The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-01
A PROCLAMATION

Whereas Congress has enacted and
the President has, on the Goth day of
May, one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, approved the following
Public Resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United
States OF America in Congress assem-
bled, Theat during the present emerg-
ency all male persons, citizens of the
United States, and all male persons
residing in the United States, who
have, since the fifth day of June, nine
teen hundred and seventeen, and on
or before the day set for the regis
traton by proclamation by the Presi-
dent, attained the age of twenty-one
years, shall be subject to registration
in accordance with regulations to be
prescribed by the President, and that
upon proclamation by the President,
stating the time and place of such
registration, it shall be the duty of
as are exempt from registration under
the Act of May eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and seventeen, and any Act
or Acts amendatory thereof, to pre-
sent themselves for and submit to
registration under the provisions of
said Act approved May eighteenth,
nineteen hundred and seventeen, and
they shall be registered in the same
manner and subject to the same re-
quirements and liabilities as those
previously registered under the terms
of said Act: Provided, That those
persons registered under the proyis-
ions of this Act shall be placed at
the bottom of the list of those liable
for military service, in the several
classes to which they are assigned,
under such rules and regulations as
the President may prescribe.
Sec. 2. That after the day set under
section one hereof for the registration
by proclamation by the President at
such intervals as the President may
from time to time prescribe, the Pres
ident may require that all male per-
sons, citizens of the United States,
and all male persons residing in the
United States, who have attained the
age of twenty-one years since the
last preceding date of registration,
and on or before the next day set
for the registration by proclamation
by the President, except such persons
as are exempt from registration under
the Act of May eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and seventeen, and any Act
or Acts amendatory thereof, shall be
registered in the same manner and
subject to the same requirements and
liabilities as those previously regis
tered under the terms of said Act:
Provided, That students who are pre-
pairing for the ministry in recognized
theological or divinity schools, and
students who are prepared for the
practice of medicine and surgery in
recognized medical schools, at the
time of the approval of this Act shall
be exempt from the selective draft
prescribed in the Act of May eight
eenth, nineteen hundred and esyen-
teen.
Sec. 8. That all such persons when
registered shall be liable to military
service and to draft under the terms
of said Act approved May eighteenth
nineteen hundred and seventeen, un-
der such regulations as the President
may prescribe not inconsistent with
the terms of said Act.
See, 4. That all such persons shall
be subject to the terms and provisions
and liabilities of said Act approved
May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and
seventeen, in all respects as if they
had been registered under the terms
of said Act. and every such person
shall be deemed to have notice of the
requirements of said Act and of this
joint resolution upon the publication
of any such proclamation by the
President. K
And Whereas the act of Congress
approved May eighteenth, one thou
sand nine hundred and seventeen, en-
titled "An act to authorize the Presi-
dent ii increase temporarily the Mill
tary Establishment of the United
States" contains the following pro-
visions;
Sec. 5. > = And any person who