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 S1xtrY-F1FTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 97. 1919. 1299 district within thirty days from the commencement of the enumer- _ ation of his district: Promkled, That in any city havin two thousand §,"g'{{‘{Qg_ five hundred inhabitants or more under the preceding census the enumeration of the population shall be completed withm two weeks from the commencement thereof. . Sec. 21. That if any person shall receive or secure to himself any w?:,,‘!§,‘§"§,1‘*,,§‘Q’ gg fee, reward, or compensation as a consideration for the appointment ¤¤imm¤¤¢¤,¤¤¤· or employment of any person as supervisor, enumerator, or clerk, or other employee, or sha m any way receive or secure to himself any part of the compensation gill to any supervisor, enumerator, clerk, or other emplo ee, he shall e deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $3,000 and be imprisoned not more than five years. . 0 b I Sec. 22. That any supervisor, supervisor’s clerk, enumerator, .,.,S,°°”°S Y mp °y` interpreter, special agent, or other employee who, having taken and e,{°”¤">’ ‘°' "°g'°°‘» subscribed the oath of office require by this Act, shall, without 'ustifiable cause, neglect or refuse to perform the duties enjoined on him by this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $500; or if he shall, auhfgiiiedqhiihifg without the authority of the Director of the Census, publish or °“¤‘°’m¤“°¤·°‘°· communicate any information coming into his possession by reason of his employment under the provisions of this Act, or the Act to provide for a permanent Census Omoo or Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, he shall be guilty of a felony and shall upon conviction thereof be fined not to exceed $1 ,000 or be imprisoned not to exceed two years, or both so fined and imprisoned in the dis- Fm wm t cretion of the court' or if he shall willfully and knowingly swear or sw g’° °° aiiirm falsel as to the truth of any statement required to be made or subscribed by him under oath by or under authorigy of this Act or of the Act to provide for a permanent Census Bice or Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be Hned not Maki N t exeeedin $2 ,000 or imdprisoned not exceeding Eve years, or both; or ,,,m,_ “" 3 S°’° °"'°` if he shag willfully an knowingly make a fa se certificate or a fictitious return he shall be guilty of a elon, and upon conviction of either of the last-named offenses he shall be fiiied not exceeding $2,000 or be F,,S€,n,0m,,0n by imprisoned not exceeding five [years, or both; or if an erson who is ¤¤·¤¤e¤¤¤¤¤s,e¤¤. or has been an enumerator s all knowingly or  furnish or cause to be furnished, directly or indirect y, to the Director of the Census or to any supervisor o the census any false statement or false information wit re erence to any inquiry for which he was authorized and required to collect information he s all be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $2,000 or e imprisoned not exceeding five years, or both. P H { I , Src. 23. That it shrill be the duty of all persons over eighteen years m.j””i¤tE,r$aiY0%s‘"€; of age when requested by the Director of the Census, or by any °*"‘°*°*s· supervisor, enumerator, or special agent, or other employee of the Census Office, acting under the instructions of the said director, to answer correctly, to the best of their knowledge, all questions on the census schedules applyinv to themselves and to the families to which they belong or are related, and to the farm or farms of which they or their families are the occupants; and any person over eighteen years of age who, under the conditions herein efore stated, shall refuse or will ully neglect to answer an of these questions, or shall willfully give answers that are false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be Hned not exceeding $100. Mmmm for 0,_ And it is hereby made unlawful for any individual, committee, !eri¤g.etq·,i¤¤cc¤r¤\¤ or other organization of any kind whatsoever, to offer or render ;"§{'§,','§$'§2f’° °' °°p“` to any supervisor, supervisor’s clerk, enumerator, interpreter, special agent, or other officer or employee of the Census Office engaged in making an enumeration o population, either directly