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CHAPTER I.—SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT.

(Approved March 8, 1918.)

 

GENERAL EXPLANATION

In order that those engaged in military service in the present war

may not be worried and disturbed about their affairs at home, and to en-

able them to devote their entire thoughts and best abilities to the serv-
ice of the country, Congress passed the above Act. It is designed to pro-
tect them and their dependents.

The Council of National Defense at Washington ‘has general super-
vision over the subject of seeing that the purposes of the Act become
known to those for whose benefit it was passed, and to see, SO far as
possible, that there is a uniformity of administration under the Act
throughout the whole country.

To assist in carrying out the purposes of the Act, on the request of
the National Council there has been organized in each State a Legal Com-
mittee, acting under and with the State Council of Defense, consisting of
a Central Committee of five members of the Bar, and Legal Committees
i each County. This Central Committee is expected to prepare a booklet
containing outlines of this Act, and also such part of our State laws as
may be likely to be of use to those in, or about to enter, the military
service, which booklet is to be distributed to the various Counties, so as
to be easily available to all who may desire to consult it.

The Central Legal Committee of the State Council of Defense, for
Colorado, consists of Harvey Riddell, chairman, Judge Ira C. Rothgerber,
Clayton C. Dorsey, J. A. Gallaher and John H. Gabriel. The members of
the local committee can be learned from the County Judge of your

county. It is hoped that all members of the Ear will give their services

whether specially named as a member of the local committee or not.

The local committees will advise parties interested in respect to
the Act, and, generally, as to the proper course to be taken by those about
to enter the military service.

For brevity the term ‘“military service” is used. but the Act is for
the benefit of soldiers, sailors, and every like branch of the service. Act
Sec. 101. The exact meaning of this and other phrases in the law can be
found in that Section.

This law is binding upon all courts, National and State, including
Justices of the Peace.

It supersedes all State laws inconsistent with it.

We have endeavored to give below a correct outline of that law, but
nevertheless caution the local committees, and those called upon to act
thereunder, to refer to the terms of the Act itself.