Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-27


CLAIM-f your claim Is dsallowed
by the local board your name will be
| certified and sent by the local board
| to the district board as one who has
been called for military service and
not exempted or discharged. Within
two days thereafter, if practicable. a
list of those so certified to the district
board will be given to the press with
request for publication. will be posted
in the offices of the local board ac-
cessible to the public view. and notice
will be mailed to the address on the
registration card.
Therefore, if you have filed claim
for exemption and proof in support
thereof watch the notices In the Office
of the local board, beginning about
five days after you have filed your
proof, to see what disposition was
made of your case and make arrange
ments for the prompt receipt of mail.
Carrying Up Appeals.
IL. HOW TO CLAIM APPEALS TO
DISTRICT BOARDS-Claims of APP
peal may be made by person within
ten days after the day when notice has
been posted and mailed that such per-
sons name has been certified to the
district board as one who has been
called for service and not exempted or
discharged.
Therefore if you desire to appeal
(a) Go to the local board and get
or copy form 153 or 154 for filing your
claim of appeal.
for notifying the district board of ap-
peal.
(c) File your claim of appeal (153 or
154) with the local board
(D Send your notice of appeal
(form 151 or 1922 to the district board.
(e). Do this within ten days from
the day when notice that your name
was certified to the district board was
posted and mailed.
Remember:
(a) You can only appeal the final
order of the board exempting or dis
charging or refusing to exempt or dis
charge you. You cannot appeal other
orders or actions of the local board.
t3. PROVING YOUR APPEAL--You
have five days after the district board
receives your notice that you have
filed claim of appeal in which to file
evidence additional to that filed by
you in the. local board. but all such
evidence must consist of affidayits.
Reception of Decisions.
IA. DECISIONS ON APPEALING
decision on your appeal must be made
within five days of the closing of proof,
and you will be notified by mail of the
action of the board on your appeal.
IS. CLAIMS FOR DISCHARGE ON
| INDUSTRIAL GROUNDS-Only the
district board can receive claims for
discharge on the ground that they are
engaged in industry, including agricul-
ture, found to be necessary to the
maintenance of the military establish
ment, the effective operation of the
military forces, or the maintenance of
national interest during the emer-
gency.
|. If you desire to file such claim:
(a) Get d copy at the local or dis
trict board of form 161 or 161a.
CD Fill the form out properly.
(c) File 1t with the district board
within five days after the mailing and
posting of notice that your name has
been certified from the local board to
the district board. See section A, reg
ulations.
is. PROOF IN SUPPORT OF IN
DUSTRIAL CLAIM Only affidavits
can be used in filing proof before the
Industrial board of a claim for exemp-
ton on Industrial grounds. All such
affidavits must be filed within five days
after the filing of the claim.
II. DECISIONS ON INDUSTRIAL
CLAIM--Within five days after the
closing of proof in any industrial claim
the district board must decide the
claim.
II the decision of the district board
is In favor of the claim the board will
issue certificate Of discharge. If the
decision is against the claim the dis
trict boards will so notify you.
10. APPEALS TO THE PRESI-
DENT decisions of district
boards on industrial claims for dis
charge can be appealed.
If you desire to appeal the decision
of the district boards to the president.
you may do so within seven days of
the date of mailing to you of the de-
cision of the district board. To per-
feet your appeal:
(a) Get or copy from the district or
local board Form 163.
(b) FIJI out the form and file 1t with
the district board.
(c) Do this within seven days after
the mailing of notice to you of the de-
clsion Of the district board in your
case.
10. HOW YOU WILL BE NOTI-
FIED-As soon as your case is finally
disposed of, the adjutant general Of
.vour cfafa will notify vou hy mail