The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-05-24

WHEREAS Congress has enacted and the President
has, the eighteenth day of MAY, thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, approved law which con-
tains the following provisions:
SEC. s. That all male persons between the ages of
twenty and thirty both inclusive shall be subject
ed to registration in accordance with regulations 20 be
prescribed by the President and upon proclamation by
the President other public notice given by him or by
his direction stating the time and place OF such regis
tration it shall be the duty of all persons of the desg
mated ages, except officers and enlisted men of the
Regular Army, the Navy, and the National Guard and
Naval Militia while the service of the United
States to present themselves for and submit to regis
tration under the provisions of this Act and every
such person shall be deemed to have notice of the
quirements of this Act upon the publication of said
proclamation other notice aforesaid given by the
President by his direction and any person who shall
wilfully fail or refuse to present himself for regstra
ton to submit threto herein provided, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and SHALL upon conviction in
the district of the United States having ursdic
ton thereof be punished by Imprisonment fornot
than year. and shall thereupon be duly registered
PrO0ided, That in the call of the docket precedence
shall be given, in courts trying the same, to the trial
of criminal proceeding under this Act Provided JHt-
Tier, That persons shall be subjected to registration
herein provided who shall have attained their twenty
frs birthday before the day set for the regstra
tion aud all persons registered shall be and remain
subject to draft into the forces hereby authorized
less exempted excused therefrom in this Act
vded: Pyovided further, That in the of temper
ary absence from actual place of legal residence of any
person liable to registration provided herein such
registration may be made by mail under regulations to
be prescribed by the President.
SEC 6. That the President is hereby authorized to
utilize the service of any all departments and any
all officers agents of the United States and of the
several States Territories and the District of Coun
ba and subdivisions thereof, in the execution of this
Act, and all officers and agents of the United States
and of the several States Territories, and subdivisions
thereof and of the District of Columbia and all per-
sons designated appointed under regulations pre-
scribed by the President whether such appointments
made by the President him self blythe governor
other officer of any State Territory TO perform
any duty in the execution of this Act, are hereby
quired to perform such duty the President shall
der direct and all such officers and agents and per-
sons designated appointed shall hereby have full
authority for all acts done by them in the
ecution 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 charged as herein pro-
vded with the duty of carrying into effect of the
provisions of this Act the regulations made d
recons given hereunder who shall fail neglect to
perform such duty; and charged with such
duty having and exercising any authority under said
Act, regulations, directions, who shall knowingly
make or be party to the making of any false or in
correct registration, physical examination, exemption
enlistment enrolment or muster; and.any person who
shall make or be party to the making of any false
statement certificate to the fitness liability of
himself any other person for service under the pro-
visions of this Act regulations made by the Pres
dent Hereunder otherwise evades aids another
to evade the requirements of this Act or of said regu
lations, who, in any manner shall fail or neglect
fully to perform any duty required of him in the
ecution of this Act, SHALL if not subject to military
law, be guilty of msdemeanor, and upon conviction
in the district of the United States having juris
dcton thereof, be punished by Imprisonment for not
more than year. or if subject TO military law, shall
be tried by martial and suffer such punishment
as court-martial may direct.
Now, therefore, |, WOODROW WILSON, President
of the United States do call upon the governor of each
of the several States and Territories the Board of
Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and all
officers and agents the several States and Territories
of the District of Columbia and of the counties ard
municipalities therein to perform certain duties the
execution of the foregoing law, which duties will be
communicated to them directly regulations of
date herewith.
And | do further proclaim and give notice to all
persons subject registration in the several States
and in the District of Columbia in accordance with the
above law that the time and place Of such registration
shall be between 7 a. and p the fifth day of
June 1917 the registration place in the precinct
wherein they have their permanent homes. Those who
shall have attained their twenty first birthday and who