The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
EXEMPTION BOARD PAY.
THREE DOLLARS FOR EACH
REGISTRANT ACCEPTED.
After September 1, Local Board
Members to Get 81 Per Hour for
Ten Hours Per Day.

After September 1, Local Board
Members to Get 81 Per Hour for
Ten Hours Per Day.
No little interest attaches to a bull
letin sent out yesterday by Maj. r. e.
Carwile, officer in charge of State
headquarters for selective draft regu-
| lations, which bulletin has to do
with the compensation to be receiv-
! by members OF local boards.
For services rendered between
March / and June 50, 1918, SO is to
be paid to each local board for each
registrant inducted into service dur
! ing this period and accepted in camp.
This So is to be distributed evenly
among the three board members for
each man so inducted or is to be dis
tributed according to later instruc-
tons which may issue.
For services rendered between July
! and August 81. 1918. in addition to
the existing allowance of. 80 cents
per QUESTIONABLE finally classified,
and in addition to per diem, for reg
istration, the So referred to above is
to be paid to local board members.
After September L, 1918, all form
er regulations concerning compensa-
ton to local board members will
cease to be effective, and board men,
! bers will be paid a compensation Of
! 81 per hour not to exceed $40 per
day or $500 per month to any board
/ member The maximum compensa-
ton allowable per board is to be-
graduated according to the number
OF registrants in the jurisdiction Of
the boards. Small boards of 1000
registrants Or under may receive a
..laximum compensation Of $50 per
month per member Boards which
have a larger number Of registrants
receive more money, as set forth in
the bulletin printed below.
When the boards were being
sWamped with work at the beginning
Of the registration, teachers especial
4 ly were called upon for help, and
they responded most patriotically,
many Of them working after school
hours and some Of them putting in
half the day Saturday in getting the
registrants indeNed and classified.
They will no doubt be interested in
knowing of the compensation being
allowed.
Following is the official bulletin, in
part, issued yesterday by Major Car
vile:
a. You may announce to all local
boards that the following plan Of
compensation to local boards has:
been adopted and that regulations
iAd-.aiastr sseesssas
NEAR future. M ss.:
tt2. Fer all services over and
above classification and registration
between March / and June 80, 19f8,
| SO to each local board for each reg
istrart induceed into service during
said period and accepted in camp,
which will be payable 81 to each
board member per each man so In
Quoted, or otherwise distributed
among beard members in accordance
with detailed instructions to issue.
! "3 For services rendered between
July 1 and August 81, 1918. in addi-
ton to the existing allowance Of 80
cents per questionnaire finally clas-
sified and in addition to per diem for
registration the same compensation
as above stated, namely, SO to each
board for each registrant inducted
and accepted at camp between July
| and August 81 under the same rules
and conditions as expressed in fore
going one.
~ On and after September 1,
1918, all preexisting regulations con-
cerning compensation of local boards
and after September /, 1918, SUCH
3oard members will be paid COM
pensation of 81 per hour not to ex-
ceed $40 per day or $500 per month
for any board member; the maxi
mum compensation allowable per
board to be graduated according to
| the number Of regiStrants in the
Jurisdiction Of the respective boards,
the scale beginning with small boards
of 1000 registrants or under, which
boards may receive maximum
compensation of $50 per month per
board or $50 per month per member;
the top of the scale being boards
with 1000 regiStrants and over which
may receive maximum compensa-
! ton of $500 per month per board;
such compensation to be divided
equally, one-third OF the same to go
to each member or otherwise dis
tributed among board members as set
forth in paragraph one.
-. The foregoing is a mere out
line and preliminary statement which
will be followed by definite regula-
tons and instructions and no COM
pensation IS to be paid under the
foregoing announcement nor until
The regulations are received and full
ly complied with"