The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26


claims for discharge may be made on
any of the following grounds. which
are the only grounds for discharge by
a local board.
l. That you are a county or munlc'
ipal officer.
2. That you are customhouse
clerk.
8. That you are employed by the
United States in the transmission OF
mails.
4. That you are an artifcer or work
man employed in an armory, arsenal,
or navy yard of the United States.
S. 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 reg
ularly employed in the pursuit of
your vocation.
7. That you are a mariner actually
/ employed in the sea service of any
! citizen or merchant within the Uni
ted States.
8. That you are married man with
a wife or child dependent on you for
support.
8. That you have a widowed mother
dependent on your labor for support.
I 10. That you have aged or infrm
parents dependent upon your labor
for support
II. That you are the father of a
motherless child under 16 dependent
upon your labor for support.
I 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.
well-recognized religious sect or or.
| ganization organized and existent
May IS, 1917, and whose then existing
creed or principles forbade its mem.
bers to participate in war in any
form and whose religious convictions
are against war or participation there
in in accordance with the creed or
principles of said religious organiza-
ton.
These are the only grounds for ex-
emption or discharge by local
board.
Another person can file a claim in
your behalf, but must use different
forms in filing the claim.
vIIl-Must File Proof.
Ten days after filing claim to file
proof-Your claim of exemption or
discharge must be filed within seven
days of the day on which notice to
you that you are called was posted
and mailed. But after you have filed
your claim for exemption or dis.
charge you have ten days within
which to file proof
The method of proving claims is
very simple but it is rather exact. II
you follow the rules given below Won
will have done what is required of
you. ..,
FIRST go to the local board and
consult the regulations to find out the
form number of the afidavits that Won
must submit for your particular
claim.
second, ask the board for the blank
affidavits that are necessary in nre.
sehtlng your proof; if the board has
not the forms. ask to consu,t tho
pamphlet of forms.
lnird' Have the affidavits properly
accomplished and return tbem ~ A..
BOARD within the time limit assigned
sou-ten days from the filing of vour
claim. 'ou'
ReInem0er:
'a) you must submit your nroof IN
'ne prescribed form and the hoard
mas no authority to exempt or dis.
eharge you unless you submit all ,ho
amaavlts required by regulations.
'o' lhere will be no argument be.
.Ule .ne board and no proof other
.naii 'ne prescribed afidavits unless
.ne :. ,, board calls for other proof which
aa :. wiz 10 In only limited number of
M-"hen Claims Are Decided
o, very claim for discharge or ex.
emption will be decided by the loo,
BOARD within three days after vour
an'aaVits = have been filed.
'''e OF Exemption or Dis. |