The Colorado statesman., 1918-09-07
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
REGISTRATION CARD AND IN
STRUCTIONS FOR REGIS
TRARS.
Detailed Information for Making Out
Registration Card.

Registration Card.
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.
tDo not write on. mark. or otherwise
mutilate the instructions Do not remove
them
I'm some spaces as indicated In the di-
rections, checks will be used to indicate
the answers, a device which is designed
to save the time OF the Registrars.I
REGISTRATION CARD.
SERIAL NUMBER shall
leave this space blank.
ORDER NUMBER.-Registrars shall
leave this space blank.
l. STATE YOUR NAME AS INDI-
GATED. SPELL OUT EACH NAME IN
FULL.
2. 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 II this way: 100
Woodward Ave. Detroit. Wayne County.
Mich" or ''R. F. d. No. 2. Jonesville.
Smith County Pa" II the registrant
lives in an apartment house. he should
state the number OF the apartment In
which he lives. II his address is ''ln care"
OF someone. this should be stated.
8. AGE IN YEARS-State your age to-
day in YEARS only. Disregard additional
months or days. Be prepared to say ''34''
or ''SS." not '34 years. months" or the
like.
4. 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 12." Then say, ION
my birthday. this year. will be Cor waS)
...... years old" The registrar will then
fll in the year of birth. This may be OBJ
tanned by the registrar by subtractng the
age in years on this years birthday from
1918.
RACE.
s. wHITE.-If you are white. the regis
trar will place check in this space
and proceed TO the determination of your
citizenship, leaving spaces 6. Z. and 8
blank.
6. NEGRO.-If you are negro, the
registrar will place a check in this
space ana proceed 10 the determination
of your citizenship leaving spaces 3, Z,
s and blank.
Z. ORIENTAL.-If you are an oriental.
the registrar will place check in
this space and proceed to the determina-
tion of your citizenship, leaving spaces s,
G. S and . blank.
INDIAN.
s. CITIZEN.-1f you are a citizen In
dian born in the United States, the regis
trar will place a check g. in this space
and proceed TO space 16. leaving spaces 5.
6. T. 9. 10. II, IL. Is "a and Is blank. An
Indian born in the United States is citi-
zen IL Ql he. or his father mother
prior to his birth or before he attained
the age of u, was allotted land or re-
ceived a patent in fee prior to May s, 1906;
(2) II he was allotted land subsequent to
May s. 1906. and received patent in fee
TO his land Cs) II he was residing in the
old Indian Territory ON March 3. 1901: 20
II he lives separate and apart from his
tribe and has adopted the habits of civil
ized life
9. NONCIT1zEN.-If you are nom