St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-21
YOU DO If
DRAFTED FOR
SERVICE in
. THE WAR
Information That Will Be
Welcome to Those Not
Informed on Subject.
WHAT ENTITIES YOU
TO EXEMPTION CLAIM
Copv of List Will be Posted
at Office for Public -.
Inspection.

Draft day will be today or, at the
latest, Monday.
This was the statement made at
the office of Provost Marshal Gener-
al Crowder. At the time 3,671 local
exemption boards of 1854 had filed
their lists.
We have received numerous In
auiries within the past few days
as to what citizen must 40 II ne
is drawn for war service that the
following instructions have been pre-
pared. They should be preserved.
When man is selected for service
this is what happens:
1. His name and residence Is
placed opposite a serial number on
a list which shows the order OF MS
liability to be called.
2. A copy of the list is posted
for public inspection at the Office of
the local board, another copy being
sent to the provost marshal general
at Washington.
3. Within three days the man is
notified by mail and. told when and
where to appear for physical examE-
nation.
4. On reporting he is physically
examined by the medical members OF
the ocal board or by licensed ply
sician in good standing appointed
for that purpose.
5. Should this examination, which
must occur in the presence OF at
least one member of the board, show
him to be physically disqualified for
service. he will not be exempted un-
til the same report is made after re-
examination by another competent
physician.
6. He then is not discharged un-
less the board approves the finding
and formally issues him a discharge
certificate.
Z. If the first examination shows
him to be physically sound his name
is placed on the list which is mailed
to the district board, a copy OF which
is publicly posted at the office OF the
local board.
8. Within two days thereafter
he is formally notified by mail that
he is called for service and has not
been exempted or discharged. Be-
fore he is finally accepted. however,
he must pass another rigid examlna-
ton by an army surgeon.
To Claim Exemption.
This is what a man must do to
claim exemption:
|. Formal application must be
filed with either the local or the dis
trict board. The local board is en-
powered to pass on all claims Tor ex-
emption because of dependents, alien
citizenship and other specified rea-
sons. The district boards nave
original jurisdiction in all claims
for exemption on the ground OF IN
dustrial employment necessary Tor
maintaining the naval and military
forces of the nation.
Q. A married man may be ex-
empted if he is able to support MS
exemption claim within ten days by
affidayits signed by both himself and
wife showing the latter is dependent
upon him for support.
3. IL there are children the am
davits must state whether each IS
supported either wholly or partially
BY dependent incomes. A support
ing affidavit is also required from
the head OF family who knows the
man and lives within the same ex-
emption area.
4. Regulations are provided Tor
exemption in case a man is the sup
porting son of widowed mother or
if he has aged or infrm. parents who
are dependent on him, or If he is
the father of a motherless child un-
der 10 years, or il he is the brother
OF motherless children under 10.
5. This district board may al
firm, reverse or modify any decision
of a local board. The president, in
turn, may pass upon all acts OF the
district board and his decision is
fnal. Z
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