Arizona republican., 1917-04-12
iRR[ST9FOIL WIEN MILITARY
 CENSUS I5 RESISTED N PHOEN|X
Public as Whole Ready to Comply with Law but Few
 Who Refuse Will Be Put in Jail by Authorities

The first legal action to enforce persons to give full information to deputy county assessors now taking the military census in Maricopa took place yesterday afternoon when two persons. Lee Toncray and G. Luclett were taken into custody by Policeman Stewart and lodged in the city jail for failure to answer enrolment ques lions. They were later released when they agreed to give the necessary in formation to proper officials.
 It was stated yesterday afternoon, however. that persons refusing to give the en oLiinS officers proper in formation would pc harshly dealt with and would be punished to the full extent of the law.
 The law regarding the military cen sus iE Arizona, according to the 1915 rel lised statutes, military code, is as follows;
 Paragraph 3SS9, page 132O-"In case of war, invasion, or imminent danger thereof, the county assessor of each county in the state, when ordered by the governor, shall enlOll every able 3odied male irhabitant of said county net under sentence for an infamous -rime who is more than IS years and less than 45 wears Of age. On such enrolment and opposite the name Of zach Deis0n WnO is exempt from duty un1er Sec. ,. paragraph 2SSS, or who is unable by reason of physical dis al lity 30 perform military duty, the assessors shall write the word "eN eE,pt. and state the cause of eX- emption in each case.
 The enrolment shall be made in tripllcatc and shall state the name, residence, age occupation, and pre- vious or existing military or naval service uf each perScn enrolled.
 When complete, the rolls shall be verified under oath by the enrolling officer, who shall immediately there upon file one copy with the adjutant general of the state and another with the clerk of the superior court retain ing tue third copy for himself.
 Paragraph 3690. page l320-"Any person claiming exemption shall satis- fy the assessor of his right thereto and m case of doubt the burden of proof shall be upon the person claim ins exemption and the assessor shall reouire him t0 submit to examination on oath and may administer such oath.
 Paragraph 3S91-"Any person know ingly and Wilfully refTsing informa- ion or giving false information to an assessor or other authorized person king the enrolment respecting the name, age. residence, occupation, mili- tary service, physical or mental con- diQOn. or other proper subject of in aUirl. uf himself or of any person within his Knowledge liable to be en- rolled, shall for each Concealment re- fusal oI giving of false information 1e guilty of | misdemeanOr. The as 7esSor 1T other office, making the ..f1 1TplIs,,a1 lfan11 vii hin ta, dove ofta,- Inc date of delivering the military roll to tho clerk of the superior court re- port all persons violating this section Co the adiutant general"
 According to information reach ing he office of Adjutant General Harris yesterday afternoon. several women have refused to give informa- lion To the enrolling officers This # is stated. is a misdemcanor under the Arizona statutes and if the practice continues. it will be necessary to take legal action against those refusing to give informqtion.
 < disagceeable feature of the en- rollment work and one which prom iseS to cause much unnecessary work for the county assessor, was brought 70 light yesterday. t was found that in some instances individuals were enrolled as nigh as four different times.
 Under the rresent plan. however ane enrolling officer has no means of knowing whether or not an individual has been previously enrolled. with result that the victim is sometimes required to answer the various Cr es lions on second, third and fourth occasion. l. is stated that ore of the enrolling officers could not take the word of an individual as to whether or not ne has been enrolled. because hx lhis means. manl1 would escape