The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-30
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.

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Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled. That during the present emer-
gency all male persons, citizens OF the
United States, and all male persons
residing in the United States, who
have, since the fifth day Of June, nine
teen hundred and seventeen, and on or
before the day set for the registra-
ton by proclamation by the President,
attained the age Of twenty-one years,
shall be subject to registration in ac-
cordance with regulations to be pre-
scribed by the President, and that up
on proclamation by the President,
stating the time and place OF such
registration, it shall be the duty of all
such persons, except such persons as
are exempt from registration under
the Act of May eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and seventeen and any Act or
Acts amendatory thereof, to present
themselves for and submit to regis
tration under the provisions of said
Act approved May eighteenth, nine
teen hundred and seventeen, and they
shall be registered in the same man
ner and subject to the same require
ments and liabilities as those pre-
viouslv registered under the terms OF
said Act: Provided, That those per
sons registered under the provisions
of this Act shall be placed at the bot
tom of the list Of those liable Tor
military service, in the several classes
to which they are assigned, under such
rules and regulations as the President
may prescribe.
Sec, 2. That after the day under
section one hereof for the registration
bv proclamation by the President al
such intervals as the President may
from time to time prescribe, the Presi'
dent may require that all male per
sons. citizens of the United States, anc
all male persons residing in the Unit
ed States, who have attained the age
of twenty-one years since the last pre-
ceding date Of registration, and on OF
before the next day set for the regis
| tration by proclamation by the Presi
dent, except such persons as are ex
empt from registration under the Ac
of May eighteenth, nineteen hundred
and seventeen, and any Act or Act'
amendatory thereof, shall be register
ed in the same manner and subject u
the same requirements and liabilities
| as those previously registered undel
the terms of said Act: Provided
That students who are preparing fol
the ministry in recognized theological
or divinity schools, and students wht
are preparing for the practice OF medi
cine and surgery in recognized medica
school. at the time of the approval o.
this Act shall be exempt from the Sc
lective draft prescribed in the Act o.
Nav eighteenth, nineteen hundred an(
seventeen.
Sec. 9. That all such persons whef
registered shall be liable to milltar!
service and to draft under the terms
of said Act approved May eighteenth
nineteen hundred and seventeen, under
| such regulations as the President ma!
prescribe not inconsistent with th'
terms of said Act.
Sec. q. That all such persons sha.
be subject to the terms and provisions
and liabilities of said Act approved
Nav 18th, nineteen hundred and sev
enteen. in all respects as If they ha'
been registered under the terms o.
said Act, and every such person shal
be deemed to have notice OF the re
ouirements of said Act and Of thu
ioint resolution upon the publication
Of any such proclamation by the Pres
ideat.
AND WHEREAS the act OF Con
gress approved May eighteenth, on'
thousand nine hundred and seventeen
entitled "An act TO authorize the Pres
ident to increase temporarily the Mill
tary Establishment of the Unlte'
States" contains the following pro
visions:
Sec s. Any persons wh'
shall wilfully fail or refuse to preseh
himself for registration or to subml
thereto as herein provided, shall b.
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, up
op conviction in the district court o
the United States having jurisdiction
thereof. be punished BY imprisonmen
/ for not more than one year, and shal
tbereupon be duly registered Pro
vjdnd That in the call Of the docke
precedence shall be given, in court
trying the same, to the trial Of Grim
inal proceedings under this act.
See 6. That the President Is here
by authorized to utilize the service Q
any or all departments and any or al