The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
P,.oclaims Selectiye Draft.

ion of the war army bill, signed to-
night, follows:
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRES
lDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
| Whereas congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th Gay of
Nav. one thousand\nine hundred and
seventeen, approved law which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section 5-That all male persons
between the ages of p and 80, both
inclusive, shall be subject to regis
tration in accordance with regula-
tons to be prescribed by the presi-
dent; and upon proclamation by the
president or other public notice Civ
en- by him or by his direction stating
the time and place OF such registra-
tiou it shall be the duty of all per-
sons of the designated ages, except
officers and enlisted men Of the regu-
lar army, the navy and the national
guard and naval militia while IN the
service of the United States to pre-
sent themselves for and submit to
registration under the provisions OF
this act and every such person shall
be deemed to have notice OF the re-
uuirements OF this act upon the pub
lication of said proclamation or 9th
err notice as aforesaid given by the
president or by his direction; and
any person who shall Willfully fail
or refuse TO present himself for reg
istration or to submit thereto as
herein provided, shall be guilty OF a
misdemeanor and shall upon cOnvic-
ton in the district court of the Unit
ed States having jurisdiction there
of, be punished by Imprisonment Tor
not more than one year and shall
thereupon be duly registered; pro
vided that in the call of the docket
procedure shall be given in courts
trying the same, to the trial OF
! criminal proceedings under this act:
Provided further. that persons
shall be subject to registration as
I herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty-first birthday
and who shall not have attained
| their thirty-tirst birthday, on or be-
! fore the day set for the registration
| and all persons so registered shall be
and remain subject to draft into the
| forces hereby authorized, unless eX-
! empted or excused there1rom as in
this act provided:
| Provided further. that in the case
| of Temporary absence from actual
| place of legal residence Of any per
| son liable to registration as prOvid-
| ed herein such registration may be
made by mail regulations to be pre-
| scribed 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
officers and agents Of the United
States and of the several states, ter
ritories and subdivisions thereof.
and Of the District OF Columbia, and
all persons designated or appointed
under regulations prescribed by the,
president whether such appoint
ments are made by the president
himself or by the governor or Other
officer of any state or territory, TO
perform any duty in the execution OF
! this act, are hereby required to per-
form such duty as the president shall
order or direct and all such officers
and agents and persons so, designat-
ed or appointed shah hereby have
full authority for all acts done by
them in the execution OF this act by
the direction of the president. Cor
respondence in the execution OF this
act may be carried in penalty enVel-
opes bearing the frank OF the war
department. Any person charged as
herein provided with the duty OF car
rying into effect any Of the regula-
tions made or directions given there
under who shall fail or neglect to
perform such duty; and any person
charged with such duty or having
and exercising any authority under
said act; regulations or directions,
who shall knowingly make or. be a
party to the making of any false or
Incorrect registration. physical eX-
animation, exemption, enlistment,
enrolment, or muster; and any per-
son who shall make or be party to
the making of any false statement
or certificate as to the fitness or liza
bilty of himself or any other persons
| for service under the provisions OF
this act, or regulations made by the
president hereunder. or otherwise
evades or aids another to evade the
| requirements of this act or of said
| regulations, or who, in any manner,
shall fail or neglect fully to perform
any duty required of him in the exc
| ject to military law, be guilty OF a
| misdemeanor, and upon conviction in
the district court of the united
States having jurisdiction thereof, be
punished by imprisonment for not
| more than one year, or, if subject to
| military law and suffer such PUNISH
ment as court MARTA may direct.
| Now, therefore, |, woodrow VII
son, president of the omitted states,
! do call upon the governor of each OF
the several states and territories, the
board of commissioners of. the Dis
| trfct of Columbia and all officers and
| agents of the several states and ter
ritories, of the District OF Columola,
and of the counties and municipal
tiles therein to perform certain dI-
ties in the execution of the forego-
ing law, which duties will be COM
municated to them directly in regu-
! lations of even date herewith.
! And I do further proclaim and
| give notice to all persons subject to
registration in the several states and
in the District of Columbia, In &C
cordance with the above law that the
time and place of such registration
shall be between, 7 a. m. and . p. m.
on the 5th dav of June, 1917. at the
registration places in the precinct
wherein they have their permanent
homes. Those who shall have at
tanned their twenty-first birthday
1 and who shall not have attained their