The Opelousas courier., 1864-10-22
CUL A R.
HEAD QUARTERS,
Labor Bureau. District w. Las
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| fEHHE following instructions and regulations
I n of this Bureau are published for the infor.
| nation and guidance of all concerned:
| I. In accordance With paragraph ), General
! Order No IS. current series, from Department
HEADQUARTERS, all officers and agents Of the gov
| ernment having charge of negroes throughout,
OF from the District West La, will furnish to
! these Head Quarters on the first Of each and
| every month, correct and certified muster roll oi
tie same. giving owner S name aud residence
AL changes by death. desertion, discharge or
otherwise, III the monthly reports mast be fully
explained.
I IT, All officers nos-commissioned officers, n,'l-
sicians ana priya:es, Of the army of hs2 District,
who have slaves in their employ, no. fstdss4~n
as private, or mess-servants, will, on the sass4
Septen, Der, 1854 and on the first of every ,noits
thereafter. furnish to these Head Quarters cor
rect and certified descriptive list of same giving
owners name aud residence, and state whether
they are employed with or without the KMowt
edge and consent Of !ha owner. The large nnnl-
Der of slaves reported missing and lost, antt the
numerous cases thus REP oGtad, having been srb-
seGueatly ascertained to be in the private employ
Of officers and soldiers render it absolutely iecrs
skry that this regulation BIZ strictly complied with;
and for the faithful observance OF It's require
ments, commanding officers of regiments, batta-
lions, batteries and unattached eomPaIies are
specially charged
III. No officer or agent of the government
viii be allowed to transfer or dispose oi any
conscript negro. slave or free. TO any other
person, Bureau Or Departments except through
tLese Head Quarters.
", Slaves from this District will be receipted
for by this Bureau only, and no receipt will be
respected or received Is evidence@ slaves being
in the service, except the receipts, certificates and
exemptions. given by these fitad Quarters and
bearing date subsequent to July Sun, 1854
Y. Regaisi.aus for negroes iHas. be made
upon this Bureau and en- FERNS prescribed and
furnished by the came.
VI Slave owners will not be credited for slaves
IN tie private service OF any employee ot the gov
erEnacis, and uoesrploye@ o tie government viii
be permitted t. appropriate receive the services
of any government servant. Save or free. -
VII The pay for consclipt free negroes is II
dollars per month, rations, clothing and medical
attendance. The pay tur conscript slaves, in the
State Of Louisiana. has been fixed by the State
Commissioners at eighteen dollars per month,
rasons, clothing auts medical attendance.
VIII. All officers of the government " ho have
conscrps, free negroes OF saves, III tueir charge,
will pay, clotle and provide 70! them, III accord
suee with the pr eeding paragraph.
TX. Aslcases Of dtsertiens will be promptly
reported to these Head CHARTERS.
x. IN case of death OF any canscript slave.
the officer in whose employ said slave was at the
lime of his death, will make duplicate certificates
OF his death, signed by q surgeon coguizant OF
thecireumstsnces of the case setting forth faliy
tie time. place and cause of death, and whether
OF not the disease from which lie Died vas con.
ffacted while ID fhe service. In cases whore
there were 40 surgeon present, the officer will
certify, on honor, TO the besi ef his knowledge,
to the Sb0re requirements.
1I The Labor Bureau, Dist. West Louisiana,
embraces all the Parishes in Louisiana not occu-
pied by the enemy, West of the Mississippi river.
aud thr following named counties i'll the States
Of Texas and Arkansas, viz: Marion. Davis, Red
River. Bowie, Lamar, Titus. Upshur and II arrison
In the State of Texas: and Columbia, Hempsteal
and Lafayette, in the State Of Arkansas.
APPROVED:
GEO. sOULE,
1t. Col. & CHER LABOR BUREAU, D. ". La.
BY command Of
GENERAL + EIRRY GHIrH