Shreveport news., 1864-11-15
once ChicfQuarter Master
IRANs- II isSIs.Ir!I DkPALrMtNr

Shreveport La, Oct. 1t. ist4
The following Ttie- aye adopted for the
payment %! al men detailed from the my
or by the Bureau OF Con>criptlrn for servic"
In this Department at post and dcPot-:
/. All such detailed men shall receive
their monthly pay, ration,. clothing and
quarters or coIniuU'aiiun thereof AT pr
scribej rates, and on" dollar per day "Ntr"
du,v proper, for each days service acti.ail.
performed by them.
H. La addition thereto. the following "N-
ira compensation Tor extraordinary labor
skill or industry shall b. PAID Tor each
DAYS service ACTUALLY performed. 81
For Clerks 1t ClAss - 90 pea day
"a " 1900. o.
Provided. That when any i"t.l'-d clerk
receives hi. allowance r KNIT its ~ hosp.
tails he shall receive only twenty IT," Gems
per dav: ana no 'srru. r!ttl.r Us extra dU'N
pay or additional compensation Com
imitation is allowed r. so per III nn'h tor
one room in lieW of Communication al fuel,
quarters and str1w for al posts and d"p"'s
and on each voucher thr officer 10 " HON
the detailed man reports shall c"r;ll! that
no quarters are 1, crIv"d by him ia KIND.
III. For mechanics ami lLborr.~ deth llcd
a. above. officers III charge OF them vii.
proceed without delay To- fix the rate 81
compensation for "Ntraoid.nhr! >Nl!t. lab It
and industry. Classifying th'n. - pr"scrib-
Ell in section ~ -prcIiylng the number oi
men, natir. OF service. number OF working
hvur. per day. having special reference" IN
fixing the compensation to sections and
VII of .his Circular. said rrcoIIm-uaa
ton to be forwarded through the Chief
oulrt-rIuastrr or other officer 10 this Office
for the approval of the General CoLuau-
ding.
". The extra duty pay for extrnordina-
~ skill or Industry. OF tor extra Work con
,emplatrd in Section II of the 'aw, Viii be
classified - fellows, viz :
Superintendent not -xccciing-pcr diem
LIST Class Foreman
l.t Class Mechanic % "
% -
Sd
Other Employees showing
uncommon skill OF INDUS
try--noI exceeding ...... - per dirW
V. The extra pay allowed in thi- sch--
dule shall be regarded - pay tog ten hour,
work. and Tor all work r"qur,ns 'uucpm
mon skill done ia other ihtu the rvgut..
ten hours. the pay shall b" fifty per cent
greater than the schciu!. pr &C.
vi No restrictions will b" placed n ihr
amount Of pay to hs given b. contractors
to detailed men, ave thai IL" wages shall
conform as uearly ~ possible :" va" wages
received 10y similar c!as>c- in I'll" employ OF
the Government.
VII. The extra compensation FOR pi"c"
of the Government shall be- regulated m
conformity 10 III classification 81 w"rkmou
in Section | The commanding Officer
with tn. approval OF III" thi-t al tn. Bure AZ
concerned. liking what shall be regarded -
a fall days work. with 'uncnmmrn indus
try" Compensation Tor work tHrHed "tt
over and above the quantities 50 nN"d
shall be paid at the rate ;IXci by the extra
compensation for FUN days work.
VII. This circular il 10 be construed A.
applying To- men detailed from the field,
and does not apply to those attached in any
way to an army in the fi'ld
Payments t. men detailed in th. Medical
Department except IN on d.ty wish
rurveyur>, VIII be made by the Quarter
M a>tUr Drpt tmcnt
TX. Th- rates are to take effect from
tn. tst OF August. lN64.
Y. The cNtra pay oil men detailed for du.
~ in the several deptrtn nts in Ia" ue.d,
will b. regulated accordiut to page So,
Army Regulations
NJ. Civilians not liable TO military service
employed in any ~ tho above duties may
recvh . such sum a. may be determined