Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-18
REASONABLE EXCUSES
 FOR TEMPORARY lDLENESs
On Non. Productive Occupations Are to Be Aceepted-What They Are.

to Be Aecepted-What They Are. Reasonable excuses will be accepted by local and district boards for the temporary idienesS or non productive occupation of men of army draft age under the provisions laid down by Provost Marshal General Crowder for the enforcement Of the work or fight" order, according to an explanation of the order prepared by the publicity | committee of the Connecticut state council of defense for the governors office and made public today. Grounds ] for such excuses are designated under five headings.
 Those conditions which form reason able excuse are given in the govern | ment language as follows:
 (a) Sickness
 (b) Reasonable vacation. Co Lack of reasonable opportunity i for employment in any occupation out l side of those described Gin the former l work or fight articie) or those here 1 after specified by regulation or ruling | as provided in this section.
 i (d) Temporary absences (not reg ular vacations) from regular employ
 ment, not to exceed one week, unless
 such temporary absences are habitual and frequent shall not be considered
 as idleness.
 Gel Where there are compelling do- i mestic circumstances that would not i permit change of employment by the
 reeistrant without disproportionate l hardship to his dependents, or where
 a change from a non productive to a 1 productive employment or occupation would necessitate the removal of the registrant from his place of residence a nd I111 | ment of the board, cause unusual hardship to the registrant or his fam
 fly: or when such change of employ ment would necessitate the night em- 1 ployment of women under circumstan- l ces deemed by the boards unsuitable for such employment of women, boards are authorized to consider any or all of such circumstances as reasonab ble excuse for non- productive employment
 Details of Hearing.
 After July 1 any registrant reported 1 or observed to be an idler or to be
 engaged in one of the. non productive 1 employments previously named, vii,
 be notified by the local board that he 1 will be given a hearing on his case
 The board wiE set a day and hou1 1 when the registrant may appear and present his defense with affidavit ol
 otherwise. The hearing date is limited to a period of not less than three and
 not more than seven days after the date of the notice. It matters moi whether the local board is the one
 having original jurisdiction of his reg
 istration and questionnaire, or the
 local board having jurisdiction over
 the territorial area in which he may
 be found.
 Forms of Notice. I Two different forms of serving tho J notice on the resistrants are required , inasmuch as some. registrants will bt
 notified by the local board of origina jurisdiction and in other cases by tn, local board having Jurisdiction in hi , area but not original jurisdiction ove l him.
 If the board is the one of origina jurisdiction, that is the board whicl issued his registration and question | naire. written or printed notice shal
 be mailed to the registrant's las
 known address or served personally ol
 him by a person designated by tn | local board and by a notice posted il the office of the local board Thes shall be considered sufficient notic
 whether the registrant be found with
 in or without the territorial jurisdic : tion of the local board
 In the case of registrants foun,
 within the area under the jurisdictio,
 of local board issuing the notice bu . not having original jurisdiction of hin 3 the notice in written or printed forn !, must be served personally on the reg istrant by person designated by tn local board.
 : Investigation Methods. :, ] A local board of origin will have tn s authority to issue notice and investi gate the case of any of it's registrant: :, l whether they be found within or with = out it's territorial Jurisdiction. : Investigation of the circumstance . of the case will be made by the locs l, board issuing the notice, whether : be the local board of origin or no
 The registrant will be given reasona