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STATE OF MARYLAND, EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
The Governors PrOcfamati"n IL to
Registration For Military Service

Registration For Military Service
ed States, by proclamation, mas used
September 18th. 1918, as the date Tor
lie registration throughout the United
states OF all men between the ages OF
eighteen and tOrty-hve, Inclusive, for
military service. except those who
have already Registered and those who
are not requiref '.uder ttG l"w - 40 80
And Whereas, under the au1i]lit y
vested in the President, it mas been
ordered that the State Headquarters,
State will hold themselves in readiness
to proceed promptly with their work
OF registration on the date fixed.
And Whereas, existing draft ma2hin-,
cry will be used with such increased
facilities and additional registrars as
are required for this enrolment under
the Presidents Proclamation, the Gov,
errors of all States have been called
upon to supervise this reglStra I1on,and
the Adjutant General or Draft s;Xecu-
tive, will under this Proclamation, be
the central administrative authority.ail
boards will have immediate direction
and supervision within their respective
jurisdiction, The actual registration
precincts within the jurisdiction of
each board or in such other places as
the Local Boards having jurisdiction
shall designate by public notice:
And Whereas, rulings issued by the
Provost Marshal General as to persons
who are required to register under the
who shall have attained their eigh-
teenth birthday and shall not have at
tanned their forty-siXth birthday on or
before the day set for registration by
the President must register. The only
exemptions are:
(al Persons who, prior 10 the day
set for registration by the President.
have registered under the terms Of the
Act approved May IS, 1917, (Which NIX
ed the original age limit sat Fl to ~,
incluSiVe), or under the terms Oh the
Public Resolution of Congress APPROX
ed May 20. 1918, providing for the reg
istration since June 5, 1917. of those
reaching the age OF p years.; whether
OBJ Officers and enlisted men OF the
regular army. officers appointed, ana
men of the forces drafted under the
provisions of the Act approved May Is,
1871; officers and enlisted men of the
National Guard while in the service OF
the United States; and the ofhcers ,; OF
ted men in the enlisted Reserve Corps
while in the service of the United
States:
(c) Officers and enlisted men of the
Navy and Marine Corps and officers and
enlisted and enrolled men of the Naval
Reserve Force and Marine Corps Re
serve while in the service of the Unit
ed States.
(d) Diplomatic representatives,te tech
nical attaches Of Foreign Embassies,
and Lega tons. ConsulS General, Con-
sus and Consular Agents of Foreign
Countries residing in the United States.
And Whereas. persons not subject to
ton solely on account of being
in the military or naval service of the
United States become subject to regis
tration and are required to register
upon leaving such mill
tary or naval service.
And Whereas, citizens of the United
States or persons who have declared
their intention to become citizens of
the United States who do not register
on account of absence from the terri (
torial limits of the United States ar
required to register within five days
after their return to the United States.
And Whereas, the regulations then |
warn registrants and all other persons
charged with knowledge of the regu>
iations, that ignorance of the provi- |
sions will not excuse them. -
And Whereas, these regulations, IL IS |
law. and all persons required by there
regulations to be registered, and all
persons who may claim any right or
and charged With knowledge OF the |
provisions hereof. Failure by any per- |
son required to be registered to per
ulations is a misdemeanor, punishable |
by Imprisonment for one year, and ay |
result in the loss of valuable riggs
end privileges and an ~
as. Shd whereas. local police auth FRI
so1op ,n a R Rh1 the government in tie
enforcement of order on registration
day Regulations prescribed by the !
of the various States contain the fol-
REGISTRATION all Federal Marshals.
seny ana ali po and ocsis
County, Township Municipal and Town,
of whatever grade OF. class. shall h3Ii
themselves in readiness TO renoer
in preserving order and places of reg |
istration and in assisting in bringing
a about complete registration.
Investigating Agents and Po-
lice Officers shall examine the reglstra-
ton lists and report without delay TO
the Local Boards the names of any
persons known by them to have failed
to register themselves when Liable 70
and il shall be the outy
er United States District Attorney all
cases coming to their attention of per-
sons who have failed to present tnem-
selves for registra ton as required oy
And Whereas, Police Officers may re-
quire any person subject to reglstra-
ton to exhibit his registration ce:t'h-
cate.
And Whereas, in every case in which
a duly designated officer or agent re-
fuses or fails to act the Governor,Ad,
Board will proceed at once to name an
other officer or agent for such duty
and will bring the fact of such refusal
or failures. and the circumstances con.
nected herewith, to the attention OF |
the proper United States District At
torney, with a view to the institution
of prosecution of such officer or agent.
as provided in Section of the Act ap-
proved May IS. 1917.
And Whereas, it is essential that the
people of this State shall accord The
fullest measure of cooperation In the
carrying out of this order; Ignorance
of the law and of regulations issued
by proper authority under the law, cS-
cuses no one. All persons on the boz,
der line of the age of registration VIII
be required to give adequate proof that
they are outside the age. limit specl-
fed The penalty for failures to reg
lister is one year Imprisonment, and
no man can eXonerate himself ~ the
payment of fine.
in testimony whereof l have hereun,
to set my hand and caused to be affixed
the Great Seal of the State of MARY
land, at the Capitol, in the City of An
napolis, on this Fourth day of Septenl-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen.
(THE GREAT SEAL
OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND.) -
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON.
BY the Governor:
,TIJnNJAS SIMMONS.