St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-01-26
LOCAL POSTMASTER TO
|FI ISTER ALIENS
fHFRUARY 4--9
Germ ,r subjects Must Furnish -Four
In &c astsd Photographers Of
Thsmslves When they Register

tHSfHSs' ASSlSbSF
All unaturalized Germans are re
CURED toregister as alien enemies be.
tween th dates of February 4th and
Februarysth, 1913, both dates inclu
sive.
In dehing who are required to reg.
lister, the Attorney General of the
United gates has issued the follow.
| Ing instrctions:
! "AI ntives, citizens, denisons or
| subjects1f the German Empire or of
! che Impeial German government, be.
| Ing male above the age of fourteen
(14) yeas and upward, who are with
in the Uiited States and not actually
naturalizld as American citizens, are
required % register as alien enemies. &
Z
A German alien enemy who resides
within any d the cities Of Shreveport,
Alexandra Lake Charles, Monroe,
Crowley and Lafayette shall present
himself d the Chief OF Police Of such
city hspeen the hours of s o'clock
a. m, ad 8 O'Clock p. M, on one of
the ab0e named dates for registra-
ton Inall other towns, villages, ham,
lets AM communities the German
alien eRmy shall present himself to
the posmaster of the postofice of
which b is a patron for registration.
The 'hiefs OF Police Of the cities
of Shreveport, Lake Charles, Alex
andria, Monroe, Crowley and. Lafa-
yette Re the Chief Registrars for
said cies and their assistant regis.
trars aall be such members of the
police department. OF such cities as
the clefs shall designate.
In 3 other places the postmaster
shan ! the regAtrar.
Aassernan alien enemy. who fails
to register, within the time prescribed
becomss liable to restraint, imprison-
ment, and dentention during the pc
Rod otthe war. and to all other pen
alties Nsscribed BY law.
The fpgns of registration affidavits
will be flrnished to each registrant
by the registrar upon application be-
tween ths dates Z February 4th, and
Febrnsy 9th, 1918, The affidavit
blanksaast be completely filed out
by thsrgistrant or his representa-
tive 81 must be sworn to. by the
registfnt before the registrar.
TheSallowng are suggestions to
the retafant:
Peras required to register should |
underssd that in so doing they are
giving pof of their peaceful dispo-
Bitions ID OF their intention to con-
form TIE Laws Of the United States
Evefaegistrant should read care
fully @ form OF registration afida.
vit hapN to him and ask the registra
ton orr for explanation ON all
points Y clear to him before attempt
ing ta& out the blanks. Registra-
tion oArs are instructed to give
regisraa all possible aid in the way
OF expation and advice.
Each sgistrant is required to furn-
ism fou.unmounted photographs of
himselfsot larger than by 8 inches
d sizeson thin paper, with light
backgrpid. All four photographs |
should signed by the registrant
acro,s tA face of the photographs, SO
as mt t,obscure the features, If the
applicant is able to write.
Tree blanks forms of registration
sffiavit must be completely filed out
By he ngstrant or his representa-
tive with he exception of the blanks
Undated b be filed out by the reg
dsrsion ofcer and the description OF
thregistant and the placing OF 'hng
e rints On the blank and must be
pFSuced BY the registrant personally
hi Ia registration officer and be sign
y md sssfn to by the registrant in
II presence OF and before the regis
tgtlon otHssr, who will fill in the des-
cptiori 81 the registrant and super
8 Il ! hing Of the finger prints and
u at acAIug Of the photographs. II
- y r galant cannot write. he must
nike hisnark in the signature space
an afx bis left thumb print IN the