Evening star., 1918-08-31
PRESIDENT FIXES
SEPTEMBER 12FOR
REG|STRAT|0NDAY
Proclamation Follows Signing
of 18-45 Man-P0Wer
Draft Bill.
MORE THAN 13, 3,NO,0 900
EXPECTED TO REGISTER
ALI Must Sign Up in Place Where
They Maintain Permanent
Residence.

4kC04OCANCs
President Wilson today set Thurs
day, September IL, 1918, as registra-
ton day, following the signing Of the
man-power bill, calling upon all male
persons in the United States who on
or before that date shall have attained
their eighteenth birthday and who
shall not have attained their forty
sixth birthday to register for military
service.
Registration places will be open that
day from Z o'clock am. to O'Clock
pm. During that period more than
10, 900, 900 male residents OF the United
States are expected to register in the
draft.
According to the Presidents procla-
nation a person shall register at the
resistering place where he then has
his permanent home" The President
in his proclamation cites the draft laws
and then says:
Text Of Proclamation.
Now, therefore, I. woodrow Will
son, President of the United
States, do call upon the governor
of each Of the several states and
territories, the board of Commits
sioners of the District of Column
bia and all members of local
boards and agents thereof ap-
pointed under the provisions OF
said act of Congress. approved
May IS, 1917, and all officers and
agents of the several states and
territories, of the District of CO.
lumbia and >of the counties and
municipalities therein. to perfurm
certain duties in the execution OF
the foregoing law. which duties
will be communicated to them
: directly. in regulations Of even
y date herewith.
"And / do further proclaim and
give notice to every person SUB.
feet to registration in the several
states and in the District OF Co
lumbia, in accordance with the
above law. that the time and place
of such registration shall be De-
tween am. and pm. on Thurs
day, the 18th day of September.
1siS. at a registration place in the
precinct wherein he then mas ms
permanent home or at such other
place as shall be designated by
nublic notice by the local board
having jurisdiction of the area
wherein he then has his perma-
nent home.
Sets September 12.
"Au male persons in the United
states who shall have attained
their eighteenth birthday and who
shall not have attIined their Tor
ty-sixth birthday on or before
Thursday, the twelfth day OF sep,
tember, one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen, the day herein named
for registration. are required to
register: Provided, however. that
the following persons are hereby
exempted from registration, to
wit: Persons who. prior to the Day
herein set for registration have
registered under the terms OF the
act approved May Is, 1917, or un-
der the terms of the public resolu-
tion of Congress approved May 20.
1918. whether called for service or
not officers and enlisted men of
the Regular Army; officers COM
missioned in the Army of the
drafted under the provisions of the
act approved May 18. 1917; officers
and enlisted men of the National
Guard while in the service of the
United States; officers of the Of
ficers'. Reserve Corps and enlisted
men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps
while in the service of the United
states: officers and enlisted men
of the Navy and Marine Corps;
officers and enlisted and en-
rolled men of the Naval Reserve
Force and Marine Corps Reserve
while in the service OF the United
States, and diplomatic representa-
tives, technical attaches of for
eign embassies and legations. con-
suls general, conbuls, vice consuls
and consular agents Of foreign
countries, residing. in the United
States, who are not citizens OF the
United States.
"a day or days for registration
in the territories Of Alaska, Hawaii
and Porto Rico will be named in
later proclamations.
Mayors - Act. :.
"As required by the regulations.
every local board having juris-
diction in cits of 10000 popula-
tion or over. will promptly cause
the mayor thereof to be notified
OF tHc pldCS vi pidCcS uc5iS hdlcu
for registration; every local board
having jurisdiction in a county,
parish or similar unit will prompt
ly cause the clerk thereof to be
notified of the place or places
designated for registration, and
every local board having (juris-
diction in a state or territory the
area Of which is divided into divi-
sions for the administration OF
the act approved May IS, 1917, will
promptly cause the clerks of the
townships within it's, division to
be notified of the place or places
designated for registration.
'.And do call upon every mayor,
county clerk or township clerk
receiving such notification to have
list OF said places of registra-
tion posted, and do charge him
with the duty Of having all per-
sons making inquiry informed of
the place or places at which they
may register.
ANY person who, on account Of
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