The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26

putting into effect the %selective
draft provision of the war army
bill, signed last night follows:
"A proclamation by the president
of the United States.
whereas, congress has enacted
and the president has on the 18th
day of May. 1917, approved the
law which contains the following
provisions:
section five: That all male per-
sons between the ages of 81 and
80, both inclusive, shall be subject
to registration in accordance with
regulations to be prescribed by the
president; and upon proclamation
by the president or other public no.
tice given by him or by his direc-
ton stating the time and place of
such registration, it shall be the
duty of all persons of the designa-
ted ages, except officers and enlist
ed men of the regular army, the
navy and the national guards and
naval militia, while in the service
of the United States, to present
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tration under the provisions of this
act, and every such person shall be
deemed to have notice of the re-
quirements of this act upon the
publication of said proclamation OIL
other notice as aforesaid given by
the president or by his direction;
and any person who shall wilfully
fail or refuse to present himself for
registration or to submit thereto,
as herein provided, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction in the district court of
the United States having jurisdic-
ton thereof, be punished by inn
prisonment for not more than n
year and shall thereupon be duly
registered; provided that in the
call of the docket procedure shall
be given in courts trying 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 at
tanned their tw~enty-first birthday
and who shall not have attained
their thirty-first birthday on OF
before the day set for the registra-
ton, and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject to draft
into the forces hereby authorized,
unless exempted or excused there
from as in this act provided:
provided, further, hat in case
of temporary absence from actual
place of legal residence of any per-
son liable to registration, as pro-
vided herein, such registration may
be made by mail, under regulations
to be prescribed by the president.
"SectiOn six: That the president
is hereby authorized to utilize the
service of any or all departments
and any or all officers or agents of
the United States and of the several
states, territories and the District
of Columbia and subdivisions there
of in the execution of this act, and
all officers and agents of the United
States and of the several states,
territories and subdivisions thereof,
n of the District of Columbia and
all persons designated or appointed
under regulations prescribed by the
president himself or by the COVER
nor or other officers, whether such
appointments are made by the pre-
sident himself OF by the governor or
other officers of any state or terri
tory to perform any duty in the
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 so designated or appointed
shall hereby have full authority for
all acts done by them in the execu-
ton of this act by the direction of
he president.
Correspondence in the execution
of this act may be carried in penalty
envelopes, bearing the frark of the
war department. Any persons
charged as herein provided with
hi duty of carrying irto effect any
of the provisions of THIS act or the
regulations made or dire ctions given
hereunder, who shall fail or ne
elect to perform such duty; and any
person charged with such duty or
having and exercising any authority
under said act, regulations or direc-
tions. who shall knowingly make or
be party to the making of any false
or incorrect registration, physical
examination, exemption, enlistment,
enrolment or muster; and any per-
son who shall make or be a party
to the making of any false state
ment or certificate as to the fitness
or liability of himself or any other
person for service under the pro-
visions of this act, or regulations