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Justices of the Peace exempt from Conscription.

--The following is the official decision of Gov. Letcher on this subject:

Justices of the Peace, in commission and performing the duty of the office, are exempt from military service; but the election to this office of a person while in the field will not entitle him to a discharge from the service.

The above decision has been approved by the War Department.

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