Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-31
tie President.
AND WHEREAS. the act of Con-

eress approved May eighteenth, one
thousand nine hundred and seven-l
teen, entitled "An act to authorize
the President to increase Temporal
rlly the Military Establishment of
,ne United States contains the
following provisions:
Sec. 5. And any person
who shall wilfully fail or refuse to
present himself for registration or
to submit thereto as herein p-ovid-
ed, shall be guilty of misdemean-
or and Shall vpon conviction in the
cistrict couit Of the United States
h wing rist ! ion thereof, be pun
ls,-od by imprisonment for not more
than Ole ycar, tLd shall thereupon
be duly red;ste,. =: Provided that in
the ,!iolti4e docket precedence shall
be given in courts trying the same,
to the trial of criminal proceedings
under this act,
SEC. 8. That the President is
hereby authorized to utilize the
service of any or all departments
and any or all oflicers or agents of
the United States and of the several
States, Territories. and the District
OF Columbia, and subdivisions there
OF, in the execution of this act; and
all officers and agents of the United
States and of the several States,
Territories, and subdivisions thereof,
ai-4 If the District of Columbia, and
all persons designated or appointed
under regulations Prescribed by the
President whether such appoint
ments are made by the President
himself or by the governor or other
officer Of any State or Territory to
perform any duty in the execution
of tillo 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 here
by have full authority for all acts
done by them in the execution OF
this act by the direction of the
President. Correspondence in the
. execution of this act may be car.
. ried in pcnalty c-.,elopes bearing
. the frank of the War Department
o Any person charged as herein pro
e vided with. the duty of carrying int
effect any of t he provisions of thi
act or the regulations made or direc
!, tions given hereunder who shall
fail or neglect to perform such duty
- and any person charged with sucl
duty or having and exercising an,
% authority under said act, regula
- tiOns, or dis ctionS, who shall know
,r ingly make or be a party to tn
- making of any false or incOrreC
y registration, physical examination
f exemption. enlistment. enrollmen
% or muster; and any person VIII
70 shall make or be a party to tn
30 making of any false statement {
20 certificate as to the fitness or liabi
at ity of himself or any other perso
80 for service under the provisions {
., this act, or regulations made by tn
- President hereunder, or otherwis
90 eyades or aids another to evade tt
- requirements of this act or of sa
no regulations, or who, in any manne
he shall fail or neglect fully to perfor
70. any duty required of him in the e
H. ecution of this act, shall, If not su
m iect to military law, be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon convlctl'
me in the district court of the Unit
to States having jurisdiction there
,er be punished by imprisonment
,ed not more than one year, or. If su
ov. iect to military law, shall be trl
90 bv court-martial and suffer su
- nnnishment as a court-martial m
aid direct :.
Now. therefore, |, Woodrow "
ono son. President of the United Stat
and do call upon the governor OF
old several States, the Board OF 20
mo- missionqrs of the District OF Colu
all bia, and all members OF Lo