The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-10
WAR DEPAR TMENT
EXPLAINS DRAFT
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There was time IN the country s
history when military enumerators,
backed by bayonets, went out among
the people to take a compulsory service
census. Tday, under the principle of
universal liability to service, the
execution Of the law is put into the
hands of the people.
The approval of the new national
army bill and the presidents procla-
nation Hereunder will be co-incident.
All persons within the age limits pre-
scribed in the bill will be required to
present themselves for registration at
the customary voting places in the
voting precincts in which they have
their permanent homes, on a day
which the president shall announce.
The probability is that from ten to
fifteen days will elapse between approx
al of the bin and registration day.
The governor of each state will be
the chief of the registration therein.
The machinery Of the registration in
each county is to be in charge of the
sheriff, the county clerk and the county
physician, acting ex-oficio, unless a
different board shall be announced by
the governor In cities containing
population of more than thirty thous-
and, the registration will be under con-
troll of the mayor and selected boards
of registration. In order that the
designated county and city officials and
the people generally, can get clear
understanding of the census methods
the following brief outline is given:
The sheriffs, or other designated of
Gals, Immediately upon receiving notice
from the governor, shall appoint regis
trars for each voting precinct.
The proportion Of registrars shall be
one for each one hundred and seventy
persons to be registered. Each age to
be registered will comprise about one
per cent Of the population. If, for in
stance, all men between nineteen and
twenty-five years of age inclusive, are
to be registered, the registrar would
have to enroll about seven per cent of
the precinct population.
1t is desirable to accept the services
Of competent volunteer registrars to
serve without compensation. All regis
trars must be sworn.
The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed instructions covering
every detail of registration will be in
+bo bop1c of c1or;Fo orJ r,ox,opr ~,
the fifth day of the presidents procla-
nation. The mayor of city contain
ing more than thirty thousand in
habitants, or the officials designated by
the governor therein, shall, with the
approval of the governor, appoint for
each ward or convenient minor subdi-
vision containing about thirty thousand
people, one registration board and shall
designate one officer of each board to
perform duties similar to those impos-
| ed upon the sheriff as heretofore out
lined. If the mayor desires, he may
appoint control board to coordinate
the work Of the minor boards.
On the fifth day after the president
has issued his proclamation, clerks of
counties and cities of over thirty
thousand must secure a supply of
blanks and copies of registration
regulations from the sheriff or from the
mayor. Absentees and the sick will
apply to such clerks to have their
registration blanks filled out. In such
case, shall such person be given regis
tration certificates, they are to be
instructed by the clerk that the burden
is on them to see to it that the cards
reach registrars of their home pre-
cincts by registration day.
Persons absent from their home
counties may be registered by mail. If
so absent a man should 60 to the clerk
of the county where he may be staying,
on the sixth day after the president s
proclamation. If he is in city of
over thirty thousand population, the
city clerk is the official to whom to
apply. The absentee will be told how
to register, but he must mail his card
in time to reach his precinct by regis
tration day.
Persons too i'll to present themselves
for registration must send a competent
person to the county or city clerk on
the sixth day after the issuing of the
proclamation. The clerk will give
Instructions for registration.
Officials of educational, charitable
and other institutions should apply fol
| instructions to the county or city clerk
on the sixth day after the dateCof the
| proclamation as to a convenient
method of registration.
Five days after the date of the
proclamation, complete regulations vii
be in the hands of all sheriffs and OF
the officials of cities over thirty thous
and population.
The president is authorized to cal
upon all public officers to assist in The
execution of the law.
Tt is expected that patriotic citizens
viii offer their services free a:
registrars.
Such services will be gratefully
acknowledged
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