Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
MAYOR RECEIVES
COMMUNICATION
GOVERNORS OFFICE JUNEAU
DEFINING REGISTRATIDT
Mayor Patterson, Health Officer Sill
verman and City Clerk Meals viii
be Registration OfiicerS-Blank> to
be Received In Near Future.

Mayor Patterson has received the
following communication from the
Governors office regarding registrs-
tion day and defining the duties Of
the officers and the penalties provided
for non-registration. Mayor Patterson
says that all parties must register
whose age are 21 to 30 both inclus-
i've, and that this means that a party
whose age is few days under 21
will be ineligible and those who lack
few days of 81 will he forced to
register. The Mayor will issue a proc
lamation fixing the date for registrs-
ton as soon as he receives the neces-
sary blanks and information from tue
governor. The communication follows:
To the Mayor the City Clerk ard
the Health officer or City physician
OF the several Incorporated cities Of
the Territory of Alaska.
Greeting:
Under the authority OF the
act OF Congress of May Is. 1917. and
in compliance with IA proclamation
which will be issued by the President
OF the United States. it is deemed a1-
visable. in view of the peculiar cor
dltions obtaining in Alaska that tae
mayor. the city clerk and the health
officer OF city physician be constitut-
ed board of registration supervis-
ors for the taking of the conscription
registration.
In the cities where no health Of
ficer or city physician has been des-
lgnated by the city council. and In
cities where. by reason of absence or
for other reasons, the health officer
or city physician cannot act upon the
board. the mayor and city clerk are
directed to Immediately recommend
to this office the name of some reput
able physicians to act upon said
board of supervisors The several citv
clerks are directed to immediately
send to this Office the names and ad-
dresses of the mayor. the city clerk
and the health officer or city physic-
ian. so that full record may be had
OF the personnel of each OF the seY--
eral city boards of registration which
will be hereafter appointed.
While only general Instructions
have been received by this Office from
the Provost Marshal General, it is ex-
pected that complete instructions and
the necessary blanks. etc.. for regis
tratiOn purposes will arrive at an
early date. and this letter is being
forwarded to you in order that you
may take such initial steps as may be
necessary to carry out the intents
and purposes Of the selective draft or
conscription law. The date upon
which the registration of all persons
eligible under this law. namely. be-
tween the ages of 81 and 80. both in
elusive. will be fixed by a proclama.
ton of the President. due notice of
which will be given thru this Office.
/ 1t will be the duty of the city
board of registration to name one or
more registration officers for the res
pective cities and to arrange for q
registration Office in each. 1t Is be-
lieved that one registration Office in
each of the several cities of the Terri
tory will be sufficient to effect the reg
istration.
1t is desired that volunteer services
on the part of registrars be utilized
to the fullest extent, as it is desirable
that the registration in the Territory
of Alaska should be effeced at mini
mum of expense to the federal govern
ment You will report to this Office
the name and post address of every
person who renders gratuitous serv-
ice. in order that such services may
be reported to the federal authorities
and due acknowledgment of CRATE
full republic be made to these per
sons. 1t is expected that the medical
member of the board will he retain
ed by the War Department to make
the physical examination of the
young men brought into service and
that the regular fee paid for this pro
fessional work will be accepted by
him in full compensation for services
rendered as a member of the board.
Subsequent letters of instructions
will treat with the matter of vouch-
ers necessary to be taken to obtail
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