Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-09-07
A PROCLAMATION
Governor Norbeck Fixes September 18th
Registration Day for All Men
Between Is and As.

proclamation, has fixed September 10Th
1918, for the registration throughout tn,
United States, of all men between tn,
ages of eighteen and forty-fye, inclusive
for military service, except those whC
have already registered and those whC
are not required under the law so 10 do
Under the authority vested in The
President, it has been ordered thai
State Headquarters, Local Boar2s anG
other officials of the State will hold
themselves in readiness TO proceed
promptly with their work of registration
on the date fixed.
Existing draft machinery will be used
with increased facilities and additional
registrars as are required for this enroll
ment. Under the Presidents proclama,
ton, the Governors of all states have
been called upon to supervise this reg.
istration, and the Adjutant General
will, under the proclamation, be the cen.
trsl administrative authority. All Local
Boards will have immediate direction
and supervision within their respective
Jurisdiction. The actual registration
will be made in the customary voting
precincts within the jurisdiction of each
board, or in such other places as the
Local Board having jurisdiction shall
designate by public notice.
Rulings issued by the Provost Marshal
General as to persons who are required
to register under the act are as follows
Cali male persons who shall have at
tanned their eighteenth birthday and
shall not have attained their forty-sixth
birthday on or before the day set for
registration by the President, must reg
lister. The only exceptions are:
(A) Persons, who, prior to the day
set for registration by the President,
have registered under the terms of the
Act approved May Is, 1917, (which fixed
the original age limits at II or 80 inclu-
sive) or under the terms of the Public
Resolution of Congress approved May
20, 1918 provided for the registration
since June s. 1917, of those reaching the
age Of q years. whether called for pub
lie service or not, and
(B) Officers and enlisted men of the
regular army, officers appointed, and
men of the forces drafted, under the
provisions of the Act approved May IS,
1917, officers and enlisted men of the
National Guard while in the service of
the United States, and the officers ofthe
Officers Reserve Corps and enlisted
men in the enlisted Reserve Corps while
in the service of the United States, and
tC) Officers and enlisted men of the
Navy and Marine Corps and officers and
enlisted and enrolled men of the Naval
Reserve Force and Marine Corps Re-
serve while in the service of the United
States, and
CD Diplomatic representatives, tech
nical attaches of foreign embassies and
legations, consuls general, consuls and
consular agents of foreign countries re-
siding in the United States.
Persons not subject to registration
solely on account of being in the Mill
tary or Naval Service of the United
States become subject to registration and
are required to register Immediately
upon leaving such military or naval ser
vice.
Citizens of the United States, or per-
sons who have declared their intention
to become citizens of the United States
who do not register on account of alb
sence 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 the regist-
rants and all persons charged with a
knowledge Of the regulations, that ignor-
ance of the provisions will not excuse
them.
Failure by any person required to be
registered to perform any duty prescrib
ed by the regulations is misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for one
year, and may result in the loss of valu
able rights and privileges and immed.
ate induction into military service.
Ali Marshals, Deputy Marshals, in.
vestigating agents, and police officers
shall examine the registration lists and
report without delay to the Local Board
the names of any persons known to
them to have failed to register them
selves when liable to registration, and it
shall be the duty Of local boards to re-
port to the proper United States District
Attorney all cases coming to their at
teRtion OF. persons who have failed to
present themselves for registration as
required by law.
It. is absolutely essential that the peo-
pie of our state accord the fullest
measure of cooperation in the carrying
out of all orders and regulations.
In Testimony Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
aft xed the Great Seal of the State of
South Dakota, at the Capitol in the City
of Pierre, this 4th day of September, A.
d. 1918.
PETER NORBECK,
lsEAL. Governor.
Attest FRANK NJ, RooD,
Sacrptary of Gtata