The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
HOW ARMY WILDE
RAISED BY COUNTRY
WORK IN EACH COUNTY IN
CHARGE OF SHERIFF, CLERK
AND COUNTY PHYSICIAN
DETAILS Of REGISTRATION EXPLAINED
All Of Required Age Must Register
Volunteer Registration Off,
cers Wanted

Official outline of the method of
military registration to be carried out
under the selective CONSUMPTION bill
has been made public with an appeal
from the war department for the volun-
tary services of state election and
other officials in order that there
should be no delay in enrolling and
classifying the millions of men for
army duty. Careful preparation has
been made to place the whole task in
the hands of civilian officials of the
states, and to emove every suggestion
OF military force in putting the meas
ure into effect. The only function of
the federal government will be super
vision through the Office Of the provost
marshal general. the departments
statement follows:
There was a time in this country's
history where military enumerators,
backed by %bayonets went out among
the people to take a compulsory mill
tary census. Today, under the uni
versal liability to military service,
this work is put in the hands of the
people.
approval of the new national army
bill and the presidents proclamation
will be coincident. All persons in the
age limits prescribed will be required
to present themselves for registration
at0their customary voting places in
voting precincts where they have their
permanent home on a date which the
president will announce. The probable.
ity is that it will be between fifteen
and twenty days between the approval
Of the bill and registration day.
1.-THE governor of each state will be
chinery of the registration of each
county will be in charge of the sheriff,
county clerk and county physicians.
acting ex officio, unless a different
board shall be announced by the gov
eminent. In cities containing popula
tions of more than 10000 the registra-
ton will be under the control of the
mayor and selected boards of registra-
ton"
In order that the designated county
and city officials and the people gen.
orally can get a clear understanding
of the census method, the following
brief outline is given:
The Regulations
1.-The sheriff or other designated Of
fcials, Immediately upon receiving no.
tice from the governor. shall appoint
registrars for each voting precinct.
"The proportion of registrars shall
be one TO reach ITO persons to be reg
istered. Each age to be registered will
comprise about / per cent of the popu-
lation. If, for instance, all men be-
tween Is and Is years of age, inclu-
trar will have to enroll about Z per
cent of the precincts population. 1t
is advisable to secure the services OF
competent volunteer registrars to serve
without compensation. All registrars
must be wOr Full printed instruc-
tons, covering every detail Of the reg
istrations, will be in the hands OF
sheriffs or mayors on the fifth day af-
ter the presidents proclamation. May
ors Of cities containing more than go
900 population, or officials designated
by the governor for service therein,
shall appoint for each ward or minor
subdivision one registration board and
shall designate n 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 the minor boards.
On the fifth day after the president
issues his proclamation towns and
cities over 10000 must secur blanks
and copies of the registration regula-
tions from the sheriff or from the
mayor. Absentees and the sick shall
apply to such clerks to have their reg
istration cards filled out. In no case
shall such persons be given registra-
ton certificates. They are to be in
structed by the clerks that the burden
is on them to see that the registration
cards reach their home precincts by
registration day."