The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24

H~ United States:
~ Whereas, Congress has
S enacted and the presl-
dent has on the 18th
day of May on thous-
vi and nine hundred and
seventeen approved law which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section 5-That all male persons be-
tween the ages of q and 80, both IN
elusive, shall be subject to reglstra-
ton in accordance with regulations to
be prescribed by the president and up
on proclamation by the president or
other public notice given by him or by
his direction stating the time ana
place of such registration 1t shall De
the duty of all persons of the deslgnat-
ed ages, except officers and enlisted
men of the regular army, the navy ana
the national guard and naval militia
while in the service of the United
States to present themselves for and
submit to registration under the pro-
visions of this act, and every such
person shall be deemed to have notice
of the requirements of this act upon
the publication of said proclama-
ton or other notice as aforesaid given
by the president or by his direction;
and anv person who shall wilfully fail
or refuse to present himself for reg
istration or to submit thereto as here
in provided shall be guilty of mis-
demanor and shall, upon conviction IN
the district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be pun
ished by Imprisonment for not more
than one year and shall thereupon be
duly registered: 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 per-
sons shall be subject to registration
as herein provided who shall have at
tanned their 21st birthday and who
shall not have attained their 31st
birthday on or before the day set for
the registration, and all persons so
registered shall be, and remain sub
ject to draft into the forces hereby
authorized, unless exempted or eXcus-
ed therefrom, 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 as provided herein such
registration may be made by mail UNI
der regulations to be prescribed by
the president.
Failure to Obey Law
Is Grave Misdemeanor.
Sec. 6-That the president is hereby
authorized to utilize the service OF any
or all departments and any or all Of
ficers or agents of the United States
and of the several states, territories
and the District of Columbia and sub
divisions thereof, in the execution OF
this act; and all officers and agents CT
the United States and Of the several
states, territories and subdivisions
thereof, and of the District of Column
bia and all persons designated or ap-
pointed under regulations prescribed
bv the pesident whether such appoint
ments are made by the president him.
self, or by the governor or other OIL
Ger of any state or territory to per
form any duty in the execution OF this
act, are hereby designated to perform
such duty as the president shall order
or direct and all such officers and
agents and persons so designated or
appointed shall hereby have full au-
thority for all acts done by them IN
the execution of this act by the direc-
ton 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 charged as herein PROVIDED
with the duty of carrying into effect
any Of the provisions of this act o.
the regulations made or directions
given hereunder who shall fail or ne
gI.ct to perform such dut!
and any person charged witt
such duty and having and ex
ercising any authority under said act
regulations, or directions who shall
knowingly make or be a party to thu
making of any false or incorrect reg
istration, physical examination, ex
caption, enlistment, enrolment, o
muster; and any person who shal
make or be a party to the making {.
any false statement or certificate as t
the fitness or liability of himself o
any person for service under the pre-
visions of this act, or regulation
made by the president hereunder @
otherwise evades or aids another t
evade the requirements of this act Q
of said regulations, or who, in an
manner shall fail or neglect fully t
perform any duty required of him
the execution of this act, shall, if nc
subject to military law, be guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
the district court of the Unite
States havig jurisdiction thereof, b
punished by Imprisonment for nc
more than one year, or if subject t
military law shall be tried by court
martial and suffer such punishment d
courtmartial may direct.