The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-17
LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS INFORMED
0F CHANGES IN COMPENSATE

The Wheeling and Ohio county draft
boards yesterday received the Hollow
ing notification from Captain Brcckln'
ridge Jones. chief Of the West Mr.
ginia military department. regarding
changes in compensation:
To the Local Draft Boards: Section
1916, S. S. r., is repealed ana IN heu
thereof the following is promulgated
By the president:
Amendment TO section 1875. Lo:aI
Boards, Comppnsation--Thc rate OF
compensation for members OF local
boards up 10 and including the. COM
pletion Of the final classification OF the
registranis within the respective 1urlH'
| diction of said boards shall b" on the
! basis Of 50 cents. as aggregate com
! pensation 10 the membership OF 10
| cal board, for each registrant 10 whom
ouestionnairc shall have been mailed
and who shall have been finally classl'
Lied in accordance with the provisions
Of these regulations.
Money due for said work shall oe
paid in proportionate amounts 10 each
member of local board claiming COM
Densation for his service. unless IL
! shall be requested by the unanimous
vote of the local board that the moneys
! due should be paid in some other pro-
| portion. In such case no one member
shall receive more than Ii cents OF the
! allowance Of so cents for each clasSl-
6catIon and no two members shall re-
ceiyo more than % cents Tor eacn
d. classification 10 be distributed between
/ them.
There may be cases where all mem
bers OF local board desire compen'
satiop, but where certain members
may have performed more work IMAM
others who have been unable 10 give
the necessary time. In such cases inc
local board may. by unanimous vote
recorded on its minutes. make the
proper division Of its compensation.
There will be other cases where mem,
beers Of local boards will 40 their
share Of the work and who desire 10
give their services 10 their govern
ment without charge. In SUCH cases
the amount TO be paid 10 the members
claiming compensation will be- proper
tionate only. unless otherwise SHOWN
by the minutes.
The purpose OF this provision Is 10
nrotect tho government for the Eaiue
of rratuitous services thus rendered
bv members Of local boards who do not
claim compensation.
Sixty per cent OF said compensation
shall be due and may be paid when 60
per cent or more OF rcslstrantS nave
been finally classified under seclion
! 100 hereof; an additional 70 per CEN
NAV be paid them when 50 per cent tor
more) OF regislrantS have been 1lnal'
" classified; an additional 10 per cent
when 80 per cent Of rcgiStrantS nave
been finally classified and the final ~
per cent may be paid when 100. per
cent have been finally classified.
No payment shall be made by as
bursting officer for the work performed
bv members Of local boards except IN
| compliance with this regulation; ana
no payment shall be made 10 any men,
her of 2 local board at q greater rate
than his proportionate amount OF the
30 cents allowed 10 entire local board
for each registrant, except upon re-
ceipt by the disbursing officer OF a GER
tilted copy Of the minutes OF local
board. as herein mentioned.
Section 195 and all other regulations
providing any compensation 10 mem-
! hers of local boards are hereby re.
'pealed. If any compensation based
upon the provision OF section 1875 shall
! have been paid to any member OF any
local board before the PRONUNCIATION
| Of this regulation the same shall be
! considered TO have been based upon
the provision of this regulation. and
anv and all further payments 10 such
members shall be computed accord
ingly.
This regulation Is not intended 10
| nor does il effect compensation OF
clerks or OF examining physicians who
are not members Of the boards or OF
allowances for other necessary e%'
penscs, as provided in these recula-
| tons.
| In lieu of the certificate concerning
services rendered by members of To-
cal boards TO bc made by the chief
clerk of each local board. as provided
in section II thereof. the chief clerk
of each local board shall prepare The
claims and vouchers for compensation
of members of local boards under this
regulation and shall enter thereon me
| following certificates:
~ hereby certify that the total num-
brr OF rcgistrants within The inrisdir-
| lion of this local board iS...... and
that ........ Of such rngistrants hay"
been finally classified in accnrdanrH
with the Srlrciive Service Rcgula-
tions."
In case OF transferred cases. whether
as 10 classification or physical on
animation or both. members OF tho
local board of origin shall be entitled
to the compensation herein provided.
Very respectfully,
BRECKENRIDGE JONES.
Captain Infantry. I. s. r., Chief Of
Department.
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