Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-17

officers. c~ustomhouse clerks, persons
employed by the United States in the
transmission Of lhe mails. artiiicerS
and Norklncn employed in the
armorieS, arsenals and navy yards Of
the United States, nnl such other per
sons employed IN tlie service Of the
United States rs the president ttlaN
designate: pilots. mariners actually
employed in tn" sea service of any
citi&ru or merchant within the United
| states: persons engaged in Industries,
including agriculture, found to be nee
essary to the maintenance Of the
military establishment or the etftc-
tive operation Of the military forces
or the maintenance Of national inter-
est during the emergency: those in a
status with respect 10 persons DECENT
cnt upon them for support which rem
ders their Exclusion or discharge advis-
able: and those found to he physically
or morally deficient.
NO eXemution or exclusion shalt
continue when II cause therefor no
longer exists: Provided. that notwlt}-
standing the exemptions enumerated
| herein. each state, territory and the
District of Columbia shall be required
to supply its quota in the proportion
that its population bears to the total
population of the United States"
How Exemptions Are Determined.
The machinery created for determin-
ing of exemptions is Tins described by
the bill:
"The president is hereby authorized,
in his discretion, to create and eSinb-
.ish throughout the several states and
subdivisions thereof and in the terri
tories and the District of Columbia
local boards, and where. In his discre.
ton, practicable and desirable, there
shall be created and established one
sr;c., i,oard in each county or similar
subdivision in each state, and n FOL
approximately ench 10000 of popnlu'
ton in each city Of 10000 population
or over. according to the last censu
taken or estimates furnished by the
bureau of census of the department Of
commerce. Such boards shall be mp
pointed by the president and shall con
sist Of three or more members, non'
of whom shall be connected with th'
military establishment, to be choSeI
from among the local authorities o
such subdivisions or from other citi
zcns residing in the subdivision or ares
=, in which the respective boards vii
have jurisdiction under the rules AM
regulations prescribed by the presi
: dent.
Powers Of %Exernpting Boards.
! "Such boards shall have power with
In 7 their respective Jurisdictions t
hcar md determine, subject to revie,
as hereinafter provided, all question
! Of exemption under this net. and ri
questions Of or claims for including o
:, discharging individuals or classes O
I, individuals from the selective draf,
= which shall be made Under rules an
. regulations prescribed by the pres
:, dent. except any and every questio
:, or claim for including or excluding Q
dlscharging persons or classes Of pei
;, sons from the sclective drift Under tn
provisions Of this act authorizing til
, president to exclude or discharge froi
!, the selective draft persons engaged |
Industries, including agriculture. fOun
to be necessary to the maintenance
the military establishment, or the G
fcctivc operation Of the mi!itnr
4 forces. or the maintenance Of nation;
interest during The emergency
Additional Boards Provided.
D. "The president Is hereby authorize
to establish additional boarls. u
IL each federal judicial district Of Il
1. United States, consisting Of such nui
II her Of citizens, not connected with Il