Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-19
tsr .o.s,ss ,oosn., SPECIAL LEASED wrssi

feet the Selective draft provision OF
the war army bill, signed tonight, fol
lows:
A proclamation by the president OF
the United States:
Whereas. congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day OF
May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen, approved q law which con.
tains the following provisions:
Section 5--That all male persons
between the ages of II and 80, both
inclusive, shall he subject to registra.
ton in accordance with regulations tC
be prescribed by the president; and
upon proclamation by the president oI
other public notice given by him or by
his direction stating the time and
place of such registration IL shall be
the duty of ali persons of the desig.
mated ages, except officers and en-.
| listed men of the regular army, the
navy and the national guard and ma
val militia while in the service of the
| United States to present themselves
| for and subject to registration under
| the provisions of this act and every
such person shall be deemed to have
notice OF the requirements OF
| this act upon the publication
of such proclamation or other notice
as aforesaid given by the president oil
! by his directions and any person who
shall wilfully fail or refuse to present
himself for registration or submit
thereto as herein approved shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
upon conviction in the district court
| OF the United States having jurisdic-
ton thereof. he punished by imprison.
ment for not more than one year. and
shall thereupon be registered provid-
| ed that in the call of the docket pro.
| cedure shall be given in courts tryinl
the same, to the trial of criminal
proceedings under this act; Provided
further, that persons shall be subject
to registration as herein provided who
shall have attained their twenty-firsi
birthday and who shall not have
attained their thirty-first birth.
day on or before the dya set foi
the registration and all persons so reg.
istered shall be and remain subject tc
draft into the forces hereby au-
| thorized, unless exempted or excused
therefrom as in this act provided
provided f,irther, that in the case Of
| temporary absence from actual place
| of legal residence of any person liza
BILE to registration as provided herein
such registration may be made by
mail under regulations to be pre-
scribed by the president
Section 6-That the president i,
hereby authorized to,utilize the serv'
| ice of any or all departments and any
! or all officers or agents of the United
States and the several states, terri
| tories, and the District of Columbia
and subdivisions thereof, in the exc
cution of this act, and all officers and
agents of the United States and of the
several states and territories and
subdivisions thereof, and of the
District of Columbia, and all
persons designated or appoint
ed under regulations prescribed by the
president, whether such appointments
are made by the president himself or
by the governor or other officer of any
state or territory to perform any duty
in the execution of this act, are here
by required to perform such duty as
the president shall order or direct,
and all such officers and agents and
persons so designated or appointed sha
shall hereby have full authority for all
acts done by them in the execution of
this act by the direction of the president
Correspondence in the execution of
tbis act nav he carried In nenalty en-
yeIones hearing the frank Of the war
denartment hnv persons charged as
herein nrovided with the duty of car
ry;no into affect onv of tho nrovjsions
~ th,e act or regulations made or
diraotions g;ven thereunder who shall
fail n neglect IN perform sucb duty:
and any person charged with such
dutv or having and exercising any au-
thority under said act, regulations, or
directions. who shall knowingly make
or be n marty to the making of any
false or incorrect registration. physi.
cal examination exemption, enlist
ment enrolment, or muster; and any
person who shall make or be a party
to the making of any false statement
or certificate as to the fitness or liza
bility of himself or any other person
for service under the provisions of this
act or regulations made nv the presi-
dent Hereunder. or otherwise evades
or aids another to evade the reouire-
ments ~ This act or Of said regula-
tions or who in anv manner shall
fail IN mr. neelectfulIv nerform ony
duty reou;red NJ him In tbe execution
of This act shall. If not subject TO mill
tary law no guiItv of n n,iedemoonor
and unon oonviction In The district
count nf tbo Irnitad Stotes having
tur,sd,ot,on theraof ho n,,n,shad hy
for not mpro than ono
wear mr. r. subject TO military law.