Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-02
FEW GLASSES ARE
EXEMPT FROM DRAFT
CONTINUED from Page H.

or more members. will be apapinted
for each county having less than A.
Goa population and one local board for
each city Of 10000 population %. over
/ In certain states the states viii be
split up into divisions with a local
! beard for each division.
| One or more district boards con
sisting of as many membcas as may
be desired shall be appointed ny the
President in each federal judicial dis
.rict Of the United States, one in each
territory. and one the District of Co
lumbia
The duties and functions of the To-
ca, boards are taking the necessary
tSteps for determining the order of
liability Tor service OF those registered
and examining those called for sery-
ice to determine whether they shall
be exempted, discharged, or accepted
for service.
The duties and functions of the
district beard are deciding appeals
from the decisions of the local cards
on matters falling under the iurisdic,
ton of such boards and passing UPON
claims for dischargina because ol their
relationship oil the one making the
claim to industries including aeri.
culture" To be necessary to the main.
tenance OF the military establish
ment or the effective preparation of
he military forces, or the n,ainte-
nance of national interest during the
emergency.
Wherever practicable the registra.
ton beard will he reconstructed as the
LEGAL exemption board.
As soon as practical after a day to
be named by the provost marshal gen.
eral the members of the local boards
must assemble and organize
The boards shall organize b, hay.
ing the sheriff Of the county as exec.
ufive officer of the board Another
member shall be made the clerk of
tho board. The third member RAY be-
e physician.
Any member OF the board may be
removed by the President.
Upon organization the registration
records shall he determined to the To-
cal boards and the registration .oards
; shallNllen cease to exist.
Within three days, if practicall5
from the date OF its organization, each
LEGAL beard shall give to each an,
every registration card in it's poses
sion separate pscriai number BE-
ginning with and running on M
For this purpose the cards should not
nc arranged or regarded alphabet
ically. The same serial number
must be given to the copy Of tho care
that was given to the original.
As soon as the local board has com
plcted the numbering of the card
, and CT the copies thereof. it will i'm
medlately forward The copies to th,
adjutani general OF the State.
The local boards shall prepare con
currently with ther giving 10 TN
several registration cards their espet
tive serial number a list OF i'll pei
sons whose registration cards are il
their possession This list shall b,
arranged in the order Of The scria
numbers" One copy of this list shall
he kept by The local board, on COP,
posted in public view, one copy mad,
available to the local press. ana on,
copy sent to the provost marshal gen
eral in Washington
Everything is now ready for the dis
trituton of the order in which the
persons en- this list are liable fol
military service, The method man.
ner time, or times, and place OF placcs
OF such distributions will be pre-
scibed by the President in iegula
tions to be issued hereafter.
After such distributions have beer
made the President will apportlon lt
the several states, territories and the
District OF Columbia. The quotas to b,
furnished by each and viii so motif,
The governors Quotas will be appor
TONS in proportion to the population
thereof The President will authorize
The governors Of The several states tC
anportion for him the quotas to be
diaWn
The President will also aultoriz,
the governor OF each state and terri
tory and the commissioners of ,hC dis
trict OF Columbia. to allot TO cOuntic.
and to cities of 10000 population ant
over the credits to which such coua
ties and cities are entitled for en-
liStments in the national guard ant
regular army
A list OF such persons so designated
shall be made by each board ant
posted in place accessible to public
view The local board shall send by
mail to each person SO DESIGNATED no
tice of such fact.
The local boards will first make the
personal examination OF all per ona
The physical examination haVinl
been completed The board viii mex
consider he matter Of exemptions,
The local board viii issue Certiil
Gates of exemption TO all those whom
it cXemptS under these regulations.
The local board will then cpnsidc