New Britain herald., 1917-05-19
} PROCLAMATION ORDERING ALL
 MEN BETWEEN 21 AND 30 TO REGISTER


 Washington. D. C., May 1s.-Presi- dent Wilson's registration proclama- don follows:
 Whereas, Congress has enacted and the president has on the 18th day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, approved a law, which contains the following provisions:
 Section 5.-That all male persons between the ages of 21 and 30, both inclusive, shall be subject to registra- tion in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the president: And upon proclamation by the president or other public notice given by him or by his direction stating the time and place of such registration, 1t shall be the duty of all persons of the desig- mated ages, except officers and enlist ed men. of the regular army. the navy, and the National Guard and Naval Militia while in the service of the United States, to present themselves for and submit to registra tion under the provisions of this act: And every such person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this act upon the publication of said proclaim ation or other notice as aforesaid. giv- en by the president or by his direction: And any person who shall willfully fail or refuse to present himself for registration or to submit thereto as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon convic- tion in the District Court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof. be punished by Imprisonment for not more than one year, and shall there upon be duly registered: provided that in the call of the docket prece- dence shall be given. in courts trying the same, to the trial of criminal pro- ceedings under this act; provided, fur ther. that persons shall be subject to registration as herein provided, who shall have attained their twenty-f1rst birthday and who shall not have at- tained their thirty-first birthday on or before the day set for the registration: and all persons so registered shall be and remain subject to draft into the forces hereby authorized unless ex- cepted or excused therefrom as in this act provided; provided further, that in the case of temporary absence from actual place of legal residence of any person liable to registration as provided herein, such registration may be made by mail under regula- tions to be prescribed by the presi- dent.
 Section 6.-That the president is hereby authorized to utilize the ser vice of any and all departments and any or all officers or agents of the United States and of the several states territories, and the District of Columbia and subdivisions thereof in the execution of this act, and all off, cers and agents of the United States. territories, and subdivisions thereof, and of District of Columbia aad all persons designated or appointed under regulations prescribed by the presi- dent, whether such appointments are made by the president himself or by the governor or other officer of any state or territory to perform any duty in tho execution of this act, are here by required to perform such duty as the president shall order or direct, and all such officers and agents and persons so designated or appointed shall hereby have full authority for all acts done by them in the execution of this act by the direction of the presi- dent. Correspondence in th execu- tion of this act may be carried in pen atty envelopes, bearing the frank of the war department. Any person charged. as herein provided, with the duty of carrying into effect any of the provisions of this act or the regula- tions made or directions given there under who shall fail or neglect to per form such duty, and any person charged with such duty or having and exercising any authority under said act, regulations, or directions. who shall knowingly make or be . party to the making of any false or incorrect registration. physical exam ination, exemption, enlistment, enroll ment, or muster, and any person who shall make or be a party to the mak- ing of any false statement or certifl- cate as to the fitness or liability of himself or any other person for ser vice under the provisions of this act, or regulations made by the president hereunder, or otherwise evades or aids another to evade the require ments of this act or of said regulations, or who, in any manner, shall fail or neglect fully to perform any duty re- Quired of him in the execution of this act, shall, If not subject to military law, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the district court of the United States, having jurisdic- tion thereof, be punished by impris- onment for not more than one year, or, if subject to military law, shall be tried by court-martial and suffer such punishment as a court-martial may direct.''
 ''Now, therefore, Woodrow Will son, President of the United States. do call upon the governor of each of the several states and territories. the board of commissioners of the Dis trict of Columbia. and all officers and agents of the several states and terri- tories, of the District of Columbia,