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tional qualifications prescribed by the call are possessed by each registrant inducted under the call. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing a Local Board involuntarily to induct registrants in deferred classes to fill a call for men of educational qualifications only.

(d) Should any registrant be selected for involuntary induction under any voluntary-special call, who has been classified in Classes II, III, or IV on the ground of industry, cccupation, or employment, including agriculture, but has not been finally classified on claims made by him or on his behalf on grounds other than industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the Local Board shall immediately and before the issuance of the notice of induction into military service as prescribed in section 159g proceed with the classification of said registrant under any such other claim, and if said registrant is not finally classified in Class I on any ground other than that of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the involuntary induction of said registrant shall not be made and the notice of induction into military service prescribed in section 159g shall not be issued.

(e) Immediately upon the completion in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section of the selection of the registrants to be inducted under the voluntary-special call the Local Board shall proceed with the induction and mobilization of such selected men in the manner hereinafter provided.

(4) Authority and duties of District Board.-Immediately upon receipt from any Local Board of questionnaires of registrants placed in Classes III and IV because of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, whose only ground for deferred classification is industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the District Board shall proceed to select the registrants to be inducted under any voluntary-special call and shall, within 24 hours after the receipt of the questionnaires, advise the Local Board of its decision. The decision of the District Board shall be communicated to the Local Board by telegraph, and a copy of this telegram shall be inclosed with the questionnaires which are to be returned by registered mail immediately to the Local Board submitting the same. Section 158E. List calls.

A "List" call is a call for the induction of registrants known by the Provost Marshal General to possess such occupational skill or educational qualifications as the needs of the military service may require.

(1) How made.-A list call will be made by the Provost Marshal General on one or more States by mail and will include a list or lists of the order and serial numbers of all or part of the registrants within the respective States known by the Provost Marshal General to possess the requisite occupational skill or educational qualifications.

(2) Authority and duties of Governor.-On receipt of a list call the Governor shall immediately proceed to

(a) Allocate said call among one or more Local Boards (in his discretion) within his jurisdiction in such manner as will produce the required number of men, of the requisite qualifications, of the

color and physical requirements, and at the time specified, and in such manner as will least disturb the economic conditions in the State.

(b) Call upon each Local Board to which an allotment has been made for its respective allotment. To the call shall be attached the list or lists furnished by the Provost Marshal General applicable to the Local Board upon which the call is made. If any readjustment of the original allotment is made the Governor shall notify the Local Boards concerned.

(e) Forward to the Provost Marshal General a statement showing the allotments made to each Local Board. If any readjustment of the original allotment is made the Governor shall notify the Provost Marshal General of the revised allotment.

(d) Confer with the representative of the United States Railroad Administration within the State and arrange for proper transportation schedules.

(e) Notify each Local Board to which an allotment has been made of the train schedules and transportation arrangements.

(f) Notify the commanding officer of the mobilization camp of the number of selected men to arrive under the call, together with the date and hour of the arrival and the names of the Local Boards forwarding each contingent. This notice shall be sent by telegraph immediately upon the completion of the transportation arrange

ments.

(3) Authority and duties of Local Board.-Upon receipt of a list call, the Local Board shall immediately proceed to

(a) Select in sequence of order numbers from within the class or classes designated by the President as the "Quota basis" a sufficient number of men of the color and physical requirements specified from among those included in the list furnished by the Provost Marshal General to fill the call.

(b) If the allotment on the Local Board can not be filled from among the registrants included in the list furnished by the Provost Marshal General who are classified in the class or classes designated by the President as the "Quota basis," the Local Board shall proceed to select registrants from among those included in the list furnished by the Provost Marshal General in the manner herein provided from the deferred classes in which registrants have been placed because of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, only. If the allotment can not be filled from Class I a sufficient number of registrants included in the list furnished by the Provost Marshal General shall be selected from Class II in sequence of order numbers, but only such registrants as have been placed in Class II on the ground of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture. If the allotment can not be filled from registrants included in the list submitted by the Provost Marshal General who are in Class I or who have been placed in Class II only on the ground of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the Local Board shall forward by registered mail to the proper District Board the questionnaires of all registrants included in the list furnished by the Provost Marshal General who have been placed in Class III and Class IV on the ground of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, with a statement of the number of men to be inducted from among such registrants, and request that

the District Board designate from among the registrants whose questionnaires have been submitted those who are to be inducted under the call.

Immediately upon the mailing of these questionnaires the Local Board shall telegraph to the chairman of the District Board requesting that the District Board assemble for the purpose of selecting the registrants to be inducted.

(e) Should any registrant be selected for involuntary induction under any list call, who has been classified in Class II, III, or IV on the ground of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, but has not been finally classified on claims made by him or on his behalf on the grounds other than industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the Local Board shall immediately and before the issuance of the notice of induction into military service as prescribed in Section 159g proceed with the classification of said registrant under any such other claim, and if said registrant is not finally classified in Class I on any ground other than that of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the involuntary induction of said registrant shall not be made and the notice of induction into military service prescribed in Section 159g shall not be issued.

(d) Immediately upon the completion of the selection of the registrants to be inducted under the call, the Local Board shall proceed with the induction and mobilization of such selected men in the manner hereinafter provided.

(4) Authority and duties of District Board. Immediately upon receipt, from any Local Board, of questionnaires of registrants placed in Classes III and IV on the ground of industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, whose only ground for deferred classification is industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, the District Board shall proceed to select the registrants to be inducted under any list call and shall, within 24 hours after the receipt of the questionnaires, advise the Local Board of its decision. The decision of the District Board shall be communicated to the Local Board by telegraph and a copy of this telegram shall be inclosed with the questionnaires which are to be returned by registered mail immediately to the Local Board submitting the same. Section 158F. Individual calls.

An "Individual Call" is a call made by the Provost Marshal General at the request of a Staff Corps, Department, bureau, or office of the Army or of the Navy or of the Marine Corps, by competent orders on a Local Board for the immediate induction of a particular registrant who shall express a willingness, as hereinafter prescribed, for induction into the military service.

(1) How made.-An individual call will be made by the Provost Marshal General on a particular Local Board on Form 2007 prescribed in section 328, p. 282.

(2) Authority and duties of Local Board.-Upon the receipt of Form 2007 the Local Board shall immediately proceed to

(a) Examine the status of the registrant named in said competent orders and if Form 1028 has been issued in respect of the registrant, or if the registrant is posted in column 24 of the Classification List, or

if the registrant is a slacker, delinquent, or deserter, the Local Board shall refuse to complete induction under the competent orders, shall note the reason for refusal on the original competent order, shall file both copies of the competent orders with the questionnaire of the registrant, and shall notify the Provost Marshal General of the reason for the refusal to accomplish the competent orders, using Form 2008 (sec. 329, p. 283).

(b) If the status of the registrant is such that the Local Board can proceed with the induction it shall forthwith summon before it the registrant named in the competent orders and offer him induction thereunder. The registrant must, within 24 hours after receipt by him of the summons (the fact of the time of receipt to be established to the satisfaction of the Local Board), indicate his acceptance or rejection of the offer by signing the statement at the foot of Form 2007 (sec. 328). If the offer is accepted and the registrant is classified in a deferred class, he shall file the waivers required in section 150.

(c) If the offer is declined, both copies of the competent orders shall be filed with the questionnaire of the registrant and the Local Board shall immediately notify the Provost Marshal General of the rejection of the offer, using Form 2008 (sec. 329).

(d) If the registrant accepts the induction under the competent orders and files the waivers required by section 150, if Form 1028 has not been issued, if the registrant is not a slacker, delinquent, or deserter, and if the registrant specified in Form 2007 possesses the physical qualifications specified under the call, the Local Board, if the registrant is in a deferred class on the ground of being in a necessary industry, occupation, or employment, including agriculture, shall immediately notify the nearest United States Employment Service Agent as provided in section 150, and after the expiration of three full days, unless the registrant has withdrawn his acceptance, the Local Board shall proceed with the induction of the registrant by issuing in respect of him the usual order of induction into military service, specifying the date desired by him (but not later than seven days after the date of acceptance of induction) for induction into military service and shall forward him in the usual manner to the mobilization camp specified in Form 2007, including in addition to the mobilization papers specified in section 160, the duplicate of the competent orders, and shall forward to the Provost Marshal General a notice on Form 2008 (sec. 329) of the induction of the registrant under the competent orders.

Section 159. Kind of inductions.

There are two kinds of induction-voluntary and involuntary.

Section 159A. Voluntary induction,

Voluntary induction is the induction of a registrant on his own application and may be ordinarily accomplished through "Voluntary," "Voluntary-Special," and "Individual" calls, and in exceptional cases through "General," "Special," and "List" calls as provided in section 150.

Section 159B. Involuntary induction.

Involuntary induction is the compulsory induction of a registrant, and may be ordinarily accomplished under "General," "Special," "Voluntary-Special," and "List" calls. Involuntary induction is also accomplished by the failure of a registrant to respond to the notice of the Adjutant General of the State issued after notification that the registrant has failed to file a questionnaire or to present himself for physical examination, directing him to report on a date to be fixed by the said Adjutant General.

Section 159C. How accomplished.

Voluntary induction is accomplished by Local Boards.

Involuntary induction is accomplished in two ways-by Local Boards and by the Adjutant General of the State.

Section 159D. Induction by Local Boards.

Induction by Local Boards is accomplished by entering in column 24 of the Classification List opposite the name of each registrant to be called for entrainment the day and hour on which the registrant is to report to the Local Board and by mailing, at the same time, to each such registrant an order (Form 1028, sec. 301, p. 250) to report to the Local Board for military duty at the hour, day, and place specified in said order, which shall be the same as that appearing in column 24 of the Classification List after the name of such registrant. From and after the day and hour thus specified each such registrant will be in the military service of the United States, and either the entry of such date after the name of any such registrant on the Classification List or the mailing to any such registrant of the order into military service shall constitute the giving of notice to such registrant that from and after such day and hour he will be in the military service of the United States.

Section 159E. Induction by the adjutant general of the State.

Induction by the adjutant general of the State is accomplished by mailing to each registrant who has failed to submit a questionnaire or to appear for physical examination an order (Form 1014, sec. 286) directing such registrant to report to the State adjutant general by mail, telegraph, or in person on the day and hour specified by such adjutant general in said notice, which day and hour shall not be less than 10 days from the date of the notice. From and after the day and hour thus specified the registrant will be in the military service of the United States, unless, upon the registrant's reporting as ordered, the Adjutant General shall stay or rescind such order into military service.

Section 159F. Selection of qualified men for induction.

Upon receipt of notice of the number of men to be furnished under any call, the Local Board shall proceed with the selection of such men in the manner hereinbefore provided.

In furnishing the allotment required under any general call for men physically qualified for general military service, or under any general call for men physically qualified for special or limited mili

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