Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-04
Rules and Regulations
Prescribed by the President

Rules and Regulations prescribed by
the President for determining the
order in which the persons who's,
registration cards are within the
jurisdiction of the respective Local
Boards are liable to be called for
Military Service by the respective
Local Boards under the authority
vested tn him by the terms Of the
Act of Congress to authorize the
President to increase temporarily the
Military Establishment of the United
States, approved May 10, 1917.
These Rules and Regulations may be
modified at any time by the Prcsi-
dent.
Section !. A drawing Of the num-
bers from | to 10000, both inclusive,
shall be made in Washington under the
direction of the Secretary of War on a
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termined W the Secretary of War. The
numbers, pm / to l0,5O0, both inclu-
sive, shall oe printed or stamped on
slips and placed in a receptacle, or
receptacles, under the direction of the
Secretary of War. A person or persons
blindfolded shall draw one number at
a time from such receptacle or recep-
tacles, until all the numbers therein
shall have been drawn. Tellers will
record as each number is drawn the
exact order in which the number was
drawn.
A schedule shall then be prepared by
the Provost Marshal General contain
ing all Of such numbers from l to
10000, both inclusive, and such mum
bers shall all be placed in such schedule |
in the exact order in which they were
drawn from the receptacle, or recep.
tacles, under the direction of the Sec
rotary Of War;
The first number drawn shall be |
placed at the top of the first page of |
such schedule, and the second number
drawn shall be placed next below in
such schedule; and this order shall be
followed In making such schedule un-
til all the numbers drawn shall be so
placed In such schedule In the exact
order in which they were drawn.
Sec. = such schedule shall control
,s.s'! determine the exact order IN
whiea the persons whose registration
cards are IN the possession Of the re-
spective local boards and which have
been given "cerial number, in
accordance with the Rules and Regula-
lions prescribed, are liable to be called '
by the local board for military service
to be physically examined, exempted,
or finally accepted into mill {
tary service Of United States as pro- {
vided by the Rules and Regulations
prescribed In accordance with the Act
Of Congress approved May IS, 1917.
Sec. Q. Section IL of the Rules am
Regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent under date June 80, 1917, provides
that later regulations will prescribe the
method and manner of determining
the order in which the persons whose
registration cards are within the iuris
diction Of the respective local boards
and which have been given "serial
number" In accordance with the Rules
and Regulations prescribed are liable
to be called for military service by the
respective local boards to be physically
examined, exempted, discharged, or
finally accepted into the military serv-
ice of the United States.
In accordance with sections 9 and
10 Of said Rules and Regulations and
the directions Of the Provost Marshal
General, the registration cards in the
possession Of the respective local
boards on or before the 10th day of
July, 1917, have each been given
"serial number" in red ink, and copies
Of the registration cards so serially
numbered have been forwarded to the
adjutants general Of the respective
States and of the District of Columbia,
and four duplicate lists Of the names
Of all persons whose registration cards
are In the possession of the respective
local boards have been prepared by
each local board. The "serial number"
Of each person registered before the
10th day. of July, 1917, is on such lists
before the name Of each such person.
One copy Of the list prepared by each
local board has been posted in the Of.
fee Of the local board, one copy made
accessible 10 the press, and one copy
mailed to the Provost Marshal General
IN Washington.
Each local board has numbered the
registration cards taken into Its DOS.
session from boards Of registration, or
from other persons, Upon the organlza.
ticn Of the board and has also made ad.
ditional lists Of all persons whose regis I
tration cards have since been received |
by II, but not Of cards, however, re.
ceivea by II later than the 10th daygof
July, 1917, and such lists have been
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