Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-06
President Soon Viii Issue Pro-
clamation Fixing Time
Limit When All Liable For
Draft Must Be Registered.
REGISTRARS TO BE
AT VOTING POLLS
Sherifs and State and Election
Officials To Assist In Reg
istering Citizens. All Pat
riots Can Help.
tBy Review Leased Wire)

/ WASHINGTON, May 5.-An official
outline Of the methods by which mill
tary registration is to be carried out
under the selective conscription bill
was made public today with an appeal
from the war department for the vol
untary services of state. election and
other officials in order that there may
be no delay in enrolling and classify
ing millions of men for army duty
Careful preparation has been made to
place the whole task in the hands OF
civilian officials of the states and 10
remove every suggestion of military
force in putting the measure into ef-
feet. The only function OF the fed
eral government will be supervision
through the Offices OF the provost mar
sha general. The departments stale.
ment follows:
Peoples Duty to Perform
There was a time in the cOuntry's
history when military enumerators
backed by bayonets. when out among
the people to take a compulsory ser
vice census. Today under the prin-
Tciple of universal liability to service
the execution Of the law is put into
the hands OF the people.
All Liable Must Register
"The approval of the new national
army bill and the Presidents procla-
nation Hereunder will be coincideM.
All persons within the age limits pre-
ha1 "Nr-fn he 70
themselves for registration al t,ie Gus
eomary voting places in the voting
precincts in which they have their
permanent homes. on a day which the
President will announce. The proba.
bility is that from ten to fifteen days
will elapse between approval Of the
bill and registration day.
Local Officials to Act
'The governor of each state viii be
the chief of registration therein. Tie
machinery of registration in each
county is to be in charge of the sher-
if, the county clerk and the county
physician acting ex-oficio, unless
different board shall be announced By
the governor. In cities containing
populations of nsore than 10000 th-
registration will be under the control
of the mayor and selected boards Of
registration. In order that the desig-
mated county and city officials, and the
people generally can get clear IN
derstanding of the census methods the
brief outline is given:
Sheriffs In Charge
The sheriffs or other designated Of
ficials. Immediately upon receiving no
registers for each voting precinct.
The proportion of registrars shall
be one for each 10 persons to be reg
istered. Each age TO be registered
will comprise about one per cent Of
tae population. If. for instance. all
men between nineteen and twenty-five
pears of age. inclusive. are to be reg
istered, the registrar would have to
enroll about seven per cent of the pre-
cinct population.
1T is desirable to accept the ser
vices of competent volunteer regiz
lTdTS. 10 serve NlluOUl NOllptueaAlt-a
All registrars must be sworn.
At oVtiag Polls
THE voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed Instructions coverins
every detail of registration viii be in
the hands of sheriffs and mayors on
the fifth day after the presidents
The mayor Of city containing
more than thirty thousand inhabitants
lr the officials designated by the gov
srnor therein. shall. with approval II
he governor. appoint for each ward
,r convenient minor subdivision con
aiming about thirty thousand peop'o
me registration board and shall d
iiguate one officer of each board 20
perform duties similar 20 those i'm
POSED on the sheriff. as heretofore out
ined. II the mayor desires. he may