The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-23
EXEMPTION BOARD
May Begin Duties Within Ten Days
Cards Notify All In Double
Quota.

what next?" Is the question now
most vital to the man who was Sc
lected In the drawing for the new
army.
II he is physically able, and is not
situated, either by reason Of depend
ents or the nature of his employment
that the government will not accept
him, and is willing to serve where his
country calls, there is nothing now to
do but to wait the summons beneath
the flag.
The man who Is to be exempted has
several things to do; the Stacker and
the coward has hard row to hoe
The various exemption boards are
not yet prepared for the process of
wedding out those who ultimately will
represent Mason county in the legions
to give much, perhaps all, that the
world may be safe for democracy"
AS soon as they receive the ne
cessary blanks, affidavits and SO on,
and are fortified with the final instruc-
tlons for thier procedure, the boards
will meet and begin the work. 1t is
expected that ten days will elapse be-
fore the official lists of those drafted
In the first allotment are received by
the district exemption boards.
AS soon as these are received each
man who has been selected in the
double quota will receive card neti-
flying him officially of his selection and
fixing the date of his appearance be-
fore the board, although mere post
ing of the names of those drafted con-
stitutes sufficient notification under the
law. The man so notified then must
appear before the board on the date
named and be physically examined.
This examination will follow the
general lines of the new physical re-
quirements for the regular army. II
he is physically unfit for military SER
vice he will be discharged. Two doc
tors, acting Independently and without
knowledge Of the others findings
must concur in the opinion that the
subject is physically disqualified. The
government may appeal this decision
at any time and have regular army
doctors pass on the case.
| If the man is found physically fl
and qualified and the man is not dis
charged or exempted for other rea
sons his I,alile later Will be posted Al
one of those accepted for military ser
vice, and when the call to color!
comes he must report at the specific,
mobilization camp.
In the case of Kentucky men thil
will be at Camp Taylor. II the maj
has claim for exemption or discharg,
| he must file that with the district boar,
seven days after the date of the motto,
that called him for physical examina
ton, not seven days after the date up
on the notice. He then has ten day
in which to file affidavits supporting
this claim, the blanks to be furnishe,
by the board. The board will endeav
or to pass upon each case three day
after the affidavits are received. If tn
lclaim is allowed the man is given
Icertificate of exemption or discharge
but this becomes imperative wheneve
the conditions upon which it wa
granted cease to apply.
II his claim for exemption is nc
supported, he is posted as one quail
n fed for service and the man the
q has three days in which to appeal I
! the district exemption board. If ths
q body does not allow his appeal he ca
a Iappeal to the President and IL tn
= President turns him down, he he
, nothing to do then but kiss his re
, Iatives goodbye.
81 Claims for either discharge or e.
a emption can be filed either by the ma
:, himself or by another person, affec
a ed by his being called, such as h
wife or mother.