Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-24
JUNE 5 DESIGNATED
REGISTRATION DAY
WILSON ISSUES PROCLAMATION
PUTTING INTO EFFECT sELEc-
TIVE DRAFT PROVISION.
All Male Persons Between the Ages CT
q and 30 Must Appear al Regis
trstion Place in Precinct Where
in They Have Homes


selectve draft provision Of the war
army bin. signed May Is follows:
\ proclamation By the President Of
the United States:
Whereas. congress has enacred alc
the president has On the 18th day Of
May. one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen approved g law which con
tains the following provisions;
Sec 3. That all male persons be
tween the ages Of i and 30. both il
elusive shall be subject 10 regisrra-
ton in accordance with regulations n
II prescribed by the president; and
upon proclamation By the president or
other public notice given by him or b.
his direction stating the time and place
OF such registration il shall be The
duty OF az persons Of The desi grated
azes. except officers and enlisted men
q the regular army. the navy and the
national guard and naval militia while
+ in the service q the United States, 70
present themselves for and submit 70
registration under the provisions Of
+ this act. and every such person shall
Z be deemed 10 have notice Of the re-
/ cuirements Of this act upon the pub
LEGATION Of said proclamation or other
notice as aforesaid given by the presi-
dent or by his direction: and any per
son who shall willfuliy -ail or refuse
I 70 present himself for registration or
I 70 submit thereto as herein provided.
shall be guilty Of z miSdemeanor and
shall. upon conviction in the district
court OF The United States having
l jurisdiction thereof. be punished by
/ Imprisonment for not more than one
year. and shall thereupOn be duly reg
/ isrered provided that in the call OF
! the docket precedence shall be given
il courts trying the same 10 the trial
/ Of criminal proceedings under this act
I Provided further, that persons shall
I be subject 70 registration as herein
provided who shall have attained their
twenty-first birthday and who shall not
have attained their thirry-frst birth
day on or before the day set for the
registration, and all persons 50 regis
tered shall be and remain subject 10
draft into the forces hereby authorizes.
unless exempted or excused therefrom
as in this act provided; Provided fur
Their. that in the case Of temporary
absence from actual place Of legal resi-
dence Of any person liable TO reglsrra-
ZION as provided herein such registra-
ton may be made by mail under regu-
lations 10 be prescribed by the presi-
dent
Method Of Procedure.
Sec. 9. That the president is here
by authorized 10 utilize the service Of
any or all departments and any or all
| offices or agents of the United States
and Of the several states, territories,
and the District Of Columbia, and sub
divisions thereof. in the execution Of
this act, and all officers and agents OF
the United States and Of the several
states. territories and subdivisions
thereof. and Of the District Of Colum-
bia. and all persons designated or ap-
pointed under regulations prescribed
by the president, whether such ap-
pOintments are made by the president
himself or by the governor or other
officer Of any state or territory TO per
form any duty in TIE execution Of this
act. are hereby required TO perform
such duty as the president shall order
or direct. and all such officers and
agents and persons 50 designated OF
appointed shall hereby have full au
thority for all acts done by them II
the execution of this act by the direc
ton Of the president. Correspondence
in the execution Of this act may b'
the frank Of the war department. An.
persons charged as herein provided
with the duty Of carrying into effec
any of the provisions Of this act o.
the regulations made or directions Civ
! ! en- Hereunder who shall fail or neglec
10 perform such duty. and any persol
; charged with such duty or having ant
exercising any authority under said act
, regulations. or directions, who shall
knowingly make or be a party to III
making Of any false or incorrect regis
tratiOn. physical examination. exemI
ton, enlistment, enrolment or muster
and any person who shall make or b
] n party to the making of any falls
J statement or certificate as to the fl
r ness or liability of himself or an
: other person for service under the pre-
, visions Of this act, or regulations mad
by the president hereunder, or Other
,, wise eyades or aids another to evad
the requirements of this act or Of sal
= regulations, or who. in any manner
: shall fail or neglect TO perform an
Z duty required of him in the executio
of this act, shall, If not subject I
military law. be guilty of a misds
meanor and upon conviction in the di:
trict court of the United States havin
Jurisdiction thereof, be punished b
:. Imprisonment for no more than on
] year, or, If subject to military Law
e shall be tried by court-martial an
S suffer such punishment as a cour
il martial may direct.
b June Date for Registration.
l. Now. therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States, do ca
upon the governor of each of the SCI
eral states and territories, the board {
commissioners of the District of Co
3 unbia. and all officers and agents {
II the several states and territories, {
." the District of Columbia, and of III
g counties and municipalities therein {
h perform certain duties in the execl
ton of the foregoing law, which dutie
will be communicated to them direct
in regulations of even date herewith.
And / do further proclaim and Civ
~ J. notice to all persons subject TO registr;
ton in the several states and in III
II District of Columbia In accordanC
r with the above law that the time an
Is place of such registration shall be b.
tween a. IN. and 8 p. m. on the fit