Show PROCLAIMS CENSUS by tl e pres dent of th united states of america A cercas b the act of congress proved july 2 1509 the th arte rte th decimal of the united states is to be taken begian ng on the thir benth day of april nineteen hundred and ten and whereas a correct enumeration of the population every ten years is re qu red by tho constitution of ane united states for the j urpo e of determining the representation of the several states in the house of Re es and he importance to the interests of all the people of the united states tint this cens is should be a complete and accurate report of the populate on and resources of the country now therefore I 1 will am howard taft president of united states of america do hereby declare and make 1 that under the act aforesaid afore sai 1 it is the duty of every person to answer all questions on the schedules applying to him and the family to which he belongs ind to the farm occupied by him or his fairah and that an adult le fusing to do so is sub jit to penalty the sole purpose of the census is to secure general stat information le garding the populate on and resources of the coun ly and es ari from individuals only in order to permit the ap lit on of su h general statistics I 1 the census has noth ag to do with tax atlon wi h army or jury service the compel ion ot school attendance atten Jance with the regulation of or ith the enforcement of any national state 01 local law or ord nance nor can any person be harmed in any way by furnishing the informal on rod there need be no feath tan di sc losure will be made le garding any individual person or his affairs fo the due pro lection of ane i gats ard of the person furnishing information every employee of the census bareau i aroh baited under heavy penalty from d any information which may thus bome to h s knowledge I 1 therefore earnestly urge upon all persons to answer ly completely di d accurately all the inquiries cid dress ed to by the enu heritor or other employees of the census bareau and thereby to con noute their share toward maeng th s great and ne assaly inac a success in witness whereof I 1 ha e hereunto set my hand and caused the 1 f f the united states to be affixed done at the city of wash agton this fifteenth day of march D one thousand nine hundred and tin and of the independence of the united states j ot the one hundred and throy fourth SEAL WM H TAFT P boox secretary of bbate |