The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-19

There was a time in the countrys
history when military enumerators,
becked by bayonets, went out among
the people to take a compulsory serv-
Ice census. Today, under the principle
of universal liability to service, the ex-
ecutiOn of the law is put into the
hands of the people.
The approval of the new national
army bill and the presidents procIama-
ton Hereunder have been cOincident.
All persons within the age limits pre-
Scribed are required to present them
selves for registration at the customary
voting places in the voting precincts
in which they have their permanent
homes, on day which the president
will announce
The governor of each state is the
chief of registration therein. The ma
chinery of registration in each county
is in charge of the sheriff, the county
clerk. and the county physician, act
ing ex officio, unless a different board
shall be announced by the governor In
cities containing populations of more
than 10000, the registration will be
under the control of the mayor and Sc
lected boards of registration. In order
that the designated county and city
officials, and the people generally, can
get clear understanding of the CEN
sus methods the following brief out
line is given:
The sheriffs, or other designated Off
cials, Immediately upon receiving no.
tice from the governor, shall appoint
registrars for each voting precinct.
Apportionment of Registrars.
The proportion of registrars shall be
one for each 40 persons to be regis
tered. Each age to be registered will
comprise about per cent OF the popu-
lation.
If, for instance, all men between
nineteen and twenty-five years of age,
inclusive, are to be registered, the reg
istrar would have to enroll about
per cent of the precinct population.
1t is desirable to accept the services
of competent volunteer registrars to
serve without compensation. All reg
fstrars must be sworn.
The voting place In each precinct
must be prepared for registration Full
printed instructions covering every de-
tail of registration will be in the hands
of sheriffs and mayors on the fifth day
after the presidents proclamation.
Cities of Over $4,000 Population.
The mayor of a city containing more
than 10000 inhabitants, or the officials
designated by the governor therein,
shall, with approval of the governor,
appoint for each ward or convenient
minor subdivision containing about So
900 people one registration board and
shall designate one officer of each
board to perform duties similar to
those imposed on the sheriff, as here
tofore outlined. If the mayor desires,
he may appoint a central board to CO.
ordinate the work Of minor boards.
Duties of County Clerks, and of
Clerks OF cities of Over 10000
People.
On the fifth day after the president
has issued his proclamation. clerks of |
counties and cities of over 10000 must |
secure a supply of blanks and copies |
of the registration regulations from |
the sheriff or from the mayor Absen- |
tees and the sick will apply to such |
clerks to have their registration cards |
filed out In no case shall such per- |
sons be given registration certificates. |
They are to be instructed by the clerk |
that the burden is on them to see to it |
that the cards reach the registrars of |
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