Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-09-06
A Proclamation By
Governor Sleeper

Whereas, The Congress of the United
States<has enacted law requiring all
maY citizens between eighteen and
fortylfive years Of age inclusive to be
registered for military service, and
Whereas, the President of the United
States, by proclamation, has fixed
Sept. 18th, 1918, for the registration
throughout the United States of all
men between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five inclusive for military service,
except those who have already regis
tered and those who are not required
under the law to do so,
Therefore, by virtue of the authority
vested III me as Governor of the State
of Michigan, do hereby announce and
proclaim to the People of the State OF
Michigan
1st. Under the authority vested in
the President, it has been ordered that
State Headquarters, Local Boards and
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themselves in readiness to proceed
promptly with their work of registra.
ton on the date fixed.
End. Existing draft machinery will
be used with such increased facilities
and additional registrars as are re-
quired for this enrolment. Under the
Presidents proclamation, the Cover
nors OF all States have been called
upon to supervise this registration, and
the Adjutant General, will, under this
proclamation be the central admins
trative authority, all Local Boards will
have immediate direction and super.
vision &Sithin their respective juris.
dictioA The actual registration will
be made in the customary voting pre-.
cincts within the jurisdiction of each
board or in such other places as the
Local Board having jurisdiction shall
designate by public notice.
3rd. All male persons who shall
have attained their eighteenth birthday
and shall not have attained their forty
sixth birthday on or before the day SET
for registration by the President must
register. The only exceptions are:
(a) Persons who, prior to the da,
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 twenty
one to 30 inclusive) or under the term.
of the Public Resolution of Congress.
approved May 20, 1918 providing fo
the registration since June 5, 1917, O
those reaching the age of twenty ON
years. whether called for public servic
or not; and
(b) Officers and enlisted men of tn
Regular Army, officers appointed ant
men of the forces drafted; under tn,
provisions of the Act approved May 1S
1917; officers and enlisted men of th
National Guard while in the service O
the United States; and the officers O
Officers Reserve Corps and enliste,
men in the Enlisted Reserve Corp
while in the service of the Unite,
States; and
(c) Officers and enlisted men of tn
NaYS ar Marine Corps and officer
ana 4epsisted and enrolled men of tn
Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corp
Reserve while in the service Of th
United States; and
(dD Diplomatic representatives, tech
nical attaches OF foreign embassies an
Legations, consuls general, consuls an
consular agents of foreign countrie
residing in the United States.
(4th) Local Police authorities in a
parts of the country will cooperate wit
the Government in the enforcement c
order on registration day. Regulation
prescribed by the President and ser
to draft officials of the various State
contain the following provisions:
5th. III the day set for registration
all Federal Marshals, Deputy Marshal
and Investigating Agents and all Polio
Officers-State, County, Township
Municipal and Town-of whateve
grade or class, shall hold themselves /
readiness to render whatever assistanc
may be necessary in preserving orde
at places OF registration and in assis
ing in bringing about a complete REF
istration.
9Th. All Marshals, Deputy Marshall
Investigating Agents, and Police OFF
GERS shall examine the registration lis
and report without delay to the Loc
Boards the names Of any person
known by them to have failed to regi
tdF themselves when liable to registr
ti3es and il shall be the duty of Loc