Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-16
Regulations Concerning Freedmen.

INSTRUCTIONS Or SECRETARY fEssENDES,
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
regulations providing for the employment and
general welfare Of all persons within the line OF
national military occupation within insurrec-
tionary sta les formerly held as slaves, who have
or shall become fee. These regulations will be
carried into effect by the same ageats and under
the same supervision az are provided under the
regulations concerning commercial intercourse,
" Freedmen's Home Colonies are to be es-
tabshed IN each special agency, at which all
freed persons within the agency may be received
and provided for, A superintendent OF freed
men will be employed for each colony to make
necessary arrangements to provide shelter and
care for persons received, aud to obtain working
animals and implements for the economical
conduct of the establishment Registry Of
births, marriages, deaths and departures aud
all circumstances relating to each freedmen,
are to be kept.
! The superintendent shall classify all freedmen
capable of labor as follows l. Sound persons
over Is and under 40. , Sound persons over
IL and under Is, and over 40 and under 55 g.
Sound persons over II and under Ia, and over
So. Other persons able to work shall be classed
as the superintendent shall deem proper. Mini
mum rate Of wages Males LIST class, S25 per
month "a, $50; 3D., Sl5 Females LIST class
SIS pee month ID, Sl4i 30, SO.
All persons who are received, registered and
classified, shall be promptly provided with en-
ployment, leaving none IN idleness who are
capable OF labor. Applications for their labor
shall be received by the superintendent.
Written agreements shall be made between
employers and aborers, STIMULATING in addition
to the wages, that the employers shall furnish
without charge sufficient quarters Tor the labor
ers, separate tenement Tor each family, an
acre oil ground also fuel, medical attendance,
schools lor children. 0ne half the monthly
wages shall be paid to the laborcr during the
month, and the remainder at the end of the
term OF employment. In case laborer does
not fulfil his contrac. the reserved half of his
wages shall be forfeited, half to his employer
and half To the government, Interest IN the
profits of labor may be given instead of wages
II so agreed, with the approval of the supern-
tendent.
Aged and ln6rm freed persons and children
under twelve, and others unfit for labor, shall
be provided for by the superintendent also,
medical attendance and schools.
Home colonies may be assigned to the care
aud charge Of associations having for their pur.
pose 10 improve the condition OF freedmen.
"a Freedmen's labor colonies may also be found
with superlntendents, and land shall be reserved
aud assigned for their use These colonies may
also be assigned to associations. Schools must
be established IN the COLONIES for the education
oil children under twelve years OF age
la case that the lessees and others employed
by them ilLtreat freedmen, the contract for labor
shall be adnulled.
All expenses must be authorized and approx.
cd by the Secretary Of the Treasury. Each su.
perntendent at the commencement of every
month must furnish the Secretary with copies