Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-12
Gen. Banks Free Labor Order.

HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT oV rur CUR
New Orleans, February B. 1860, {
General Orders, No. %,
The following general regulations arc pub.
lished for the information aud government OF oil
Interested IN the subject Of compsnsated plata
ton labor, pubic or private, durng the pres at
year, and 10 continuation of the system tstab-
hshed January 80, 1868
|. The eniistm,nt OF soldiers from plantations
under cultivation in tins Department, having
been suspended by order Of tue Government, will
not be resumed except upon direction Of the same
high authority.
II. The Provost Marehil General IS instruc I'd
70 provide Tor the division Of parishes into police
and school districts, aud Ia orgauiz, from uyl.
nd soldiers competent police for tie prcservs-
Of order.
ILL., Provision will be made for The establish.
ment OF sufficient number of schools, one az
least for each Of the nolco and school districts
for the instruction OF colored children under
twelve years OF age, which, when established ,
will be placed under the direction OF the Super
n,endent OF Public Education.
". Soldiers will not be allowed to visit plan
ia tious without the written consent of the Com
mandmg Officer of the Regiment or Post u
which they are attached, and never with arms
except when on duty, accompanied by an officer
v Plantation hands Will not be allowed to
pass IRON one place To another except unjersuch
regulations as may be established by the ovo,
Marshal OF tho Parish.
vi. FloggiDg and other cruel or unusual pun.
ishments are iuterdioted
VII. Planters will be required as early as
practicable after the publication OF these Regu-
lations, to makea roll Of persons employed upon
their estates, ard to transmit the same to the
Provost Marshal OF the Parish, la the employ
meut OF hands, the unity OF families will be Sc
cared as far as possible
VIII. All qucsti ne between tho employer ard
the employed, until other tribunals arc sslab.
lishsd, will be dccidCd By the Provost Marshal
Of the Parrish
/ TX Sick aud disabled persons will be proyid
ed for upon tho plantations to which they BE-.
! long, cxolpt such as may be received in estab
/ lshmenls provided for them by the Government
OF which one will be established at Algiers and
one at Baton Rouge.
X The unauthorized purchase of clothing, ol
other property, from laborors, will be punls lct
by fac and imprisonment. Tho sale of whisky
or other intoxicating drinks, TO them, or to Other
persons, except under regulations established by
Tho Pr y0st Marshal General, will be fllowe,
by the se'efyst punishment
Al. The possession OF arms, or concealed oI
dangerous weapons, without authority will b.
,unished by fine aud Imprisonment.
XII Laborers shall render &c their employer
between daylight aud dark, ten hours IN sum
mer, aud nne hours IN winter, of respectful
honest faithful labor, end receive therefor, it
addition to just treatment, healthy ratIon', com
Portable clothing, quarters, fuel, medical attend
anoe, aud instruction FOR children, wages pc
month as follows, payment of one hall OF which
at least shall be reserved until the end OF thI
year