The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-07-27

| GU lOllHS dSh W COuSult Tic lOl
pamphlet and copy the form shown
| there.
Fill out the proper form and file II
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 officer, Legislative,
executive or judicial of the United
States, n state territory, or the Dis
trfct of Columbia.
Tint you are a regular or duly or
dained minister of religion.
That you were ON May Is, 1917, a
| student preparing for the ministry in
any recognized theological or divinity
| school.
That you are in the military or naval
| service of the United States.
| That you subject of Germany,
whether you have taken out papers or
| not.
That You are a 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 a county or municipal
| officer.
| That you are a custom-house clerk.
That you are employed by the United
| States I'm the transmission of mails.
That you are an artifcer work.
man employed in an armory, arsenal
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
ton 20, Regulations.
That you are a licensed pilot regu-
IarIy employed In the pursuit of your
vocation.
That you are a mariner actually em-
pIoyed In the sen service of any citizen
or merchant within the United States.
That you are a married man with a
wife or child dependent on you for sup
port.
That you have aged fnfirm parents
dependent upon your labor for support
That you have n widowed mother de-
pendent on your labor for support.
That you are the father of n mother
less child under sixteen dependent upon
your labor for support.
l. That you are a brother of an orphan
child or children under sixteen depen-
dent your labor for support.
That you are a member of any we'll
recognized religious sect or Organfza-
ton organized and existent May IL,
1917, and whose then existing creed or
principles forbade Its members to par
tfcipate in war in any form and whose
religious convictions are against war
or participation therein in accordance
with the creed or principles of said reli-
gious organization.
These the only grounds for ex-
emption discharge by a local board.
Another person can file claim In
your behalf, but must use different
forms in filing the claim
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 affidavits properly ac-
and return them to the
board within the 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 affi-
1avits required by regulations.
(b) There will be no argument be-
fore the board and no proof other than
the prescribed affidavits, unless the
BOARD calls for other proof, which 1t
will do in only a limited number of
Eases.
Action as to Claims.
9. WHEN CLAIMS ARE DECIDED
Every claim for discharge or exemp-
ion will be decided by the local board
within three days after your affidavits
lave been filed.
10. CERTIFICATES OF EXEMP-
TON OR DISCHARGED your claim
S allowed, a certificate of exemption
II discharge will be issued to you.
Remember:
(a) This certificate may be recalled !
t any time.
Cd If it is temporary or conditional t
/ becomes of no effect when the time
r the condition named is fulfilled. +
(c) You have been drawn for MILL {
ary service and when the condition r
hat has postponed your posting to the
olors ceases you may be recalled at +
ny time. d
(d) Remember that your case may '
till be appealed to the district board /
Y the government, and on this ap- t
cal your certificate may be with
rawn at once. When so withdrawn n
on stand precisely as though you had $
cen selected for military service by |,