New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

sons, irrespective Of race or color
between the ages Of Il and les
than 81, Governor Pleasant wire
the following telegram on Ma
18th to Sheriff p. a. Landry o
this Parish as well as all Sheriff
in the State who have been mad
chief of registration:
Baton Rouge, La, May 10, II.
P. A. Landry, Sheriff, New Ibe
ria, La:
You are hereby appointed mem
Der of the Registration Boart
provided by act Of Congress o
May Is. 1917, and signed by thu
President on May 18th, 1917 ant
you are hereby directed to APP
point suitable persons as regis
trars Of each voting precinct OF
your Parish and otherwise to
garry out all other duties of the
said position as required by the
said Act. The date of registra-
ton has been fixed for Tuesday,
June 9Th, 1917. You are also re-
+ quested and directed to report to
me by the 9th day after the date
of the Presidents proclamation
the fact of appointment Of said
registration.
R. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor.
Acting upon this official advice
from the State authorities at Ba-
ton Rouge, the Sheriff appointed
the following named gentlemen
to serve as registrars in their re-
spective wards on the date set,
Tuesday, June 9TH, naming the
regular voting places in each
Ward for the conscripts to pre-,
sent themselves for registry:
LIST Ward-Gustave Leblanc,
Registrar; Alphonse Miguel, AS
sistant.
End Ward-Jules Olivier, Reg
istrar; Glenn Binnings, Assistant.
3rd Wards. G. Sumrall, Reg
istrar; L. j. .Gonsoulin, Assistant.
4th Ward-Jno. d. BONN, Reg
lstrar; Richard Wynderbank, As
sistant.
9Th Ward.-Albin Segura, Reg
Sidney Norres, Assistant.
9th Ward, LIST precinct-W. J.
Bernard, Registrar: Martin He
bert, Assistant.
9th Ward, I'd precinct-Ralph
Southwell, Registrar; C. M. Comp
Jon. Assistant.
9th Ward, Sd precinct-Chas.
3uillot, Registrar A. Daigre, AS
'istant.
9th Ward, 18th precinct-Chas.
). Provost, Registrar; Jno. Trot-
er. Assistant.
7th Ward, LIST precinct-D. L.
Oelcambre, Registrar; CASTOR
Mestayer, Assistant.
7th Ward. I'd precinct-E. A.
IcIlhenny, Registrar; Don Du-
our. Assistant.
Sth Ward-Chas. A. Poirson,
L. R. Moresi. Assistant.
Several thousand circulars were
distributed over the Parish in
'orming the citizens between those
espective ages how imperative it
S that they respond to the call
md the penalties to be inflicted if
hey fail to register. The law is
cry strict upon slackers, and all
Who fail to comply with the law
viii meet with severe punish
nent. This does not mean that
very one registered will have to
% into actual service at once. 1t
5 figured that only five per cent. ,
f those between the aged speci-
led above will be called out to
make the first increment of 500,-
0O troops. Of this number Lou
siana will contribute $500. Z 1t
would be well for the ministers in
very church both white and col. ]
red announce to the members /
t their congregation the serious
in failure to regis :
er correctly. No excuse will be
ccepted by the authorities for
eglect to register on that day !;
etween seven A. NJ. and nine
). M. b
The registration blank reads as =
blows: e
Name in full; Home address: 1
'ate of birth. Are you a natural +
orn citizen, a naturalized citizen. =
n alien or have you declared a