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 PROC’LAMAT1`O'NS," 1918. 1783 Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia., and all members of Local Boards and agents thereof appointed under the provisions of said_act of Congress agproved May 18, 1917, to perform certain duties in the execution 0 the foregping law, which duties will be communicated to them directly in the regulations prescribed under thelteirrirsé oié saiill Public Resolution. I 0 urt er proclaim and `ve notice to every erson sub`ect “°° 5· *9* **°°‘¥· to registration in the several Statgsl, and in the Districl;) of Columbia, t'11?°" m dayglomgisl in accordance with the above law, that the time and lace of such registration shall be between 7 a. m. and 9 . m. on tllle 5th day of June, 1918, at the office of the Local Board having jurisdiction of the area. wherein he permanently resides, or at suc other place as shall be designated by lpublic notice by such Local Board. All male persons, eit er citizens of the United States or residing .,,,P{§°,,‘§”§a§°°,§.*§is'Zg,,°Ql in the several States, or in the District of Columbia., who have, ismsince the 5th day of June, 1917, and on or before the 5th dag of June, 1918, attained their twenty-first birthday, are require to register in accordance with the above law and the regulations prescribed thereunder: Provided, however, That the following persons _S°"*°°°*°°P**°“· are hereby exempted from registration: Officers and enlisted men of _ the Regular Army the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the National Guard and Naval Militia while in the service of the United States, and officers in the Officers’ Reserve Corps andenlisted men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps while in active service. . Z ., A dai.; for reglistration in the Territories of Alaska, Hawaii, and ,,.,{{§,"i‘,",,,,§‘,'§,°l,,_i“’“l°' Politso ico lvgllb e trilamed in a later proélalgasiog ud  4 ,,§’,°"· PP- "°"· "“· 1* uir e r tions, 'eve p c 0 ving juris- Néticu or resumdictioncgn a city? of 3(hglghiio ulationrbr overrwill promptly cause °°°"°°°°" the mayor thereof to be notiflled-of the place or places esignated for registration· every Local `Board having jurisdiction in a countgr, parish, or similar unit will promptly cause the clerk thereof to e notified of the place or places designated for registration, and every Local Board having jurisdiction in a State or Territory, the area of which is divided into divisions for the administration of the act alpproved May 18, 1917, will promptly cause the clerks of the towns ips within its division to be notified of the place or places designated for registration. And I do call upon every mayor, county clerk, or township clerk P°°“"‘ °' "’°"°°°‘ receiving such notification to have a list of said places of registration posted, and do charge him with the duty of havinélall persons making rmxriry informed of the place or places at which ey maly register. uy person who, on account of sickness, will be unab e to present  °' "’° himself for registration ma§ apply on or before the day of registration at the oigice of any Local oard for instructions as to how he may register y agent. B Any person who expects to be absent on the day desi€1ated for mrllnlmmumsall b°°°°°°° registration from the ]urisdiction of the board in which e permanently resides mag register by mail, but his reggstration car must reach the Local oard having Lrrisdiction of e area wherein he permanently resides by the day erein named for registration. Any such person should apply as soon as ygacticable at the office of a Local Board for instructions as to how e may register by mail. Any person who has no permanent residence must register at the  place designated for registration by the Local Board having jurisdiction of the area wherein he may be on the day herein named for v registration. Pmm www, me Any person who, on account of absence at sea, or on account of um-mxmixmie. absence without the territorial limits of the United States, mai be unable to comply with the regulations pertaiuingsto absentees, s_ all, within five days after reaching the first United tates port, register 12080‘%°——vor. 40, rr 2--31