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 2 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 2. 1909. . D°°°‘““" °°”'“' Sec. 2. That the riod of three ears beginning the first day of Wim embmh°d` Jul next precedingltlle census provided for in section one of this Act shall be known as the deceunial census period, and the rggorts upon thauigquigles proylided {pir in said section. shall be complet and publis wi in suc ri . _ f,§'{,',,2_,‘”°°éx°cu_ Sec. 3. That aftg:`June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and mne, and me mee. during the decennial census period only, there may be employed ID the Vol.¤l,p.51. Census Office, in addition to the force provide for by the Act_of March sixth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act to provide for a permanent Census Oi’dce," an Assistant Director, who s all be an ex rienced practical statistician; a geographer, achief stat1st1cian.i who mil be aperson of known and tried experience in statistics. " work, an appointment clerk, a private secretary to the Director, two M>v¤*¤¤¤¢¤L stenographers, and eight expert chiefs of division. These officers, with the exception of the Assistant Director, shall be appointed without examination b the Secretary of Commerce and Labor upon the asusune mmm. recommendation ofv the Director of the Census. The Assistant Director shall be appgeinted by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the nate. 1>¤¤e¤¤¤¤*¤¤¤•· Sec. 4. That the Assistant Director shall perform such duties as wml m'°°°°r° 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. Am><>i¤¢¤¤¤¤¢ clerk- The appointment clerk shall perform the appointment duties assigned v¤1.32. p. 5L to the disbursing clerk in section four of the Act entitled "An Act to " provide for a permanent Census Office," approved March sixth, nine- ¤_{*_;,,*;%‘i’,,,°;§; teen hundred and two. The disbursingc erk of the Census Office shall, at the beginning of the decennial census period, `ve additional bond to the Secretary of the Treasur in the sum og-I one hundred thousand dollars, 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 pro rties which shall be received by him by virtue of his office during tl; said decennial census yieriod. Such bond shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the rlaasury, to be by him put in suit upon any breach of the conditions thereo `. ,,§}",§,$,§§§']‘* °°°°“' Sec. 5. That during the decennial census period the annual com n- ¤i¤¢¢*<>*·¤*¢· sation of the ofhcials of the Census Office shall be as follows: lT3he Director of the Census, seven thousand dollars; the private secretary to the Director, two thousand two hundred and hftv dollars; the _ Assistant Director, five thousand dollars; the chief statisticians, three thousand dollars each; the chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; the disbursing clerk, two thousand eight hundred and seventvfive dollars; the appointment clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; .the geographer, two thousand five hundred dollars; the chiefs of division, two thousand dollars each; and the stenographers rovided for in section three of this Act, one thousand eight hundred dollars . eac . ,cQ‘l‘""°"“' °“‘*’l°" Sec. 6. That in addition to the force hereinbefore provided for and to that already authorized by law there may be employed in the Census Office during the decenmal census period, and no longer, as many clerks of classes four, three, two, and one; as many clerks, copyists, computers, and skilled laborers, with salaries at the rate of not less than siix hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars per annum an as man messen ers, assistant messen ers mes boys, watchmen, unskilled laborgrs, and charwomeu, §s may besildlgsd A mmm necessary for the proper an_d_ prompt performance of the duties gym. · herein required, these additional clerks and employees to be umnmen. appointed by the Director of the Census: Provided, That the total