Section 1
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Twenty-three hundred and fifty-two, entitled "The Census Act," is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. A census of the Philippine Islands shall be taken under the general supervision of the Governor-General and the immediate direction of an officer, to be known as the Director of the Census, who shall be appointed by the c Governor-General, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The enumeration shall begin on a day to be fixed by the Governor-General, which shall be called Census Day, and shall proceed on consecutive days from daylight to darkness, including Sundays and holidays, until completed; and all data prescribed to be gathered by this Act or by regulations issued under it shall be gathered as of twelve o'clock of the night preceding that day: Provided, That if the Governor-General shall deem it necessary to require that the enumeration of any part or parts of the Philippine Islands should begin before Census Day, he is hereby authorized to fix the time when such enumeration shall begin."