The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-02-13

AL ALIENS MUST REGISTER
~ OREDR OF SAFETY CON.
February 25tk, 18th and 9th Dssia-
mated o Registration Days Tor s
all Nlinnesota. s5I
The following order and proclama-
ftfon. has been issued by the Mime
sofa Public Safety Commission and
must be complied with by all aliens
who have not taken out their second
papers. Any alien resident Of the
state of Minnesota who does not
register will be interned or subject
to other action which the commits
sion will prescribe. :. &. = ..... >s.
The proclamation is as follows
The Minnesota Commission Of Pub
lie Safety hereby proclaims and des-
ignates February 25th, Goth and 9th
1918 as Alien Registration Days
throughout the entire state of Min,
nesota and orders as follows .
1st. That every alien shall register
on one Of the above dates, at places
to be designated by the Board Of
County Commissioners of the County,
or village recorder, city or town
clerk, of the municipality of which
said alien is a resident, and make
certain sworn declarations as to real
estate and personal property hold
ings. as prescribed by the Minnesota
Commission of Public Safety: .
End. Each board of county COM
missioners or village recorder, city
or town clerk, shall provide nece-
ssary and suitable places for regis
tration of aliens, said registration to
be conducted as far as practical at
ter the manner of general election.
3rd. Each village recorder, city 81
town clerk, shall provide necessary
registration clerks to conduct the
said registration. " S.
4th. Each board of county COM
missioners shall cause to be distri-
buted to each village recorder, city
or town clerk, the necessary supply
of forms for said registration, who
in turn shall distribute the same to
the registration clerks; said blank
forms to be furnished by the State
Auditor, and be distributed by him
to the several county boards.
9th. Each board Of county coma
|missioners. and each village recorder,
city or town clerk. shall cause gen
eral and widespread publicity of the
dates and purposes Of the said regis
tration days. -;
9Th. Each clerk of registration
who may be selected by the village
recorder, city or town clerk, is here
by deputized as it's agent by the Min
nesota Commission of Public Safety
to administer the oath appearing on
the registration blanks attached
hereto.
7th. Immediately following the
last day of registration each village
recorder, city or town clerk, shall
cause all registration blanks to be
collected and forwarded to the coun-
| ty board, who shall at once forward
same to State Auditor j. A. 0. Preus,
St. Paul
9Th. Any alien resident of the
State of Minnesota who fails to re-
gister and make prescribed declara-
on on one Of the above designated
registration days will be interned or
subjected to other action which the
Minnesota Commission of Public
Safety will prescribe.
9Th. Provided, however, that no
aliens registered under direction of
the Department of Justice, and who
owe allegiance to the German Imper-
ial Government need register:
The Minnesota Commission of Pub
lie Safety requests that election jud-
ges and clerks serving at the last
general election, members of Home
Guard organizations, and other pa
triotic citizens, may volunteer their
services to the Nation and State and
cooperate with the county boards
and village recorders, city or town
clerks in the administration of this
order, to the end that the work may
be accomplished with the least pos
sible expense; and also solicits the
hearty and liberal cooperation of
the patriotic press of the State in
acquainting the public at large with
the text Of this proclamation and or
der. " ~. .@-s ..z..
! - j. A. A. BURNQUIST, +
Governor and Ex- -Officio Chairman of
the Minnesota Commission Of Public
Safety. .-.4-.. r
H. w. LIBBY, ~.
IL Secretary. .@ssz .@s.z