The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-13

ASdlNtTON, DCCs y.
The Secretary of the Treasury has just
issued the following regulations relative to
securing and disposing at the property
found and brought within the territory now
or hereafter occupied by the United States
forces in the disloyal States.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80, 1861.
In order to the security and proper dis
position of the productions of the soil and
all other property found within the limits
OF States or parts of States declared to be
in insarrectiOn against the United States,
now occupied or to be hereafter occupied
by the troops and authority of the Union,
the following regulations are established
There shall be appointed by the Secreta.
ry of the Treasury, with the appreciation of
the President, agents to reside at such ports
or places as are or may be occupied by the
forces of the United States, whose duties it
shall be to secure and prepare for market the
cotton and such other products and proper
ty as may be found or brought within the
lines of the army or under the control OF the
federal authorities.
To enable such agents ia fulfil the duties
val authorities, under proper instructions,
will render such military aid and protection
as may be required to carry out the inten-
tions of this department.
Persons held to service for life under
State laws, who may be found within such
limits, may be employed by the agents, who
will prepare lists Of names, sex and condi-
tion OF such persons, and as near as may be
their respective ages, together with the
names of any persons claiming their services,
which shall be 10 tripllcate, one for the mill
itary commandant, one for the agent, and
one to be Immediately forwarded to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The persons so listed will be organized for
systematized labor in securing and prepar-
ing for the market the cotton, rice and 9th.
er products found within the territory
brought under Federal control.
Pay rolls will be prepared, and strict
account OF the labor daily performed by
each person entered thereon, for which O
proper compensation shall be allowed and
paid to the labOrers, the amount of which
compensation will be fixed in proportion to
the service rendered by the agents and aps
proved by the military commandant and
the Secretary of the Treasury.
An inventory of all horses, mules and
other stock, vehicles for transportation and
other property will be carefully made and a
copy transmitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury, sigued by such agent. A record
OF all products taken possession of will be
made, and those of each plantation kept
distinct.
When prepared for shipment, packages
from the several plantations will be plainly
marked and numbered, so as to be easily
distinguished.
An account of all provisions, of whatever
character, found On such plantations, will
be taken, and such provisions will be used
as lar as may be necessary for the susten-
ance OF the labOrers thereon.
Any deficiency of subsistence will be
supplied by the United States commissary,
upon the requisitiOn of the agent to whom
they will be charged, and for which he will
account.
Cotton and other articles, when prepared
for market, shall be shipped for New York,
and so far as practicable by the returning
government transports. and all shipments
shall be consigned to the designated agent
at New York, unless otherwise specially
directed by the Secretary of the Treasury
and carefully detailed accounts will be kept
by the agent of all supplies furnished the
government, and of all expenditures made
This agent will transmit weekly account
of his proceedings to the Secretary of the
Treasury, and render his accounts in dupli
cate for monthly settlement.