New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
for
Registration
Are Explicit
Regulations Cover Every Per-
son of Military Age at
Home or Abroad

The basic features of the law and
the regulations governing registration
may be summarized as follows:
All men who have reached their
.wenty-frst birthday and have not yet
reached their thirty-frst on June D
must register on that day, the only ex-
ceptions being officers and enlisted men
Of the regular army, the navy, the Ma
'rine Corps and the National Guard and
Naval Militia while in the service of
the United States, and officers IN the
Officers Reserve Corps and enlisted
men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps
while in active service. Neither aliens,
whether friendly or German, nor men
who have. declared their intention OF
becoming citizens, whether OF friendly
nationality or German, are excused.
Section 81 of the registration regula-
tions prescribed by the President says
on this point:
"If YOU are a male between the desig-
mated ages and are not in the military
or naval service of the United States
you are subject to registration on the
day fixed by the President, and If you
| fail to present yourself, or. presenting
yourself, you give false, misleading or
| incorrect answers, you are mlsde-
meanant and subject to punishment by
| Imprisonment in Jail, 10 which punish
ment there is no alternative OF fine
Years Imprisonment Provided
The penalty provided in the law is a
years imprisonment. II is further pro-
vided that when the term has been
served the person involved shall be
| duly registered
The place of registration is the voting
precinct in which a man has his per-
manent home. In New York City a
registration place will be provided in
every election district.
The hours of registration are be
tween a. m. and p. m. on Tuesday,
June ;. Every man subject to registra-
| tion who is not sick. out of town or in
! Jail must present himself in person
between these hours at the registration
place in his precinct or election district
and submit TO registry.
The registration of absentccs is pro-
vided for in the registration regula-
| tlOnS, dN lOliONHs
although registrations must be in
the precinct of domcile, and although
/ the burden is on you 20 see that your
| registration is entered at your domi-
cllary precinct on the prescribed day,
| yet, for your convenience and 10 obvi-
ate the necessity Of your going home
! for the purpose Of registration, INC FOL
lowing is provided for the registration
of abspntcee:
"(a) Immediately after the pubica-
| tion Of the Presidents proclamation
there will be a supply OF registration
blanks at the office of the county clerk
of every county in the United States
and ut the Office of the city clerk of
every city of 10000 population or over.
"(b) The county clerk. or in the case
of cities OF 10000 or over, the city
clerk. is authorized TO record the
answers OF persons absent from their
domiciliary county and to certify 10
their registration cards.
"tc) Upon application by you your
card will be made out by the clerk.
turned over to you. and by you it must
be mailed in time 10 reach your dom-
ciliary precinct By the day Of registra-
ton
Enclose a self-addressed stamped en-
velope with your registration card for
your registration certificate. Failure
10 get this certificate may cause you
.erious Inconvenience"