Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-16

where a person has been certified by the
local board to the district board but moi
certified back from the district to the local
board, the local board may reopen the case
upon its W action or upon request of the
adiutant general providing the local board
Immediately notify the district board that
it has extended the time for filing proof
and has reopened the ease.
Where q person has been certified from
the district board to the local board as
selected for service. but the date specified
by the local board for induction into mill
tary service has not arrived Tor if the local
board has not specified the datel either
the local board or district board NAV re-
open the ease upon receiving permission
to do so from the adjutant general Of the
state or upon his request, and the local
board may defer orders into military ~erv-
ice pending receipt of permission from the
adjutant general. II he requests. or grants
permission. the adiutant general is to no
tify both local and district boards.
Where the man already has been induct-
ed into military service. in ease of hard
ship. a discharge may he granted on the
ground that the exemption or discharge
from the draft should have been granted.
II j. announced. however, that the military
authorities can not conveniently review the
action of the selcctive service system and
that II will he of great convenience 10 them
Ia have the decision of the local and dis
trt.f haa rd- nm tho .ua~tf.u ~ uhothar a..
exemption err discharge should nave been
granted.
Where the man has never reported Ia the
local board. 81 those eases If hardship the
adlutant general may withhold hi name
from entry In which ease III. local board
should reopen the case and pass upon the
merits and certify it To the district board
a though il had power TO discharge. II
the decision is not to discharge they will
notify the adjutant general. who will send
the man to the proper mobilization camp or
order him 10 report to his local board for
transportation a. may seem hest. In ease
the exemption or discharge i granted the
discharge j. not 10 be- delivered to the APP
plicant. but the certificate j. 10 be- sent ia
the adiutani general of the state 10 be
forwarded to the adiutant general of the
army. The adiutant general of the army
IN such cases orders the discharge, for.
wardine it to the adiutant general Of the
state, who delivers it to the registrant.
/ " eases where the man already i at a
mobilization camp, the case may be reopen
ed by permission Of the adiutant general
on request Of the local board or Of IN,
military authorities or the adiutant gen
eral may request the local board 10 reopen
the ease. The result is then sent Ia the
adiu'ant general who notifies the com
manding officer Of the lamp. II the com
manding officer has requested the reopen
ing Of the ease he Is notified if the deci-
sion j. that there is no ground for dis
charge. Ii discharge is the decision If tho
local board notification goes to the adm
tant general and from him Ia the command
ing officer. who discharges the man.
The next section of the bulletin gives the
order offering $50 reward in full sati>fac-
ton of all expenses incurred in delivery
of a desertcr. announcing that n man who
fails to report 10 his local board for mill