New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
PROVISIONS OFTH[E
REGIS RATION LAW
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
ALL CITIZENS OF THE
GERMAN EMPIRE

EVERY ONE MUST REGISTER
FORMER PERMITS MAKE
NO DIFFERENCE
Registration of German Alien Enemies
is fixed within the District of Minnesota
to commence at six A. M. on February
4th, 1918, and to continue on each day
successfully thereafter between the hours
of six A. M. and eight P. M, up to and
including the 9Th day Of February, 1918,
at eight o'clock P. M.
Persons Required. to Register.
l.. All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects Of the German Empire of or
the Imperial German Government, being
males Of the age Of IA years and upward,
who are within the United States and
not actually naturalized as American
citizens, are required to register as alien
enemies. >>
2. This registration shall extend and
apply to all land and water, continental
or insular, in any way within the juris-
diction of the United States. : Z.
Penalties for Failure to Register
3. An alien enemy required to reg
lister who fails to complete his registra-
ton within the time fixed therefor or
who violates or attempts, to violate or
whom there is reasonable ground to
believe that he is about to violate any
regulation duly promulgated by the
President of the United States or these
Regulations, in addition to all other
penalties prescribed by law, is liable to
restraint, Imprisonment, and detention
for the duration of the war, or to give
security, or to remove and depart from
the United States in the manner pre-
scribed by sections 4067, 1869, and 4070
of the United States Revised Statutes,
and to all other penalties prescribed in
the several proclamations of the Pres
ident of the United States and in the
regulations duly promulgated by or under
the authority Of the President.
a. An alien enemy required to reg
lister who shall after the date fixed for
the issuance to him of a registration
card be found within the limits of the
United States, it's Territories, or pos
sessions, without his registration card
on his person, is liable to the aforesaid
penalties.
No Other Exemptions.
S. Females are not alien enemies
within the present statutory definition.
Women Not Included.
6. A male native, citizen, denizen or
subject of the German Empire or of;the
Imperial German Government is an
alien enemy, even though he has declared
his intention to become citizen Of
the United States by taking out his
first papers of naturalization, or has Eeen
partly or completely naturalized in any
country other than the United States.
Z. Males born in or residing as
German subjects in Alsace-Lorraine,
subsequent to May 10, 1871, and in
Schleswig- Holstein subsequent to August
20, 1866,..and now dwelling within the
United States are alien enemies unless
naturalized as American citizens.
8. In cities having population Of
five thousand or over by the federal
census Of 1910, registration shall take
place in all police stations, and in nom
urban areas (or cities and towns having
a. population of fve-thousand or less
by the federal census Of 1910 shall take
place in the post offices.
g.. The following cities are designated
as cities having a population Of five
thousand and over, according to the
federal census Of 1910, over which the
chiefs Of police will act as "chief reg
istrars":: Albert Lea, Austin, Bemidje,
Brainerd, Chisholm, Cloquet, Crook
ston, Duluth, Mankato, Minneapolis,
New Ulm, Owatonna, Red Wing, Ro-
chester, St. Cloud, St. Paul, Saltwater,
Virginia, and Win0na; and in all other
communities or nonurban areas, the
postmasters will serve as assistant
registrars.
10. Alien enemies who have here
tofore had permits issued to them under
the Presidents Proclamation Of April
9th, 1917, to reside, come within, pass
thru, be employed within or conduct /
business within half mile radius of
any fort, camp, arsenal, air craft station,
government or naval vessel, navy yard,
factory, armory or work shop, for the.
manufacture Of munitions Of war, are
They must again be registered.
IL. Any alien enemy required to be
registered who is unavoidably absent