The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Rules And Regulations For
Draft Measure Announced

than $4,000, or both fine and i'm
prisonment.
Where and when to register
October Is in precinct in which
registrar now lives, rather than
in a precinct in which he has vo-
ted in the past but from which
he has moved since the last cleo
ton. Registration hours are set
by proclamation as from Z a. m.
to 9 p. m.
Estimated length of time re-
quired to neutrality-suspicious.
ly 20 minutes.
Registration card - Must be
filled out in ink. Registrar must
personally answer all questions.
Questions
Questions asked-(1) Name, (2)
Address, 90 Telephone, az Age
in years and date of birth, (5)
Place of birth, (6) County of cit
izenship, CD Name of person who
will always know your address,
go Relationship of that person,
(9) Address of that person, (10)
Employers name, (11) Place Of
employment or business. Precinct
official will fill out description
of registrant on back of card.
Registrant will sign.
Registration certificates-To be
filled out by registrant after reg
istration card has been compile
ted and signed. Registrant must
carry certificate with him at all
times. Registrant is then given a
leaflet of instructions.
After registration - Registrant
will be required to keep in touch
with board and report any change
of address.
Classification of registrants -
Scheduled to take place when
the lottery, between October 81
and rs, has determined sequence
in which men will be selected.
Those whose numbers are
drawn-They will be sent de-
tailed missionaries by the To-
cal board, which will then deter
mine whether the individual
should be deferred on the basis
of his answers.
Special cases of registration
are as follows:
CD Late registration Local
board shall register any man who
has a valid excuse for having
failed to appear on the day fixed
by the President.
(2) Persons at sea and abroad
Shall present themselves for and
submit to registration at local
board within five days after their
return.
90 The sick-If a person is
prevented by illness from appear
ing before the board, he shall
have a competent person apply to
the chief registrar for authority
to act as registrar in the case.
az Sick in hospitals - County
clerk shall appoint special regis
trars to register the sick in hos
pitfalls.
(5) Absentees-A person who
is absent from his home precinct
on Wednesday shall be permitted
to register at any place of regis
tration. Card will be delivered to
chairman of local board.
(6) Training camps, schools,
colleges-County clerk may ap-
point a special registration board
for absentees. Cards will be
mailed to Governors of regis
trants' home states, receipted and
returned.
CD Jails, and so on-Superin-
tendent or warden will complete
registration card and mail to
Governor.
(8) Army, Navy, Marines, and
so on-Person may register at
nearest convenient place of regis
tration.
(9) CCC - Director of CCC
shall perform same duties as
signed county clerk.
Deferred - Those who can
prove they have dependents or
Jobs essential to national defense.
Cases of this type will be ex-
amined by draft board and the
government appeal agent, who
in turn will forward 'excuses"
to the Governor.