Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-15
REGULATIONS coNcERNING FREEDMEN.
From lhs Nes York Epeninq Post.

From the Ne,p York Epening Post.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued regulations
providing for the employment and general welfare OF ell
persons within tho line Of national military occupation
within insurreconay States formerly held slaves who
have or shall become Free These regulations will be
RED into effect by the agents and under the
supervision provided under the regulations
ing commercial intercourse.
"Freedmens Home Colonies" are to be established in
each special agency at which all freed persons within the
agency may be received ard provided for supernen
dent Of freedmen will be employed for each colony to make
necessary TO provide shelter and for
persons received and TO obtan working animals and i'm
pemeuts for the economical conduct Of the establishment
Registry f births marriages. deaths and departures aud
sl circumstances relating 10 each freedman, 10 be
kept.
The superintendent ,hs classify all freedmen capable
Of labor follows L. Sound persons Is and under
40 g. Sound persons Ia and under H. and 40
and under S. g. Sound persons 12 and under Ia,
and 55 Other able to work shall be cassed
the superintendent shall deem proper. Minimum rate
of wages: Msles-Ist class, $25 per month I'd, $40;
81, $l5 Femaleslst class, $ls per month; I'd, SI4;
81 $40. ......
All persons who are received registered and classified
shall be promptly provided with employment leaving none
in dleness who capable of labor Applications for
their labor shall be received BY the superintendent
Aged aud prm reed persons and children under twelve
others unfit for labor shall be provided for by the
perntendent; also, medical attendance and schools.
Home colonies may be COED to the aud charge
Of associations having for the purpose to improve the
dition Of freedmen.
Freedmens labor colonies may aso be found with super
and land shall be and assigned for
use colonies may slso be assigned TO associations
Schools must be established the colonies for the educa
ton OF children under twelve years Of age.
In case that lessees and others employ ed by them
treat freedmen, the contract for labor shall be annned
All expenses must be authorized and approved by the
Secretary Of the Treasury Each superintendent the
of every month must furnish the Secretary
with copies Of all records agreements, with mouth
IL statement Of accounts 90 Special agents must also
render monthly account current, vouchers for money
paid, &C. 4
contemporary remarks that from these regulations for
the pay and support Of the million Of negroes old and
young good bad and Indifferent which have been sadded
upon the country by the policy Of the Administration tax
payers may form idea Of the millions annually
pended 10 Freedmen's Home Colonies" And every
h payer OF the increased price Of bread and meat
tea and sugarn fact every article Of food clothing &C.
large per centase goes to the support of these negro
boarding houses Every who dsburses dollar, no
matter what it is for Is obliged. directly indirectly to
pay portion Of it, the increased price Of his purchases
towards feeding aud keeping In comfort these negro colo
Mes while the poor white people Of the Loyal States will
undergo during the approaching winter want and suffering
such A. has before been knswn in this country