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(b) All sections and parts of these Regulations not speci- General Rules. fied in subparagraph (a) shall become effective at noon, Certain regula on December 15, 1917.

tions effective Dec. 15, 1917.

registrants and

(c) These Regulations shall become effective as specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this section, and thereafter shall govern all registrants and selected men, To govern all and all procedure in regard to them, and notwithstanding procedure. that they may have been examined, selected, discharged, or exempted; and the process of examination and selection herein prescribed shall proceed as to them as completely as though no prior steps in the process of examination, selection, discharge, or exemption had been taken in respect of them.

Except that they shall not apply to those who, prior to Exceptions. to December 15, 1917, have been actually inducted into into the military service; and

Provided that

Proviso.

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govern

1. All registrants who, at noon on December 15, 1917, When old reguhave been ordered by their Local Boards to report for mobilization. military duty and entrainment, and all procedure in relation to them, to the completion of mobilization, shall be governed by the Rules and Regulations heretofore existing.

remain liable.

2. Every registrant who, prior to noon on December Selected men to 15, 1917, has been examined and selected and notified of selection (old Form 146-B) shall remain liable to be inducted immediately into military service in the order of his liability as heretofore fixed by his order number, unless and until, upon any call upon his Local Board for men, it shall appear that there is in Class I a sufficient number of men to fill such call, notwithstanding that such registrant may have been subsequently examined and classified under these Rules and Regulations and placed in a deferred class.

Section 3. Repeal of preexisting Rules and Regula

tions.

Repeal of prior

On and after noon on December 15, 1917, all pre- Repe existing Rules and Regulations shall be and hereby are rescinded and repealed and shall have no further force or effect, except as provided in the foregoing section 2. Provided, that

(a) The repeal of the preexisting Rules and Regula-Validity of acts tions shall not affect the validity of any act done under authority of, and in conformity with, such preexisting Rules and Regulations, subject to the provisions of the following section 4 revoking prior exemptions and discharges.

(b) All violations of said preexisting Rules and Regulations, and all penalties incurred as a result thereof, shall attach, and may be prosecuted and punished in the same manner and with the same effect as if said Rules and Regulations had not been repealed.

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General Rules.

(k) The term "deferred classification" is equivalent Deferred classi- to discharge or exemption from draft, whether permanent, temporary, conditional, or unconditional.

fication.

Registrant.

Mobilization.

Selected man

Police.

Child.

Oath.

(1) The term "registrant" shall include all persons duly and properly registered in accordance with the provisions of the Selective Service Law and the Rules and Regulations made under authority thereof, heretofore and hereafter in effect.

(m) The term "mobilization" shall include all proceedings in relation to induction of a registrant into the military service from the time that he is ordered to report to his Local Board for military duty and entrainment to the time that he arrives at the mobilization camp.

(n) The term "selected man" shall include all registrants who, under the preexisting regulations had been notified of selection (old Form 146-B), or who, under these Regulations, have been notified by their Local Boards to report for military duty and entrainment.

(0) The term "police official" shall include all United States and State, county, and municipal marshals and sheriffs and their deputies, police, constables and the constabulary, and all similar officers by whatever name known, having authority to take persons into custody in order to preserve the peace and quiet of the community and to maintain public order and tranquillity.

(p) The term "child" shall include only girls under 18 and boys under 16 years of age, and of those under such ages shall, except where otherwise provided, include:

(1) A legitimate child of the registrant, whether born or unborn.

(2) A child legally adopted by the registrant before May 18, 1917, if a member of the registrant's household.

(3) An illegitimate child of the registrant only if he has been judicially ordered or decreed to contribute to such child's support.

The classification of a registrant on account of dependency of any child as herein defined shall be governed by the particular rules of classification in respect of dependency.

(q) Wherever an oath is required, an affirmation in judicial form, if made by a person having conscientious scruples concerning the taking of an oath, shall be deemed a sufficient compliance.

When regula Section 2. When these Rules and Regulations become effective.

tions effective.

Certain regula$jons effective Nov. 20, 1917.

(a) The following sections and parts of these Rules and Regulations shall become effective at noon on November 20, 1917 and thereupon shall supersede all preexisting Rules and Regulations relating to the same subject matter, namely, Sections 9 to 13, inclusive; 15 and 16; 23 to 34, inclusive; 37 to 52, inclusive; 90, 91, and 92; 152 to 156, inclusive; 183, 184, 185, and 187; and Parts IX, XI, XII, XIII, and XIV.

(b) All sections and parts of these Regulations not specified in subparagraph (a) shall become effective at noon on December 15, 1917.

General Rules.
Certain regula-

tions effective
Dec. 15, 1917.

registrants and

(c) These Regulations shall become effective as specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this section, and thereafter shall govern all registrants and selected men, To govern all and all procedure in regard to them, and notwithstanding procedure. that they may have been examined, selected, discharged, or exempted; and the process of examination and selection herein prescribed shall proceed as to them as completely as though no prior steps in the process of examination, selection, discharge, or exemption had been taken in respect of them.

Except that they shall not apply to those who, prior to Exceptions. to December 15, 1917, have been actually inducted into into the military service; and

Provided that

Proviso.

lations govern

mobilization.

1. All registrants who, at noon on December 15, 1917, When old reguhave been ordered by their Local Boards to report for military duty and entrainment, and all procedure in relation to them, to the completion of mobilization, shall be governed by the Rules and Regulations heretofore exist

ing.

remain liable.

2. Every registrant who, prior to noon on December Selected men to 15, 1917, has been examined and selected and notified of selection (old Form 146-B) shall remain liable to be inducted immediately into military service in the order of his liability as heretofore fixed by his order number, unless and until, upon any call upon his Local Board for men, it shall appear that there is in Class I a sufficient number of men to fill such call, notwithstanding that such registrant may have been subsequently examined and classified under these Rules and Regulations and placed in a deferred class.

Section 3. Repeal of preexisting Rules and Regulations.

Repeal of prior

On and after noon on December 15, 1917, all pre- Repe existing Rules and Regulations shall be and hereby are rescinded and repealed and shall have no further force or effect, except as provided in the foregoing section 2. Provided, that

(a) The repeal of the preexisting Rules and Regula-Validity of acts tions shall not affect the validity of any act done under authority of, and in conformity with, such preexisting Rules and Regulations, subject to the provisions of the following section 4 revoking prior exemptions and discharges.

(b) All violations of said preexisting Rules and Regu- Violations lations, and all penalties incurred as a result thereof, shall attach, and may be prosecuted and punished in the same manner and with the same effect as if said Rules and Regulations had not been repealed.

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General Rules. (c) Nothing in this section or in the repeal of said preExisting boards existing Rules and Regulations shall be held to affect sons' duties con- the position, duties, or authority of any member of any

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Records.

prior exemptions

Local or District Board or of any other person heretofore appointed to perform any duty in connection with the administration of the Selective Service Law and of said preexisting Rules and Regulations, but all such persons shall hereafter continue to be invested with the same authority, and shall continue to perform the same duties, subject to the provisions of these Rules and Regulations.

(d) The said preexisting Rules and Regulations, so far as they relate to records and dockets, shall continue in operation; but only as to the preserving of all such records, and the completing of records concerning those registrants who, on or prior to December 15, 1917, had been or were in process of being inducted into the military service as aforesaid, and the completing of registration records.

Section 4. Revocation of exemption and discharge. Revocation of All exemptions and discharges made prior to noon on and discharges. December 15, 1917, and all certificates in evidence thereof are hereby revoked from and after noon on December 15, 1917, and all such certificates theretofore issued shall have no further validity.

future deferred

Revocation of In any case of deferred classification made under these classification. Rules and Regulations the Secretary of War may order such deferred classification and any certificate issued in evidence thereof to be revoked and rescinded, and the registrant to be transferred to any less deferred class designated by the Secretary, except only as to such registrants as have been placed in Class V on account of legal exemption.

Forms, see Part X.

Force and effect

of law.

charged

notice.

with

Section 5. Forms are part of regulations.

All forms the use of which is prescribed in these Rules and Regulations, and all forms which were prescribed by preexisting Rules and Regulations and were in use before and at the date of these Rules and Regulations, the continued use of which is either expressly or impliedly required by these Rules and Regulations, together with the particular rules, instructions, and directions contained in all such forms, are a part of these Rules and Regulations.

Section 6. Registrants and others charged with knowledge of these Rules and Regulations. These Rules and Regulations have the force and effect All persons of law, and all registrants, and all persons required by the Selective Service Law and these Rules and Regulations to be registered, and all persons claiming or to claim any right or privilege in respect of any registrant are charged with knowledge of the provisions hereof. Failure by any registrant, or by any person required to be registered, to perform any duty prescribed by the Selective Service Law

or by these Rules and Regulations, whether or not the General Rules. time of the performance of such duty is required by these Rules and Regulations to be posted or entered in the records of the Local or District Board, and whether or not formal notice is required by these Rules and Regulations to be given (such as registering and reporting change Failure to perof status and other duties), is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for one year, and may result in loss of demeanor. valuable rights and privileges and immediate induction into the military service; and such failure shall also be considered as a waiver of any right or privilege which might have existed in favor of such person if he had performed such duty.

Section 7. Notice to registrants and to all interested persons and effect of such notice.

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and mailing Ques

92.

(a) The process of examination and selection of registrants, under these Rules and Regulations, shall begin by the posting of notice in the offices of the Local Boards Posting notice, on Form 1002, and by mailing a Questionnaire (Form tionnaire, see sec. 1001) to every registrant included within such posted notice, as provided in section 92 hereof; and notice of every subsequent action taken by either the Local or District Board in respect of each registrant shall be given by entering a minute or date of such action on the Classi-, Classification fication List (Form 1000) in the office of the Local Board, and in addition to such entries, by mailing to the registrant (and in some cases to other claimants) a notice of such action.

list, see sec. 90.

to be performed, running

time.

of

(b) Whenever a duty is to be performed or a period of Notice of duty time begins to run within which any duty is to be per-or formed by any such registrant, or within which any right or privilege may be claimed or exercised by or in respect of any such registrant, a notice of the day upon which such duty is to be performed, or such time begins to run, shall be mailed to the registrant, and the date of such mailing of notice shall be entered opposite the name of such registrant on the Classification List, which is always open to inspection by the public at the office of the Local Board.

ing claims by

(c) In addition to the mailing of such notice to regis-, Notice concerntrants, notice of the disposition of claims of other persons other persons. in respect of registrants shall be mailed to such other persons.

(d) Either the mailing of such notice or the entry of such date in the Classification List shall constitute the giving of notice to the registrant and to all concerned, and shall charge the registrant and all concerned with notice of the day upon which such duty is to be performed or the beginning of the running of the time within which such duty must be performed or such right or privilege may be claimed, regardless of whether or not a mailed notice or Questionnaire is actually received by the registrant or other person.

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