Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-05-26
Proclamation of President.

Whereas Congress has enacted and
the President ha+ on the eighteenth day
Of May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen approved a la~ which con
talns the following provisions
Section That all male persons he
tween the ages of q and 80, both in
elusive shall be subject TO registration
in accordance with regulations to be-
prescribed by the President and by
proclamation by the President or other
public notice given by him or by his di-
rection stating the time ami place of
such registration II shall be the duty of
all persons Of the designated ages. eX-
cept officers and enlisted men of the
regular army. the navy and the National
Guard and naval militia while in the
service of the | nlted States to present
themselves for and submit 10 rrgistra-
ton under the provision of this act and
every such person shall be deemed to
have notice Of the requirements Of this
act upon the publication of said procla-
nation or other notice as aforesaid given
by the President or by his direction
and any person who shall willtullN fail
or refuse to present himself for regis
tration or to submit hereto as herein
provided shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall upon conviction in the
District Court Of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof be punished
by imprisonment for not more than one
year, and shall thereupon be duly regis
tered; provided. that in the call of the
docket. precedence shall be given, in
courts trying the same. to the trial of
criminal proceedings under this act
Provided further. that persons shall
he subject TO registration as herein
provided who shall have attained their
twenty first birthday and who shall not
have attained their thirty-tirst birthday
on or before the day set for the regis
tration, and all persons 40 registered
shall be and remain subject TO draft
into the forces hereby authorized. unless
exempted or excused therefrom as in
this act provided Provided further,
that in the case OF temporary absence
from actual place Of legal residence Of
any person liable TO registration as pro
vided herein such registration may be
made by mail under regulations to b
prescribed by the President.
Sec That the President is hereby
authorized TO utilize the service of any
or all departments and any or ali officers
or agents of the l'nited StTtes 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 nited
States and of the several states. terri
tories. and subdivisions thereof. and of
the District Of Columbia and all persons
designated or appointed under regula-
tions prescribed by the President
whether such appointments are made
by the President himself or by the Coy
ernOr or other officer OF any state or
territory to perform any duty in the
execution of this act. are hereby re-
aured 10 perform such duty ~ the
President shall order or direct, and all
such officers and agents and persons 50
designated or appointed shall hereby
have full authority for all acts done by
them in the execution Of this act by the
direction of the President. Correspon-
dence in the execution of this act may
be carried in penalty envelopes bearing
the frank of the War Department. Any
person charged as herein provided with
the duty of carrying into effect any of
the provisions of this act or the regula-
tions made or directions given there
under who shall fail or neglect to per
form such duty; and any person charged
with such duty or having and exercis'