Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCLAMATION
CALLING MORE men TO COLORS
Those Who Have Attained The Age OF Twenty-One
Years Since June 5th, 1917 Must Register
On Wednesday, June 5th, l9lS
ny THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
CTATEG
a PRocLAMATIoN.

STATES
a PROCLAMATION
Whereas Congress has enacted ana IN
President has. on the goth day OF MAY
one thousand nine hundred and eight
cen, approved the following Public Reso
resolved by the Senate and House O
Representatives Of the United states O
America in Congress assembled. ma
during the present emergency an MAJ
persons, citizens Of the United STATES
and all male persons residing IN IN
limited States who have, since the fftl
day Of June, nineteen hundred ana seN
enteen, and on or before the day set 10
the registration by proclamation by th'
President, attained the age oi twenty
one years, shall be subject 70 reglstId l49i
in accordance with regulations 70 D'
prescribed by the President ana liiil
upon proclamation by the President
SEATING the time and place Of such reg
istration, IL shall be the duty OF an sucH
pergons. except such persons as are eA-
ernut from registration under the ACT OF
Nav eighteenth, nineteen hundreu anu
seventeen, and any Act or Acts amen j.
datory thereof, TO present themselves ioI
and submit to registration under me
Drovisions Of said Act approved May
eighteenth, nineteen hundred ana sew
enteen. and they shall be registered IN
the same manner and subject 10 the
same requirements and Liabilities as
those previously registered under the
terms Of said Act; Provided mat those
uersons registered under the provisions
Of this Act shall be placed at the DOT
tom Of the list Of those liable Tor mil
itary service in the several classes 70
which they are assigned, under such
rules and regulations as the freSiueIi'
may prescribe.
Sec. 2. That after the day set under
section one hereof for the registration
by proclamation by the President al such
intervals as the President may from
time TO time prescribe, the President
may require that all male persons cit
izens Of the United States, and all male
persons residing in the United states
who have attained the age Of twenty
one years since the last preceding date
Of registration, and on or before the
next day set for registration by procla-
nation by the President, except such
persons as are exempt from registration
under the Act Of May eighteenth, nine
teen hundred and seventeen, ana any
Act or Acts amendatory thereu snail
be registered in the same manner ana
subject 10 the same requirements and
liabilities as those previously registered
under the terms Of said Act; Provided
That students who are preparing Tor the
ministry in recognized theological or di-
vinity schools, and students who are
preparing for the practice Of medicine
and surgery in recognized medical
schools. al the time Of the approval Of
this Act shall be exempt from the Sc
lective draft prescribed in the Act OF
May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and
seventeen.
sec. 8. That all such persons when
registered shall he liable TO military SER
vice and to draft under the terms Of said
Act approved May eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and seventeen. under such reg
ulations as the President may prescribe
not inconsistent with the terms Of sad
Act.
Sec l. That all such persons shall be
subject to the terms and provisions and
liabilities Of said Act approved May
eighteenth, nineteen hundred and sew
enteen, in all respects as If they had
been registered under the terms of said
Act, and every such persons shall be
deemed to have notice Of the require
ments Of said Act and Of this joint reso-
luton upon the publication Of any such
proclamation by the President.
AND WHEREAS the act Of Congress
approved May eighteenth, one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, entitled
IAN Act TO authorize the President 10
increase temporarily the Military estab-
lishment Of the United States contains
the following provisions:
Sec g. And any person who
shall wifully fail or refuse to present
himself for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction in the district court Of the
United States having jurisdiction there
Of, be punished by Imprisonment for not
more than one year, and shall thereupon
be duly registered; Provided That in
the call Of the docket precedence shall
be given, in courts trying the same, 10
the trial or criminal proceedings under
this Act
Sec 6. That the President is hereby
authorized 10 utilize the service Of any
or all departments and any or all officers
or agents OF the United States and Of
the several States. Territories, and the
District Of Columbia, and subdivisions
thereof in the execution Of this Act and
all officers and agents OF the United
States and of the several States, Ter
ritOries and subdivisions, and Of the
District OF Columbia and all persons
designated or appointed under regula
tions prescribed by the President wheth-
er such appointments are made by the
President himself or by the governor or
other officer Of any State or Territory 20
perform any duty in the execution of
this Act, are hereby required TO perform
such duty as the President shall order
or direct, and all such officers and agents
and persons so designated or appointed
shall hereby have full authority for all
acts done by them in the execution
Of this Act by the direction Of the Pres
ident. Correspondence 10 the execution
Of this Act may he carried in penalty
envelopes bearing the frank of the War
Department Any person charged as