Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
MACHINERY FOR
 REGISTRATION EXPLAINED

Detailed explanation has been made by the war depa1nent regarding the machinery for the registration, Thurs Gay, September 12 of all males who on that date shall have reached their 1 eighteenth birthday and shall not have reac ched their firty sixth birthday, only l excepting men previously regihtered I and men of those ages now in the army or navy.
 Governor Marcus H. HoIcomb will
 superyise execution of the registra- tion in Connecticut, and Major John i Buckley. state director of the draft, acting under the direction of the gov- error. will, as heretofore, be the cen-' tral administrative authority of the registration.
 The local boards will have immedi- ate supervision and direction of reg istraton within their respective juris- dictions.
 ] Central registration committees in each city of a,e0a population or over having more than enc local board and in each county or similar subdivision hayrg nn/e than one local board within it's respective Jurisdiction, will
 be &ppoiT. cd from and by the member
 ship of the local boards of such city,
 county or similar subdivision.
 The actual registration will be made in the customary voting precincts in
 the jurisdiction of each local board, or
 in such places within the jurisdiction of .the respective local boards as they select, and generally in the manner ordinarTily employed in the registra- ton of voters.
 : Registr}Ss appointed b yeach local board for each place of registration
 within it's jurisdiction will be pres :. eTlt in sufficient numbers to allow one registrar to each probable eighty reg istrants, and the number will be in-
 creased whenever and wherever nee 2 essary to secure complete registration ] in one day. Interpreters will be pres . ent at all places of registration where 2 local conditions require their services ; The sick will be registered by per.
 sons deputized to make their registra. ,. ton.
 Felons will be registered by the war Y deils Of the penitentiaries. Persons awaiting trial and misde- /. meanants will be treated as absentee' except that their registration card
 will be obtained and filled in by tn, '' jailers.
 Absentees may secure from an!
 | local board registration cards whicl
 will be filled out and certified turned 1 over to the absentees, and mailed b, if 1 tBttllt lO IIf6 lVCdl BOdIu IidSIHS Jul < dietion of the area in which they per f rnanen.ly reside.
 = Persons in training camps, schools . colleges and other similar in.titution h will register as prescribed for ab ', sentees.
 a aa In all cases where there is doubt a Q to the method or place of registration < reference should be made to the near n est local board for ruling on tn IF matter
 h If the designation and address of tn ! local toard is not known address tn n mayor in 8 city of 10000 population 0
 over, the clerk of county, parisll c IT similar unit in a city not of 30 900 pop = ula or over: the clerk of the coun s tv to which the inouirer's county per - tains for judicial purposes in case ,s has nc administrative organization; C h the clerk of the township in case tn -d area af the state or. territory is suh rt divided 1to divisions for the purpos O of the administration of the selectiy V service law