Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

herein provided with the duty of carry
ing into effect any Of the provisions OF
this act or the regulations made or direc-
tionS given Hereunder who shall fail OF
neglect to perform such duty; and any
person charged with such duty or having
and exercising any authority under said
act, regulations or directions who
shall knowingly make or be par
ty to the making Of any false
or incorrect registration. physical ex-
animation, exemption, enlistment, en-
rollment, or muster; and any person
who shall make or be a party to the
making of any false statement or GER
tifcatc as to the fitness or liability
of himself or any other person for
service under the provisions of this
act or regulations made by the Pres
ident hereunder or otherwise evadeS,
or aids another to evade the require
mCnts Of this act or of said regula-
tions 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 mill
tary law, be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction in the district
court of the United States having jur-
iSdictiOn thereof be punished by i'm
DilSOnment for not more than one year
or if subject to military law shall be
tried by court martial and suffer such
punishment as a court martial may di-
rect
Now, therefore, J. Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States, do call
upon the governor of each of the sew
eral states and territories, the board
Of commissioners of the District of
Columbia and all officers and agents
of the counties and municipalities
therein TO perform certain duties in
the execution of the foregoing law
which duties will be communicated to
them directly in regulations Of even
date herewith.
And | do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to reg
istratiOn in the several states and in
the District of Columbia in accordance
with the above law that the time and
place of such registra ton shall be be-
tween A. NJ. and II. NJ. on the fifth
day of June, 1917. at the registration
place in the precinct wherein they
nave their permanent homes. Those
who shall have attained their 21st
birthday and who shall not have at
tanned their 31st birthday on or be-
fore the day here named are required
to register, excepting only officers and
enlisted men Of the regular army, the
navy, the marinec orps, and the ma
tional guard and naval militia while
i'll the service of the United States.
and officers in the officers reserve
corps and enlisted men in the enlist
ed reserve corps while in active SER
vice. In the territories of Alaska, Haw-
all and Porto Rico a day for registra-
ton will be named in a later proc
lamatiOn.
And L do charge those VINO through
sickness shall be unable to present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or before the day of registra-
ton TO the county clerk of the county
where they may be for instructions as
to how they may be registered by agent.
Those who expect to be absent on the
day named from the counties in which
they have their permanent homes may
register by mail, but their mailed reg
istration cards must reach the places in
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