The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-07
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
REGISTRATION CARD ANDIN.
STRUCTlONS FOR REGIS
TRARS.

Both Registrars and Registrars
VIII be guided 10y the instructions
herein contained. The Registrar
should study them before Registration
Day, and the Registrant should read
them carefully and prepare the an
swers 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.
LIDO not write on, mark, or otherwise
mutilate the Instructions Do not remove
them.l
lin 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 Registrars.]
REGISTRATION CARD.
SERIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shall
leave this space blank.
ORDER NUMBER.-Registrar shall
leave this space blank
l. STATE YOUR NAME AS INDI-
GATED. SPELL OUT EACH NAME IN
FULL.
q PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS,
This means where you have your perma-
nent home NOW, not the place where
Nyou work, nor the place where you were
born, unless that is your permanent home
Be prepared to give 1t this way: 100
Woodward Ave-, Detroit, Wayne County,
Mich" or 'R. F. D. No. 2, Jonesvil1e
Smith County, Pa" If the registrant
lives in an apartment house. he should
state the number of the apartment in
which he lives If his address is Gin care"
Of someone, this should be stated.
3. AGE IN YEARS-State your age to-
day in YEARS only Disregard additional
months or days. Be prepared to say ''34'
Or 49," not ''34 years, 3 months" or the
4. DATE OF BIRTH.-If you do not
remember the year, start to answer as
you would If some one asked you your
birthday, as October 12." Then say, ION
my birthday, this year, I 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 subtracting the
age in years on this years birthday from
1918.
RACE.
S. WHITE.-If you are white. the regis
trar will place a check in this space
ana pTOCS0O 10 the determination or your
citizenship. leaving spaces 6, Z, and 9
blank
6. NEGRO.-If you are a negro, the
registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed to the determination
of your citizenship, leaving spaces 5, Z,
8 and 9 blank
Z. ORIENTAL.-If you are an oriental,
the registrar will place check in
this space and proceed to the determina-
ton Of your citizenship, leaving spaces s,
6, and blank.
INDIAN.
8. CITIZEN.-If you are a citizen In
dian born in the United States the regis
trar will place a check in this space
and proceed to space IS. leaving spaces 5,
6, Z, 9, 10. II. IL. 49, "A and 10 blank. An
Indian born in the United States is citi-
zen If (D he or his father or mother
prior to his birth or before he attained
the age of q. was allotted land or re-
ceved a patent in fee prior to May 8. 1906;
(2) If he was allotted land subsequent to
May s, 1906 and received patent In fee
to his land: 60 If he was residing in the
old Indian Territory on March 3. 1901; Cd
If he lives separate and apart from his
tribe and has adopted the habits Of civil
ICED life
9. NONCITIZEN.-If you are a nom