The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-20

recently passed by congress. and now in fore" and effect:
 An act to amend Sections ,. and , of an act entitled An act to an- thori2" the President to increase tenn rorarily the military establishment of the United States. approved May IS. 1917. and for other purposes
 "B" it enacted by the senate and hou#" of representatives, of the United States Of America. in congress assembled, that the second sentence ol section ? of the act entitled An act to authorize the President to in crease temporarily the military estab, lishment of the United States. ap-. proved May IS. 1917, be and hereby is amended to read as follows
 Such draft as herein provided shall be based upon liability to mili- tary service of all male citizens and male persons residing in the United States. not alien enemies. who have declared their intention to become citizens, between the ages of IS and 45. both inclusive, and shall take place and be maintained under such regula- tions as the President may prescribe, not inconsistent with the terms of this act: provided. that the President may draft such persons liable to mili- tary service in such sequence of ages and at such time or times as he may prescribe, and provided further that cit.L"r 1r ,uhi'.t of d country nell- tral in the present war who has de. clared his intention to become a citi- zen of the United States shall be re- lieNed from liability to military serv- ice upon his making a declaration in accordance with such rcgulations as tn" IreSidcnt may prescribe with drawing his intention to become q citizen of the United States. which shall operate and be held to cancel his declaration of intention to become an American citizen, and he shall for ever be debarred from becoming a cit izen of the United States
 '22 That the provision of Section Of said act 9th" draft exemption clause), persons engaged n indus tries, including agriculture. found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment. or the eff feCtive operation of the military forces, or the maintenance of national interest during the emergency. be and hereby is amended to read as fol- lows:
 Persons engaged in occupations or employments found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment or the effective opera tion of the military forces. or the maintenance of national interest dur ing the emergency; provided. that when any person shall have been placed in a deferred or exempted class for any of the reasons in this paragraph set forth, he shall not be entitled 10 remain therein unless he shall in good faith continue. while physically able to do so. to work at and follow such occupation. employ ment or business, and if he fails so to do shall again become subject to the draft The President shall make regulations for enforcing this provi- sion.
 "3. That Section , of said act be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
 That all male persons between the ages of Is and 45, both inclusive, shall be subject to registration in ac- cordance with regulations to be pre- scribed by the President and upon proclamation by the President or other public notice given by him or by his direction stating the time or times and place or places of any such registration. it shall be the duty of all persons of the designated ages, except officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the navy and the national guard and naval militia, while in the service of the United States, to present themselves for and submit to registration under the pro visions of this at; and every such person shall be deemed to have no tiCc of the requirement. of this act upon the publication of any such proc lamation or any such other public notice as aforesaid given by the Presi- dent or by his direction. Any person who shall willfully fail or refuse to present himself for registration or to submit thereto shall be guilty of a miSdemean and shall uDOn cOnyiC-