Show A proclamation by the Pre silent of the united stale states of america Amee ica whereas by the act of congress conR rees approved july 2 1909 the thirteenth decennial census of the united baates lj Is to be taken beginning on the day of april nineteen hundred and ten and whereas a correct enumeration of the population every ten yeara years Is 3 bequir ed J by the constitution nf f the linked united states for th purpose of determining the severs several states tn in the thi house of representatives and whereas it is of the utmost importance an to iz the interests of all the people of the united states that this census should be a complete and accurate report of the population and resources of the country now therefore e 1 william howard taft president af f the united states of america do hereby declare and tid make mace known that under 4 1 e act as its aforesaid it Is the duty of every person to answer all 90 questions on the census schedules applying to him and the faintly tr Us which he belongs and to the farm occupied by him or hia his family and that any adult refusing to do so is subject to penalty I 1 he sole purpose of the census ia is to secure general statistical information regarding the population and resources of the country tou and replies are required 1 eliom individuals only in order to permit the compilation of auch such general statistics tin flit census hai nothing todo with taxation with arav or jury duty with the compulsion of school attendance with regulation of grf tion lionor or with the enforcement of gny national state law or ordinance ordIn arce nor can any person be harmed in ar dav by furnishing the he information information required there ne nead d be no fear that any disclosure v ill be made regarding any individual person or his hi affair affairs for the due protection of the rights and interests of the persona persons furnishing information every employed of the census bureau Is prohibited under heavy 1 knulty from disclosing and information aich may thus come to his knowlt knowledge dge I 1 therefore ua urge upon all aprons to answer promptly comp cimpl tel tely y and accurately cc urU ly all addressed to them by the enumerators or other emp employee loyes of the censki bureau and th thereby erLy tu to contribute lhoir hare share toward in aking kini thia this ru at and necessary y public undertaking a success IN WITNESS I 1 gaii hae e hereunto se my nand and caused the seal 1 of the united states to be done in the city of washington this alth day ol 01 ma ch cb A D 1910 WM 11 TAFT by the president I 1 C KNOX becy of state |