The Arizona copper camp., 1918-09-07
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION
State of Arizona, Executive Depart
ment.
The President of the United States,
by proclamation, has fixed September
IL, 1918, for the registration through
out the United States of all men be-
tween the ages of 18 and As, inclusive,
for military service, except those who
have already registered and those who
are not required under the law so to
do.
Under the authority vested in the
State Headquarters, local boards and
other officials of the state will hold
themselves in readiness to proceed
promptly with their work of registra-
ton on the date fixed.
Existing draft machinery will be
used with such increased facilities
and additional registrars as are re-
quired for this enrolment. Under
the Presidents proclamation, 'the
Governors of all states have been
called upon to supervise this registra-
ton ,and the adjutant general will, un-
der this proclamation, be the central
administrative authority. All local
boards will have immediate direction
and supervision WITHIN their respec-
tive Jurisdiction The actual registra-
tion will be made in the customary
voting precincts within the jurisdic-
ton of each board or in such other
places as the local board having juris-
diction shall designate by public no.
tice.
Rulings issued by the Provost Mar
shall General as to persons who are
required to register under the act are
as follows:
All male persons who shall have
attained their eighteenth birthday and
shall not have attained their forty
sixth birthday on or before the day
set for registration by the President
must register The only exceptions
are:
(a) Persons who, prior to the day
set for registration by the President,
have registered under the terms Of
the act approved May 18, 1917 (Which
fixed the original age limits at 81 to
80, inclusive), or under the terms of
the public resolution of congress, ap-
proved May 80, 1918 providing for
the registration since June 5, 1917, of
those reaching the age of 21 years.,
whether called for public service or
not; and,
(b) Officers and enlisted men of
the regular army; officers appointed,
and men of the forces drafted. under
the provisions of the act approved
May IS, 1917; officers and enlisted
men of the National Guard while in
the service of the United States; and
the officers of the Officers Reserve
Corps and enlisted men in the enlisted
Reserve Corps while in the service
of the United States; and,
(c) Officers and enlisted men of
the Navy and Marine Corps and Off
GERS and enlisted and enrolled men
of the Naval Reserve Force and Ma
rine Corps service while in the SER
vice of the United States; and,
(d) Diplomatic representatives,
technical attaches of foreign embas-
sizes and legations, consuls general,
consuls and consular agents of for
eign countries residing in the nited
States.
Persons not subject to registration
solely on account of being in the mill.
tary or naval service of the United
States become subject to registration
and are required to register immedi-
ately upon leaving such military or
naval service.
Citizens of the United States or
persons who have declared their in
tention to become citizens of the
United States who do not register on
account of absence from the terri
torial limits of the United States are
required to register within five days
after their return to the United
States.
The regulations then warn regis
trants and all other persons charged
with knowledge of the regulations,