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vi vrejusr njncd tfierwise heate ti o y v os 3 ahu a fj ls george the fifth fey the v of great britain and ivelanc yond the seas king defender o to all to whom these presents shall come or wju conceragreeting a proclamation calling out the men comprised in class military service act 1917 la gt pfv a 1 y 7c 7kereas it is pro- the deputy minister of justice canada vided by cur militia tf act of canada re vised statutes of canada1906 chapter 41 section 09 that our governorgeneral of can ada in council may place our militia of canada or any part thereof on active service any where in canada and also bc- yond canada for the defence thereof at any time when it appears advisable so to do by reason of emergency a j a7firac that part of our militia of canada known xiilu vv jlolcctto as the canadian expeditionary force is now engaged in active service overseas for the defence and security of canada the preservation of our empire and of human liberty and it is necessary owing to the emergencies of the war to provide re- enforcements for our said expeditionary force in addition tothosc whose inclination or circumstances have permitted them to volun- teer a na aa7rrqcj by reason of the large number of men who fshu vv ilciccus have already left agricultural and indus trial pursuits in our dominion cf canada in order to join our expedi tionary force as volunteers and by reason of the necessity of main taining under these conditions the productiveness or output of agri culture and industry in our said dominion we have determined by and with the advice and consent of our senate and houe of com mons of canada that it is expedient to secure the men so required not by ballot as provided by our said militia act but by selective draft such reenforcement under the provisions of the military service act 1917 hereinafter referred to not to exceed one hundred thousand men a 4 ahrtoci is accordingly enacted in and by the a11u vv ilolctb provision ct hrrriament of canada holden in the 7th and 8th years of our reign and knowii as the military service act 1917 that every one of our male subjects who comes within one of the classes described and intended by the said act shall be liable to be called out on active service in our canadian expeditionary force for the defence of canada either within or beyond canada and that his service shall be for the duration of the present war and demobilization after the conclusion of the war a tr kafifrqo tnc men who are under the provisions of i v the aid last mentioned ac kable to be called outr arc comprised in s classes of which class lis by the provisions of the said act denned to consist of all ourmale subjects ordinarily or at any time since the 4th day of august 1914 resident in canada who have attained the age of twenty years who were born not earlier than the year 1833 and were on the 6th day of july 1917 unmarried or are widowers but have no child and who are not within any of the following enumerated exceptions 1 members of our regular or reserve or auxiliary forces as denned by our army act 2 members of our military forces raised by the governments of any of our other dominions or by our government of india 3 men serving in our royal navy or in our royal marines 6rin our naval service of canada and members 6f owe canadian expeditionary force 4 men who have since august 4th 1914 served in our military or naval forces or in those of our allies in any theatre of actual war and have been honourably discharged therefrom 5 clergy including members of any recognized order of an exclu- sively religious character and ministers of all religious denomina tions existing in canada at the date of the passing of our said military service act 6 those persons exempted from military service by order in council of august 13th 1873 and by order in council of dcccm- ber 6th 1898 a 4 7v7rif it is moreover provided by our said military ai1u vv ceu service act that our govcrnorccrural of canada in council may from time to time by proclamation cell cut on active service as aforesaid any class of men in the said act described and that all men within the class so called cut shall from the iatc of such proclamation be deemed to be soldiers enlisted in the military service of canada and subject to military law save as in the said act otherwise provided and that the men so called out shall report and shall be placed on active service in the canadian expeditionary force as may be set out in such proclamation or in regulations but that they shall until so placed on active service be deemed to be on leave of absence without pay a nr atyirea2 is aso provided by the said act that at ana vvnereas nny tmc bcfore lo bc ncd hy proclamation an application may bc mutlc hy cr in respect of any man in the class to bc called out to one of ov local tribunals established in the manner provided by the said act ii the province in which such man ordinarily recidej for a ccrticatc of exemption fom service upon any of the following grounds of exemption a that it is expedient in the national interest that the man should instead of being employed in military service be engaged in other work in which he is habitually enlaced 6 that it is expedient in the national interest that the man should instead of being employed in military tcrvicc bc engaged in olcr work in which he wishes to be engaged and for which he has special qualifications c that it is expedient in the national interest that instead of being employed in military service he should continue lo be educated or trained for any work for which he is then binj educated or trained a that serious hardship would ensue if the man were placed on active service owing lo his exceptional financial or business obligations or domestic position e 111 health or infirmity that he conscientiously oijcctsloticudcrtiinjof combtrrt service and is prohibited fon so doinj by the tenets and nrtiiis of faith in effect on the sixth day of july 1917 of any orgauicd religious denomination cabling and iyell rccogaiicd in canada at such date and to chich he in good faith belongs and that if any of the grounds of such application be established a certificate of exemption shall be granted to such man anrl wripfmc moreover it is enac ana vv nereas visions of a ot canada holden in the 7th and 8th years of our reig the war time elections act that certain persons there from voting with such of their sons as on polling day are age shall be exempt from combatant military and naval scr a nrl wherpc f provided by our said miliu iiiu vviiwiao service act that applications for exemption from service shall be determined by our said local tribunals subject to appeal as in the said act provided and that any man by or in respect of whom an application for exemption from service is made shall so long as suchapplication or any appeal in connection there with is pending and during the currency of any exemption granted him be deemed to be on leave of absence without pay a ra a7yfrfcis our governorgeneral of canada in council tttlu vv holgctcj has determined to call out upon active service as aforesaid the men included in class 1 as in the said act end hereinbefore defined or described now therefore know ye f- rl comprising the men in our said military service act 1917 and hereinbefore defined or described as to the said class belonging on active service in our canadian expeditionary force for the defence of canada cither within or beyond canada as we may in the command or direction of our military forces hereafter order or direct and we do hereby strictly command require and enjoin that each man who is a member of the said class shall on or before the 1 0th day of november 1917 in the prescribed form and manner report himself for military service unless application for his exemption shall then have been made by him or by another person entitled to apply on his behalf wherein our loving subjects members of the said class arc especially charged not to fail since not only do their loyalty and allegiance wirfj and jjonwc the ojkyation of careful and implicit obedience to these our strict commands and snjjkkftssst out f over lest our loving subjects should be ignorant of the consequences which will ensue if they fail to report within the time limited as afore said we do hereby forewarn and admonish them that any one who 13 hereby called out and who without reasonable excuse fails to report as aforesaid shall thereby comnrt an offence for which he shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any term not exceeding five years with hard labour and he shall nevertheless if we so require be compelled to serve immediately in our said expeditionary force v fandvt dohereby proclaim and announce that for the greater convenience of our subjects we have directed that prescribed forms for reporting for service and for application for exemption from serv ice may at any time on or before the said 10th day of november 1917 bc obtained at any post office in our dominion of canada and that reports for service and applications for exemptionjrom service if obtained at any of our said post offices and properly executed shall be forwarded by our postmaster at the post office from which the same are obtained to their proper destinations as by our regulations pre scribed free of postage or any other charge and wc do further inform and notify our loving subjects that local tribunals have been established in convenient localities throughout our dominion of canada for the hearing of applications for exemption from service upon any of the statutory grounds as hereinbefore set out that these our local tribunals so established will begin to sit in the discharge of their duties on the 8th day of november 1917 and that they will continue to sit from day to day thereafter as rrmy be necessary or convenient at such times and places as shall be duly notified until all applications for exemption from service shall have been heard and disposed of also that men belonging to the class hereby called out who have not previously to the said 8th day of november 1917 reported for service or forwarded applications for exemption through any of our post offices as aforesaid may make applications in person foi exemption from service to any of our said tribunals on the 8th 9th or 10th day of november 1917 and we do hereby moreover notify and inform our loving subjects who arc within the class hereby called out that if on or before the 10th day of november 1917 they report themselves for military service or if on or before that day application for exemption from service bc made by them or on their behalf they will not be required to report for duty or be placed upon active service as aforesaid until a day not earlier than the 10th day of december 1917 which will by our registrar for the province in which they reported or applied be notified to them in writing by registered post at their respective addresses as given in their reports for service or applications for ex- emption from service or ot such substituted addresses as they may have respectively signified to our said registrar and wc do hereby inform forewarn and admonish the men belonging to the class hereby called out that if any of them shall without just and sufficient cause fail to report for duly at the time and place required by notice in writing so posted or shall fail to report for duty as otherwise by low required- he shall be subject to the procedure pains and penalties by law prescribed as against military deserters of all of which our loving subjects and all others whom these presents may concern arc hereby required to take notice rendering strict obedience to and compliance with all these our commands directions and requirements and governing themselves accordingly in testimony whereof m ent and ihcgrcat seal of canada to be hereunto affixed wit ness our right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and counsellor victor christian william duke of devonshire marquess of hartington earl of devonshire earl of burlington baron cavendish of hardwickc baron cavendish of keigmey knyitofoarlvostnobleorderof the garter one of our most honourable privy council knight grand cross of our most distinguished order of saint michael and saint george knight grand cress cf our royal victorian order governorgeneral and commanderinchief of our dominion of canada at 0r government house in our city of ottawa this twelfth day of october in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and in the eighth year of our reign by command j3t mbbbbbb purb bred holstkixs your choico of 25 pure bred ilolstcin cattle terms tosult purchaser a jsherrick lot 3 con 5 whitchurch jhone 713 waiw t anl iii bakers grocers confectioners for fresh groceries for inteilsons chocolates for neilsons leecream paroidroofs firstlaid inl898 nep0nset ir same roofs stifin service j3aroid is so good that the name has come to stand for the best kind of roofing 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