The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-08-04

sory to the maintance of the military
establishment, but all such questions
will be determined by the federal dis
trict board
The mere fact that a person is en-
gagged in agriculture or other necessary
industry will not of itself entitle him
to exemption. Each case will be con-
sldered on its merits and in order to
entitle a person to exemption on this
ground it must be established by evil
dene, to the satisfaction of the district
board that the continuance in such oc-
cupation or industry by the person is
necessary TO the maintance thereof,
and that he cannot be replaced by
some one else without dircit, SUBJ
stantial and material loss and detri-
ment to the effective operation Of the
Industry or agricultural enterprise In
which the man is engaged.
File Claims Promptly.
1t should be borne in mind by per-
sons desiring exemptions that the
claim thereof must be promptly iled
within the time stated in the reguIa-
tions, and that appeals from the decl-
sion of the local boards must be
promptly filed within the time stated
in the regulation for taking such ap-
peals, and that the claims for exemp-
tions and the appeals must be support
ed by proper affidavits and evidence.
The local board may allow claims for
exemption or discharge to be filed or
atfidavits in support thereof TO be filed
after the expiration of the time desi-
gnated, when II is shown to the satfs-
Iaetlon OF the board that tho
failure 80 nie L.. same within the
designated time was due to necessary
absence or Illness OF the claimant,
which prevented the filing of the same.
or any other cause which appears TO
the local board to afford reasonble
ground for allowing claims or affida-
Wits to be filed after the expiration Of
the designated time
In case where n person is register
ed in two counties he may file, with
the local board to which he elects to
present such application an affidavit
signed by him stating that his home Is
in the other county and that his regis
tratton in the county where he filed
such application should be cancelled
and If his application and affidavit are
accompanied by a proper affidavit o.
the clerk of the local board in said
other county, stating that his regis
tration card is I'm the possession of such
NONAi pNhiN VI WHICH tue IN
clerk, the order may be entered can
ceiling his registration by the board to
which such application is made
Errors DO Not Exempt.
Any clerical errors in the number
ing of the cards or making out lists or
publication of the names of persons
called for service will be corrected
when discovered. and will not entitlS
any person to exemption or discharges.
No, member of a local board or dis
trict board may participate in the
hearing or decision of any claim FOR
exemption filed by or in respect OF any
person who is related to such member
by blood, or by marriage nearer than
second cousin.
1t is not necessary that claim for
exemption or an appeal be filed on
signed by the person called for service.
but may be filed or signed by any other
person or officer of corporation.
An appeal may be taken from n final
decision of the district board in any
case In which said board has exclusive,
original jurisdiction to the President
of the United States. but unless the
district board shall otherwise order a
filing of such appeal shall not prevent
such person from being accepted and
ordered into military service pending
such appeal.