The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-24
TO REGISTER ON june 5
PRESIDENT WILSON iSSj rs HIS
PROCLAMATION.
All Male Persons Between Ages OF Fl
and 80. Inclusive. Must Register
On That day.

Washington. Ma! 10 1he pi
dent tonight issued the following
proclamation:
"A proclamation:
BY the president of the United
States.
"Whereas. congress has enacted
and the president has on the 18TH
day OF May, 1917, approved law
which contains the following pro-
visions:
Section 5. That all male persons
between the ages of Fl and 80, ooth
inclusive, shall be subject to regis
tration in accordance with regula-
tions to be prescribed by the presl-
dent: and upon proclamation by the
president or other public notice given
by him, or at his direction stating the
time and place OF such registration 1t
shall be the duty of all persons OF the
DESIGNATED ages. except officers and
enlisted men of the regular army
navy and the national guard and
naval militia. while in the service OF
the United States, to present them
selves for and submit to registration
under the provisions of this act; and
every such person shall be deemed
TO have notice of the requirements or
this act upon the publications of said
proclamation or other notice as afore-
said. given by the president or oy
his direction: and any person VINO
shall wilfully 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 jurlsdlc-
tion thereof, be punished by lmprls-
onment for not more than one year,
and shall thereupon be duly register
ed, 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 attained
their 21st birthday and who shall not
have attained their 31st birthday on
or before the day set for the reglstra-
ton and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject to draft
into the forces hereby authorized,
unless exempted or excused theretrom
as in this act provided provided
further, that in the case of temporary
absence from actual place of legal
residence of any person liable to
registration may be made by mail, un-
der regulations to be prescribed by
the president.
Section 6. That the president is
hereby authorized to utilize the SER
vice of any or all departments and
all officers or agents of the United
States and of the several States, ter
ritories and the District of Columbia
and subdivisions thereof, in the exc
cution of this act; and all officers and
agents of the United States and of
the several States, territories and sub
divisions thereof and of the District
of Columbia and all persons designat-
ed or appointed under regulations
prescribed by the president whether
such appointments are made by the
president himself of by the governor
or other officer of any State or terri
tory to perform any duty in the exc
cution of this act are hereby required
to perform such duty as the president
shall order or direct and all such Of
fcers and agents and persons so
designated or appointed shall hereby
have full authority for all acts done
by them in the execution of this act
by the direction of the president.
Correspondence in the execution of
this act may be carried in penalty
envelopes bearing the frank of the
war department Any person charg-
ed with such duty of carrying into ef-
shall fail or neglect to perform
feet any of the provisions of this
act or the regulations made or di-
rections given Hereunder who shall
fail or neglect to perform such duty
and any person charged with such
duty or having and exercising any
authority under said act, regula-
tions or directions, who shall know
ingly make or be party to the MAX
ing of any false or incorrect regis
tration. physical examinations, ex-
emption, enlistment, enrolment or
muster: and any person who shall
make or be a party to the making
of any false statement or certifl-
cate as to the fitness or liability of
himself or any other person for SER