Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
EXEMPTION INFORMATION
Facts in Condensed Form Con-
corning Drafting and Ex-
emption Cleaned From
the Regulations.

The registration of all person:
eligible for military duty under the
recently enacted army bill by con
gress has been completed and all
registration boards. have been sup.
planted by Local Boards of Exemp'
ton. After receiving the registra-
tion cards, the local board in this
county numbered the cards in red
ink, without respect to alphabetical
arrangement, commencing with No.
and mum bering in consecutive
order thro ughout the series up to
and including 1868. Each dupli-
cate card was given the same red ink
number as the original. The dupli-
cate cards. 1868 in number, were
forwarded to Governor Manning by
registered mail Friday, as per in
structions. Four lists of the cards
were made, the names of all persons
being arranged in the order of their
consecutive serial numbers. " One
of these lists was forwarded to the
Provost Marshal General in Wash
ington.
The announcement has been
made that the drafting will take
place in Washington by numbers,
the local board, fortunately, being
relieved of this act in selecting the
army. The number of men to be
drafted from each State or county
will be determined by the popula,
ton and not by the number of per-
sons registered. The actual method,
manner, time ano place of drafting
has not vet been announced.
AS soon as the county local board
receives the number or names of
persons drafted a list will be pre-
pared giving their names, places of
residence and serial numbers"
This list will at once be posted and
published in the newspapers. With
in three days the board will notify
all persons who have been 6rafted-
All persons who are drafted will
first undergo a physical oexamlna-
ton on a date to be fixed in the no.
tice informing them Of their selec-
ton. Approximately the first third
of the list will be examined on the
fifth day following the mailing of
the notice; the next third of the
list will report the sixth day follow
ing the mailing of the notice and
the remaining names on the list
will report the seventh day. By
order of the local board absenlees.
upon application and proper show
ing being made, can have the phys
ica! examination made by the local
board where the abslntee is resid-
ing. If the examing physicians
find person physically deficient,
the board concurring in such find
ing, the person shall be given a
certificate of discharge.
Any persons who meet the physi-
cal requirements and desires eXemp-
tion must file his grounds for eX-
emption within seven days from
the day of the mailing of the notice
by the board that he has been
drafted. Claims for exemption
must be written on blanks provided
by the government and supplied by
the local board. The statement on
the registration card shall not be
construed or considered as pre-
sentation of claim for exemption.
The claim for exemption must be
filed on or before the seventh day
after the mailing by the county of
the notice that the person has been
drafted.
A District Board of Exemption
will be appointed and, in addition
to hearing appeals from the county
board, the district board shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction to
hear and pass upon exemptions
asked by persons engaged in in
dustries, including agriculture,
found to be necessary to the main,
tenance of the military establish,
ment." Therefore, persons engaged
in agriculture who desire exemption
can not file their claims with the
county board, the district board
having exclusive Jurisdiction.
The local board is required TO
pass upon claims for exemption
within three days after affidaVits IN
support of the claims have been
filed. If claim for exemption is
denied by the local board, the
claimant has the right of appeal to
the district hoard, but such appea