Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-19

proclamation by the President of the United States
Whereas Congress has enacted and the President has, Of
he eighteenth day of May thousand nine hundred AM
seventeen approved law which contains the following pro
'isions:-
Section s. That all male persons between the ages of
81 and 80 both inclusive shall be subject to registration
in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the
President and upon proclamation by the President or
other public notice given by him his direction stating
the time and place of such registration shall be the duty
of all persons of the designated ages except officers and
enlisted men of the regular army and navy and the Ma
onal Guard and Naval Militia while in the service OF the
United States, to present themselves for and submit to
registration under the provision of this Act and every
such person shall be deemed to have notice of the require
ment of this Act upon the publication OF SAID procama
ton other notice aforesaid given by the President
by his directions and any person who shall wiuy ran
refuse to present himself for resignation or to submit
thereto. herein provided, shall be guilty OF mis-
demeanor and SHALL upon conviction in the District Court
of the United States having jurisdiction thereof be pun
Shed by Imprisonment for not than one year, and
and shall thereupon be duly registered provided that in
the call of the docket precedence shall be given in courts
trying the same to the trial of criminal proceedings under
this Act provided further that persons shall be subject
TO registration herein provided who shall have attain
ed their twenty-rs birthday and who shall not have at
tanned their hiryrS birthday on or before the day set
for the registration and all persons registered shall be
and remain subject to draft into the forces hereby author
led unless exempted excused therefrom as in this Act
provided provided further that in the case of temporary
absence from actual place of legal residence OF any per-
son liable to registration as provided herein such egsra
ton may be made by mail under regulations to be pre-
Scribed by the President
AUTHORIZED TO USE FEDERAL AGENTS.
Section g. That the President is hereby authorized
utilize the service of any all departments and any
all officers agents of the United States and of the sew
eral States territories and the District of Columbia and
subdivisions thereof in the execution of this Act and all
officers and agents of the United States and of the several
States territories and subdivisions thereof and of the
District of Columbia and all persons designated APP
pointed under regulations prescribed by the President
whether such appointments are made by the President
himself by the Governor any officer of any State
territory to perform any duty in the execution of this
Act hereby required to perform such duty as the PreS
dent shall order direct and all such officers and agents
and persons so designated appointed shall hereby have
full authority for all Acts done by them in the execution
of this Act by the direction of the President Corespon
dence in the execution of this Act may be carried in pen
atty envelopes bearing the frank of the War Department
Any person charged herein provided with the duty of
carrying into effect any of the provisions of this Act the
regulations made directions given hereunder who shall
fail or neglect to perform such duty; and any person
charged with such duty having and exercising any