. The resources and attractions of Idaho; facts on farming, stock-raising, mining, lumbering, and other industries . authentic sources is conclusive that many ofour mines were not visited by the enumerators. Several large districts occupied by men engaged in prospecting forand in developing mines were overlooked or neglected. If the governorsof States and Territories were confided in and permitted to consult freelywith enumerators, the census taking would be much more accurate andsatisfactory. I am confident that the population of Idaho, if correctlyenumerated, would be as large as estimated i
. The resources and attractions of Idaho; facts on farming, stock-raising, mining, lumbering, and other industries . authentic sources is conclusive that many ofour mines were not visited by the enumerators. Several large districts occupied by men engaged in prospecting forand in developing mines were overlooked or neglected. If the governorsof States and Territories were confided in and permitted to consult freelywith enumerators, the census taking would be much more accurate andsatisfactory. I am confident that the population of Idaho, if correctlyenumerated, would be as large as estimated in my previous report. As anevidence of omissions, Boise City is reported to have a population of 2, Boise City Board of Trade, knowing this to be erroneous, have, sincethe enumeration was made public, taken the census of the city and report3,922 population. It is more than probable that persons were enumeratedby the Board of Trade who were not in the city on June 1, but there couldnot have been any such difference as shown by the above figures. I havesimilar complaints from all parts of the State. 22 The Legislature at its thirteenth session passed a registry law, makingit obligatory upon all voters to register, and requiring the voter to take arigid test oath, which reads as follows: You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you are a male citizen of theUnited States over the age of twenty-one years; that you have actually re-sided in this Territory for four months last past and in this county thirtydays; that you are not a bigamist or polygamist; that you are not a mem-ber of any order, organization, or association which teaches, advises, coun-sels, or encourages its members, devotees, or any other person to committhe crime of bigamy or polygamy, or any other crime defined by law, as aduty arising or resulting from membership in such order, organization, orassociation, or which practices biganly or polygamy, or plural, or celestialmarriage as a doctrinal rite of s
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