South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-02
EXEMPTION BOARDS ARE
PREPARING FOR ORAF I
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sisting Of as many mem bers as may
be desired shall be appointed by the
president in each federal judicial
district Of the United States one in
each territory and one in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
The duties and functions Of the
local boards are taking the necessary
steps for determining the order Of
liability for service Of those regis
tered and examining those called
for service to determine whether
they shall be exempted discharged.
or accepted for service
Decide Appeals.
The duties and functions Of the
district boards are deciding appeals
from the decisions Of the local
boards on matters falling under the
jurisdiction OF such boards and
passing upon claims for discharge
because Of the relationship of the
one making the claim 20 industries.
including agriculture. found 10 be
necessary TO the maintenance of the
military establishment. or the eff
fective operation of the military
forces, or the maintenance Of ma
tional interest during the emergency.
Wherever practicable the regis
tration board will be reconstructed
as the local exemption board
'As soon as practicable after a
day to be named by the provost
marshal general the members of the
local boards must assemble and or
ganize.
The boards shall organize by
having the sheriff Of the county as
executive officer Of the board An
other member shall be made the
clerk Of the board The third mem
Der may be a physician.
ANY member of the board may
be removed by the president
Upon organization the registra-
ton records shall be delivered TO
the local boards and the registra-
ton boards shall then cease to
exist.
Give Cards Numbers.
within three days, if practicable.
from the date of its organization.
/
and every registration card issued a
! separate serial number beginning
with one and running on up. For
/ this purpose the cards should not be
arranged or regarded alphabetically.
The same serial number must be
given TO the copy of the card that
was given 10 the original
so soon as the local board has
| completed the numb boring of the
cards and Of the copies thereof. it
will Immediately forward the copies
/ to the adjutant general of the state.
The local boards shall prepare
/ concurrently with their giving 70
/ the several registration cards their
| respective serial numbers a list
shall be arranged in the order of
the serial numbers One copy OF
! this list shall be kept by the local
board, one copy posted in public
one copy made available to the press
and one copy sent TO the provost
/ marshal general in Washington.
Order of Liability.
Every thing is now ready for the
| determination of the order in which
the persons on this list are liable
for military service. The methods
manner. time or times, and place OF
places Of such determination will
be prescribed by the president in
regulations to be issued hereafter.
After such determinations have
been made the president viii APP
portion to the several states. terri
tories and the District of Columbia
the quotas to be furnished by each
and will so notify the governors
/ Quotas will be apportioned in pro-
portion 10 the population thereof
The president will authorize the
| governors Of the several states 10
apportion for him the quotas to be
drawn.
THE president will also authorize
the governor Of each state and ter
ritory and the commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia to allot "a
counties and 10 cities Of 10000 pop
ulation and over the credits 10 which
such counties and cities are entitled
> for enlistments in the national
guard and regular army.
"A list Of such persons so desig-
mated shall be made by each board
and posted in a place accessible &c
public view The local board shall
send by mail 20 each person SC
designated notice Of such fact.
Make Physical Examination.
The local boards will first make
the physical examination Of all per
sons. The physical examination
having been completed the board
will next consider the matter Of eX
emptions.
The local board will issue Ger
tifcates OF exemption 90 all those
whom IL exempts under these reg
ulatiOns.
THE local board will then con
slider who should be discharged ii
tbav make applicatiOn for IL I'm ac