Gilpin observer., 1918-09-05
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
REGISTRATION CARD AND IN.
STRUcTIoNS FOR REGIS
TRARS.
Detailed Information for Making Out
Registration Gard,

Detailed Information for Making Out
Registration Gard.
Both Registrars and Registrants
will be guided by the instructions
herein contained. The Registrar
should study them before Registration
Day, and the Reglstrant should read
them carefully and prepare the an
swcrs 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.
GDo not write on. mark. or otherwise
mutilate the instructions Do not remove
them.1
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 Registrarsl
REGISTRATION CARD.
SERIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shall
leave this space blank.
ORDER NUMBER.-Registrars shall
leave this space blank.
/. STATE YOUR NAME AS INDI-
GATED. SPELL OUT EACH NAME IN
FULL.
a PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS,
This means where you have your perma-
mont home NOW. not the place where
you work. nor the place where you were
Be prepared to give It this way: 100
Woodward Ave-. Detroit, Wayne County,
Mich.." or "R. F. D. No Q, 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 sin 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''
like
l. DATE OF BIRTH.-If you do not
remember the year. start to answer as
you would II some one asked you your
birthday, as October L." Then say ION
my birthday. this year, will be Cor was)
...... years old" The registrar will then
fill in the year of birth. This may be OBJ
tanned by the registrar by subtractinS the
age in years on this years birthday from
1918.
RACE.
s. WHITE.-1f you are white. the regis
trar will place a check In this space
and proceed to the determination of your
citiA"nsHip' leaving spaces o. Z, ana 3
blank.
g. NEGRo.-If you are negro. the
registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed to the determine ton
of your citizenship. leaving spaces s, Z,
s and blank.
7. OR1ENTAL.-If you are an oriental.
the registrar viii place check in
this space and proceed to the determine
ton OF your citizenship. leaving spaces S.
6. s and . blank.
INDIAN.
s. CITIZEN.-If you are a citizen In
dian born in the United States. the regis
trar will place a check e. In this space
and proceed to space 16. leaving spaces s,
6, Z. 8. 10. II, II, IS. IA and Is blank An
Indian born in the United States IL a citi-
zen II u) he. or his father or mother
prior to his birth or before he attained
the age Of q. was allotted land or re-
ceived a patent In fee prior to May 8, 1906;
(2) II he was allotted land subsequent to
May 8, 1905, and received a patent In fee
to his land: (3 II he was residing In the
old Indian Territory on March 8, 1901: 90
II he lives separate and apart from his
tribe and has adopted the habits of civil
lied life.
.. NoNcITIzEN.-If you are a nom