The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-07-28

pamphlet and curl the form show
there
I'LL "ut ''o. proper form and file
with rh- board
l." This within seven days of "a
posting mi mailing of notice To }u
to present Yourself.
To" '".l"AIu- are The only ground
for exemption:
That YOU ar" nm officer. IegISIHtI,,
"'"""u'" ar Judicial 81 che mite
states, IL state or trrrItury, or the Dis
tri"t of Columbia.
that YOU are ~ regular or duIs or
dhin-d minister of religion.
That yuu were On NHN -, 1917.
student preparing for the ministry Il
any recognized Theological or diNinit,
school.
That YOU are In III" military or ma, n
~"rNI"" at the United states.
ihHt N"u nrc subject Of Germany
whether You have taken out papers 81
That ,"u are a resident allen VIII,
has not taken out Hr~t papers.
In addition to claims for exemption
claims for discharge may bee made, ou
amy of the following grounds. which
ara Tho only grounds for discharge hy
"a Ioca. board.
Tint you are county or municipal
officer.
| That you nrr cuStnm-hou>c clerk.
That YOU are employed by the United
/ states In the transmission Of malls.
That Nou nre an urtiicrr or work
mum employed In an nrmory, arsenal or
navy yard of the United StHtes.
That you are employed In the service
Of the nited suites ,undrr certain
"ondItionSp. See paragraph teb of see
tIon 20. Regulations.
That you are licensed pilot regu-
ihrlS employed Iu the pursuit Of your
vocation.
Tint you nre mariner actually rm-
ployrd in the sea service of nny citizen
ar merchant within the United states.
That you are married man with "a
wife or child dependent On you for sup
port.
dependent upon your labor for support.
That You have "a widowed mother de-
pendent your labor for support.
That you nre the father of mother
less child under sixteen dependent upon
your labor for support.
That You are brother of an orphan
child or children under sixteen d-pen-
support.
That you are "a member of any we'll
recognized religious sect organiza-
ton organized and existent May IL.
1917. and whose then existing creed or
principles forbade Its members TO par-
ticipate In war In any form and whose
religious convictions are against war
or participation therein In accordance
with the creed or principles OF said reII-
giOus organization.
These are the only grounds for ex-
emption or discharge by n local board.
Another person can file n claim in
your behalf. but must use different
forms In fling the claim.
8. Proof of claimS-YOur claim of
exemption or discharge must he filed
within seven days Of the day on which
notice 10 YOU that you are called was
posted and mailed. But after YOU
have filed your claim for exemption or
discharge YOU have ten days within
which To file proof
The method of proving claims is
very simple. hut il is rather exact. If
YOU follow the rules given below you
will have done what is required of
you:
ta) Go 10 the local board and con
suit the regulations To find out the |
form number of the aflidavitS that you |
must submit for your particular claim. |
90 Ask the board for the blank af- |
fidavitS that are necessary in present |
inG yonr proof; if the board has not /
the forms, ask Ia consult the pamphlet |
If forms.
Co Have the afiidavits properly ac-
and return them {" the
board within the time limit assigned
days from the filing of your
claim.
Remember:
(m You must submit your proof in
he prescribed form and the board has
40 authority To exempt or discharge
rou unless You submit all the affi-
iavitS required by regulations.
% There will be no argument he
ore the board and no proof other than
he prescribed afiidavitS, unless the
BOARD calls for other proof. which il
will do in only a limited number of
asses.