The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-05
HOW SELECTuE
DRAF | WORKS
THE WAN DEPARTMENT ISSUES
AUTHORIZED STATEMENT A.
10 HOW SYSTEM OPERATES.
NIL NOT WORK HARDSHIP


the selection III the slen Who 10
Il Make u the Armies That VIII
BE sent 10 Foreign Fields.
Mote. The following Is published
on authority and with the approval
Iof the war department at Washing
ton
WASHINGTON, May 5There was
: d time in the country's history when
military enumeratoTs. backed by
oayonsts, went out among the people
| to take compulsory service CEN
sus. Today. under the principle Of
universal liability to service the ex-
Iecution Of the law is put into the
lands OF the people.
The approval of the new national
army bill and the Presidents pro-
cIamation hereunder will be coin
.cident.. All persons within the age
limits prescribed Will be required to
present themselves for registration
at the customary voting places In the
voting precincts In which they have
asheir permanent homes. on n day
which the President VIII announce.
| The proba biIfty is that from ten TO
ififteen days will elapse between APP
prevail OF the bill ana registration
iday.
The governor of each state will be
the chief Of registration therein The
| machinery OF registration in each
county is 10 be in charge OF the sier-
siEf. the county clerk and county ply
stefan. acting ex-officio, unless a diff
sfarent board shall have been announe-
ed by the governor. III cities con-
taining populations Of more than
0.0a9 the registration will be uH
jar c8ntroi us the magsr and selected
boards ofregi st1atlon In order t1ss
the designated county and city off
|eiaIs and the people generally can
get a clear understanding OF the
census methods. The FOLLOWING brief
|outline is given:
The sheriffs or other designated Of
ficials Immediately upon receiving
notice fro mfhs governor shall APP
point registrars for each yating pre-
cinct.
The proportion of registrars shall
be one for each ITO persons TO be
registered. Each age 70 be register
ed viii comprise about one per cent
OF the population II. for instance,
all men between 10 and 25 years OF
age, inclusive, are TO be registered,
the registrar would have TO enroll
about seven per cent OF the precinct
population.
1t ~ 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. |
Full printed instructions covering ey- |
cry detail Of registration VIII be in
the hands Of the mayors and sheriffs /
on the fifth day after the presidents
proclamation.
The mayor of city containing
more than 10000 inhabitants or the /
designated By the governor !
therein, shall. with approval of the |
governor. appoint for each ward or |
convenient minor subdivision con
tanning about 10000 people one reg
istration board and shall designate
one officer OF each board TO perform |
duties similar 10 those imposed upon |
the sheriff, as heretofore outlined |
II the mayor desires. he may appoint |
4 central board to coordinate the |
FORK Of minor boards
On the fifth dag after the Presi- |
lent has issued his proclamation, !
clerks of counties ard cities over 90
900 must secure a supply OF blanks
and copies OF the registration regu-
lations from the sheriff or from the |
or. Absentecs and the sick will |
apply 10 such CLERKS to have their |
registration blanks filled out In no
case shall such persons be given reg
stration certificates rhey are 10 |
be instructed by the clerk that the
burden is on them to see to il that the
cards reach tie registrars Of their |
home precincts by registration day.
Persons absent from their home
s9antlea may be registered By mail
II so absent, man should go TO
the clerk Of the county where he may
be staying, on the sixth day after
the Presidents proclamation. Il he
is 10 city OF over 10000 population
the county clark is the official 70
@hoal 10 apply The abGenteea sili
be told how TO register but he must
mail his card 10 time 10 reach bis