The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
MILITARY CENSUS
WILL BEGIN SOON
WAR DEPARTMENT APPEALS FOR
COOPERATION or STATE
ELECTION OFFICIALS.
PEOPLE ENFORCE LAW
Governor Of Each Sac chief OF Reg.
istration And Sherffs IN Charge
in ounty-Instructions on Meth.
DDS Which Are 10 Be Followed.

Washington, May s. An official
outline of the method by which mill.
tary registration is to ne carried out
under the sclectiye COnscripiiOn Dill
was made public today with an op.
neal from the war department for
the voluntary services OF state cleo
tion and other officials in order that
there may be no delay i'm enrolling
and classifying millions Of men for
army duty. Careful preparation has
been made to place the whole task in
the hands Of civilians of the states
and to remove every suggestion Of
military force
In putting the measure into effect,
the only function OF the federal gov
ernment will be supervision through
the office Of the provost marshal gen.
eral. The department statement fol.
lows
There was a time in the countrys
history when military enumerators,
backed by bayonets, went out among
the people to take compulsory sery-
ice census Today under the prinCi.
pie of universal liau",ty to service
the execution of the law Is put into
the hands of the people
"The approval OF the new national
army bill and the presidents prOcla.
nation hereunder will be coincidcnt
All persons within the age limits pre-
scribed will be required to present
themselves for registration at the
customary voting places in the yot.
ing precincts in which they have their
permanent homes, on a day which the
president will announce The prob
ability is. that from ten to fifteen days
will elapse between approval OF the
bill and registration day
Governors And others
"The governor of each state viii
be chief Of registration therein The
machinery Of registration in each
county is to be in charge of the shcr-
iff, the county clerk and the county
physician, acting eX-OtfiCio. unless a
different board shall be announced by
the governor In cities having more
than 10000 population, the rcgistra.
tion will be under the control Of the
mayor and selected boards of registra.
tion In order tina, ;ae designated
county and city officials and the pub
Tic generally can get clear under
standing Of the census methods. the
following brief outline is given.
THE sheriffs or other designated
officials, Immediately upon receiving
notice from the governor shall appoint
registrars for each voting precinct
The proportion OF registrars shall
he one for each l7O persons to be.
registered. Each age To be regis.
tered Will comprise about one percent
of the population
"lf for instance. alI men between
10 and 25 years Of age, inclusive. are
TO be registered, the risstrar would
have to enroll about seven percent
of the precinct population
at is desirable to accept the ser,
ices of competent volunteer registrars
to serve without compensation. All
registrars must be sworn
"'Hhe voting place IN each precinct
must be prepared for registration FuII
printed instructions covering ever, d,
tail of registration win ht i'm the
hands OF sherilts ami mayors ON ht
fifth day after the presidents prcca
nation
City Officers.
The mayor of q Ciy gnuuuun
more than 10000 inhabitants. or thr
officials designated hy the roycno,