The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17
SELECTIVE DRAFT.
-REGlSTRATIONTO
BEIN FORCE SOON
MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF q
AND 81 MUST REGISTER OR
GO TO JAIL
QUESTIONS To BE ANSWERED
BY ALL ARE COMPULSORY
BUT FEW ABSOLUTE EXEMP-
TONS FROM DRAFT-LOCAL
REGISTRARS.

draft law passed by Congress every
man in the nation between the ages Of
81 and 81 must register. Failure to
do so will be punished by jail. sentence.
The fact that one has registered does
not necessarily mean that he will be
called for military duty.
The registration will be carried on
under the direction of the governor CT
each state and the machinery of regis
tration in each county is in charge of
the sheriff. Registration will be made
at the usual polling places. The date
for the registration has not been set.
Auditor Thomey, Sheriff Schooner,
and County Physician Stangl have
been spending the week going over
Stearns county securing proper per-
sons to take registration. Those Sc
lected in western Stearns county are:
Sank Centre City,. H. Garfield,
First Ward; R. R. Kells, Second Ward.
Sank Centre Township-Henry G..
Bergman.
Ashley Townships. S. Kinsella.
Raymond Township-Joseph Eben-
steiner.
Getty Township-Alex Botz.
Grove Township-Fred Hickman.
Melrose Township-Joseph Neihaus.
North Fork Township-Andrew T..
Thompson.
Melrose City-First ward, F. ].
Weiser; Second ward, John J. Hit.
The proportion of registrars shall
be one for each ITO persons to be
registered. Each age to be registered
will comprise about one per cent Ct
the pop;Nation. If, for instance, all men
betweenSA9 and % years of age in
elusive, Ae to be registered, the reg
istrar would have to enroll about 7
per cent of the precinct population.
1t is desirable to accept the SER
vices of competent volunteer regis
trars to serve without compensation.
All registrars must be sworn.
The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed instructions covering
every detail of registration will be in
the hands of the sheriffs and mayors
on the fifth day after the Presidents
proclamation. 49,
The mayor Of city containing
more than 10000 inhabitants, or the
officials designated by the governor
therein, shall, with approval of the
governor, appoint for each ward or
convenient minor subdivision contain
ing about 10000 people, one registra-
ito board, and shall designate one
officer OF each board to perform duties
similar to those imposed on the sher-
Tiff, as heretofore outlined. If the may
or desires, he may appoint central
board to coordinate the work of minor
boards.
Persons absent from their home
counties may be registered by mail.
If so absent, man should go to the
clerk of the county where he may be
staying, on the sixth day after the
date of the Presidents proclamation.
If he is in city of over 10000 popula-
ton board, and shall designate one
whom to apply. The absentee will be
told how to register, but he must mail
his card in time to reach his precinct
by registration day.
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send a
competent person to the county or city
clerk on the sixth day after the is
suing of the proclamation. The clerk
will give instructions for registration.
Officials of education, charitable
and other institutions should apply for
instructions to the county or city clerk
on the sixth day after the date of
proclamation for instructions as to a
convenient method of registration.
The wardens of jails, penitentiaries
and reformatories should apply to the
county or city clerk for instructions
on the sixth day.
Five days after the date of the
Presidents proclamation, complete
regulations will be in the hands of all
sheriffs and of the officials of cities
of over 10000 population.
The President is authorized to call
upon all public officials to assist in the
execution of the law. The plan is, how
ever, to rely on the people for the
proper execution of the law. It is ex-
pected that patriotic citizens will offer
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