The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-05-23
TRAT|ON OF
MEN FOR SERVICE
Machinery in South Carolina Set IN
Motion by. Richard I. Manning,
Under Federal Authority.

Columbia, May 20-Machinery fo..
the registration of all South Carr.
llnlans under the provisions Of tho
selective service act of congress and
in accordance with the proclamation
OF President Wilson was set in mo
tion throughout the State by Gov
hlcnard l. Manning. The resist,a-
1lon Will be carried on under federal
authority, each person engaged u
such registration being clothed with
powers to carry out the provisions -
sne act The county federal board,
OF registration and conacrin,;o,s5 =
through their registratrars in ever
precinct in the State will resistsr
every male citizen, white and coIorsd
between the ages of 21 and 30. bo.s
inclusive, on Tuesday, June s. 1917 !.
| Gov Manning issued the followinr
proclamation: = -
"Proclamation-state Of soutb c.,,
hna' Executive Chamber, Coium-
bia. -
:. whereas, the president Of the
United States, by proclamation -.
txed Tuesday, June S, 1917, as re.. ~
lStrauon day for all male citizen.
between the ages of 21 and 80, both
inclusive. - Do -
"Now, therefore, I, Richard I )
Manning, governor of the State a.
South Carolina, pursuant to the pro- 5,
visions in said proclamation, and a. .
duties and responsibilities imposed
thereby; and further, by virtue q
the power and authority, vested. !. Il
me as governor of the State Of the
State of South Carolina, do hereby
likewise proclaim Tuesday, the 5tb:
oay OF June, 1917, as the day on
which all male citizens in South Car.
ollna, both white and colored, be-
tween the ages of Fl and 80, inclu-
slVe, shall, between the hours Of p
a. m. and 9 p. m, present themselves
IN person andregister at the places
now designated by the county boards
OF registration and conscription. Of
the several counti@, and by the said
boards of registration and conscrip-
ton for the cities Of, Charleston and
Columbia. ~ = -
For this purpose ! have appoint
ed, in each county Of, the State, =
Registration and conscriptioii board.
consisting of a representative citizen
who shall act as chairman, the clerk
OF court Of common pleas and the
Judge Of probate of said county. I
have likewise appointed with similar
powers, a like board for the cities Of
Charleston and Columbia, with tho
mayor Of each city as chairman, and
two representative citizens as mem
bers.
"By virtue Of authority vested in
me, by section 6 Of the act of con-
gress, approved by the president May
ls, 1917, and more specifically re-
ferred to in his proclamation, I here
by clothe and vest these several
boards with full authority, federal
and State, and do appoint them and
each of them as agents for their re-
spective counties, for the execution
Of the said act and the duties impos-
ed thereby, subject to further or
ders from the president of the Unit
ed States, the provost marshal gener-
al of the United States and from mo
as governor Of the State Of South
Carolina. Any person falling to
serve in any capacity to which he
is now or may hereafter be appoint
ed under the provisions of the said
act, and any male person who comes
within the ages of 21 and 80, both
inclusive, both white and colored,
who shall fail to register on the day
and between the hours named, will
suffer penalty of the federal law.
"I hereby call upon all courts of
the State, now in session; the church
es, the colleges, the schools, the
press of the State and upon all good
and patriotic citizens, and all other
agencies of publicity, to read, post
Carolina this and the other necessary
Carolina, this and theother necessary
information, sa that each and every
man between the ages Of 21 and 80,
both inclusive, both white and col
ored, shall be informed of his duty
in order that he may comply there
with, and not be subject to the PEN
atty of the federal law for failure 80
to do.