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tion, and the boundaries of all subdivisions shall 

 be clearly described by civil divisions, rivers, 

 roads, public surveys, or other easily distin- 

 guished lines: Provided, That enumerators may 

 be assigned for the special enumeration of insti- 

 tutions, when desirable, without reference to the 

 number of inmates. 



" SEC. 14. That 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 the 

 enumeration and census provided for in this act 

 has 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. 



" SEC. 15. That the director of the census may 

 authorize and direct supervisors of census to em- 

 ploy interpreters to assist the enumerators of 

 their respective districts in the enumeration of 

 persons not speaking the English language. The 

 compensation of such interpreters shall be fixed 

 by the director of the census in advance, and shall 

 not exceed $4 per day for each day actually and 

 necessarily employed. 



" SEC. 16. That the compensation of the enu- 

 merators shall be ascertained and fixed by the 

 director of the census as follows: In subdivisions 

 where he shall deem such allowance sufficient, an 

 allowance of not less than r 2 nor more than 3 

 cents for each living inhabitant and for each 

 death reported; not less than 15 nor more than 

 20 cents for each farm; and not less than 20 nor 

 more than 30 cents for each establishment of 

 productive industry enumerated and returned 

 may be given in full compensation for all serv- 

 ices. For all other subdivisions per diem rates 

 shall be fixed by the director of the census ac- 

 cording to the difficulty of enumeration, having 

 reference to the nature of the region to be can- 

 vassed and the density or sparseness of settle- 

 ment, or other considerations pertinent thereto; 

 but the compensation allowed to any enumerator 

 in any such district shall not be less than $3 nor 

 more than $6 per day of ten hours' actual field 

 work each. The subdivisions to which the sev- 

 eral 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 expenses shall be 

 allowed any enumerator in either class of sub- 

 divisions, except in extreme cases, and then only 

 when authority has been previously granted by 

 the director of the census, and the decision of the 

 director as to the amount due any enumerator 

 shall be final. 



" SEC. 17. That the special agents appointed 

 under the provisions of this act shall have equal 

 authority with the enumerators in respect to the 

 subjects committed to them under this act, and 

 shall receive compensation at rates to be fixed 

 by the director of the census : Provided, That the 

 same shall in no case exceed $6 per day and actual 

 necessary traveling expenses and an allowance 

 in lieu of subsistence not exceeding $3 per day 

 during their necessary absence from their usual 

 place of residence: And provided further, That 

 no pay or allowance in lieu of subsistence shall 

 be allowed special agents when employed in the 

 Census Office on other than the special work com- 

 mitted to them, and no appointments of special 

 agents shall be made for clerical work. 



" SEC. 18. That no supervisor, supervisor's clerk, 

 -enumerator, interpreter, or special agent shall 



enter upon his duties until he has taken and sub- 

 scribed to an oath or affirmation, to be pre- 

 scribed by the director of the census; and no 

 supervisor, supervisor's clerk, enumerator, or spe- 

 cial agent 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 affirma- 

 tion has not been duly administered. All ap- 

 pointees and employees provided for in this act 

 shall be appointed or employed, and if exam- 

 ined, 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. 



" SEC. 19. That the enumeration of the popula- 

 tion required by this act shall commence on the 

 first day of June, 1900, and on the first day of 

 June of the year in which each succeeding enu- 

 meration 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 super- 

 visor of census of his district, on or before the 

 first day of July in such year: Provided, That 

 in any city having 8,000 inhabitants or more 

 under the preceding census the enumeration of 

 the population shall be taken and completed with- 

 in two weeks from the first day of June as afore- 

 said. 



" SEC. 20. That if any person shall receive or 

 secure to himself any fee, reward, or compensa- 

 tion 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 enu- 

 merator or clerk or other employee, he shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- 

 viction thereof shall be fined not more than 

 $3,000, or be imprisoned not more than one year, 

 or both, in the discretion of the court. 



" SEC. 21. That 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, with- 

 out 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 cen- 

 sus, communicate to 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 con- 

 viction shall be fined not exceeding $500; or if 

 he shall willfully and knowingly swear or affirm 

 falsely, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and 

 upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not 

 exceeding three years and be fined not exceeding 

 $800; or if he shall willfully and knowingly make 

 a false certificate or a fictitious return, he shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction 

 of either of the last-named offenses he shall be 

 fined not exceeding $5,000 and be imprisoned not 

 exceeding two years. 



" SEC. 22. That each and every person more 

 than twenty years of age belonging to any family 

 residing in any enumeration district or subdi- 

 vision, 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 



