St. Mary's gazette., 1865-08-31
LEONARD TOWN. Md. THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 81

h"S'i'i'iA. ard the r"tnrn Of indus,ria pur-
sui's will parmi' Great di>c.imina,i n
will he oh.prveh in administering relief.
so q. 70 inclnle n"n" III It are not sbso-
lusr'v Deccssitnus and destitute
w Ev-rv eff'r' will h- made 20 rem.
der the pope seif.-nppor'iug. Govern.
"ent supplies vii only be temporarily is-
sued % cnstle destitute persons speedily
to snpp 'rs Themselves. and exact accounts
mn>t he k p with each individual or c"ru-
mnnity, q j held as lien upnn their
crops. The ration e. III d,s'iute will
he 'h'' already provided in General o.
derS n" 80. War Department. s.ries
1864. Tn" Commits .ion"rs ara especially
Z" r. m mhrr thai their dnii.s are 10 en-
f"-c., ~i'h r. ..r.ncr to tn .se cl.>srs, th-
laws O. h Urtl States
' l. val Refugees. who have ben
driven frnrn their h mes. viii. on their re-
'nrn ne prn'rc."'l from abuse. and n"
ca;.mi i"s f'h. ir si'u"i,n relieved n, f.r
- ~ ib'e. IF DESTITUTE. thew will b..
aided ii. h 'ra,,sro 'aii"n and foo1 when
d""u"d .xpedi".., whiln i" r.nsiu, re.
,ur"ing g. their fun h"mA>.
VI Sinp. co."t faith. r which We
hop" o MI h"ds 'r. IN those GO ,cor,.rd
in the la.>i, 9 away "f s a erv will cs.
rt.r'a'y r-'i vr ~" IS is'anf ,"m.nission-
ers in the d srharg" {" III ir dlt;rs ,n-
wsr'i- the Freedmen. IS wi a pom ',c
b General w"'fnrc. Tn. ts,iS'..n, Cow
m:->ipn'rs will. "vcryuh re-. tc>'a-e nod
pr"'"ct their freedom. a. set forth in n,
laws Of Congress
VIZ In all places whore there is an in.
terruptinn Of civil! law. or 10 which ioc,
courts. BY r"ason Of old codes. in vinla'io,
of the freedom guaranteed by the Procl.-
! hl.tion Of ,hc preclcnt ani he laws d
Congress, disregard 'he ncgro's right &c
justice before the laws. in no. alnwing bin
to give testimony. IN" control Of al 4uh
jec,s relaxing to Refugees and Freed
men being committed to this Bureau. III.
| Assistant COMMISSIONERS will alj,dica'e
either themselves or 'hroneh officers a
their appointment. al difficulties arising
esxaen negroes th"mscivcs or htwr",
cgrAk,and whites or Ind aus. .xc.p
those RSary servire. so far as rec".
nizable by military authority. aud NOT II
ken cognisance o. by the cthc, tribunals
civil or military. Of the Quilted States.
VIII. Negroes must bc free I, chaoa'
their own employers. and lie paii i,r 'hel
labor. Agreements should be free, bon.
t.ie acts approved by proper oli.crr3. NJ,
their in"i"labil''y enforced on both par
ti"s. The old system If o,'r '"rs t."d
ing to cmpu.s"ry u"nai' labor aud act
Of crn-''y ana g, 2res,i'" is p~'h'hitc'i =
! TIE unity o. families aud all tn 'iphis {.
! thr family relation. will he car-fI,ly guard
ed. In places whrr" th. local s,atutr
make no pr,vi.ions for the ma rage o
p-r>ons OF ta"r the Assistant E''.""i.
sionrrs are au h .rs d to designate officer.
who sball keep record Of marriages
which may ~ SOLE m "2'd hy any ord.in-c
minister Of the g">p.l. -ho shall make
return If the same with such items N
msy be r'qrir'd for 'ceis,ra,i"n a, plac.
le>iy' a"I by IN" Assistant Con'ri-.i ",
rr Registrations alr.a.ty made hv Uni
/. d Sta'es officers vii! be carefully pra
served
TX Assistant C,nmssi pnarI vii IL
s'rnct their r"ce'ving ami Disturbing IA
c"rS, ~ make r.lu,s''inrs np"n a. nihcrt
! civil or military. IN c!a.," .: fu' d.. ahI.
d"nri nnhs &r.. within thar rep civ,
: ,rrri'"r,... n turn over 'he tamc IL &C
! co. d me. with the trra "f the k'r".!d.nt
They will direct 'b"ir n,rd;cal .tlcs - I,
I r'r,asn the far's aud nec"s>l,ies ceulrc
tod with the VI j i cal w.. TN .nt sn'
srni',ry c,na"i"u Of R"fuy-es sn'
Fr"cd~sn They will ins'ruc, ,h.i
'-a' hers /" coll.c, ,he f.r.s il rrf-,-nce :.
tho p-crr.ss T the work o. .duca,on
and ND IL w'h ~ Ew chang"s ~ r.s.i
| 'e I" tn" ci''-" l. present sms.,n. =
, Dnr'' g n" .hoo' v.ca'irn. ni tho ho
month"; sD"cisi attention will b. gives
% h" prn,i.i"n f'.r the ,xs y"sr
< Assistant Co" n.i.-i"nrrs viii air
refugees on,l Freedmen in securing u ! I
to lad according n Law. Th. ma,
be d,re f"s them ~ individual
Nv - con. sping joint c. nrani-s
XT. This Bureau being IN the Wa. De
par'm -n'. all rules .rd regulations gov,
erDing "ib.ers undrr sccoun'sb Fly 70.
property apply as .ei forth 10 the Revised
K goi,tions Of ,he Army. All o,h",
persons in the service Of the Bur. a.,
are si"o subject 70 military ju.isdic-
ton.
XII. Assistant Con- nmi-.iouers will re-
quire r.gulsr and plpts r'r- r's from
::l.ir s,burdina,es AID will theue-iv-a r.. i.
por, qr,rr.rly as directed BY law. snd cor
r--g~no fe9ucn,ly with this Bureau. Glrsc,
INK the Commissioner in prison.
Q o. HOWARD. y1yor O>-,e-s!,
Commi.stose, Bureau at H,fug.@. Fred
iarn. '@c
Approved June =. lcG5
ANDREW JOHNSON.
~: Presi4. =; Of tie Iai..d .Sai.s.
OYTIuaL:
s. \. CLARK,
Acs's Assiss-a, Ad u,aui Gs..e,a!.