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cordingly.
(k) Voluntary enlistment OF drafted
men.
Registered men may-continue to en-
list until their names ale posted as
called for military service, as provid-
ed in section Is of the regulations
for local boards las amended)
Procedure of Local Boards
ID No oral argument or appearance
by attorney.
Local boards will not permit appli-
cants to appear by attorney, nor will
they hear oral argument OF receive
written legal briefs.
(m) Legal questions.
Cases of doubt on legal questions
will be stated in the form of an in
Quiry and forwarded to the governor.
In formulating such questions the To-
cal boards may consult with the coun-
ty or city attorney.
I'M Proof by affidavit, but board on
its own motion may investigate truth
of affidavit.
The regulations prescribe that proof
of the various claims shall be made
by affidavits of specific tenor Also
in section IT, a, C, d, e, and and in
section go, a, b. and /, it is prescribed
that applicants may make ''presenta-
ton by afiidayits OF such other evil
dence as may be required in the opin-
ion of the local board to substantiate
such claim. These provisions are in
tended 10 expedite proceedings by
restricting the presentation of proof
by claimants as much as possible to
afidayits. Local boards should bear
in mind that their procedure is not
controversial. On information brought
to their attention by claims and afii-
davits, they are to investigate the
merits of each claim. But no person
has a vested right to appear personal
ly before a board and urge claim
by argument or to submit other than
proof by affidavit of claims to the
board. Ordinarily the board should
act on the case as presented by the
claim and the supporting afiidavits;
hit where the board is not satisfied
With the evidence presented it may
/ Investigate, the facts stated in the
aflidavits by interrogating the afiir
ants or other persons.
(o) Boards not to make exemptions
or discharging in cases where less
than the evidence required by
regulations is submitted
The regulations require as a prere-
quisite to exemption or discharge n
certain specific number OF afiidavits
of a specific tenor. In the absence
OF the required number of affidayits
OF the required substance, local
boards may not exempt or discharge
IN the presence OF such proof boards
may exempt or discharge If the proof.
in the opinion Of the board, substan-
tiates the claim. II the board is dis
satisfied with the amount or quality
of proof, but is still of the opinion
that the claim may be meritorious, 1t
may call for further evidence. as out
lined In the section Inn hereof. or If
the proof. though apparently sufficient
is not believed by the board, IL may
make further investigation, as outlin-
ed in the section (m) hereof. In
short in the absence OF the proof re-
quired by the regulations the board
may not exempt or. discharge; in the
presence of the required proof the
board may exempt or discharge If 1t
thinks that the proof submitted and
such other proof as II may call for or
obtain, substantiates the claim, and
not otherwise.
(p) Minutes of reasons for disallow.
ing claim.
When a local board disallows q
claim for exemption or discharge and
files with the district board, under
section 20, the papers concerning the
claim, 1t shall also file Herewith a
minute of its reasons for disallowing
| the claim.
| CD Employment of examining ply,
sicianG.
The physician memeber of the board
is the examining physician, except
where additional physicians are ne
II NntiC cutH ~ lhlV Naot tht
board should nominate the physician
\ or physicians that II desires to engage
to the GOVERNOR who may designate
the physician or physicians so nomi
mated orsothers in lieu thereof. The
designations by. the governor should
be in writing and should be addressed
to the physician, in care of the board
| After having been once so designated
by the governor, the physician may be
| employed by the board as occasion
| for his use arises. Such extra physi-
clans are not members of the board,
and need take no oath. Nor is it ne
cessary that they reside in the area
over which the board has jurisdiction
Section 10 of the regulations pre-.
scribes the number of examining ply
sicians that may be compensated.
Where additional uncompensated
service may be had. additional physi
clans may be employed IL they are