Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-10

emptlOD cannot kuCluue any OnSs ca
cept those who occupy exceptional
positions in an exceptional enterprise
or agricultural operation.
5. The affidavits supporting indus
trial claims must not merely state
the general class of occupation or the
fact that the applicants services are
necessary, as these are mere matters
of opinion; but such afidavits must
describe the industry or agricultural
enterprise. the relation of the party
to it, the character and duties of his
position or relation to it and such
other facts as may enable the board
to form its judgment as to whether
he is in the exempt class. General
affidavits will be held to be insuffici-
ent and not justifying exemption or
discharge.
Not Permanent or Final.
6. Exemptions or discharges are
neither permanent nor final; no ex-
emption continues after the cause
|. therefore ceases to exist. and parties
may be required to report at inter-
walls fixed by the board for inquiry
into this fact Persons engaged in
necessary industry above described
and who occupy positions which rem
| der their services indispensable dur
ing a limited period, such a certain
persons temporarily Indispensable in
harvesting perishable crops or in can
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| cannot be filled for a short period or
| whose services for any other reason
may be temporarily indispensable,
will be exempted or discharged only
for the short period necessary for the
completion of the operation or the fill
| ing of the position and will then take
their place in the service according
| to their number Their certificates Of
| exemption will so state and may be
revoked or modified at any time.
| Procedure-We are appending a
| convenient summary for procedure on
| exemption claims. The exact state
ment is found only in the published
| regulations, copies of which may be
had only from the local or district
| board:
/. Notice to Call-All registered
persons are called by the local boards
| for service and physical examina-
ton after filing of exemption claims
other than industrial exemption. No
tice of the call is given to each reg
| istered person by mail; these notices
are now being sent
2. Applications for exemption other
than industrial exemption must be
| filed with the local board on or before
the seventh day after the mailing of
the above notice.
8. Supporting affidavits must be
| filed with the local board within 10
| days from the date of filing the ex-
emption claim.
4. The local board decides all eX-
emptions for physical unfitness and
industrial claims, post notice of the
decision and notifies each registered
person that he has been certified to
the proper district board for service
and not exempted. Certificates are is
sued to those exempted.
5. Appeals-An appeal may be
| taken from a grant or refusal of ex-
| EN- ption by filing thin 10 days (a) a
claim Of appeal with the local board,
and OBJ notice of the appeal with
| the district board. Appeals may be
taken by the government without time
limit. Additional affidavits support
ing or opposing the appeal or exemp-
ton claim may be filed within five
days from the filing of the notice of
appeal.
6 Decision on Appeal-Cases will
be decided on the affidavits alone; no
oral hearings will be held except on
cases in which the board makes addi-
tional investigation as to the truth
of the affidavits. The decision of the
district board in all cases, other than
industrial exemptions, is final.
T. Industrial Exemptions-Cl Claims
for industrial exemption must be filed
with the district board only Claims
for appeal must be fled within five
days from the mailing of the notice
by the local board that the party has
been certified to the district board
and not exempted. Supporting aft
davits must be filed within five days
from the filing of the exemption
claim
s. Decisions on Industrial Exemp-
ton Claims and Notice-On final de-
cision the district board shall give
rotice by mail of its decision. Certi-
fcates are issued to those whose
claims are sustained
8. Appeals to the President on In
dustrial Claims-Appeal may be TAX
en- to the President by filing claim
fer apps al within seven days after the
mailing by the district board of the
notice of the adverse decision.
Call to COIOrs.
10. On completion of its work the
district board certifies to the Adiu-
tant General the names of al parties
who have not been exempted The
Adjutant General gives notice by mail
that the party is called and has not
been exempted, and to report for mill
tary service at time designated;
from the time so specified the party to
whom the notice is mailed shall be
in the military service of the. United
States.