Meade County news., 1917-07-26
Way OF DRAFT EXEMPTION NO EASY Way
Provost Marshal General Makes Public Steps Be Taken by All
Registered Men-CIams for Exemption Must Be Made
in Person.

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there.
Fill out the proper form and file it
with the board.
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 nm officer, Legislative,
executive or judicial of the United
states, n state or territory, or the Dis
trict of Columbia.
That you are n regular or duly or
dained minister of religion.
That you were on May 1S, 1917, n
student preparing for the ministry I'm
any recognized theological or divinity
school
That you are in the military or naval
service of the United States.
That you are subject OF Germany,
whether you have taken out papers or
not.
That you nre n resident alien who
has not taken out first papers.
In addition to claims for exemption
claims for discharge may be made on
any Of the following grounds, which
are the only grounds for discharge by
local board:
That you are n county or municipal
officer.
That you are a custOm-house clerk.
That you are employed by the United
States In the transmission of malls.
=, That you nre an artlficer or work.
man employed In IN armOry, arsenal or
navy yard of the United States.
That you are employed in the service
of the United States (under certain
cOndItiOns). See paragraph (e) of sec
tiOn 20, Regulations.
Tint you are n licensed pilot regu-
InrIy employed in the pursuit of your
vocation.
That you nre n mariner actually em-
pIOyed In the sea service of any citizen
or merchant within the United States.
That you are n married man with
wife or child dependent ON you for sup
port.
That you have aged or inflrm parents
dependent upon your labor for support.
That you have IA widowed mother de-
pendent on your labor for support.
That you are the father of mother
less child under sixteen dependent upon
your labor for support.
That you nre brother of an orphan
dent on your labor for support.
That you are n member of any we'll
recognized religious sect or Organiza-
tiOn organized and existent May IL,
1917, and whose then existing creed or
principles forbade it's members to pnr-
ticipRte in war In any form and whose
religious convictions are against war
or participation therein I'm accordance
with the creed or principles of said reli-
giOus organization.
These are the only grounds for ex-
emptIon or discharge by n local board.
Another person can file claim In
your behalf, but must use different
forms In fling the claim. 2
8. Proof of claims-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
discharge you have ten days within
which to file proof,
The method of proving claims is
very simple, but it is rather exact. If
you follow the rules given below you
will have done what is required of
you.
(a) Go to the local board and con-
suit the regulations to find out the
form number of the affidavits that you
must submit for your particular claim.
CD Ask the board for the blank af-
fidavits that are necessary in present
ing your proof; if the board has not
the forms, ask to consult the pamphlet
of forms.
(c) Have the affidNvits properly nc
complished and return them to the
board within tin time limit assigned
you-ten days from the filing of your
claim.
Remember:
(a) You must submit your proof in
the prescribed form and the board has
no authority to exempt or discharge
you unless you submit all the afti-
davits required by regulations.
(b) There will he no argument be-
fore the board and no proof other than
the prescribed affidavits, unless the
board calls for other proof, which it
will do in only limited number of
cases.
9. WHEN CLAIMS ARE DECIDED
claim for discharge or exemp-
tion will be decided by the local board
within three days after your affidavits
have been filed.
10. CERTIFICATES OF EXENIP-
TION OR DISCHARGE-If your claim
Is allowed, a certificate of exemption
or discharge will be issued to you.
Remember:
(a) This certificate may be recalled
at any time.
(b) If it is temporary or conditional
1t becomes of no effect when the time
or the condition named is fulfilled.
(c) You have been drawn for mill
tary service and when the condition
that has postponed your posting to the
colors ceases you may be recalled at
any time.
(d) Remember that your case may
still be appealed to the district board
by the government, and on this ap-
peal your certificate may be with
drawn at once. When so withdrawn
you stand precisely as though you had
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