The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-08-15
The Local Boards will have immediate

| QlreCJlOn anu super VISlOH OI Lne TcglSCra-
ton within their respective jurisdictions.
The actual registration will be made in
the customary voting precincts in the
jurisdiction of each Local Board.
Each Local Board should be requested
at once to appoint registrar or regis
trars for each precinct within its juris-
diction. Where there is more than one
registrar in precinct, one will be ap-
pointed as chief registrar. A registrar
! should be appointed for each probable 80
registrants in a precinct. This will re-
| quire one and one-third times as many
registrars as were required in June, 1917
Registrars should be competent to do the
States, and reside within the jurisdiction
of the Local Board by which they are
appointed, and should be persons who
have lived in the jurisdiction long enough
to be we'll acquainted with the residents
thereof. All persons are expected to of
fer such services as they can in this pa
triotic duty without compensation but,
when compensation is claimed by regis
trar, $500 per day may be paid for his
services. Volunteer registrars who offer
their services free of charge may be ap-
pointed in such numbers as may be used
in any precinct.
1t was evident on the first registration
dow hot cd of RI ooutc INC
Jurisdictions had not been made for in
terpreters. 1t will be necessary to ar
range for a sufficient number of interpre-
tiers in all jurisdictions where Local
Boards know from their own knowledge
of local conditions that the services of
such men will be required. 1t volunteers
cannot be obtained, persons may be en-
ployed and compensated as provided in
Section %, of Registration Regulations
| No. 2.
| Governors, mayors, city clerks and
county authorities will be called upon by
the President in Regulations to assist
Local Boards in providing suitable places
for registration and to obtain the Coop
Grafton of t e proper election commits
sioners and custodians or officers in
charge of election machinery and public
buildings. When voting booths are avail
able, arrangements should be made for
their use together with such equipment
as is usually supplied for use in register
ing voters. Where the customary voting
places are in private buildings, proprie-
tors should be requested to afford assist
ance to local authorities by permitting
the use of such places for purpose of reg
istration.
The Presidents proclamation to be is
sued upon the passage of the Act of Con-
and the Adiutant General or Draft Ex-
ecutive of each State VIII be furnished in
advance with necessary blanks and forms
to conduct registration.
1t is requested that in each city of 3d.
600 population OF over having more than
one Local Board and each county or SINH
lar sub division having more than one
Local Board within their respective iuris-
diction, central registration committee
be appointed from and by the members
of such boards whose duty it will be to
coordinate and supervise generally all
prepare tons for such registration and to
direct the activities looking towards
complete registration. This central regis
tration committee and Local Boards
where there is no central registration
committee should obtain the co-opera-
ton of the political organizations, coun-
ty and city councils of National Defense,
Committees on Public Safety and similar
agencies within the jurisdiction to assist
in bringing about a complete registra
ton.
The Adjutant General or Draft Execu-
tive in each State, acting under the dlz
rection of the Governor, will forthwith
select chair of one of the Local Boards
so to meet and select central committee
and direct such chairman to call together
all Local Boards within such city or
county for the purpose of selecting
central registration committee.
The task confronting the State orga-
nzation and the Local Boards is known
to be great one, but it is confidently
expected that the National Draft Orga-
nization will respond to the call and make
all preliminary ARRANGEMENTS for the
registration in order that there may be
no delay in registering the persons to be
subject to draft upon the passage OF the
necessary legislation and the issuance OF
the Presidents proclamation.
CROWDER.
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