Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-17

ofIieera. caatnsnhoase clerks. persons
raitiasea by the Uaifed States ln the
tfnnssiilss4aa af the malls. artlfsss's
and wnrkmea employed iii sle
aftnorlex, assenais una navy sarta tyf
tile United States. and .nch other per.
SONS employed I'M tile service af siss
United States as the president may
designate; pilots. mariners actually
employed ia the sea service of any
citizen or merchant Within the United
States; persons engaged I'm industries,
including agriculture, found To bc nec-
esaiIrs 10 the maintenance of the
military establishment or fhe cffees
tive operation of the military forces
or the maintenance OF national Inter
est during the emergency those in n
status sith respect to persons fsgend.
ent upon them for support which rem
ders their Exclusion or discharge niyia.
able. aud those found 60 be physically
or morally deficient
No exemption or exclusion shall
continue when cause therefor no
longer exists Provided, that notwith.
standing the exemptions enumerated
herein, each state. territory and the
District Of Columbia shall be required
to supply tts quota in tho proportion
that Its population bears Ia the total
population Of the United States
How Exemptions Arc Determined,
The machinery created Tor determin-
ing OF exemptions III thus described by
tho bill:
'"The president is hereby authorized,
In his discretion, to create and estnb-
fish throughout the several states and
subdivisions thereof and In the terri
tories and the District Of Columbia
local boards, aud where. In his dlscre-
tipn, practicable and desirable. there
skaIl be created and established one
snch board In each county or similar
subdivision lin each state, and one for
approximately each 10000 of popula-
tion Ia each city Of 10000 population
or over, according to the last census
taken or estimates furnished by the
bureau OF census OF the department Of
commerce. Such boards shall be APP
pointed by the president and shall con-
sist OF three or more members, none
OF whom shall be connected with the
military establishment, to be chosen
from among the local authorities of
such subdivisions or from other citt-
zens residing In the subdivision or area
In which the respective boards viii
have jurisdiction under the rules and
regulations prescribed by the presi-
dent
Powers Of Exemptins Boards.
Such boards shall have power with
In their respective jurisdictions to
hear and determine, subject to review
as hereinafter provided, all questions
Of exemption under this act, and all
questions of or claims for including or
discharging individuals or classes OF
individuals from the selective draft,
which shall be made under rules and
regulations prescribed by the presi-
dent, except any and every question
or claim for including or excluding or
dischargfng persons or classes of per-
sons fr<m the selectiVe draft under the
provisions Of this act authorizing the
president to exclude or discharge from
the selective draft persons engaged In
industries, including agriculture, found
to be necessary to the maintenance of
the military establishment. or the eff
fectiye operation OF the military
forces, or the maintenance Of national
interest during the emergency.
Additional Boards Provided.
The president Is hereby authorized
TO establish additional boards. one In
each federal judicial district of the
United States, consisting of such num-
Der of citizens, not connected with the