Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
JUNE 5TH SET AS DAY FOR ALL
WITHIN AGES TO REGISTER
PENALTY VERY SEVERE.


Washington, May 18.-President Will
sons proclamation putting into effect
the selective draft provisions of the
war army bill, signed tonight follows:
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 the law which con
tains the following provisions:
''Section 5-That all male persons be-
tween the ages of q and 80, both in
elusive, shall be subject to registration
in accordance with regulations to be
prescribed by the president; and upon
proclamation by the president or other
public notice given by him or by his
direction stating the time and place of
such registration, it shall be the duty
of all persons of the designated ages,
except Officers and enlisted men of the
regular army, the navy and the national
guard and naval militia while in the
service of the United States, to present
themselves for and submit to registra-
ton under the provisions of this act,
and every such person shall be deemed
to have notice of the requirements of
proclamation or other notice as afore-
said given by the president or by his
direction; and any person who shall
willfully fail or refuse to present him
self for registration or submit thereto
rs herein provided, shall be guilty of n
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction
in the district court of the United
States having jurisdiction thereof, be
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than one year, and shall thereupon be
daly registered; provided, that in the
call of the docket precedence shall be
given i'll courts trying the same to the
trial of criminal proceedings under this
act provided further, that persons shall
be subject to registration as herein pro-
ded who shall have attained their
twenty first birthday and who shall not
have attained their thirty first birthday
on or before the day set for the regis
tration and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject to draft in
to the forces hereby authorized unless
exempted or excused therefrom as in
this act provided; provided further,
that in the case of temporary absence
from actual place of legal residence of
amy person liable to registration as pro-
made by mail under regulations to be
prescribed by the president.
Section 6.-That the president is
hereby authorized to utilize the ser
vice of any or all departments and any
or all Officers or agents of the United
States and of the several states, terri
tories and the District of Columbia, and
subdivisions thereof, in the execution
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of the United States and of the several
states, territories and subdivisions
thereof and of the District of Columbia,
and all persons designated or appointed
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 hereby requir-
ed to perform such duty as the presi-
dent shall order or direct, and all such
officers and agents and persons so
designated or appointed shall hereby
have full authority for all acts done
by them in the execution of this act by
the direction of the president. Cores
pondence in the execution of this act
may be carried in penalty envelopes
ment. Any persons charged as herein
provided with the duty of carrying into
effect any of the provisions of this act
or the regulations made or directions
given Hereunder who may fail or neg
lect to perform such duty; and any per.
son charged with such duty; and any
person exercising any authority under
said act, regulations or directions, who
shall knowingly make or be party to
the making of any false or incorrect
registration, physical examination, ex-
emption, enlistment, enrolment or mus
ter; and any persons who shall make or
be party to the making of any false
statement or certificate as to the fit
ness or liability of himself or any other
person for service under the provisions
of this act, or regulations made by the
president Hereunder, or otherwise
evades or aids another to evade the re-
quirements of this act or of said regula-
tions, or who, in any manner, shall fail
or neglect fully to perform any duty re-
quired of him in the execution of this
act, shall, If not subject to military law
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
convection in the district court of the
United States having jurisdiction there.
OF be punished by Imprisonment for no,