Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-18
indicated in the ordinance for colonisis. Havana,

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Art G. The wages shall be delivered monthly
by the master to the freeman hired, according TO
contract, and the fourth for the deposit. shall be
paid yearly in advance.
Art T. That the assignments may be TO the adj
vantage of the contractors, with the most suitable
election to the masters, all petitions for freemen
shall be directed TO the government which will
pass them TO the board which shall return them,
with the information necessary for concession or
not.
Arts Ifany of the negroes contracted, desire
through any cause, 10 change his MASTER the
board shall listen to his complaint and if there be
found justice in it, such shall be made known 10
the government, to the end that the proper steps
NAV be taken. II also shall be the organ of all
claims on the authorities, who shall, in all cases,
apply analogous rules for governing colonists.
Art.9. Should the master desire for a contin-
uance of the contract for another term, and the
freeman being willing, il can be done by putting a
note at the foot of the original contract, but the
nearest authority must intervene, who shall in
form the government, which will give notice 10
the board.
Art. 10. The emancipated apprentices shall be
contracted for in the same way, but with the pref
erence Of housing in or near TO the capital IN order
that they may be near the board ofprotection and
the wages shall be paid to this board four months
in advance.
Art. IL. There shall be a treasurer, 10 take
charge Of these funds, and others, who shall be a
gentleman OF this benevolent board, and named by
the government, at the indication of said board ;
also the president and secretary shall be appointed
in like manner
Art. IL. Also, there shall be an administrator of
the depot who shall not belong TO the board, who
shall receive a salary in proportion TO his duty,
which the government will assign to him, with the
approval of the board
Art. 10, Should it be necessary TO employ any
other person, the board shall propose such, having
| in mind how economical and ample the property
ofthe poor should be.
Art. IA. The administration of the depot shall
| send twice week to the board classified state
ment of the increase and decrease Of the emanci-
pados. The president shall also give information
in regard to any extraordinary occurrence in the
| depot. !.
| Art Is. The said administrator shall remain in
the depot as constantly possible, and shall al
| low it TO be visited, and the deposited examined,
and notes taken in regard to all concerning them,
and this with an order from the President author
| zing the same.
| Art 16. For the payment Of all claims to per-
| sons holding emancpados that the British may
consider just, arising from the carrying out OF the
ordnance the government secretary shall give an
order without which, no payment shall be.
| Art. II. The board shall every month name one
| of its members who shall examine the emancpated
negroes in the depot, and make himself aware OF
the number not present, should it be from age or
sickness, bad conduct, or any other cause, and an
account shall be given to the board, that 1t may
propose to government the resolutions il may con-
| slider proper.
| Art. Is. The amount of wages to be paid to the
freemen and apprentices shall be the same TO each
| class The board shall name the stipend every
year, regulated according to the rate Of labor and
| in regard to those under age. The benevolent
protection due to these unfortunate beings shall
always be considered before interest.
| Art. 10. For the benefit Of the aforementioned in
particular and of all emancipated negroes in gen.
eral the residue ofthe funds that the wise econo.
my Of the board may gather, shall be applied.
MARQUIS PEZUELA. J.
HAVANA, January !, 1854.
Two days afterwards appeared the following:
| His excellency, the governor captain general,
has been pleased to direct that from this day shall
be carried into effect that which is ordered in the
ordinance oft Goth Of December last and Of the
lst Of the present ordering, that all emancipated
| negroes without exception, shall be delivered up
by their master, at this secretaryship, within the
term of five days for those in town and fifteen for
those in the country, with the understanding that
| a noncompliance with this order will subject Of
tenders to the penalties set forth in article fourth,
OF the ordinance referred to. M. M.
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