The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-22
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MADE KNOWN
All Men Between Ages Of Fl and 80
Must Register Subject to Call.

Must Register Subject TO Call.
! The President of the United
States will issue proclamation,
probably this week, calling upon al
! citizens between the ages of twenty.
one and thirty years to register un.
} der the provisions of the universal
service act recently passed oy Con
gress.
) A copy of the rules under which
the registration is to be made have
been received in this county and
provide that the registration shall
be in the various voting precincts
of the cities and counties, under the
direction of the sheriffs or other
election officers.
Men within the age limit will be
required to present themselves per.
sonally, unless absent from the pre-
cinct when they may register by
mail
The rules provide for a number
of questions to be asked those who
register, at which time reasons
which might disqualify them for
military service may be stated,
The lack of necessary qualifica-
tons does not excuse any one from
registering. Failure TO register is
punishable by jail sentence. Certifi
Gates will be issued to those regis
tering.
The rules for the guidance of reg
istsataon officers and persons who
register are as follows:
RULES FOR THE INFORMATION
OF PERSONS TO BE REGISTERED
SO. Caution. All males are sub
ject to registration. The rSS:sttT5-
ton is intended to serve the purpose
of a census which shall show the
availability of all males of the desig.
mated ages for all purposes of the
| Nation-military as well as civil.
There are therefore no exceptions to
registration. If you are a male be-
| tween the designated 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 pre-
sent yourself, or, presenting your
self, give false, misleading or incor-
| rect answers, you are a misdemean-
ant and subject to punishment by inn
| prisonment in jail, to whirh punish
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To Get Certificate.
/ 60. Registration certificate = AL
persons registered will be furnished
Ia registration certificate. Since all po-
! lice officers of the Nation, States and
municipalities are required to verify
the registration lists and make sure
that all persons have registered
themselves, much inconvenience will
be spared to those who are register
ed if they will keep these cards al
ways in their possession. All per-
sons within the designated ages
must exhibit such certificates when
called upon by any police officer 10
do so.
The Place.
81. The place of registration is
the voting precinct of your domicile.
Your domicile is your permanent
home.
Rules for Absentees.
Registration of absentees = AL.
though registrations must be in the
precinct of domicile, and although
the burden is on you to see that
your registration is entered at your
domiciliary precinct on the prescrib-
ed day, yet, for your convenience and
to obviate the necessity of your go
ing home for the purpose of registra
ton, the following is provided for
the registration of absentees:
(a) Six days after the publication
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, or at the office of the city
clerk of every city of over 10000
population.
(b) The county clerk, or, in the
case of cities of over 10000, the city
clerk. is authorized to record the an
swers of persons absent from their
domiciliary county and certify to
their registration cards.
(c) Upon application by you your
card will be made out by the clerk,
turned over to you, and by you 1t
must be mailed in time to reach
your domiciliary precinct by the day
set for registration.
I'd Therefore, six days after the
Presidents proclamation is publish
ed, go to the Office of the sheriff In
the county in which you may be and
have your registration card, filed and
certified. Then mail the same ad-
dressed to:
The Registrar.
............P Precinct.
(your home precinct.)
Care of Sheriff ...........c county
State