Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-11

boards of registration. In order that
the designated county and city Of
ficials and the people generally can
get a clear understanding of the cen
sus methods the following brief out
line is given:
THE sheriffs or other designated
officials immediatly upon receiving
notice from the governor shall APP
point registrars for each voting pre-
cinct.
Want Volunteer Registrars.
1.-THE production of registrars shall
be one for each 10 persons to be
registered. Each age to be registered
will comprise about / per cent of the
population. If, for instance, all men
between 10 and 20 years of age, in
elusive, are to be registered, the reg
istrar would have to enroll about 7
per cent of the precincts population.
1T 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.
Fully printed instructions covering
every detail of registration will be in
the hands of sheriffs and mayors on
the fifth day after the presidents
proclamation.
City Mayors in Charge
1.-THE mayor of a city containing
more than 10000 inhabitants or the
officials designated by the governor
therein shall with approval of the
governor, appoint for each ward or
convenient minor subdivision contain
ing about 10000 people one regis
tration board and shall designate one
officer of each board to preform du-
ties similar to those imposed on the
sheriff, as heretofore outlined If the
mayor desires he may appoint con-
troll board to coordinate the work of
minor boards.
ION the fifth day after the presi-
dent has issued his proclamation
clerks of counties and cities of over
10000 must secure supply of blanks
and copies of the registration regu-
lations from the sheriff or from the
mayor Absentees and the sick will
apply to such clerks to have their
registration cards filled out.
In no case shall such persons be
given registration certificates. They
are to be instructed by the clerk that
the burden is on them to see to it
that the cards reach the registrars
of their home precincts by regis
tration day.
Register by Mail If Absent.
persons absent from their home
counties may register by mail. If so
absent, man should go to the clerk
of the county where he may be stay
ing on the sixth day after the date
of the presidents proclamation. If he
is in a city of over 10000 population,
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
competent person to the county or
city clerk on the sixth day after the
issuing of the proclamation The
clerk will give instructions for reg
istration.
"Officials of educational, charit-
able and other institutions should ap-
ply for instructions to the county or
city clerk on the sixth day after the
date of the proclamation for instruc-
tions as to convenient method of
registration.
Those in Jail Provided for.
1.-THE wardens of jails, penitentiar-
les and reformatories should apply to
the county or city clerk for instruc-
tons on the sixth day.
Five days after the date of the
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 the execution of the law The
plan is, however, to rely on the people
for the proper execution of the law.
1t is expected that patriotic citizens
will offer their services free as reg
istrars. Such services will be CRATE
fully acknowledged. Volunteers for
this service should communicate i'm