Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1917 — LATER RULINGS ON APPEALS [ARTICLE]

LATER RULINGS ON APPEALS

AVhere Dissatisfaction Is Found With the District Board. New rulings have just been issued by the provost marshal gen-eral-regarding appeals to the President from the decisions of the district boards. These rules are as follows: By the regulations of the President governing appeals from the action of the district boards the claim of appeal must be filed with the district board and cannot be received if sent direct to the President, the provost marshal general, members of congress or to any other place than to the district board itself. Papers, evidence and affidavits not considered (by the district board cannot be considered on appeal from the district board. The only cases in which there is an appeal to the President are cases in which a claim for discharge on the ground of engagement in agriculture or industry has been made in the district board. There is no appeal to the President from the action of the local board in dependency or other cases whose determination is within the jurisdiction of the local board. All attempts to appeal cases other than those involving the decision of the district board on agriculture, or industrial exemptions from whatever source received; all affidavits, letters, arguments, evidence, papers or other matter not considered by the district board; all appeals made to the President direct or sent to any other official or person in Washington, will have to be returned to the sender.