The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-05-25
A PROCLAMATION.
By the President of the United States.

WHEREAS Congress has enacted
and the President has, on the eigh-
teenth day Of May, one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, approved a
law which contains the following pro-
visions:
Sec. 5. That all male persons be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and
thirty, both inclusive. shall be sub
ject TO registration in accordance with
regulations TO be prescribed by the
Presidents; and upon proclamation by
the President or other public notice
given by him or by his direction stat
ing the time and place of such regis
tration it shall be the duty of all per-
sons of the designated ages. except
officers and enlisted men of the Reg
ular Army, the Navy, and the Ma
tional 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 shall
be deemed TO have notice of the re-
quirements of this Act upon the pub
LEGATION Of said proclamation or other
notice as aforesaid given by the Pres
ident or by his direction; and any
person who shall willfully fail or re-
fuse to present himself for registra-
ton or to submit thereto as herein
provided, shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and shall, upon conviction in
the district court of the United States
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ished by imprisonment for not more
than one year and shall thereupon be
duly registered: 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 per-
sons shall be subject to registration
as herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty-frst birthday and
who shall not have attained their
thirty-first birthday on or before the
day set for the registration and all
persons so registered shall be and re-
main subject to draft into the forces
hereby authorized, unless exempted or
excused therefrom as in this Act pro-
vided: Provided further, That in the
case of temporary absence from act
ual place of legal residence of any per
son liable to registration as provided
herein such registration may be made
by mail under regulations to be pre-
scribed by the President.
Sec. 6. That the President is here
by authorized to utilize the service OF
any or all departments and any or
all officers or agents of the United
States and of the several States, Ter
ritories, and the District of Columbia
and subdivisions thereof in the execu-
ton of this Act, and all officers and
agents Of the United States and of the
several States, Territories and sub
divisions thereof, and of the District
of Columbia, and all persons desig-
mated or appointed under regulations
prescribed by the President whether
such appointments are made by the
President himself or by the governor
or other officer of any State or Terri.
tory to perform any duty in the exc
cution 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 SC
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 President. Cor
respondence in the execution Of this
Act may be carried in penalty en-
velopes bearing the frank of the War
Department Any person charged as
herein provided with the duty oil
carrying into effect any of the provi-
sions of this Act or the regulations
made or directions given hereunder
who shall fail or neglect to perform
such duty; and any persons charged
with such duty or having and exercis-
ing any authority under said Act, reg
ulations, or directions, who shall
knowingly make or be a party to the
making of any false or incorrect reg
istration, physical examination, ex-
emption, enlistment, enrolment, or
muster and any person who shall
make or be party to the making OF
any false statement or certificate as
to the fitness or liability Of himself
or any other person for service under
the provisions of this Act, or regu-
lations made by the President there
under, or otherwise evades or aids
another to evade the requirements OF
this Act or of said regulations, or who
in any manner, shall fail or neglect
fully to perform any duty required 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 jurisdiction
thereof, be punished by imprisonment
for not more than one year, or, il
subject to military law, shall be tried
by court-martial and suffer such pun
ishment as court-martial may direct
Now, therefore, |, WOODROW
WILSON, President OF the United
States, do call upon the governor OF
each OF the several States and Terri
tories, the Board of Commissioner