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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 28. 1929 . 23 SEC. 6 . That the census of the population and of agriculture Census of population required by section 1 of this Act shall be taken as of the 1st day of t ken as of April 1 .be April, and it shall be the duty of each enumerator to commence the enumera tion o f his distri ct on the da y follo wing u nless the Di rector of the Census in his discretion shall change the date of commence- ment of the enumeration in said district by reason of climatic or other conditions which would materially interfere with the proper conduct of the work ; but in any event it shall be the duty of each Returns in 30 days. enumerator to prepare the returns hereinbefore required to be made and to forward the same to the supervisor of his district within thirty days from the commencement of the enumer ation of his district Provided, that in any city having two thousand five hundred inhab- P~r etie completed itants or more under the preceding census the enumeration of the within two w eeks, in population shall be completed within two weeks from the commence- certain cities. went thereof. SEC. 7 . That if any person shall receive or secure to himself any Punis hmen t fo r re- ceiving fee, etc ., to se- fee, reward, or compensation as a consideration for the appointment cure appointments. or employment of any person as supervisor, enumerator, or clerk, or other e mploye e, or shall in any way r eceive or sec ure to himse lf any part of the compensation paid to any supervisor, enumerator, clerk, or other employee, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $3,000 or be imprisoned not more than five years, or both. SEC. 8 . That any supervisor, supervisor's clerk, enumerator, inter- census emple acts of employees. preter, special agent, or other employee who, having taken and d Refusal or neglect of subscribe d the oat h of offi ce, shall, without justifia ble cause , neglect or refu se to perfor m the duties enjoi ned on him by this Act sh all be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $500 ; or if he shall, without the authority Unauthorized pub- of the Director of the Census, publish or communicate any infor- lishi ng in form ation. mation coming into his possession by reason of his employment under the provision of this Act, or the Act to provide for a per- manent Census Office or Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, he shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned not to exceed two years, or both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court ; or if he shall wil lfully an d knowing ly swear or affirm falsely as to the st swearing to false truth of any statement required to be made or subscribed by him under oath by or under authority of this Act or of the Act to provide for a permanent Census Office or Acts amendatory thereof or supple- mental thereto, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $2 .000 or imprisoned not afaking false certifl- exceeding five years, or both ; or if he shall willfully and knowingly Bates or fictitious re- make a fa lse certi ficate or a fictit ious retu rn he sha ll be gui lty of a turns. felony, and upon conviction of either of the last-named offenses he shall be fined not exceeding $2,000 or be imprisoned not exceeding Enumerators know- five years, or both ; or if any person who is or has been an enumer- ingly furnishing false ator shall knowingly or willfully furnish or cause to be furnished, information to Direc- directly or indirectly, to the Director of the Census or to any super- visor or other employee of the census any false statement or false information with reference to any inquiry for which he was author- ized and required to collect information, he shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $2,000 or be imprisoned not exceeding five years, or both. SEC. 9. That it shall be the duty of all persons over eighteen ears Cornet an swers to y y census schedules re- of age when requested by the Director of the Census, or by any super- quired of all persons. visor, enumer ator, or spe cial a gent, or othe r empl oyee o f 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 applying to themselves and to the families to which they

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