The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
How the Census Of Men Will
Be Carried Out
SHERIFFS COUNTY BOSS
Secretary of State To Be Chief
Register; Mayor In
Cities
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
From SATURDAYS Daily,

Nhoy u mere was d
time in the country's history when
military despots backed by bayonists,
went among the people to take COM
.pelary service census. Today under
the principle of universal liability to
service the execution of the law is
put into the. hands of the people.
The approval of the new cOnScrip-
ton army bill and the presidents
proclamation hereunder will be is
sued soon. All persons within the
age limits prescribed will be re-
quired to present themselves for
registration at the ordinary voting
places in the voting precincts in
which they have their permanent
homes. .-
The probability is that from ten to
fifteen days will elapse between ap-
proval of the bill and registration
day. a.. ..f
Registration In Counties.
The secretary of each state will be
the chief of registration therein The
work of registration of each county is
. to be in charge of the sheriff, the
county clerk and county physician,
acting ex-officio unless a different
board shall be announced by the gov
ernor. The cities containing popula-
lions of more than 10000 the regis
tration will be under control of the
mayor and selected boards of, regis
tration. In. order that the designated
county, and city officials and the peo-
pie generally can get clear under
OF OF. no q
following brief outline is given: The
sheriffs or other designated officials,
Immediately upon receiving notice
from the governor, shall appoint reg
listers for each voting precinct. 81
The proportion of registrars shall
be one for each 140 persons to be
registered. Each age to be registered
will comprise about one per cent OF
the population. If, for instance, all
men between nineteen and twenty
five years inclusive are to be regis
tered the registrar would have to
enroll about seven per cent of the
present population. 1t is desirable to
accept the services of competent vol
unteer registrars to serve without
pay. All registrars must be sworn.
~. ne voting Traces.
The voting places in such precincts
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 a city
containing more than 10000 inhabi-
tants or the officials designated by the
governor therein shall with the ap-
prevail of the governor appoint for
each ward OF convenient minor sub
division containing about 10000 peo-
pie one registration board and snail
designate one officer of each board to
nerform duties similar to those i'm
posed upon the sheriff as heretofore
outlined. If the mayor desires ne
NAV appoint a central board to CO.
ordinate the work of minor boards.
Must Have Blanks. t.- .. --.
On the fifth day after the president
has issued his proclamation clerks OF
counties or cities of over 10000 must
have a supply of blanks and copies
of the registration regulations from
the sheriff or from the mayor.
apply to such clerks to nave thelr
registration blanks filled out. In no
case shall such persons be given reg
istration certificates. They are to be
handled by the clerk that the burden
is nm them to see to it that the cafds
reach the registers of their home pre-
. cincts by registration day.
Persons absent from their home
counties may be registered by mail.
If so absent man should go 10 the
r., clerk of the county where he may DE
staving on the sixth day after the
presidents proclamation. If he IS IN
q city of over 10000 population the
citv clerk is the official to whom TO
annlv The absentee will be told how
to register, but he must man MS caro
in time to reach his precinct by reg
istration day.
Persons That Are I'LL.
Persons too i'll to present themselves
for registration must send compe-
tent person to the county or city
clerk ON the sixth day after the Is
su;ng of the proclamation. The CLERK
will give instructions for registration,
OFFICIALS of charitable, educational
mr. other similar institutions shouio
annly for instructions to the city OF
county clerk on the sixth day after tne
issuance of the proclamation as to
suitable time for registration.
The warden of jails, penitentiaries
and reformatories should apply 10 III.
county or city clerk for lnstructionS
on the sixth day. os
Five days after the date OF the plan'
..ant,s proclamation complete regu.
iations will be in the hands OF al
sbariffs and of the officials OF cities
Of over 10000 population. j. -,
" The president is Authorized to cal u
the execution of the day. Volunteers
for this service should communic 9: !,
Immediately with the proper onlcial
Workman Was Injured.
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