of the Census, communicate to informa- any person not authorized to receive the same any information gained by him in the performance of his duties, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars; or if he shall willfully and knowingly swear or affirm falsely, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction False oath. False certifi return. thereof shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years and be fined not exceeding eight hundred dollars; or if he shall willfully and knowingly make a false certificate or a ficti- cate or fictitious tious return, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of either of the last-named offenses he shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding two years. Penalties. Refusing infor Each and every person more than twenty years of age Sec. 22. belonging to any family residing in any enumeration district or subdivision, and in case of the absence of the heads and other members of any such family, then any representative of such family, shall be, and each of them hereby is, required, if thereto requested by the Director, supervisor, or enumerator, to render a true account, to the best of his or her knowledge, of every person belonging to such family in the various particulars required, and whoever shall willfully fail or refuse to render such true account shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one mation. hundred dollars. And every president, treasurer, secretary, director, agent, or other officer of every corporation, and every establishment of productive industry, porations. whether conducted as a corporate body, limited liability company, or by private individuals, from which answer's to any of the schedules, inquiries, or statistical interrogatories provided for by this Act are herein required, who shall, if thereto requested by the Director, supervisor, enumerator, or special agent, willfully neglect or refuse to give true and complete answers to any inquiries authorized by this Act, or shall willfully give false information, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars, to which may be added imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year. Officers of cor Enforcement Sec. 23. All fines and penalties imposed by this Act may be of penalties. enforced by indictment or information in any court of competent jurisdiction. penses. penses. The Director of the Census may authorize the expendi-Traveling exture of necessary sums for the traveling expenses of the Soc. 24. officers and employees of the Census Office and the inci- Incidental exdental expenses essential to the carrying out of this Act as herein provided for, and not otherwise, including the Rent. rental of sufficient quarters in the District of Columbia. and the furnishing thereof. In case the Director of the Census deems it expedient Tabulating dehe may contract for the use of electrical or mechanical Sec. 26. devices for tabulating purposes: Provided, That in such case due notice shall be given to the public, and no system of tabulation shall be adopted until after a practical test of its merits in competition with other systems which may be offered. Mail transmit ted free. All mail matter, of whatever class, relative to the census and addressed to the Census Office, the Director of the Sec. 27. proper use frank. of Census, [Assistant Director,] chief clerk, supervisors, enumerators, or special agents, and indorsed "Official business, Department of Commerce and Labor, Census Penalty for im- Office," shall be transmitted free of postage, and by registered mail, if necessary, and so marked: Provided, That if any person shall make use of such indorsement to avoid the payment of postage or registry fee on his or her private letter, package, or other matter in the mail, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of three hundred dollars, to be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction. Information from other Departments. Sec. 28. Records, etc., of preceding censuses ferred. Sec. 29. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor, on request of the Director of the Census, is hereby authorized to call upon any other department or office of the Government for information pertinent to the work herein provided for. Such records, books, and files as relate to preceding centrans- suses, and the printing-office outfit used in the Eleventh Census, and such furniture and property of whatever nature used at the Eleventh Census as may be necessary in conducting the work of the Census Office and can be spared from present uses, shall be transferred to the custody and control of the Census Office created by this Act. Inventory of The said furniture and property shall be inventoried by the proper officers of the Department of the Interior when such transfer is made, and a copy of the inventory filed and preserved in the office of the Secretary of the Interior and of the Director of the Census. property transferred. Copies of population returns Sec. 30. Upon the request of the governor of any state or terrifurnished States. tory, or the chief officer of any municipal government, the Director of the Census shall furnish such governor or municipal officer with a copy of so much of the population returns as will show the names, with the age, sex, color, or race, and birthplace only of all persons enumerated within the territory in the jurisdiction of such government, upon payment of the actual cost of making such copies; and the amounts so received shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States, to be placed to the credit of, and in addition to, the appropriations made for taking the census. The Director of the Census shall provide the Census Office with a seal containing such device as he may select, and he shall file a description of such seal with an impression thereof in the office of the Secretary of State. Such seal shall remain in the custody of the Director of the Census, and shall be affixed to all certificates and attestations that may be required from the Census Office. For the organization and equipment of the Census Office to perform the preparatory work necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, the sum of one million dollars, to be available on the passage of this Act, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to continue available until exhausted. * * * |