The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-23
REGISTRATION DAY PROCLAMATION
June Fifth is Day Set or Enrolment of All Men Be.
tween Ages of Twenty One and Thirty-President
Calls Americans to Patriotic Service


effect the selective draft provision of
the war army bill, signed tonight,
Follows:
~ proclamation by the president
of the United States
Whereas congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day of
May, 1917. approved a law which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section S. That all male persons
between the ages of Fl and 80, both
inclusive, shall be subject 20 REGIS
tration In accordance with regulations
to be prescribed by the president; and
upon proclamation by the president or
other public notice given by him or
by his direction stating the time and
place Of such registration it shall be
the duty Of all persons of the desig-
mated ages, except officers and en-
listed men of the regular army the
navy and the National Guard and
naval militia. while in the service of
the United States, to present them
selves for and submit to registration
under the provisions of this act; and
every such person shall be deemed
to have notice Of the requirements of
this act upon the publication of said
proclamation or other notice rs afore-
said given by the president or by his
direction and any person who shall
wilfully fail Or refuse to present him
self for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided shall be
guilty Of a misdcmeanor and shall
upon conviction in the district court
Of the United States having jurisdic-
tion thereof be punished by impris-
Onment for not more than one year
and shall thereupon be duly register
ed: Provided, That in the call of the
docket precedence shall be given in
the courts trying the same to the
trial Of criminal proceedings under
this act: Provided further, That per-
sons shall be subject to registration
as herein provided who shall have
attained their 21st birthday and who
shall not have attained their 31st
birthday on or before the day set
for registration and all persons so
registered shall be and remain sub
ject to draft into the forces hereby
authorized, unless exempted or en-
cused therefrom as in this act pro-
vided. Provided further, That in the
case Of temporary absence from ac-
tual place Of legal residence Of any
person liable to registration as pro-
vided herein such registration may
be made by mail under regulations to
be prescribed by the president.
"'Section 6. That the president is
hereby authorized to utilize the SER
vice of any or all departments and
any or all officers or agents Of the
United States and of the several
States. territories and the District Of
Columbia and subdivisions thereof. IN
the execution of this act and all Of
icers and agents of the United States
and of the several States, territories
and subdivisions thereof and Of the
District of Columbia and all persons
designated Or appointed under regu-
lations prescribed by the president,
whether such appointments are made
by the president himself or by the
governor or other officers Of any
State or territory, to perform any du-
ties in the execution of this act, are
hereby required 20 perform such
duty as the president shall order or
direct and all such officers and agents
and persons so designated or ap-
pointed shall hereby have full au-
thority for all acts done by them in
the execution of this act by the direc-
tion of the president. Correspond-
ence in the execution of this act may
be carried in penalty envelopes bear
ing the frank Of the w1r department
Any persons charged as herein pro-
vided with the duty Of carrying into
effect any Of the provisions of the
act or the regulations made or direc-
tions given thereu lder who shall fail
or neglect to perform such duty and
any person charged with such duty
or having and exercising any au-
thority under said act. regulations or
directions who shall knowingly make
or be party to the making of any
false or incorrect registration. pbysi-
cal examination, exemption enlist
mcnt. enrolment or muster; and any
person who shall make or he a party
to the making Of any false statement