The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18


officers, customhouse clerks, PERSONS
employed by the United States In the
transmission of the mails, artlficers
and workmen employed In the
armories, arsenals and navy yards of
the United States, and such other per-
sons employed In the service of the
United States as the president may
designate; pilots, mariners actually
employed In the sea service of any
citizen or merchant within the United
States; persons engaged In industries,
including agriculture, found to be nee
essary to the maintenance of the
military establishment or the effec-
| tive operation of the military forces
| or the maintenance of national Inter
est during the emergency; those In a
| status with respect 10 persons degend-
ent upon them for support which rem
ders their Exclusion or discharge advls-
able; and those found to be physically
or morally deficient.
"No exemption or exclusion shall
continue when cause therefor no
longer exists: Provided, that notwlth-
standing the exemptions enumerated
herein, each state, territory and the
District of Columbia shall be required
to supply Its quota In the proportion
that its population bears to the total
population of the United States
How Exemptions Are Determined.
The machinery created for determin-
ing of exemptions is thus described by
the BILL
"The president Is hereby authorized.
in his discretion, TO create and estab-
| lsh throughout the several states and
subdivisions thereof and In the terri
| tories and the District of Columbia
local boards, and where. In his discre-
| tion, practicable and desirable. there
shalt be created and established one
such board In each county or similar
subdivision In each state, and one for
approximately each 10000 OF popula-
ton in each city OF 10000 population
or over, according to the last census
taken or estimates furnished by the
bureau Of census of the department of
commerce. Such boards shall be APP
pointed by the president and shall con-
sist OF three or more members, none
of whom shall be connected with the
military establishment, to be chosen
from among the local authorities OF
such subdivisions or from other clti.
Gems residing In the subdivision or area
in which the respective boards will
have jurisdiction under the rules and
regulations prescribed by the presi
dent.
Powers Of Exemptine Boards.
"Such boards shall have power with
In their respective jurisdictions t
hear and determine, subject to review
rs hereinafter provided, all questions
OF exemption under this act, and al
questions Of or claims for including OF
discharging individuals or classes Of
individuals from the selective draft
which shall be made under rules ant
regulations prescribed by the presi
dent except any and every question
or claim for including or excluding o.
discharging persons OF classes of per
sons from the selective draft under tn,
. provisions of this act authorizing tn,
president to exclude or discharge iron
| the selective draft persons engaged Ii
industries, including agriculture, foun,
, to be necessary to the maintenance O
the military establishment or the ef
fective operation of the militar
! forces. or the maintenance Of nationa
: interest during the emergency
r Additional Boards Provided.
: THE president is hereby authorize
: to establish additional boards. one /
$ each federal judicial district Of tn
Z | United States. consisting of such MN