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notice from the governor, shall ap-
point registrars for each voting pre-
cince.
The proportion Of registrars shall
be one for each ITO persons to be
registered. Each age to be register
ed will comprise about 1 per cent
of the population. If, for instance,
all men between 10 and as years Of
age, inclusive, are to be registered,
the registrar would have to enroll
about seven per cent Of the precinct
population.
It is desirable to accept the: SER
vices of competent volunteer regis
trars to serve without compensation.
All registrars must be sworn.
The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed instructions covering
every detail of registration will be in
the hands of sheriffs and mayors on
the fifth day after the presidents
proclamation.
The mayor of city containing
more than 10000 inhabitants, or the
officials designated by the governor
therein, shall, with the approval of
the governor, appoint for each ward
or convenient minor subdivision con-
tanning about 10000 people one
registration board, and shall desig-
nate one officer of each board to per-
form duties similar to those imposed
upon the sheriff, as heretofore out
lined. If the mayor desires he may
appoint a central board to co-ordi-
nate the work of minor boards.
On the fifth day after the presi-
dent has issued his proclamation
clerks Of counties and cities of over
10000 must secure a supply of
blanks and copies of the registration
regulations from the sheriff or from
the mayor.
Absentees and the sick will apply
to such, clerks to have their registra-
ton Blanks filled out. In no case
shall such persons be given registra-
ton certificate. They are to be in
structed by the clerk that the bur-
den is on them to see to it that the
cards reach the registrars of their
home precincts by registrations day.
Persons absent from their home
counties may be. registered by mail.
If so absent a man should 60 to the
clerk Of the county where he may
be staying, on the sixth day after
the presidents proclamation. If he
is in city of over 10000 popula-
ton, the city clerk is the official to
whom to apply. The absentee will
be told how to register, but he must
mail his card in time to reach his
precinct by registration day.
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send a
person to the county or
city clerk on the sixth day after
The issuing of the proclamation. The
clerk will give instructions for regis
ration.
Officials Of education, charitable
and other institutions should apply
for instructions to the county or
,ity clerk on the sixth day after the
late of the proclamation as to a con-
7enient method of registration.
The wardens Of ails, penitentiar-
es and reformatories should apply
10 the county or city clerk for in
'tructions on the sixth day. Five
lays after the date of the presidents
proclamation complete regulations
will be in the hands Of all sheriffs
and Of the officials of cities of over
10000 population.
The president is authorized to call
upon all public officers to assist in
he execution Of the law. It is ex-
oected that patriotic citizens will
,ffer their service free as registrars
Such services will be gratefully ac-
znowledged. Volunteers for this ser
vice should communicate immediate
" with the proper official.