The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-05-25
By the President of the United States

WHEREAS, Congress has enacted
and the President has, on the eight
teenth day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, approved a
law which contains the following pro-
visions;
Sec. S. 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 President; and upon proclama-
ton by the President or other pub
lie notice given by him or by his di-
rection 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 of Naval Mi
litia while in the service of the Unit
ed 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 requirements of this
Act upon the publication of said pro-
clamation or other notice as afore-
said given by the President or by his
direction; and any person who shall
willfully. fail 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 jurisdic-
ton thereof, be punished by impri-
sonment for not more than one year,
and shall thereupon be duly regis
tered: 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 at
tanned their twenty-first 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
remain subject to draft into the
forces hereby authorized, unless ex-
empted or excused therefrom as in
this Act provided: Provided further,
That IN the case of temporary alb
sence from actual place of legal resi-
dence of any person liable to regis
tratlon as provided herein such reg
lstfatlon may be made by mail under
regulations to be prescribed by the
President.
Sec. 8. That the President is
hereby authorized to utilize the SER
wee of any or all departments and
any or all officers or agents of the
United States and of the several
States, Territories, and the District
OF Columbia, and subdivision there
OF, IN the execution of this Act, and
all officers and agents of the United
States and of the several States. Ter
rltories, and subdivisions thereof. and
OF the District of Columbia. and all
persons designated or appointed under
regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent whether such appointments are
made by the President himself or by
the governor or other officer Of any
State or Territory to perform any
duty IN the execution of this Act. are
hereby required to perform such Iu-
ty as the President shall order or di-
rect, and all such officers and agents
and persons so designated or apDoint-
ed shall hereby have full authority
for all acts done by them in the
execution of this Act by the direc-
ton of the President. Corresnon-
dence in the, execution of this Act
may be carried in penalty ENVELOPES
bearing the frank of the War De-
partment. Any person charged as
herein provided with the duty of car
rylng into effect any of the provisions
OF this Act or the regulations made
or directions given Hereunder who
snail fail or neglect to perform such
DUTY; and any person charged with
such duty or having and exercising
any authority under said Act, regu-
latlons, or directions, who shall know
LngIy make or be party to the max
ing of any false or incorrect registra-
ton, physical examination, exemp-
non, enlistment, enrolment, or mus
TER, and any person who shall make
or De a 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-
latlons made by the President there
under, or otherwise evades or aids
another to evade the requirements of