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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 166. 1918. 955 CHAP. 166.—An Act 4.!I1€11dIlDg_th€ Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Presi- Argust 31. 1918. dem: to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United St.atee," ap- [ ·R·m3rl proved May eighteenth, umemen hundred and seventeen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives J the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second sentence of Army ¤¤¤¤¤’¤¤¤¤>* i¤- section two of the Act entitled "Au Act to authorize the President miiiié, p. ::, amendto increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United °°;,,,,, p_55,_ States," alzfvroved May eighteenth, n111etee11 hundred and seventeen, ’ as ameude, be, and is hereb , amended to read as follows: , Such draft as herein Froviizd shall be based upon liability to mili- §g};;°*"° dggwm tary service of all ma e citizens and male gersons residing in the lsndgglgbie. United States, not alien enemies, who have eclared their intention to become citizens between the es of eighteen and forty-five, both inclusive, and shall take place mag be maintained under such regulations as the President may prescribe not inconsistent with the terms of this Act: Provided, That the President may draft such persons Pmim. liable to military service in such sequence of ages and at such time m§;ep3:11,wm°t8gesp0r- or times as he may prescribe: Provided further, That a citizen or mum: sum may subject of a country neutral in the present War Wh0 has declared his gmcmtlg intention to become a citizen of the United States shall be relieved {;{{*;v°d°‘*¤*1i*¤*Y*i¤· from liability to military service upon his making a declaration, in 41%},9.885. _ accordance with such regulations as the President may prescribe, withdrawing his intention to become sa. 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 forever be debarred b°‘f,{§g°gj:;§{)y '°’"°’ from becoming a citizen of the United States. ` Sec. 2. That the provision wherever occurring in section four of d,E,{_°'“P**°“" "°’” said Act, "persons engaged in industries, including vriculture, fmmd Am, p vo, ummto be necessary to the maintenance of the Mi1itary%stablishmeut or °°‘ the effective operation of the military forces or the maintenance of national interest during the emergency," be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: _ ‘ Persons eng ed in industries, occupations, or employmeuts, w§g';ggg’g;i{$§“§;‘j; including agricgiure found to be necessary to the maintenance of $::3 to presexit m- the Military Establishment or the effective operation of the military " *“'°"’s°’°'°‘ forces or the maintenance of national interest during the emergency. _ Sm. 3. That section five of said Act be, and is ereby, amended l}$$$°§,’{'{;1’3‘]‘,m.,nd. to read as follows: " °d· That all male ersons between the ages of eighteen and forty·6ve, $§,_°f,{,'$§,, for} 0,, both inclusive, sliall be suh'ect to registration in accordance with ;:{{:·“¤**’·¤ *>>’v*¤¤*¤· regulations to be Prescribed Jby the Presideut,_ and, upon proclnmn- £·.»»»£»p. mu, mx. tion by the Presic cut or other public notice given by him or by his “‘°“· ‘t ’· direction statin the time or times and place or t£lm·es_ of any such registration, it S§18,ll be the duty of all persons of e designated ages. except officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army; officers and §;‘g,¥g°¤;l umd enlisted men of the National Guard while in the Service of the United semw. States; officers of the OfHcers’ Reserve Corps and enlisted men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps while in the service of the United States; ‘ officers and enlisted men of the N my and Marine Corps; officers and enlisted and enrolled men° of the Laval Reserve Force and Marine Corps Reserve while in the service of the United States; officers commissioned in the Army of the United States under the provisions _ of this Act; persons who,} prior to any daiy set for registrauon by the tE£,§?"i°“”ly rw President hereunder, have registered uu er the terms of this Act or -*”‘°·P·“7· under the terms of the resolution entitled "J0int resolution providing for the registration for military service of all male persons citizens of the United States and all male persons residing in the United States who have, since the Efth day 0 June, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and on or before the day set for the registration by proplamation by the President,. attained the age of tweut -0ne years, in accordance with such rules and regulations as the §reside11t may