The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-05

Be in Charge of the Sheriff, County
Clerk and the County Physician
Acting ex-oficio.
WASHINGTON, May An off |
.ial outline of the method by which +,
military registration is to be carried |
1ut under the selectivc CONSUMPTION
biu, was made public today, with an
appeal from the waT department for
.hc voluntary services of state election
md other officials in order that there
Nill hc no delay in enrolling and elias
ifviug millions of men for army duty
arcful preparation has been made to-
lace the whole task in the hands OF
william officials Of the states aud to.
emoyc every suggestion OF military
'orcc I'm putting the measure into eff
| crt. The only function of the fedora
| government will be supervision through
BIZ Office ot the provost marshal gen
| IaI The department s statement fol
| lows.
| There wa, time i'm the country s
history when military enumcfators,
| larNI bg bayonets, went out "morg
pc rcoplc to take compulsory srrN-
Ice census Today under the principle
# universal liability to service the cN-
,cutiuu of the law /, put into the hands
IF the people.
The approval of the new national
| army bin aud the President : procla-
nation Hereunder win hc coincident.
| an persons within the age limits pre-
| .crihcd will Ice required to present
| themselves for registration mt the Gus
| omarv voting places IN the voting
precincts i'm which they have their per
uancut homes. ON q day which the
PRESIDENT will announce. The proha-
iIitv is. thar from ten to fifteen DAYS
| win clapsc between approval OF the
dU and registration day.
The governor of each state will be
he chief of registration therein. The
machinery or registration in each
ountv is to he in charge Of the sheriff
he county rlcr]. and the county ply
ician. acting cN oiiicio, unless differ
mt hoard shall bc announced by the
oyrmor I'm cities containing popula
ions OF more than 10000, the regis
ration will be- tHder the control OF
be mayor and selected boards of regis
fatiou. Iu order that the designated
ouutv and city officials and the PEG
H.. ,.nnrou,. IAN oct a eIear uu,rer
,,,,Ii,,,. NJ ti, .,eps1s nettods the fol
owing brief outline is given.
an, ;n>a,.ti.taI,. r1,o, reraivipo mo
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The Appo1tionment OF Reglstra-s'
M. ,,,,,,,rtio, af ra.istrars shall p,
g.. aa.L ia ,,rsops IN La reais
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.;.
II. for instance, an men between ]!
nd - Erars 81 acc lh'inSINc' are It
lc2lsteteo. Inc Registrar "oul' nav
@ enroll about per cent oil tine Pre-
" met population.
u ls desirable TO accept thc service
4 competent volunteer registrars L
crvc without compensation. MI regis
rar, must bc sworn.
a The voting place i'm each precIne
must ba prepared tor registration
Mll printed instructions coycrin
r. very detail Of registration will be j.
hc hands of shriins and mayors o.
G, be- hith day AFTER the resident proc
= Thc wavor. of 81 rit,. containing NOR
ham go oao inLabitants or tbn Gt1icial
,csiorated he tle onyarpor therein
IT bojI ,itI, a,,rra,,,I of tLo ,.o,-srno
rnairt fnr aacb ,r,rd nr cGn,epiru
= ainn.' .,hdiyisi,,,, .nn+aiainn ahon
I'll .nn no ,.a,Ic nnn ra,,istra+io1 Lnar,
II .,J ILL Jn,i,,na4o &C HI ~ zoe
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II ''''' WIN 81 ''''''' '''''
III Duties of County Clerks.
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