The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-29
PARISH EXEMPTION
OFFICERS QUALIFY
Three Prominent Parish OF.
6cials Selected By Govern
ment

Coroner Beverly Smith and Sheriff
Chas. Pecot qualified Thursday af-
ternoon at Franklin to serve the
United States Government as Ex-
emption Officers for the parish of
St. Mary. This Exemption Board
will probably be called upon to be-
gin their active duties about July
1st. 1t will be their duty>to pass up
on the names that are selected by
the Washington officials from the
St. Mary registration cards now in
their hands. These cards, numbering
1919 for the entire parish, have all
been made and numbered in dupli-
cate and when the parish pro rata
of cards has been drawn forwarded
to the Parish Exemption Board. The
local Board will then primarily pass
upon the qualifications of the men
who have been drawn and will either
exempt or draft them. This Board
will act in conjunction with a gov
eminent representative and any &C.
ton of the Board may be appealed
by the government agent. He may
insist that a certain man be made
exempt or be drafted and his appeal
will be decided by a District Exemp-
ton Board. The man who is drafted
by the Parish Board will also have
the right to make a personal appeal
for exemption to the District Board,
and the decision of this District
Board may be appealed by either
Exemptions Board or citizens to the
President as Commander in Chief
Of the Army and Navy of the Uni
ted States. The Presidents decision
will be final.
The 1879 names registered in St.
Mary Parish on June 5th are now
in the hands Of the registration OFF,
Gals at Washington. In order to
draft a certain number of men into
the army, each parish will be called
upon to furnish its pro rata and the
quota will be passed on density of
population. If St. Mary has to supply
600 men for army service, these 600
men will probably be taken at ran
dom or impartially drawn from the
entire lot Of st. Mary registration !
cards. The card numbers drawn will ,
then be forwarded to the st. Mary
Exemption Board and this body will !
then select from their duplicate set
IF cards the 600 numbers received. !
This board will then pass upon
he qualifications and exemption
claims Of each man represented. If
hey decide that a certain man is
exempt for cause their decision may
'e accepted. But if the government
representative who will be with
hem while they are fulfilling their
luties sees fit to differ with their
lecision then he may bring the mat
er before the District Exemption
'oard for settlement. The Parish
Board, the District Board or the
itizen in question may appeal the
ecision Of each higher Board until
he matter reaches the President.
lie will be the last court of appeal.
'wo or three votes will be necessary
0 draft or exempt any citizen.
Each state and county or parish
nil be charged with a number of ,
len based on population. Credit
ill be allowed for the number Of
len already furnished by each state
nd parish to the National Guard. As
'me parishes have furnished al.
reat many more men to the Ma .
onal Guard than others it may be /
'at some parishes showing . larger !
opulation may have q smaller num-
er Of men to furnish on the draft
1stem. The Parish Exemption
oard expects to receive their card =
umbers from the government about !.
aly LIST and it will probably be I
eptember LIST before those finally )
elected will be called upon to Join !
le colors.