Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-25

has no authority TO exempt or uls-
charge you unless you submit all the
afidavits required by the regulations.
(b) There will be no argument
before the board and no proof other
than the prescribed afidavits, unless
The board calls for other proof, which
it will do in only limited number of
cases.
When claims are decided-Every
claim for discharge or exemption will
be decided by the local board within
three days after your affidavits have
been filed.
Certificate of exemption or dis
charge-If your claim is allowed a
certificate of exemption or discharge
will be issued to you.
Remember:
(a) This certificate may be recalled
at any time.
(b) If it is temporary or condition
al, it becomes of no effect when the
time of the conditions named are full
filled.
(c) You have been drawn for mill
tary service and when the condition
that has postponed your posting to the
colors ceases you may be recalled at
any time.
(b) Remember that your case may
still be appealed and on this appeal to
the district board your certificate may
be withdrawn at once. When so
withdrawn, you stand precisely as
though you had been selected for mil
itary service by the local board.
Adverse decisions on claim-1f
your claim is disallowed by the local
board your name will be certified and
sent by the local board to the district
board as one who has been called for
military service and not exempted
or discharged. Within two days there
after, if practicable, list of those so
certified to the district board will be
given to the press, with request for
publication, will be posted in the Of
fees of the local board accessible to
the pubic view, and notice will be
mailed to the address on your regis;
tration card.
Therefore, if you have filed a
claim for exemption and proof in sup
port thereof. watch the notices in the
offices of the local board, beginning
about five days after you have filed
your proof, to see what disposition
was made of your case and make ar
rangements for the prompt receipt of
mail.
How to claim appeals to district
boards-Claims of appeal may be
made by person within 10 days after
the day when notice has been posted
and mailed that such persons name
has been certified to the district board
as one who has been called for srvice
and not exempted or discharged.
l. Go to the local board and get
or copy Form 153 or 154 for filing
your claim of appeal
2. Get or copy also Form Isl or
152 for notifying the district board of
appeal.
3 File your claim of appeal (153
or 154) with the local board.
4. Send your notice of appeal
(Form 151 or 1922 to the district
board.
5. Do this within 10 days from the
day when notice that your name was
certified to the district board was
posted and mailed. -
Remember:
1. You can only appeal the final
order of the board exempting or dis
charging you. Y>u cannot appeal
other order or action of the local
board.
Proving your appeal-You have
FIVE days after the district board re-
ceives your motto that you have filed
a claim of appeal in which to file evil
dence additional to that filed by you
in the local board, but all such evil
dence must consists of afidavits.
Decisions on appeal-The decision
on your appeal must be made within
five days Of the closing of proof, and
you will be notified by mail of the ac-
tion of the board on your appeal.
Claims for discharge on industrial
grounds.-Only the district board can
receive claims for discharge on the
ground that you are engaged in indus
try, including agriculture found to be
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