The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20

peal every case In which a depend
ency exemption Is made. My answer
to this question is no. The federal
board should not be burdened with
appeals where the matter of exemo-
ton on account of dependencies is
clear and without question. but if
there is doubt or If the question is
ISSed by interested citizens then the
appeal should be taken. Paragraph /
OF section 27 does not provide that an
appeal shall be taken in all cases:
that Is, that 1t is mandatory that an
appeal be taken in every case. 1t
simply provides that an appeal can
De taken in every case, decided by
the local board, to the district board
In other words, it simply gives the
authority for the appeal to be taken,
but does not make 1t mandatory that
every decision rendered by the local
BOARD be appealed to the district
board.
question has arisen as to the no.
tlce to be given the person whose
case Is appealed by the party repre-
sentlng the government To state
the case in another way, John Smith
mas been exempted because Of a de-
pendency The government repre-
sentative Is dissatisfied and takes
appeal. The question Is, what notice
IS John Smith to have of the appeal?
mat is answered in section 43 of the
rules and regulations. The repre-
sentative OF the government shall
Tile his affidavit in duplicate, one copy
being kept on file by the board and
one copy to be mailed by the secre-
tary or the board to the person claim
ing exemption to the address of such
person given on his registration card.
Rules Adopted 10y the District
Boards.
RULE l.
In considering claims for exemp-
ton presented to the district boards
for their action, marriage of the
claimant will not be regarded as even
presumptive evidence that the claim
ant has dependents. Actual existing
dependency within the meaning of
the act of congress and the estab-
lished rules and regulations must in
all cases be shown. Proof of the
character required by the act of con-
gress and said rules and regulations
in addition to the fact of marriage
must be furnished in every case be-
fore the district boards will sustain
the granting of exemption to married
claimants.
RULE 2.
The boards will rigidly apply the
presumption that the burden is in all
cases on the climant to fully substan-
tate his claim for exemption; and
If the evidence leaves this question
in doubt, the claim for exemption
will invariably be denied.
RULE 3.
In all cases of claims for exemp-
ton because of industrial or agricul-
tural conditions and in all cases
where the district boards are author
lied so to do, such boards will re
quest information from mem bers of
local boards, county attorneys, and
other persons acquainted with the
facts, in respect of all marriage that
may assist the boards in passing upon
claims for exemption or discharge.
This will be done in order that
exemptions may not be granted in
any case where the fact that the
claimant is held for military service
will not in the opinion of the boards
result in direct, substantial and ma
terial loss to an agricultural OF in
dustrial enterprise.
RULE 4.
A claim for discharge because the
claimant is engaged in an agricul-
tural or industrial enterprise of the
character specified in the act of con-
gress, will not be regarded as suffi-
GENTLY established to exempt the
claimant, unless there is evidence
which satisfies the board that If the
claimant should be Withdrawn from
such enterprise, it would result In
the discontinuance of. or serious in
terruption of the enterprise. In case
the claimant is farmer, mere
statement that his labor is necessary
to such agricultural enterprise will
not be enough; facts must be pre-
sented in the affidavit which prove
that if the claimant is withdrawn
from such service at the probable
future date of his summons to the
army, that the farming operations in
which he is engaged cannot ade-
ouately be carried on by any person
who may be found to take his place.
The fact conditions which indicate
that this result will ensue, must be
shown with such particularly and IN
such detail as satisfies the board
that the conditions claimed In fact
exist; and it will not be enough to
present sworn statements OF mere
opinion to that effect.
For Religious Collectors.
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