Milford chronicle., 1917-05-11
HOW, WHEN, WHERE TO REGIS
Ter FOR SERVICE IN The ARMY

week with an apeal from the War DE-
partment for the Voluntary service
Of State election and other officials /
order that there will be no delay 1
enrolling and CHASING millions c
men for army duty.
Careful preparation has been mad
to, place the whole task in the hand
OF civilian officials of the States an
TO remove every suggestion of mill
tary force in putting the measure int
effect. The only function of the Fed
eral government will be supervision
through the Office Of the Provost Mar
shal-General. The Department.
statement follows:
There was a time in the cOuntry'l
history when military enumerators
backed by bayonets, went out amonf
the people to take a compulsory ser.
vice census. Today, under the prin.
ciple of universal liability to service
the execution of the law is put into
the hands of the people.
The approval of our new National
Army bill and the Presidents procla-
nation hereunder, will be coincident.
All persons within the age limits pre-
scribed viii be required to present
themselves for registration at the Gus
tomary voting places in the voting pre-
cincts in which they have their per
manent homes, on a day which the
President will announce. The prob
ability is that from 10 to Is days will
elapse between approval of the bill
and registration day.
The governor Of each state will be
the chief of registration therein. The
machinery of registration in each
county is to be In charge of the sher-
if, the county clerk, the county ply
sician, acting ex-officio, unless a diff
ferent board shall be announced by
the governor. In cities containing
populations of more than 10000, the
registration will be under the control
Of the mayor and selected boards of
registration. In order that the des-
ignated county and city officials, and
the people generally, can get a clear
understanding of the census methods
the following brief outline is given:
AppOrtiOnment of Registrars.
The proportion of registrars shall
be one for 40 persons to be register
ed. Each age to be registered will
comprise about l per cent of the pop
ulation.
If, for instance, all men between I9
and % years of age, inclusive, are to
be registered, the registrar would
have to enroll about per cent. of the
precinct population.
1t is desirable to accept the SER
vices of competent volunteer regis |
trars to serve without compensation.
All registrars must be sworn.
The voting place in each precinct |
must be prepared for registration.
Printed instructions covering every |
detail of registration will be in the |
hands of sheriffs and mayors on the
fifth day after the Presidents procla-
nation
In Cities Over $4,000 Population.
The mayor of a city containing over
10000 inhabitants, or tne officials des-
gnated by the governor therein shall
with approval of the governor, ap-
point for each ward or convenient
minor subdivision containing about
10000 people one registration board,
Ind shall designate one officer of each
BOARD to perform duties similar to
hose imposed on the sheriff. as here
ofore outlined. If the mayor desires,
lie may appoint a central board to CO. +,
'rdinate the work of minor boards.
On the fifth day after the President {
las issued his proclamation, clerks of
counties and cities of over 10000, ]
must secure a supply OF blanks and
opies of the registration regulations ]
rom the sheriff or from the mayor.
Absentees and the sick will apply to {
uch clerks to have their registration |
ards filled out. In no case shall such
ersons be given registration certif-
ates. They are to be instructed by /
he clerk that the burden is on them G
D see to 1t that the cards reach the !
egistrars of their home precincts by g
egistration day. i
Absentees and the Sick. B
Persons absent from their home 4
ounties may be registered by mail. 9
so absent, man should go to the I
Jerk of the county where he may be o
laying, on the sixth day after the \
ate of the Presidents proclamation. |.
he is in city of over 10000 popu- 1
ltion, the city clerk is the official to
HON to apply. The absentee will be E
I'D how to register, but he must !
lail his card in time to reach his
recinct by registration day.
Persons too sick to present them =
elves for registration must send i
)mpetent person to the county OF y
ty clerk on the sixth day after the Z
suing of the proclamation. The "
ERIK will give instructions for reg ~
tration. u
Homes and Other Insti. y
tutiOns. n
Officials of educational, charitable 4,
Id other institutions should apply to ~
e county clerk or city clerk, for in VI y,
ructions on the sixth day after the ~
tie of the proclamation as to a con- ~ =.
nient method Of registration. - -
The warden of jails, penitentiaries ~ -,
ID reformatories should apply to the ~
unity or city clerk for instructions " ~
the sixth day. ~
Five days after the date of the .. q,
'esident's proclamation complete re- n,
-lations will be in the hands of all W.
erits and of the officials of cities ~
over 10000 population. ~ ~,
The President is authorized to call ", ",
on all public officers to assist IN n- 1r
g execution of the law. The plan ~.
however, to rely on the people for ~, ~
proper eyecufion oT r6o i,-v