Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-12-21

addition, one half acre Of land contiguous
TO tho houses, will BIO aot apart for each
family for garden purposes.
u. Should tho contracting parties perfer
IL, tho laborerH can engage TO furnish their
own food and clothing, their wages to be
regulated accordingly. Thoso supplies
may DO purchased from tho employer, who
must, ifho undertnkos 70 supply his hands,
in al caaca keep regular book account for
zach hand and soll ut usual market rates,
which accounts must DO open at MI times
20 tho inspection Of tho AgentR Of this
Bureau this mode OF contract Ia recon-
mondod TO tho freedmen. Should they
doairo 10 contract for certain portion Of
tho crop, thoy can do 40, and tho employ
or, IN MI oontracta Of this kind, will DO re-
ouirod TO comply with section XVII Of
this circular, and nlHo TO pay over TO tho
Agent Of this Buronu ono twontiotb Of the
vpluc Of tho laborer'H share Of said crop
monthly, or whenever demanded, for
school purposes this estimate TO DO based
on tho average production Of tho land un-
der cultivation.
10. Five por cont. Of tho monthly wages
OF tho laborerR will DO retained In tho
hnnds Of the employer, and paid over
whom demanded TO tho agent authorized
TO receive IL, TO no used for tho purpose of
sustaining Rchools for the education Of tho
| children Of the freedmen and for no other
| purpono and If not demanded Tor tho pur-
| pose designated, during tho year, tho
amount 30 retained will be pnid ovor to
tho laboror Mt tho settlement of his nc
count. ono half Of tho balance Of tho
monthly wages will be paid 10 tho laboror
| on tho last day Of each month, and tho
remaining ono half will DO retained by tho
employer until the contract In fulfilled,
when 1t will bo puid over to TO tho laborer.
ID. Should tho laborcr rofuse TO do tho
work contracted for, or should he leave
tho plantation or place on which, or en-
ployer for whom, ho has engaged TO work
| for tho purpose Of avoiding labor, without
lust oauso or provocution, hich will DO do
tcrmined by tho ngout OF theBureau for the
parish In which he resides, upon applica-
| tion--and failure TO make application for
redress by the lnboror will be considered IA
| prima fnoin evidence against him-bo Rhall
| forfeit all wages that may DO due TO him ut
tho timo Of leaving TO his employer; aud
| should no refuse after having voluntarily
| entered into M agreement TO labor, or fail
to comply with, and bo governed by such
ordinary and reasonable rulos ns may DO
adopted by hi. employer for tho systom attic
carrying on Of hia bnainoRs, or fail In any
way to DO u good and faithful laboror nc
| cerding to bis contract; or BIO wanting In
! duo respect aud obedience TO bis employer
or family, in tho performance Of his or thor
dutioa, no may bo discharged, and obliged
to remove his family from tho premises Of
hia employer, by application TO tho agent
Of this Bureau, for tho parish in which he
reaidoa. For failure TO be at tho appointed
place Of labor nj tho usual hour Of com
mcucing work, unless in caso OF sicltness,
the employer mny deduct twice tho amount
Of money wages for the time Loaf, TO com
| pcnsato for clothing and rations, ms well ms
| loRt time.
| rs. Planters md others employing labor
| will whom tho nature Of their business 70
quiroa that work be performed nt light and
on Sundays, during certain periods, dis
tiuctly specify in the contract that tho en- Ny
ployeos ngroo TO do such work, Mt such
tlmoa A. II may DO required tho conpid 4
Grafton for which muRt DO distinctly stated
in the agreement.
lG. No restraints or disabilities shall DO
imposed upon freedmen that nro not inn
posed upon white mon. Thoy are amona-
bio TO tho Rnmo laws, md can only DO re-
strained IN tho FREQ exercise Of their rights
and privileges by reason Of n violation of
tho laws Of the land, M mndo and provid-
II. Should tho agent doom it necessary
no will require the employer TO give Recur-
ity that tho requisite amount Of provision
TO furnish tho lnborors with tho specified
ration ahRll bo on hand on tho plantation
from month to month for issue or Bnlo to
tho lnborors and their families, M tho terms
| Of thor contrnct may require. Tho rations
and clothing specified in tho order will be
tho minimum that will BIO regarded by the
Bureau M sufficient food and com Portable
clothing.
IL. Employers can adopt rules for sys-
lomntizing tho work on their plantations
or olsewhere, which rules and regulations
shall DO road in tho presence ofthe laborors
previous TO contracting; and which, if IA
scented to, shall BIO made part of the agree
mont, and DO binding upon both parties.
| And tho parties may nRreo upon system
OF fines or violation Of these rules, which
fines shall constitute fund, TO DO distri-
buted amongst tho lnborers who have not
been delinquent, and in case there are none
such, to DO paid ovor TO the agent of this
Bureau to be applied TO tho support Of
lreodmen's schools.
| 10. All crops and property on any plan
tation whore laborsrs aro employed, will
| be hold TO be covered by lien against all
l
due employees, and such lion will follow
such crops md property in any and all
hands until such labor is fully paid and
| satisfied.
20. For the purpose of reimbursng to
the United States some portion OF the OK
| pensos Of this systom, md of supporting
tho aged, iufrm aud helpess, the follow
| ing tax will be collected :
| For each planter, for every hand employ
ed by him, between the ages Of eighteen
and fifty, one dollar per annum.
This sum will DO paid and collected on
tho first day Of Juno next, and will BIO paid
over to the Suporintendent of Freedmen
for disbursement.
BY ordor Of Brevot Maj. Con. A. BAIRD,
U. :. Volunteers, Assistant Commissi Toner
Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen and Aban-
doned Lands, State of Louisiana.
ID. G. FENNO,
First Lieutenant and A. A. A. q.