Weekly journal-miner., 1918-09-04
ALL MALES OVER IS AND NOT 40, MUST
 REGISTER SEPT. F
Age Ruling On The New Draft Law Is Made By Provost Marshal
 General CroWder

] Failure by any person required to be registered to perform any duty pre- scribed by these regulations is mis- demeanor, punishable by imprison- ment for one year, and may result in the loss of valuable rights and privi- leges and an immediate induction into the military service.
 Local police authorities in all parts of the country will cooperate with the government in the enforcement of or der on registration day Regulations prescribed by the president and sent to draft officials of the various states contain the following provisions: On the day set for registration all federal marshals, deputy marshals and investigating agents, and all po- lice officers-state, county, township, municipal, and town - of whatever grade or class, shall hold themselves in readiness to render whatever assis- tance may be necessary in preserv- ing order at places of registration and in assisting in bringing about com- plete regiStratiOn-
 [ All marshals, deputy marshals, in vcstigating agents, and police officers shall examine the registration 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 to registration: and it shall be the duty of local boards to report to the prop CT United States District Attorney all cases coming to their attention of persons who have failed to present themselves for registration as requir- ed by law.
 Police officers may require any person subject to registration to ex- hibit his registration certificate.
 Tn every case in which duly desig- hated officer Or agent refuses or fails to act, the governor. adjutant general or member of local board will pro ceed at once to name another officer ! or agent for such duty. and will bring the fact of such refusal or failure. and the circumstances connected there with, to the attention of the proper | United States District Attorney, with view to the institution of prosecu- ton of such officer or agent, as pro vided in Section 6 of the act approved May IS, 1917.
 It is essential that the people of this State shall accord the fullest measure of cooperation in the carry ing out of this order. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. All persons on the border line of the age of regis tration will be required to give ade- auate proof that they are outside of the age limit specified The penalty for failure to register is one years imprisonment. and no man can cxonerate himself by the payment of "a fine
 In accordance herewith, I, Geo. W.. .P. Hunt, governor of Arizona, by vir- tue of the power and authority in me vested by law, do hereby declare Thursday, the 12th day of Septem- Der. 1918. fixed by the president as Registration Day throughout the United States, as holiday in Arizona and urge that all places of business be closed during that day in order that the full energies of every citizen may be united in seeing that every man subject to the regulations IS registered on the date designated
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto set my hand and caus- ed the Great Seal of the State of Ari' zona to be affixed.
 (SEAL)
 Done at Phoenix the Capital. this 3rd day Of September, A. D., l9lS
 GEO. w. P. HUNT, Governor ot Arizona.
 Attest: Sidney F. Osborn, Secre- tary of State.