The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-28
Labor Regulations.
FREEDMEN's BUREAU,

The following regulations are published for
the hiring and government of freedmen labor
ing on plantations and elsewhere, and not here
toloFe provided for. They will apply to such
points not already provided for, as the Major
General commanding may direct.
HOME COLONIES.
l. BONE colonies will be established under
proper management, on such confscable or
abandoned lands as may be designated by the
military authorities, where the helpless and the
ysgrant may be sheltered and employed Freed
men " no will not work for wages and abide by
their contracts will be put on the colony lands
to work without wages whenever after due in
vestigation they shall be found at fault These
colonies will be established at convenient points,
and assistant superintendent will be placed in
charge Of them.
HIRE AND COMPENSATION OF FREEDMEN
/ @ Freedmen and employees may make any
contract they please, but in all cases food, cloth
/ ing houses, medical attendance and fuel must
/ be secured TO the abOrers in addition to such
compensation in money or share of the crops
as may be agreed upon. All contracts will be
presented to the superintendent, and if found
by him to be fair and honorable to the laborers,
will be approved and registered
3. When voluntary contracts are not made,
and both employers and laborers desire to de-
termne upon fair rates OF pay in money, the
following schedule is prescribed:
Male Hands FIRST class SO per month.
Second class So per month.
Third Glass IS per month.
Female hands-Eirst class, IS per month
Second class, So per month.
Third class, SIS per month.
BOYS under IA years, So per month.
GirIs under IA years, 81 per month.
These classes will be determined by merit
and on agreement between the employers and
the laborers.
4. Mechanics, engineers and foremen viii
always receive not less than S. per month in ad-
dtion to the first class rates.
5. One half of the money wages due will be
paid on the following days: August LIST, and all
the money wages earned during the year to be
paid on January lst. Those who are working
for share Of the crop, will receive their por
ton when the whole is gathered.
PENALTIES.
s. Wages for time lost will be deducted in
case Of sickness, and both wages and rations
where the party refuses to work when able to
do so. Such persons can be reported to the
nearest assistant superintendent who will put
them upon forced labor upon colony lands orr
other government works without pay. Ali
freedmen are required to secure places Of en-
ployment without delay, or they will be taken
and put to work at forced labor. The freedmen
must understand that the United States will
maintain their freedom, but that it is to their
own interest to work faithfully like other labor
ers in any part of the world, and that they are
not to indulge the idea that they can under any
circums tances, be maintained in idleness. Any
i'll treatment of the freedmen by former slave
bC1Japg 9TH i'll ba CavornlV
dealt with and the perpetrators punished as the
nature of the case may require. Cases of bar
barous treatment will not escape the vigilance
of the proper officers.
9. Freedmen will be allowed and encour-
aged to chose their own employers, but when
they have once entered into a contract they
must abide by it till the crops are gathered. fl
they abandon their work before that time, they
will forfeit their wages, and be otherwise pun
ished.
TINE AND PERQUIsITE OF LABOR.
TO- The time of labor shall be ten hours be-
tween daylight and dark, i'll summer, and nine
hours in winter, except Saturday and Sunday of
each week
The afternoon Of Saturday and the whole of
Sunday shall be at the sole disposal Of the la
borer, except some necessity should arise where
the laborers are required to work to save the
crops in which case the required service must
be rendered.
Laborers will be allowed land for private cul-
tvation at the following rates, embracing use Of
tools and animals.
LIST and I'd class bands with families, one acre
each.
lst and I'd class hands without families, one
half acre each.
ID and Sd class hands with families, one-half
acre each.
I'd and Sd class hands without families, one
quarter acre each.
On these allotments they will be allowed to
raise any crops they please, and owners oflands |
are advised to increase the quantity Of land as q
reward Of industry and diligence on the part of
the laborers.
LIEN AND SECURITY FOR LABOR.
IL All crops and property on any planta-
ton or other place where freedmen are employ
ed, will be held to be covered by lien against
all other creditors to the extent Of the wages
due employees, and such lien will follow such
cropsor property in any and all hands until such
lobor is fully paid and satisfied.
u. Freedmen will be allowed to proceed to
any assistant superintendent of freedman or
government officer or agent for the purpose OF
lodging any complaint or reporting any in
fringement Of their rights by any person.
Is. The crops already planted should be
saved. Other crops should be secured during
the year. The support Of the people and the
supply Of the markets depends upon the cult
walton of the soil. To secure this, every well
disposed man should use bis best efforts SO that
peace and order is maintained in the country
districts; and every outrage committed upon
freedmen is only blow struck upon interests
that are already SO badly crippled that it is only