Fourteenth and Subsequent Decennial Censuses; Hearing Before the Committee on the Census, House of Representatives. Sixty-Fifth Congress, Second Session, on a Bill to Provide for the Fourteenth and Subsequent Decennial Censuses. Volume 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... FOURTEENTH AND SUBSEQUENT DECENNIAL CENSUSES. Committee On The Census, House Of Representatives, Wednesday, March 6, 1918. The committee this day met, Hon. Harvey Helm (chairman) presiding. STATEMENT OF MR. SAM L. ROGERS, DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS. The Chairman. The committee had considered section 3, I think. Mr. Juul. Yes, sir. The Chairman. Section 4: "That the Assistant Director shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Director of the Census." Mr. Hersey. Is it necessary, Mr. Chairman, to read the whole section? I do not think any member of the committee has any objection to the old law. The only changes we should consider, I think, are changes made in the old law. The Chairman. The bill should be read through, section by section. Sec. 4. That the assistant director shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Director of the Census. In the absence of the director, the assistant director shall serve as director, and in the absence of the director and assistant director, the chief clerk shall serve as director. The appointment clerk shall perform the duties assigned him by the Director of the Census. The disbursing clerk of the Census Office shall, at the beginning of the decennial census period, give bond to the Secretary of the Treasury in the sum of $100,000, surety to be approved by the Solicitor of the Treasury, which bond shall be conditioned that the said officer shall render, quarter yearly, a true and faithful account to the proper accounting officers of the Treasury of all moneys and properties which shall be received by him by virtue of his office during the said decennial census period. Such bond shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, to be by him put in suit upon any breach of the...