Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-05-10

Washington, May Am Off
cial outline of the methods by
which military registration is to
be carried out under the selective
conscription was made public to-
day with an appeal from the war
department for the voluntary
service of the states election and
other officials in order that there
will be no delay in enrolling and
classifying the millions of men
for army duty. Careful prep
aration has been made to place
the task in the hands of civilian
officials of the state and to re-
move every subjection of mill
tary force in putting the meas
ure into effect. The function of
the federal government will only
be the supervision through the
provost marshal general. The
article follows:
There was time when the mill
tary enumerators, backed by bayon-
cts, went out among the. people to
take a compulsory service census.
Today under the principle of uniyer-
sal liability to service, execution of
the law is put into the hands of the
people.
"The approval of the new national
army bill and the presidents procla-
nation Hereunder will be coincident.
All persons within the age limit pre-
scribed will be required to present
themselves for registration at the Gus
tomary voting precincts in which they
have their permanent home on the
day which the president will an
nounce.
"The governors of each state will
be the chiefs of registration therein.
The chief of registration will be in
charge or the sheriff, the county
clerk and the county physician act
ing ex-officio, unless a different plan
shall be announced by the governor.
In cities containing a population of
more than 10000, the registration
will be under the control Of the
mayor and a selective board of regis
tration.
1.-THE sheriffs and other designated
officials Immediately upon receiving
notice from the governor shall ap-
point registrars to- serve (without
compensatory for each voting pre-
cinct.
1.-THE proportion of registrars
shall be one for each 10 persons to
be registered. Each age to be regis
tered to comprise one per cent. of the
population. II, for instance, all men
between the ages of 19 and 25 years,
inclusive, are to be registered, the
registrar would have to enroll about
seven persons of the precinct popu-
lation.
fThe mayors of cities containing
more than 10000 Inhabitants, or the
officials designated by the governor
shall, with approval of the
governor, appoint for each ward or
minor subdivision. con-
tanning about 10000, one registra-
ton board.
ION the fifth day after the presi-
dent has issued the proclamation,
clerks of counties and cities of over
10000 must secure a supply of
blanks or copies of the registration
regulations from the sheriff or
mayor. Absentees and the sick will
apply to such clerks to have their
registration cards filled out. In no
case shall such person be given reg
lstration certificates. They are to be
instructed by the clerks that the bur
den is on them to see that the cards
reach the registrar of their home
precinct by registration day.
Persons absent from their home
counties may be registered by COM
petent persons. s5s
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send q
competent person to the county clerk
on the sixth day after the issuing of
The proclamation. Tha clerk#Will be3
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