The Coconino sun., 1918-09-06
GENERAL REGISTRATION
 DAY SEPTEMBER IF
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of absence from the territorial limits of the United States are required to register within five days after their return to the United States.
 The regulations then warn regis trants and all other persons charged with a knowledge of the regulations, that ignorance of the provisions will not excuse them.
 Those regulations have the force and effect of law, and all persons re- quired by these regulations to be reg istered, and all persons who may claim any right or privilege in respect of any registrant, are charged with knowledge of the provisions hereof. Failure by any person required to be registered to perform any duty pre- scribed by these regulations is a mis- demeanor, punishable by imprison- ment for one year, and may result in the loss of valuable rights and priv ileges and an immediate induction into the military service.
 Local police authorities in all parts of the country will cooperate with the government in the enforcement of order on registration day. Regula- tions prescribed by the President and sent to draft officials of the various states, contain the following pro- visions:
 On the day set for registration all Federal marshals, deputy marshals, and investigating agents, and all police officers--state, county, town ship, municipal, and town-of what ever grade or class, shall hold them selves in readiness to render what ever assistance may be necessary in preserving order at places of regis tration and in assisting in bringing about complete registration.
 All marshals, deputy marshals, in- vestigating agents, and police off cers shall examine the registration lists and report without delay to the local boards the names of any persons known by them to have failed to reg ister themselves when liable to regis tration; and it shall be the duty of local boards to report to the proper United States district attorney all cases coming to their attention of per- sons who have failed to present them selves for registration as required by law.
 Police officers may require any per son subject to registration to exhibit his registration certificate.
 In every case in which duly desig- mated officer or agent refuses or fails to act, the governor, adjutant general, or member of local board will pro- ceed at once to name another officer or agent for such duty, and will bring the fact of such refusal or failure, and the circumstances connected there with, to the attention of the proper United States district attorney, with a view to the institution of prosecution of such officer or agent, as provided in section 6 of the act approved May IS, 1917.
 It is essential that the people of this state shall accord the fullest measure of cooperation in the carry ing out of this order. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. All persons on the border line of the age of regis tration will be required to give ade- quate proof that they are outside of the age limit specified. The penalty for failure to register is one years imprisonment, and no man can exon- crate himself by the payment of a fine.
 In accordance herewith, l. Geo. w. P. Hunt, governor of Arizona, by vir- tue of the power and authority in me vested by law, do hereby declare Sep- tember 12, 1918, fixed by the Presi- dent as Registration Day throughout the United States, as holiday in Ari- zona, and urge that all places of busi- ness be closed during that day in order that the full energies of every citizen may be united in seeing that every man subject to the regulations is rgistered on the date designated. In Witness Whereof, l have here unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arizona to be affixed.
 Done at Phoenix, the capital, this ... day of ........... A. D., 1918.
 GEO. W. P. HUNT, Attest: Governor of Arizona.