The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-10
EXEMPTION BOARD
BUSY THIS WEEK

The exemption board of Lee coun-
ty, composed of Sheriff Trapp, Cir
cult Clerk Long and DIR. Gurney,
have been very busy all the week
making the physical examinations of
the 422 young men notified under
the selective draft act to appear be-
fore the board The requirements
of the war department are exactlng
and the work of examination has
been slow and tedious. In addition
to DR.. Gurney, Doctors Anderson,
Toomer, Green and Thomason and
DIR. Rhodes of Guntown, were called
in to aid in making the examinations.
Something above twenty per cent of
those examined are turned down on
account of physical liability. At this
writing, Thursday afternoon, the
work of examination continues and
will continue Friday. So far none
of the grounds of exemptions have
been taken up by the board. This
duty is a very delicate one and the
board will give each applicant for ex-
emption every consideration in pass
ing on his application.
The following are the only
grounds for exemption:
l. That you are an officer, legls-
lative, executive, or judicial, of the
United States, a state or territory
or the District of Columbia.
Z 2. That you are regular or duly
ordained minister of religion.
5. That you were on May Is, 1917
a student preparing for the ministry
in any recognized theological or di-
vinity school.
4. That you are in the military or
naval service of the United tates.
5. That you are a subject of Ger
many, whether you have taken out
papers or not.
g. That you are a resident alien
who has not taken out first papers.
In addition to claims for exemp-
ton claims for discharge may be
made on any Of the following
grounds which are the only grounds
for discharge by a local board:
/. That you are a county or mu-
nicipal officer.
.. That you are a customhouse
clerk.
8. That you are employed by the
United States in the transmission of
mails.
4. That you are an artificer or
workman employed in an armory,
arsenal or navy yard of the United
States.
5. That you are employed in the
service of the United States (under
certain conditions) See paragraph
(e) of section 20, Regulations.
6. That you are licensed pilot
regularly employed in the pursuit OF
your vocation.
7. That you are mariner actual
ely employed in the sea service OF
4 sany citizen or merchant within the
United States.
8. That you are married man
with a wife or child dependent on
you for support.
g. That you have widowed
mother dependent on your labor for
support.
IL. That you are the father of a
motherless child under 16 dependent
upon your labor for support.
IL. That you are brother of an
orphan child or children under 16
dependent on your labor for support.
13. That you are member of any
organization organized and existent
May 1S, 1917, and whose then ex-
listing creed or principles forbade
its mebers to participate in war in
any form and whose religious con-
victions are against war or partici-
patton theerin accordance with the
creed or principles Of said religious
organization.
These are the only grounds for
exemption or discharge by local
board.
Another person can file claim in
your behalf, but must use different
forms in filing the claim.