Section 13
SEC. 13. Each enumerator or other employee detailed to service as an enumerator shall be charged with the collection in his subdivision of the facts as the Office of the President may, direct him to do, which may include the fingerprints of both hands of all persons to he enumerated, it shall be his duty to visit personally each dwelling house, in his subdivision, and each family therein, and each individual living out of a family in any place of abode, and, by inquiry made of the head of each family, or of the; member thereof deemed most competent and. trustworthy; or of such individual living, out of a family, to obtain each, and every item of information and all particulars required . for the Census; and in case no person shall be found at the usual place of abode of such family, or individual living out of a family competent to answer the inquiries, then it shall be lawful for the census employee to obtain the required information as nearly as may be practicable from the family or families or person or persons living nearest to such place of abode who may be competent to answer such inquiries. Each enumerator is required to prepare the returns and forward the same to the supervisor of his district, within thirty days unless by some unavoidable causes he is prevented from submitting the same within the period mentioned in which case an extension of time not exceeding fifteen days may be authorized by the Director.