8 SIXTY·FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 2. 1909. in his discretion shall defer the enumeration in said district by reason of climatic or other conditions which would mate1uallg·a1nterfere with the proper conduct of the work; but in an event it s il the duty of each enumerator to prepare the returns hereinbefore_requ;i·ed(;¤ol_be Defective, etc., 11801161*8 UVBD 6 G In- ¤‘*·°·· fI“§é1§e,‘i§?.2£E,°}’s2SIit¥§.`£[.‘?I§, ift..‘5‘Z“lL$?’...E’.i dumb,’ An inmates of benevolent institutions, and to forward the same to the supervisor of his district, within thirty days from the commencement of the enu- P’°°‘•°· meration of his district: Provided, That in any city having five thoucmei sand inhabitants or more under the preceding census the enumeration of the population shall be commenced on the fifteenth day of April aforesaid and shall be completed within two weeks thereafter. P¤¤*·'=g¤¤¤*,*°‘ '°· Sec. 21. That if any person shall receive or secure to himself any
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or em o ment o an rson as su rvisor, enumera r or c 0 other iimgloyee, or shiiliein any waypseceive or secure to himself any part of the compensation paid to any supervisor, enumerator or cler or other employee, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and i gplqp convgcitgon thereof glial: be nxt more than three thousand ' o rs an im risone no more n ve years. _ w.0¤¤¤¤•¤ by ¤¤¤v1¤r- Sec. 22. That aiiy supertlisor, supervisorgs cl<:·k,_enupn;"¢?;rator,(;nte}1;: I. I rspecikl nt oro erem oee wo avin enan su mmnq for as ml the oathaigxlf omce required iiyihid Act,’shall, without justifiable cause, neglect or refuse to rform the duties enjoined on him by this Act, shall be deemed of a misdemeanor, and upon convicm ,,‘§,°g';j tion thereof shall be fin not exceeding five hundred dollars; or if ¤¤¤¤¤· he shall, without the authority of the Director of the Census, publish or communicate any infomation coming into his possession by reason of his employment under the provisions of this Act, or the Act to provide for a permanent Census Office, or Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not to exceed two years, or both so fined and Mw ¤w¢¤¤¤8· imprisoned, in the discrqgon off {hai coqlrtg tg li; sgall wglfully am; knowin l swear to or a rm a se y, e s a eeme ui ty o perjury? gud upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not? exceedraise mums. ing five years and be Ened not exceeding two thousand dollars; 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 two b‘Fe¤nE*u·§e{_*;Qg*;{¤¤‘*°¤ thousand ldollars azid lp; imprisoned not excgedfig five ypars; or aay ‘ rson w o is or as en an enumerator s a nowin or wi u v furnish, or cause to he furnished, directly or ind irectl y,gtg the Directdr of the Census, or to any supervisor of the census, any false statement or false information with reference to any inquiry for which he was authorized and required to collect information, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding five years. m;¤{;;QfY,f;;f)rg,ftg§r; Sec. 23. That it shall be the duty of all persons over twenty-one mdmeiais. years of age when requested by the Director of the Census, or by any mn. I-. mw. supervisor, enumerator, or special agent, or other em loyee of the Census Office, acting under the instructions of the said Director, to answer correctly, to the best of their knowledge, all questions on the census schedules applying to themselves and to the family to which they belong or are related, and to the farm or farms of which they or their families are the occupants; and any person over twenty-one years of age who, under the conditions hereinbefore stated, shall refuse or willfully neglect to answer any of these questions, or shall willfully give answers t t are false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.
