The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-25
JUNE 5 DESIGNATED
REGISTRATION DAY
WILSON ISSUES PROCLAMATION
PUTTING INTO EFFECT sELEc-
TIVE DRAFT PROVISION.
All Male Persons Between the Ages Of
r. and 80 Must Appear at Regis
tration Place In Precinct Where
in They Have Homes.

Washington. - President Wilson
proclamation, putting into effect tn
selective draft provision Of the wa
army bill, signed May IS, follows:
A proclamation by the President o
the United States:
Whereas, congress has enacted ant
the president has on the 18th day o
May, one thousand nine hundred ant
seventeen, approved law which con
tains the following provisions:
Sec. 5. That all male persons be
tween the ages of q and 30, both in
elusive, shall be subject to registra
ton 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 it shall be the
duty Of all persons of the designated
ages, except officers and enlisted 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
registration under the provisions of
| this act, and every such person shah
| be deemed to have notice of the re-
| quirements of this act upon the pub
| lication of said proclamation or other
| notice as aforesaid given by the presi-
dent or by his direction and any per-
son who shall willfully rail or refuse
to present himself for registration or
to submit thereto as herein provided,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction in the district
court of the United States having
Jurisdiction thereof, be punished by
Imprisonment for not more than one
year, and shall thereupon be duly reg
istered; provided that in the call of
the docket precedence shall be given
In courts trying the same to the trial
of criminal proceedings under this act
Provided further, that persons shall
be subject to registration as herein
provided who shall have attained their
twenty-first birthday and who shall not
have attained their thirty-first birth
day on or before the day set for the
registration, and all persons so regis
tered shall be and remain subject to
draft into the forces hereby authorized,
unless exempted or excused therefrom
as in this act provided; Provided fur
Their, that in the case of temporary
absence from actual place of legal resi-
dence of any person liable to registra-
tlOu as DlONidGu iSitiis ouSAa = Se5A5sAeA
ton may be made by mail under regu-
lations to be prescribed by the presi-
dent.
Method of Procedure.
Sec. 6. That the president is here
by authorized to utilize the service of
any or all departments and any or all
offices or agents of the United States
and of the several states, territories.
and the District of Columbia, and sub
divisions thereof in the execution of
this act, and all officers and agents of
the United States and of the several
states, territories and subdivisions
thereof, and of the District of Column
bia, and all persons designated or APP
| pointed under regulations prescribed
| by the president, whether such APP
| pointments are made by the president
himself or by the governor or other
officer of any state or territory to per-
form any duty in the execution of this
act, are hereby required to perform
such duty as the president shall order
or direct, and all such officers and
agents and persons SO designated OF
appointed shall hereby have full au
thority for all acts done by them II
the execution of this act by the direc
ton of the president. Corresponding
In the execution of this act may
carried in penalty envelopes Dearih
the frank of the war department. An
, persons charged as herein proViue
f with the duty of carrying INTO ele'
any of the provisions or TINS act
the regulations made or dlrectlohs n
ON hereunder who shall fail or hegie'
! TO perform such duty, and any perse
! charged with such duty or having al
exercising any authority unoer saiu ~
I regulations, or directions, who sha
/, knowingly make or be party 10 =
. making of any false or incorrect reg
tration, physical examination, eNeih
ton, enlistment, enrolment or music
and any person who shali make =.
7 n Marty to the making of any fal
y statement or certificate as to the
: ness or liability of himself or a
Other nerson for service under the pl
visions of this act. or regulations ma
r. hv the president Hereunder, or 9th
y wise eyates or aids another to eva
y the requirements of this act or of 81
), regulations. or who, in any mann
shall fail or neglect to perform q
y duty required of him in the execute
h of this act, shall. If not subject
Oh military law, be guilty of mis-
to meanor and upon conviction in the .
ne trict court of the United States havi
ch jurisdiction thereof, be punished
IS. IMPRISONMENT for no more than
year, or, If subject to military Il
shall be tried by court-martial
.rv suffer such punishment as a COZ
- martial may direct.
June 5 Date for Registration.
~ Now, therefore. /. Woodrow wills
TN president of the United States, do
: upon the governor of each of the
eral states and territories. the boart
commissioners of the District of
lka umbia, and all officers and agents
an the several states and territories
ar. | the District of Columbia, and OF
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