In the county of Ontario, one. In the county of Saint Lawrence, two. In the county of Saratoga, one. In the county of Schenectady, two. In the county of Schoharie, one. > The supervisors of each of the aforesaid counties, which are by the provisions of this article entitled to more than one member of asembly, shall meet on the second Tuesday in June, nineteen hundred and seventeen, at the place where their last meetings were held; they shall organize by appointing one of their number as chairman, and another as secretary, and shall proceed to divide their respective counties into so many assembly districts as they are entitled respectively to members of ́assembly under this 'article; and shall thereupon make their certificates respectively, containing a description of each assembly district, specifying the number of each district and the population thereof according to the last state enumeration. In any city comprising one or more counties, in which there is no board of supervisors, the members of the board of aldermen of said city shall constitute the board for the division of the counties in such city into assembly districts, and they shall meet at the same time and in the same manner organize, make such divisions in said counties and certificates, as boards of supervisors in other counties are required to do. The said certificate shall be signed by a majority of such supervisors respectively, except in cities in which there is no board of supervisors and in such cities by a majority of the aldermen of said cities, and they shall cause duplicate certificates to be filed in the office of the secretary of state and the office of the clerk of their respective counties. State Law, § 122. ENUMERATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE STATE. When enumeration shall be taken. An enumeration of the inhabitants of this state shall be taken during the months of May and June in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and in said months every tenth year thereafter. State Law, § 140. General powers and duties of the secretary of state. The enumeration herein authorized and required shall be taken under the general direction and supervision of the secretary of state. He may designate a deputy or a clerk in his office to take charge of such enumeration. He may in his discretion and without examination appoint temporarily such additional clerks and assistants as in his opinion are actually necessary to properly perform the duties imposed upon him by this article, and remove them at pleasure and may fix their compensation, provided that the total amount paid therefor shall not exceed the amount appropriated and available for such purpose. The persons so appointed as such additional clerks and assistants shall be qualified to the satisfaction of the secretary of state to perform the duties required of them. The secretary of state shall: 1. Regulations. Adopt, and cause to be printed and distributed to chief enumeration supervisors and enumerators, regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, specifying in detail the methods to be followed in taking such enumeration, prescribing the duties of chief enumeration supervisors and enumeration supervisors and enumerators, and the manner of mak ing and transmitting returns by such officers, and providing generally for the proper enforcement and the economical administration, and carrying into effect of the provisions of this article. 2. Blanks and forms. Prepare and cause to be printed and forwarded to the enumeration supervisors such number of blank schedules, returns, cards, abstracts and other forms as may be required for the use of such supervisors and the enumerators in properly and accurately taking, completing and transmitting the enumeration herein authorized. 3. Instructions. Prepare and transmit to such supervisors and enumerators printed instructions and copies of this article for the information of such supervisors and the enumerators. Such instructions shall clearly and explicitly state the general principles to be applied in determining what consti tutes citizenship and shall specially inform such supervisors and enumerators as to their duties relating to the enumeration of citizens and aliens. 4. Returns; tabulations. Prescribe the contents of returns and direct the manner and time of making and transmitting such returns by supervisors and enumerators, and cause such returns to be tabulated and arranged so as to show the number of inhabitants exclusive of aliens, the number of aliens, and the total number of inhabitants in each village, town, county, city and borough of a city, of the state. He may, if he deems it advisable, cause such tabulation to be made of the inhabitants of other political subdivisions, or districts of the state and may provide for an enumeration of the inhabitants thereof for such purpose. In any city in a county containing more than one senate district, or which, in the opinion of the secretary of state, may be entitled to more than one senate district under a reapportionment, such tabulation shall show the result of such enumeration in such city, by blocks inclosed by streets or public ways. He may, in his discretion, direct the chief enumeration supervisors and enumeration supervisors to tabulate and arrange the returns submitted to them by the enumerators of their districts. He may also, if he deems it advisable, contract with any person for the tabulation of such returns. 5. Report of enumeration. Prepare and report to the legislature, on or before the fifteenth day of January next following such enumeration, a full and complete report of the result of such enumeration, tabulated and arranged as above provided. 6. Filing of report. Transmit, within ten days after the final completion of the enumeration, to the county clerk of each county to which such returns relate a certified copy of the portions of such report which relate to such county to be filed and become a record of such county clerk's office. State Law, § 141, as amended by L. 1915, ch. 155, in effect March 31, 1915. Appointment of chief enumeration supervisors and enumeration supervisors. The secretary of state shall appoint without examination, during the month of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and in such month in every tenth year thereafter, an enumeration supervisor for each assembly district of the state. He shall also appoint without examination, at such time one chief enumeration supervisor for the counties of New York and the Bronx, one for the counties of Kings and Queens, and one for the county of Erie. Each person so appointed shall be a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter of the district for which he is appointed and shall have resided in such district for a period of at least one year previous to his appointment. Such chief enumeration supervisor and enumeration supervisor shall take office immediately upon their appointment and shall hold office until the duties required of them by this act shall have been performed, unless sooner removed by the secretary of state! The secretary of state shall issue and deliver to such chief enumeration supervisor and enumeration supervisor a certificate of appointment, which shall be signed by him, and shall state and accurately describe the boundaries of the assembly district to which such supervisor is assigned. Such chief enumeration supervisor and enumeration supervisor shall each immediately upon receiving such certificate and before entering upon the duties of his office take and subscribe and file in the office of the secretary of state an oath of office in the form to be prescribed by the secretary of state, to the effect that he will perform the duties of his office to the best of his ability, that he will report to the secretary of state all inaccurate enumerations coming to his knowledge, and the incompetency of enumerators in his supervisory district, and that he will not intentionally increase, suppress or diminish the number of inhabitants enumerated by the enumerators under his supervision or in any way fraudulently or illegally alter the enumeration of the inhabitants of his district or the return and tabulation thereof made as provided in this act. The chief enumeration supervisors appointed as herein provided shall be responsible for the proper enumeration of the inhabitants of the counties for which they were appointed, and shall possess the powers and perform the duties prescribed by the secretary of state. State Law, § 142, as amended by L. 1915, ch. 155, in effect March 31, 1915. Compensation of enumeration supervisors. Each enumeration supervisor shall be paid a compensation of five hundred dollars. The chief enumeration supervisor for the counties of New York and the Bronx, and such chief for the counties of Kings and Queens shall each be paid a compensation of two thousand and five hundred dollars, and such chief enumeration supervisor for the county of Erie shall be paid a compensation of two thousand dollars. Such compensation shall be paid in three equal instalments by the state treasurer out of appropriations made therefor on the warrant of the comptroller drawn upon the requisition of the secretary of state. The last instalment of such compensation shall not be paid until the work required to be performed by such supervisor, under the provisions of this article and the regulations of the secretary of state shall have been completed to the satisfaction of the secretary of state. If a chief enumeration supervisor or an enumeration supervisor be removed by the secretary of state, and the services performed by such supervisor were not satisfactory to the secretary of state, and the compensation therefor has not been fully paid, the secretary of state may reduce the compensation to be paid for such services. State Law, § 143, as amended by L. 1915, ch. 155, in effect March 31, 1915. Powers and duties of enumeration supervisors. Each enumeration supervisor shall, subject to the regulations prescribed by the secretary of state and under his control and direction: 1. Supervise the taking of the enumeration by the enumerators appointed as herein provided and see to it that the provisions of this article and the regulations of the secretary of state are fully complied with and carried into effect. 2. Aid and advise enumerators in the performance of their duties, instruct them relative thereto and give them such information as they may require. 3. Report to the secretary of state as to the incompetency, misconduct and inaccuracies of enumerators, and make such recommendations in respect to such enumerators as he may deem advisable. 4. Distribute among the enumerators in his district blanks, schedules and returns, together with such other cards, instructions and other material as may be forwarded to him by the secretary of state for such purpose. 5. Receive and safely keep the returns of the enumerators and transmit them to the secretary of state at such times and in such manner as may be required by him, and tabulate and arrange such returns if required to do so by the secretary of state. 6. Have power to take affidavits of, and administer oaths to, enumerators and all other persons, pertaining to any matter coming within his jurisdiction or in any way relating to the enumeration herein authorized. 7. Perform such other duties relative to such enumeration as may be prescribed by the regulations of the secretary of state, or as may be required of him by the said secretary of state. 8. Examine the enumerators appointed for the several enumeration districts in his supervisory district for the purpose of ascertaining their qualifications to perform the duties required of them and investigate as to the character of such enumerators and require each of them before beginning his work to present to him at least two certificates of good moral character, signed by reputable residents of the supervisory district in which such enumerator is to serve; he shall report the result of such examination and investigation to the secretary of state. State Law, § 144, as amended by L. 1915, ch. 155, in effect March 31, 1915. Enumeration districts. The secretary of state, in the month of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and during such month in every tenth year thereafter, shall cause each assembly district to be divided into enumeration districts consisting of one or more election districts as such districts were constituted on the day of the general election in the preceding year. But whenever in any city there is a county having more than one senate district, or which in the opinion of the secretary of state may under a new apportionment be entitled to more than one senate district, the enumeration districts in such city shall consist of blocks, inclosed by streets or public ways. The county clerk, board of elections, commissioner of elections or other officer whose duty it is under the election law to provide maps or furnish certificates showing the boundaries of election districts or perform other duties relative to such districts, shall, upon the request of the secretary of state, furnish and transmit such maps and certificates. State Law, § 145, as amended by L. 1915, ch. 155, in effect March 31, 1915. Appointment and qualifications of enumerators. The secretary of state shall, in the month of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and during such month in every tenth year thereafter, appoint and may at pleasure remove an enumerator for each enumeration district created as provided in this article. Such appointment may be made by the secretary |