Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-06


o the registration booths, and from
mis- vast number the government will
elect probably 100000 for military
ervice of ali KINDS. We are in
iebted to Hon. George A. Everett of
Delta for the following copy of the
Act of Congress which authorizes
President Wilson to issue this Regis
ration Order:
Part of H. B. 1871.
See. a. That section of said act
be and hereby is, amended to read
as follows:
That all male persons between
the ages of 1S and 45, both inclus-
i've, shall be subject to registration
VA aecOIdance WIN the regulations
to be prescribed by the President,
and upon proclamation by the
President or other public notice
given by him, or by his direction,
STATING the tine, or times and place
or places of any such registration,
it shall be che duty of all persons
Of the designated ages, except Off
GERS and enlisted men of the Reg
ular Army or Navy, and the Ma
onal Guard and Naval Militia
while in the service of the United
States, TO present themselves for
and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act; and ev-
cry such person shall be deemed
TO have notice of the requirements
OF this act upon the publication of
any such proclamation or any such
other public notice aforesaid given
by his direction; and any such per-
son who shall willfully fail or re-
fuse to present himself for regis"
tration or to submit thereto as
herein provided, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall, upon con-
viction in a district court of the
United States having jurisdiction
thereof, be punished by imprison-
ment for not more than one year,
and shall thereupon be duly regis
tered; provided, That in the call of
the docket, precedence shall be
given in courts trying the same 20
the trial of criminal proceedings
under this act: Provided, further,
That persons shall be subject to
registration as herein provided who
shall have attained their eighteenth
birthday and who shall not have at
tanned their forty-sixth birthday on
or before the day set for the regis
tration in any such proclamation by
the President or any such other
public notice given by him or under
his direction; and all persons sc
registered shall be and remain sub.
iect to draft into the forces hereby
authorized, unless exempted or ex.
cused therefrom as in this act pro.
vided; Provided, further, That the
President may at such intervals as
he may desire from time to time
require all male persons who have
attained the age of eighteen year!
|, since the last preceding date of reg
istration and on or before the mex
date set for registration by proc
lamation by the President, excep
such persons as are exempt from
registration hereunder, to registe
in the same manner and subJec
TO the same requir Nnents and liza
bilities as those previously regis
NeItQ uElQGI lilC JClnAo ACACOLs aAA'
provided further, That in the cas-
of temporary absence from actua
place Of legal residence Of any per
son liable to registration as pro
vided herein, such registration ma.
be made by mail under regulation
TO be prescribed by the President
Who Must Register; Exceptions
All male persons must register VIII
shall have attained their eighteent
birthday and shall not have attaine
their forty-sixth birthday on or be
fore the day set by the President TO
registration. The only exception
are:
la) Persons who, prior to the da
set for registration by the Presiden
have registered either under the term
of the Act approved May Is, 1917, 9
under the terms of the public resolt
tion Of Congress approved May 2
1918, whether called for service Q
not;
(b) Officers and enlisted men {
the Regular Army, officers appointe
and men of the forces drafted, undt
the provisions Of the Act approve
May 1S, 1917, officers and enliste
men of the National Guard while
the service of the United States; ar
(c) Officers and enlisted men of Il
Navy, and Marine Corps. and Officer
and enlisted and enrolled men of t}
Naval Reserve Force and MariT
Corps Reserve while in the servi:
OF the United States.
Questions to Be Answered
Following is a list Of the question
contained on the registration car
which the registrar must ask the re-
istrants and which each registrant
required to answer; together with
EXPLANATION of the manner in whi'
these questions are to be answere
Every person eligible to registrati'
should study these instructions car
fully before going to register so tn
he may be prepared to answer the
quickly and accurately:
Question 1. Your name?
(Give your name in full; spell o
your first, middle and last name
full.)
Question 2. Your permanent hor
address?
(This means where you have yo
permanent home, not the place whe
you work, nor the place where y
were born, unless that is your pt
manent home. Be prepared to gl
it this way: 400 Woodward Av
Detroit, Wayne County, Mich"
"R. F. d. No. 2, Jonesville, Sm
County, Pa.")
Question 8. Your age in years
Estate your age today in YEA
only. Disregard additional months
days. Be prepared to say "34"
"38," not "34 years, 3 months" or
like)
Question A. Date of your brit
(Give the month, day and year.
YOU do not remember the year, ST
to answer as you would if some
asked you your birthday, as "Oct. 1
Then say, "On my birthday, this ye
/ will be Tor wasl ...... years oil
The registrar will then fill in