Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-19
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
 DRAFT PRocLAMATfON
Putting Into Effect the Provision of
 the War Army Bill.

Washington. May IS. President Wilson's proclamation, putting into ef- feet the selective draft provision of the war army bill. which he signed tonight, quotes the sections of the new law authorizing him to summon for regis tration all male persons between 21 and 30. inclusive. and proceeds: Now, thereore, I. Woodrow Wilson president of the United States, do call upon the governor of each of the sev- eral states and territories. the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia and all officers and agents of the several states and territories, of the District of Columbia and of the countries and municipalities there in, to perform certai4 duties in the execution of the foregoing law, which directly in regulations of even date herewith.
 Registration June 5th.
 And I do further proclaim and give notice to all persons subject to reg istration in the several states and in the District of Columbia in accord |; nee with the above laws. that the t me and place of such registration shall bf' between 2 d. m and g D. m. on the fifth day of June, 1917. at the regis tratfon place in the precinct wherein they have their permanent homes. Those who shall have attained their twenty birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty-f1rst
 
 named are required to register, ex- cepting only officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the navy, the ma rine corps. and the national guard and naval militia while in the service of the United States and officers in the men in the enlisted reserve corps while in active service. In the territory of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico, day for registration will be named in a lat CT proclamation.
 Tn Case of Sickness. And do charge those who through sickness shall be unable to present themselves for registration. that they shall apply on before the day of registration to the county clerk of the county where they may be for in structions as to how they may be reg istered by agent. Those who expect to be absent on the day named from the countries in which they have their permanent homes may register by mail. but their mailed registration cards must reach the places in which they have their permanent homes by the day named herein. They should apply as soon as practicable to the county clerk of the county wherein how they may accomplish their regis tration by mail. In case such per- son as, through sickness or absence, may be unable to present themselves
 
 journing in cities of over thirty tfous- and population they shall apply to the city clerk wherein they may be so- journing rather than to the clerk of the county. The clerks of counties and of cities of over thirty thousand population in which numerous appli- cations from the sick and non-resi- dents are expected are authorized to establish such sIb-agencies and to ern- ploy and deputfze such clerical force as may be necessary to accommodate these applications"
 Penalty One Years Imprisonment. The proclamation quotes the sec- tion of the new law which provides that all persons subject to registration shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this act upon the publication of said proclamation or other notice as aforesaid given by the president or by his direction; and any person who shall wilful1y fail or re- fuse to present himself for registration or to submit thereto as herein pro- vided shall be guilty of niisdemearior and shall upon conviction in the dis trict court of the United States having jurisdiction &hereo&. be punished by