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 1298 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 97. 1919. 0 P°>""°““°‘S€"’°“ Snr:. 17. That in the event of the death of any supervisor or mecemdappomteel enumerator after his appointment and entrance on  duties, the Director of the Census is authorized to pay to the widow or legal representative of such sdpervisor or enumerator such sum as he may deem just and fair for e services rendered by such supervisor or, enumerator. §i$ii§i>{°§°§;is' thSrip. 18. That special agents may be aipplpdgitid by ctiheflggedltor of e ensustocarryoutt eprovisionso t ctan o _ e ctto - provide for a permanent Census Office, approved March sixth, mneteen hundred and two, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental Bums- thereto; and such special agents shall perform such duties in connection with the enforcement of said Acts as may be reqluired of them H"' by the Director of the_ Census. The special agents t us appointed shall receive compensation at rates to be fixed by the Director of the _ Census, such compensation, however, not to exceed $6 ger diem _{’§‘f§‘f{§,’,;,,l ,,,,,8,,,, except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That d the ecennial P. . ming. ¢=¤v¤¤¤- census per1oddthte;vD1rec}>ior of the gensus may gx iggllcogipensation 0; not to excee enty- ve s ec1 ents, w o e persons 0 _ known and tried experience in statisagcal work, at an amount not to ,,,§,`f,‘·;,f’° *’"°° °“°“" exceed $10 per  Promlded further, That the Director of·the Census may,  his discretion,   the compensation of special agents _ on a P1€C6•£l'108 basis without hmitation as to the amoimt earned S,,'f,§§,§§P”g me ‘“b‘ per diem: nd pro·mZded_i;;';it11her, That the special agents appointed under this section  entitled to necessary traveling expenses and an allowance m lieu of subsistence not to exceed $4 per diem B°“*"‘°"‘°”· during necessary absence from  usual dplaces of res1dence; but no pay or allowance in lieu of subsistence sh be allowed special agents when employed m the Census Office on other than the special work committed to them, and no appointments of sgegial agents shall be Aidtesupuviscrs. Eadg for clerldpldl gvorkz And prog2k1edHfur·€)7wr, that the Director of e ensus s ave power an is ere y au orize, to a oint special agents to assist the supervisors whenever he may dgdixi it roper, in connection with the work of reparation for, or durin the P _ P . g progress of, the enumeration or in connection with the reenumeration use oromcemce. of any district or a part thereof; or he may, in his discretion, em loy for this ggpose any of the permanent or temporary employees of the m»;g£¤¤¤*Y·¤*¢·,¤¤¤· Census ce;_ and the special agents and employees of the Census Office so appointed or employed shall perform suc duties in connection with the enforcement of t»l11S Act as may be required of them by the Director of the Census or by the supervisors of the districts to which they are assigned, and when engaged in_the work of enumeration or reenuineration shall have like authority with and perform the sdlme dldties asi the hdgnkmerators in respect to the subjects committe tot emun ert ct. °““" _ Sec. 19. That_ every supervisor, supervisor’s clerk, enumerator, mterpreter, special agent, or other employee shall take and sub- _ scribe to an oath or adirmation, to be prescnbed by the Director of ,,,;’.§}§’?,§§‘§,‘}‘,$§S§‘f· °‘°·· the Census. udppointees and employees provided for in this Act shall_ be appoin or employed and exammed, if examination is required by this Act, solely with reference to their fitness to perform th; duties   df thaelm by the provisions of this Act and without re erence to therr po `tic art `ations. ¤piii§i$i¤li.°i>]i1°?L2,°1,f§l Sec. 20. That the enuiliiergtion of the opulation r uired by ”‘°“ "““m°”"°“· section one of this Act shall be taken as of Elie first day E? January, and it   be the duty of each enumerator to commence the enumeration of   district on the day following, unless the Director of the Census II; his dizsretiontsihall degeii the endliimldramldiidm said diidtrict by reasonoc coro erconionswc w materi 'ter. fere with the prdper conduct of the work; but iii) any event it grhlalll be the duty of ea enumerator to dprepare the returns hereinbefore required to be made and to forwar the same to the supervisor of his