The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-26
Notice to the Public and to Regis.
trants.
Date, Dec. 21, 1917.

Notice to the Public and to Regis.
trants.
Any person desiring to claim a de- |
ferred classification by either Local or
District Board on any ground in re-
spect of any registrant designated
herein may, within seven days from
the date hereof, and not later, submit
such claim to this Local Board ac-
companied by such affidavit evidence
as such person may desire to have
considered.
Such claims either by a registrant
or by another in respect of any reg
istrant may be submitted either by
entering the same in the place pro
vided on the first sheet of the regis
trants QUESTIONABLE or by submitting
such claim TO this board on a dup,i-
cate of such first sheet (Form 1901
! Al. If it is desired to submit affidavit
evidence in support of such claim and
in addition to the evidence contained
III the registrant's questionnaire, such
affidavits must be prepared on paper
OF the same size as the questionnaire,
and should be responsive to the ques-
items asked the regstrant respectins
the ground of such claim in the per-
tinent division OF the questi0nnaire.
Section of the Selective Service
Regulations provides:
The process of examination and Sc
lection of registrants, under these
rules and regulations. Shall begin by
the posting of notice in the Offices Of
the Local Boards on Form 1902. and
by mailing QUESTIONABLE (Form
lO0l) to every regstrant included
within such posted notice az provided
in section 90 hereof; and notice o.
every subsequent action taken by eith-
er the Local or District Board in re-
sIect of each registrant shall be Civ
Ell by entering a minute or date of
such action on the classification list
tForm 10000 in the Office Of the I.o-
cal Board, and in addition to such en-
tries by mailing to the registrant, and
in some cases to other claimants, a no.
tice of such action.
Whenever a duty is to be performed
or a period Of time begins to run
within which any duty is to be per-
formed by any such registrant, or
within which any right or privilege
may be claimed or exercised by or in
respect Of any such registrant. a no.
tice of the day upon which such duty
is to be performed, or such time be-
gins to run, shall be mailed to the
registrant, and the date of such mail
ing of notice shall be entered oppo-
site the name of such registrant on
the classification list (F'orm 1O0O,.
which is always open to inspection by
the public at the office or the Local
Board. In addition to the mailing of
such notice to registrants, notice OF
the disposition of claims made by 9th.
err persons in respect Of registrants
shall be mailed to such other persons
Either the mailing OF such notice or
the entry OF any such date in the
classification list shall constitute the
giving of notice to the registrant and
&c all concerned and shall charge the
registrant and all concerned with no.
tice of the day upon which such duty
is to be performed or the beginning
OF the running of the time within
which such duty must be performed or
such right or privilege may be claim
CO. regardless Of whether or not q
mailed notice or QUESTIONABLE is ac-
tually received by the registrant or
other person.
Failure by any registrant to per-
form any duty prescribed by the Sc
lectve Service law or by these Rules
and Regulations, at or within the
time required. is a misdemeanor pun
ishable by imprisonment of one year, !
and may result in loss Of valuable !
rights and immediate induction of !
such registrant into military service.
Failure Of the resistrant or any
other person concerned to claim and
exercise any right or privilege on the
day or within the time auth horiZed by
these rules and regulations shall be
considered "a waiver OF such right or
privilege. and shall foreclose such per
son from thereafter claiming the
same. subject only to the privilege
granted by these rules and regulations
to apply for an extension of time.
All registrants and other persons
arc required and strictly enjoined to
examine from time 20 time said no.
tice (Form 1002), so posted by the