The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-13

The following official regulations
concern all registered persons:
| I.
| LOCAL BOARDS
| In every county in the United States
and for every city Of over 10000 there
are one or more local exemption
| boards. Each of such boards is in
| charge of the registration cards of
persons registered in the area over
which the board has jurisdiction, and
has Jurisdiction claims for exemption
except those based on Industrial
grounds. Find out what board has
| your card and where the office Of
that board is.
| III,
7 DISTRICT CARDS.
In every Federal judicial district
there are one or more district boards
having appellate, jurisdiction over a
number of local boards and having
original Jurisdiction of claims for ex-
! emption on industrial grounds. II you
intend to make claim ON industrial
grounds, including agriculture, learn
what district board to apply to-.
III.
| RED INK SERIAL NUMBERS
| Every board has numbered cards in
| it's jurisdiction with red ink in ser
les running kfrom / to, the number
representing the total number Of
cards in it's jurisdiction. Lists show
! ing the names of persons in the jur-
isdiction of each board and the red
ink number Of each card are open
| to inspection at the office. Of each
board.
| Inspect sthe list and inform yourself
Of your red ink serial number.
"
ORDER OF LIABILITY
| These red ink numbers are to be
drawn by lot to determine the order
in which registered persons are to be
called by the various local boards. AS
soon as the drawing is complete lists
showing the order in which these red
ink numbers are drawn will be pub
lished in the press, and will be posted
at the office of each local board.
Go to your local board and find out
the order in which you stand for call.
".
CALL FOR EXAMINATION
AS soon as quotas are assigned to
each state and each board, each
| board will call upon persons whose
cards are in its jurisdiction instruct
examination. This call will be posted
at the office of the local board and
the papers will be requested to print
| it. A notice will also be mailed to
you, but the posting of the list at the,
office of the board will be deemed
sufficient notice to charge you with
the duty of presenting yourself. The
law therefore makes 1t your duty to
inform yourself when you are called.
The mailing 10 for your convenience.
but If the letter never reaches YOU, you
can not make that an excuse. Fl
Watch tho lists at the office of your
board and zee when you are called
for examination.
vi.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
You must report for physical ex-
animation on the day named in your
call.
ta) If your are found physically
q certificate which will explain to you
what your further duties are.
(b) II you are found physically
qualified and file a claim for ex-
emption within days after your call
you will be given 10 days after filing
your claim Of exemption to file proof
in support of your claim of exemp-
ton See (vII) below
(c) If you are found physically
qualified and file no claim for exemp
ton, or IL you do not appear for ply
steal examination, your name will be
posted to the district board as one
who was called for military service
and was not exempted or discharged.
On the eighth day after call, or with
in two days thereafter, copies of the
OF nf So srnSfad n the iSfri0f
boards will be given to the press with
a request for publication, will be post
ed in a place at the office of the To-
cal board accessible to the public
view, and notice will be mailed to you
at the address on your registration
card. @
Therefore watch the notices posted
i'm the office of the board about 10
days after the day you were called
and make arrangements for the
prompt receipt Of mail.
VII.
SEVEN DAYS TO FILE CLAIMS OF
EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE
Except for Industrial or agricultur-
al reasons
NOTE.
{a) No claim of discharge on ac-
count of the industry in which you
are engaged can DC OeClOeu ny d 10
cal board (See Par. XIV. below.)
(b) Whether you file claim Of e1-
emption OF not, you must present
yourself for physical examination ON
the day named in the notice.
From the day notice that you are
called Is mailed and posted you have
seven days in which you may file a
claim Of exemption or discharge. The
form for filing this claim is simple.
If you wish to file such a claim
(a)1-Go to the board and get Form
10 for exemption or Form 121 for
discharge. If the board has not the
printed forms ask to consult the form
pamphlet and copy the form shown
there.
(b) Fill out the proper form and
file it with the board.
(c) Do this within seven days of
the posting and mailing of notice to
you to present yourself
The following are the only grounds
for exemption:
/. That you. are an officer, 1egisla-
tive, executive, or judicial of the Uni
ted States, a state or territory, or the
District of Columbia.
2. That you are a regular or duly
ordained minister of religion
8. That you were on May Is, 1917,
a. student preparing for the ministry