The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-23
PLAN ARMY REGISTRATION.
GOV. MANNING IN CHARGE OF
WORK IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Full Information Given I'm Proclama.
ton Issued Saturday by Gov. Man.

the registration OF all South Carolin-
ians under the provisions of the selec-
tive service act of congress and in
accordance with the proclamation Of
President Wilson was set in motion
today throughout the State by Gov.
Richard l. Manning. The registration
will be carried on under federal au-
thority, each person engaged in such
registration being clothed with DOW
ers to carry out the provisions of the
act. The county federal boards Of
registration and conscription through
their registrars in every precinct in
the State will register every male cit
izen, white and colored, between the
ages Of 21 and 80, both inclusive, on
Tuesday, June S. 1917.
Gov. Manning by virtue of the pro-
visions of the selective act, will have
charge Of the registration throughout
the State. State headquarters will be
the office Of the governor
In each county there is a county
federal board of registration, which
consists of three men: One representa-
tive citizen, who is chairman, the clerk
OF court and the judge of probate.
This board is charged with the duty
OF disseminating necessary informa-
ton and orders to the registrars in
each precinct in its respective county
so that the required registrations can
be mdae on the day appointed.
This plan Of registration was adopt
ed at a meeting Of the county chair
men Of the boards of registration in
the Supreme Court room Monday
night, April 30. Monday night an or
ganization was perfected by the elec-
ton of Senator Alan Johnstone, of
Newberry. as chairman, and the cleo
ton Of John Elliott Puckette. of Co.
lumbia, private secretary to Gov. Man.
ming, as secretary. The meeting last
ed three hours and was attended in
person by all but four of the county
chairmen. The men fell in line
promptly to the fact that they were
federal agents and under orders, and
they displayed patriotic determine
ton that the enrolment of white men
and negro men would not be retard-
ed in their respective counties through
any dereliction Of duty on their part.
The governors proclamation, desig-
mating June as registration day, fol-
lows:
Whereas, the president of the Unit
ed States, by proclamation, has fixed
tuesday. June 5, 1917, as registration
day for all male citizens between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty, both
inclusive:
Now therefore. I, Richard I. Man.
ming, governor of the State of South
Carolina. pursuant to the provisions
in said proclamation. and the duties
and responsibilities imposed thereby,
and further, by virtue of the power
and authority vested in me as Gov
ernor of the State of South Carolina,
do hereby likewise proclaim Tuesday.
the 5th day of June, 1917 as the day
on which all male citizens in South
Carolina, both white and colored, be-
tween the ages Of twenty-one and
thirty, both inclusive, shall, between
the hours Of a. m. and 8 D. m. pre-
sent themselves in person and regis
ter at the places now designated by
the county boards of registration and
conscription Of the several counties,
and by the said boards of registration
and cOnscription oc the cities of
Charleston ard Columbia.
For this purpose I have appointed
in each county Of the State a regis
tration and conscription board, con-
sisting Of representative citizen,
who shall act as chairman; the clerk |
of Court Of Common Pleas and the |
judge of probate of said county. I
have likewise appointed. with similar
powers. a like board for the cities Of |
Charleston and Columbia with the
mayor of each city as chairman and |
two representative citizens as men,
bers.
BY virtue Of authority vested in me.
by Section 6, of the act of congress,
approved by the president May IS,
1917, and more specifically referred to
in his proclamation, hereby clothe
and vest these several boards with full |
authority, Federal and State, and do
appoint them, and each Of them, as
agents for their respective counties,
for the execution OF tho said act and