2013 Code of Alabama
Title 11 - COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
Title 2 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ONLY.
Section 11-47-90 - Authorization for conduct by municipality; appointment, oath, and duties of enumerators.


AL Code § 11-47-90 (2013) What's This?
Section 11-47-90Authorization for conduct by municipality; appointment, oath, and duties of enumerators.

Municipal corporations may by ordinance require a census to be taken of the inhabitants residing within the corporate limits of such municipality. Such census shall be taken by enumerators, who shall be responsible citizens appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. Such enumerator or enumerators shall take such census block by block and shall state, as far as practical, the name, age, sex, and race of each person residing within such municipality. They shall, before entering upon their duties, take and subscribe the following oath: "I solemnly swear that I will honestly and conscientiously enumerate the inhabitants living within the town or city, or portion thereof allotted to me for enumeration."

(Code 1907, §1060; Code 1923, §1751; Code 1940, T. 37, §481.)

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