The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-09-13
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
REGISTRATION GARD AND IN
STRUCTIONS FOR REGIS
TRARS.

Both Registrars and Registrants
will be guided by the instructions
herein contained. The Registrar
should study them before Registration
Day, and the Registrant should read
them carefully and prepare the an
swers In his mind before going to the
Registration Table. The answers to
the questions shall be given and the
entries made in the numerical order
stated. All answers will be written
on the Registration Card in ink by the
Registrar, who should be careful to
spell all names correctly and to write
legibly.
lido not write on mark or otherwise
mutilate the instructions. Do not remove
them.]
I'm some spaces as indicated in the d.
rections, checks will be used to indicate
the answers, a device which is designed
to save the time of the Registrars1
REGISTRATION CARD. !.
SERIAL NUMBER Registrars shall
leave this space blank.
ORDER NUMBER. Registrars shall
leave this space blank.
1. STATE YOUR NAME AS INDI-
GATED. SPELL OUT EACH NAME IN
FULL
@ PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS
This means where you have your perma-
nent home NOW, not the place where
you work, nor the place where you were
born, unless that is your permanent home.
Be prepared to give 1t this way: 100
Woodward Ave, Detroit, Wayne County,
Mich" or 'R. F. D. No. g. Jonesville,
Smith County, Pa" If the registrant
lives in an apartment house he should
state the number of the apartment in
which he lives. If his address is Sin care"
Of someone this should be stated
g. AGE IN YEARS-State your age to-
day in YEARS only. Disregard additional
months or days. Be prepared to say "a
or 49," not "34 years 8 months" or the
like.
, g. DATE OF BIRTH-If you do not
remember the year. start to answer as
you would If some one asked you your
birthday, as October H." Then say, ION
my birthday, this year, viii be Cor was)
- years old" The registrar will then
fill I'm the year of birth. This may be OBJ
tanned by the registrar by subtracting the
age in years on this years birthday from
1918.
S. wHITB.-If you are white. the regis
trar win place a check in this space
and proceed to the determination of your
citizenship, leaving spaces S, z. and 8
blank.
6 NEGRo.-If you are a negro, the
registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed to the determination
of your citizenship. leaving spaces 5, z,
s and blank.
7. ORIENTAL.-If you are an oriental,
the registrar Will place check in
this space and proceed 10 the determine
ton of your citizenship, leaving spaces 5,
6. and 9 blank.
INDIAN.
& CTTIZEN.-If you are citizen In
alan born in the United States. the regis
trar viii place check in this space
and proceed to space Is. leaving spaces ;,
7 2 10. II, u. q. Il and Is blank. An
indian born IN the United States is ciu-
zen II a he. or his father or mother
nrior to his birth or before he attained
the age OF q. was allotted land OF re
calyed a patent IN Zee prior 10 May s, 1875;
fs, N he was allotted land subsequent to
Nav & 1895. ard received a patent In Zee
~ his land. O. X he was residing IN the
ots Indian Territory on March Z, lsl; 90
N he Hives separate and apart rom MS
sr,,,z and has adopted the habits Of civil
ized life