JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.
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necessary, their compensation not to exceed three dollars per
day or the rate thereof for the time actually employed.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That no enumerator, clerk,
interpreter or other person employed in taking the census or
casting up the same shall enter upon his duties until he shall
have taken and subscribed before a proper person an oath or
affirmation, to be prescribed and furnished in printed form by
the Superintendent of the Census, which shall conform to the
requirements of Section 6 of Article 1 of the Constiution, and,
in the case of an enumerator, with the addition that he will
accurately ascertain and faithfully return the number of per-
sons in the precinct under his charge.
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Oath of enum
erator.
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SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That any clerk, enumerator,
interpreter or other employee who, having taken the pre-
scribed oath of office required by this Act, shall, without jus-
tifiable cause, neglect or refuse to perform the duties enjoined
on him by this Act, or shall fail to complete his work within
the prescribed time, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars; provided that if the. Superintendent of the
Census shall be satisfied, that by the use of due diligence any
enumerator shall have been unable to complete his work within
the fifteen days of actual service hereinbefore provided for, he
may, with the approval of the Governor, allow such enumer-
ator compensation for such additional days, not exceeding
five, as may be absolutely necessary for the completion of his
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Failure of
enumerator
punishable.
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work; or if he shall willingly or knowingly make a false cer-
tificate or fictitious return he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction of the last-named offense he shall be
fined not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or be im-
prisoned not exceeding three months.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That each and every person
more than twenty years of age belonging to any family resid-
ing in any enumeration district shall be, and each of them is
hereby required, if requested by the enumerator, to render a
true account under oath to be administered by the enumerator,
to the best of his knowledge, of every person belonging to such
family, and whoever shall wilfully fail or refuse to render such
true account shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or
committed to jail not exceeding one year, in the discretion of
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False returns
of enumerator
a misdemeanor
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the court; and whoever shall render a false account, when
thus requested and sworn, shall be guilty of perjury. That
all fines imposed by this Act may be collected through due
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False account
given is per-
jury.
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