The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-01
PROCLAMATION
TIE GOVERNOR OF COLORADO

Whereas. The Congress OF the
United States has enacted and the
President has approved the selset1vs
service bill to increase the military
establishment and to otherwise tra1a
and equip the nation for war: and.
Whereas. Tuesday. the NTH day oe
juno. A. d. 1917. has been dssisna4sd
by the President Of the United States
~ the day upon which all men. who
on that day have attained thsar
tventy-first birthday and have not A.
tanned their thirty-first birthday. shall
60 to the registration place In the
voting precinct in which they reside
and there register their names upon
the lists OF honor from which each
can be assigned to that service to his
country for which he 10 best fitted Or
most needed In the common interest:
and.
Whereas. For those who. through
sickness or enforced absence. are un-
able to appear In person at the regis
tration place In their home precinct
on June S. 1917. provision has beso
made for certification Of registration
cards In advance BY any county clerk
(or city clerk In cities Of over $4,000
population), 80 that the sick. through
agent. and the absent may have their
cards there certified and then Be able
to send them in each instance IN time
to reach the registrar Of their home
precinct on June s. 1917; and,
Whereas. Registration places have
been selected In every voting precinct
Of the state Of Colorado. and all regis
tration boards and registrars have
been duly appointed and charged IN
der oath with their respective duties:
and.
Whereas, Every county clerk b
Colorado. and the city clerks Of the
cities of Denver. Pueblo and Colorado
Springs have been duly instructed
concerning certification for the aaok
and absent: and.
Whereas. The industrial need OF the
nation prescribes that June s. 1917.
shall not be declared legal holiday;
Now. Therefore. I. Julius G. Gunter.
governor OF the state Of Colorado. do
call upon every man subject to regis
tration within the state Of Colorado to
see to 1t that his registration card.
truly filled out. shall be in the pos
session Of the registrar In his homo
precinct before . O'Clock In the eve
ming Of Tuesday. the 5th day Of June.
A. D. 1917.
And l do further charge all en-
uployers to freely permit each OF their
employees who Ia subject to registra-
tion to leave his duties on that day
for sufficient time for him TO register
in his home precinct, and to do 10
early in the day SO as not to cause
congestion after business hours:
And while industries need not and
should not cease, l do further charge
that throughout that day all loyal citi-
zens Of the state OF Colorado should
hold in mind the solemnity and the
Significance OF the day and the stern
sacrifice that is before the nation and
the state; and that all with one 40
cord do honor to those who. by regis
tering, declare their readiness and
willingness to serve their country in
the struggle against despotism and
for the cause OF liberty throughout
the world.
In witness whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great seal
OF the state of Colorado to be affixed
Done at Denver, Colorado. May zoth.
A. d. 1917.
JULIUS C. GUNTER,
Governor Of the State Of Colorado.
Attest: JAMES r. holland,
Sacretarv of the State of Colombo,