The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-13
CLAIMS FOR DISCHARGE ON IN
DUSTRIAL GROUNDS

claims for discharge on the ground
that you are engaged in industry, in
Guiding agriculture found to be nee
essary to the maintenance OF the mill
tary establishment, the effective OPP.
GRAFTON, of the military forces, or the
maintenance of national interest dur.
ing the emergency.
Such claims must be filed with the
district board on or before the fifth
day after the mailing and posting OF
notice that you have been certified
been called for service and not ex-
empted or discharged,
If you desire to file such 4 claim:
1. Get a copy at the local or dis
trict board Form 161 or 161a-
2. Fill the form out properly.
3. File. it with the district board
within five days after the mailing and
posting of notice that your name has
been certified from the local board
to the district board.
See section A. Regulations
XVI.
PROOF IN SUPPORT OF INDUS
TRIAL CLAIM
Only affidavits can be used in fill
Ing proof before the district board of
q claim for exemption ION Industrial
grounds. All such affidavits must be
filed within five days after the filing
OF the. claim.
XVII
DECISIONS OF DISTRICT BOARD
ON INDUSTRIAL CLAIM
Within five days after the closing
OF proof in any industrial claim the
district board must decide the claim,
If the decision OF the district board
is in favor of the claim the board will
issue a certificate Of discharge. If the
decision is against the claim the dis
trict boards will SO notify you.
Remember that you have been call
ed for military, service and that the
certificate Of the district board is only
conditional on your remaining in the
kind of industrial service on account
of which you were discharged. No
such exemption shall continue when
a cause therefor no longer exists and
your certificate Of discharge may be
withdrawn or modified by the district
board at any time that the district
board shall determine that the cir
cumstances require 1t.
XVIII.
APPEALS OF INDUSTRIAL CLAIM
TO THE PRESIDENT
Only decisions Of district boards on
industrial claims for discharge can be
appealed.
If you desire to appeal the decision
OF the district boards to the Presi-
dent, you may do SO within seven days
of the date of mailing to fyou of the
decision Of the district board To per-
feet your appeal
/. Get copy from the district or
local board Form 163.
O.. Fill out the form and file it with
the district board.
s.. Do this Within seven days after
the mailing of notice to you of the
decision Of the district board in your
case. JAi
XIX.
HOW YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED
That you HAVE BEEN SELECT
ED FOR MILITARY SERVICE
AS soon as your case is finally dis
posed Of, the adjutant general of your
state will notify you by mail that you
have been selected for military SER
vice. Your local boards will post a
list of all persons selected for military
service in a place at the office Of the
local boards accessible to public view.
The local board will also give lists of
persons selected for military, service
to the press with requests for publica-
ton. 4
Xxx.
Notice that you have been seIectodd
for military service viii not necessar-
lily order you into service.
The notice to report for military
service will come when the govern
ment is ready to receive you
E. H. CROwDER,
Id