The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

oid snS ASoiuSht uoSp vi tue SUeu ual
of May, one thousand nine hundred anC
eighteen, approved the following Public
Resolution;
RESOLVED By the Senate and House O
Representatives Of the United States o
America IN Congress assembled, That
during the present emergency, ell male
persons, citizens Of the United States
and all male persons residing in tht
United States, who have, since the fifth
day Of June. nineteen hundred and sew
enteen, and on or before the date SCI
for registration by proclamation by tbs
President, attained the age Of twenty
one years. shall be subject to registra
tion in accordance with regulations t
be prescribed by the President, anC
that upon proclamation by the Presi
dent, stating the time and place o.
such registration, 1t shall be the duty
of all persons, except such persons 81
are exempt from registration under the
act Of May eighteenth, nineteen hun
dred and seventeen, aud any Act Oh
Acts amendatory thereof, to present
themselves for and submit to registra'
tion under the provisions Of said Act
approved May eighteenth, nineteen hun.
dred and seventeen, and they shall be
registered in the same manner aud sub
ject to the same requirements and la-
bilities as those previously registered
under the terms ofsaid Act: Provided,
That those persons registered under
the provisions of this act shall be placed
at the bottom of the list of those liable
for military service, in the several
classes to which they are assigned, un-
der such rules and regulations as the
President may prescribe.
SEC. 2. That after the date set un-
der section one hereof for the regis
tration by proclamation by the Presi-
dent at such intervals as the President
may from time to time prescribe. the
President may require that all male
persons, citizens of the United States.
and all male persons residing in the
United States. who have attsinted the
age of twenty-one years since the last
preceding date of registration, and on
or before the next day set for the reg
istration by proclamation by the Pres
ident, except such persons as are ex'
empt from registration under the Act
of May eighteenth, nineteen hundred
and seventeen, and any Act or Acts
amendatory thereof, shall be registered
in the same manner and subject to the
same requirments and liabilities as
those previously registered under the
terms of said Act: Prorided, that stu
dents who are preparing for the min
istry in recognized theological or divinity
schools, and students who ARE prepar-
ing for the practice Of medicine and
surgery in recognized medical schools.
at the time of the approval of this Act
shall be exempt from the selective draft
prescribed in the Act of May eighteenth,
nineteen hundred and seventeen.
SEC, 8. That all such persons when
registered shall be liable to military
service and to draft under the terms Of
said Act approved May eighteenth,
nineteen hundred and seventeen, under
such regulations as the President may
prescribe not inconsistent with the
terms of said Act.
SEC. 4. That all persons shall be
subject to the terms and provisions and
liabilities as said Act approved May
eighteenth, nineteen hundred and seven
teen, in all respects as if they had been
registered under the terms Of said Act,
and every such person shall be deemed
to have notice Of the requirments Of
said Act and of the joint resolution up
on the publication of any such proclama-
tion py the President.
AND WHEREAS the act of Con-
gress approved Mag 18th, nineteen
hundred and seventeen. entitled "An
act to authorized the President to in
crease temporarily the Military Estab-
lishment of the United States" con-
tsips the following provisions.
SEC. s. - And any persons who
shall wilfully fail or refuse to present
himself for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided. shall be
guilty of misdemesnor and shall, up
on conviction in 1.-THE district court of
the United States having jurisdiction
thereof. be punished by imprisonment
for not more than one year, and shall
thereupou be duly registered. Pro
rided. That in the call Of the docket
precedence shall be given. in courts
trying the same. to the trial Of Grim
nal proceedings under this act. !.
SEE 6 Thai the President is.hereby
authorized to utilize she service Of any
or all departments and any or sll Off
GERS or agents Of the United States and