The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-08-15

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A BILL
TO Amend Sections Two, Four and
Five of an Act Entitled An Act to
Authorize the President to Increase
Temporarily the Military Establish.
ment of the United States.' and for
other purposes. Approved May Is,
1917.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
gress assembled
That the second sentence of Sec
tion Two OF the Act entitled can
Act to Authorize the President to
Increase Temporarily the Military
Establishment of the United States"
approved May IS, 1917. be and here
By is amended to read as follows:
Ages of Draftees.
Such draft as herein provid
tu shall Dt DdStlI uDOll lliDillls "
military service OF all male citizens
and male persons residing in the
United States. not alien enemies, who
have declared their intention to be-
come citizens. between the ages OF
i aud A.. both inclusive, and shall
take place and be maintained under
such regulation. as the President
ma ypr,scribc, not inconsistent with
the terms OF this act. provided, that
the President may draft such per
sons liable to military service in such
sequence al ages and at such times
as he may prescribe: and provided
further. that a citizen or subject OF
a country neutral in the present war.
who has declared his intention to
become Il citizen Of the United
States shall be relieved from liability
to military service upon his making
declaration. III accordance with
such regulations as the President
may urescribe, withdrawing his in
tention to become a citizen of the
United States. which shall operate
and be held to cancel his declaration
of intention to become an American
citizen, and he shall forever be de-
barred from becoming a citizen OF
the United States.
Exemption Provisions.
3 That the provision of Sec
ton Four of such act (the draft eX-
emptiOn Claims) persons engaged in
industries, including agriculture,
found to be necessary to the main
tenance of the military establish
ment or the effective operation of the
military forces or the maintenance
OF national interests during the
emergency be. and hereby is, amend
ell to read as follows:
Persons engaged in occupations or
employment found t. BE- necessary
to the maintenance of military es-
tablishment or the effective operation
of the military forces or the main
ing the emergency;
Provided, that when any person
shall have heer placed in a defer
red or exempted class for any C the
reasons in this paragraph sci forth
he shall not be entitled - remain
therein unless he shall in SOod faith
continue. while physically able to do
so. to work at and follow such Cc-
cupation, employment or business
and ii he fails 50 To 30 shall again
become subject to the draft. the Pres
ideut shall make regulations Ton en-
forcing this provision
3 That Section Four Of said act
be amended by adm, al the end
thereof, the following prOyiso:
Touches Draft Boards.
Provided, That nothing in this
section contained shall prevent the
President, ii he deems it advisable,
from appointing as a member of
local board any person residing out
side the subdivision or area in which
such local board has jurisdiction, or
from transferring Il member of one