The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
THE EXEMPTION
BOARD NAMED
CONTINUED From Page One)
The Plan Of Operation.


Upon organizing the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registration cards which
they will number serially. and list
fdf posting TO public view. Then, az
otef having been advised Of the meth.
od NY which the order of liability for
service shall be determined, and of
-the;quota! to be drawn from its terri.
tory (Ininus credits for Venlistments in
the national guard or regular army
each board will, prepare list of per.
sons designated, for service IN the
order Of their liability, post the list,
give it to the press and within three
days, send notice to each designated
person by mail
As the men so, notified appear. the
boards first will make a physical ex-
animation in accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing in
mind that all persons accepted by
them will be re.examined by army
surgeons. II the physical examination
is passed successfully then comes the
question of exemption.
Persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board include
Officers OF the United States, of
states, territories and the District
of Columbia; ministers of, religion, stu
dents Of divinity. persons in the mili7
.tary or naval service of the United
States, subjects, Of Gta AZ AL eth
er aliens who Aa AX mot taken; nNflptI
f ears p estG asgR pnie Mo,k%an
in federal armories, arsenals and navyE
yards, persons in the federal seryice|
designated, by ttheospresident 'for pe2- !
emption pilots, merchant marine SAIL
0rs, those with q status with respect.
to dependents which renders their eX-5
.clusion desirable Ia married man with!
a dependent wife or child, son of a de-
pendent aged or infirm parent, or
brother of dependent orphan child I'M
der 16 years of age) those found NOR
ally deficient and any member of any
well recognized religious sect exist
ing May Is, 1917, whose creed for.
bios partictpatfOns in war and whose
religious convictions accord with the
creed,
s. Claims for Exemption.
Claims for exemption because of |
dependents may be made by the man
himself, wife or other dependents or 4
by q third party who has personally
the case. A claim made
by the husband must be accompanied |
by I supporting affidavit signed by
the wife and by the head of family !
residing in the same territory. Al
claim by wife ora third party must |
be accompanied by two supporting |
affidavits signed by.heads Of families.
Similar rules govern grounds Of other
dependents when the. dependents, or
third parties being authorized to file
claims with supporting, affidayits. In
each case the board must be satisfied
before it grants exemption or dis
charge that the dependent or depend
ents actually are supported mainly
by the fruits of the mans mental or
physical labor. ,gs.S aEs#
"a Local boards are required, subject
to appeal, to pass upon claims for ex-
emption or discharge within three
days after the filing of affidavits.
District boards must decide appeals
cases within five days after the clos
ing OF ploOfs and their decisions are
final, II the ruling Of local board
is affirmed the person in question
stands finally accepted for military
service.
in passing ON claims for exemption
on the grounds of employment in nee
essary industrial and agricultural &C.
equations, the district boards must be
convinced that the particular enter
prise affording such employment ac-
tually IL necessary to the maintenance
OF the military establishment or ma
tional interest during the emergency
Certificates Of exemption will not
necessarily be permanent. /" They may
be revoked with changing conditions
or may be granted only for prescribed
periods. a@4]js u; pe I"!!'-"f dsLh!'s
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