New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-06
Regulation of Labor.

The following are the rules laid down in Ten
nessee by Col. Davis, of the Freedmens Bureau
/. One.half of the wages Of the employee will
be retained by the employer until the end of the
contract for its faithful performance.
z. The employees will be required to rise at day
break each one to feed and take care of the stock
allotted to him, or perform any other business that
may be assigned to him; to eat their breakfast
and be ready for work at the signal, which will be
given when the sun is halfhOur high. All time
lost after the signal is given will be deducted.
j. No general conversation will be allowed dur
ing working hours ~ 1s-lfit ~ ~
4. Bad work will be assessed at it's proper value.
3. For disobedience one hour will be deducted
+. Neglect of duty and leaving without permis
sion will vi be considered dsobedience:
Z. NO 1--we stock will be permitted to be raised
by the Ell ployees without special contract.
g.. Apples, peaches and melons, or any other
product of the farm taken by the employee, will
be charged for.
Q. The employees shall receive no visitors during
working hours.
TO- Three quarters of an hour will be allowed
during the winter months for dinner and one hotu
and half during the months of June, July and
| August.
| IL. Impudence, swearing, or indecent and un
seemiy language to, or in the presence of, the en-
| ployer or his family or agent, or quarreng ant
| fighting so as to disturb the peace of the farm
will be fined dollar for the first offense and i
repeated, will be followed by dismissal and loss o
such pay as shall be adjudged against the offender
| by the proper authority.
IL. All difficulties that may arise between the
| employees shall be adjusted by the employer, and
| il not satisfactory, an appeal may be taken to
an agent of the United States government or a
| magistrate.
ID. All abuse of stock, or wilful breaking o
tools, or throwing away gear, etc, will be charged
| against the employee.
| Ia. Good aud sufficient rations will be furnished
| by the employer, not, however, to exceed si1
| pounds of bacon and one peck of meal per weei
| for each adult.
10. House rent and fuel will be furnished free BY
| the employer.
l6. No night work will be required of the EN-
ployee but such as tile necessities OF the farm alb
soutety demand-such as tying up fodder, firing
tobacco, setting plant beds aire, securing u croI
| from the frost, etc.
| y. A cheerful and willing performance of duty
VIII be required of the employee.
10 Stock must be fed and attended to on Sun
| day.
~. The women will be required to do the cook
ing IN rotation on Sunday.
~, The employee will be expected to look afte
ana study the interest of his employer; to inform
OF anything that is going amis; to be peaceable
oruerly ana pleasant; to discourage theft, and en-
aeaVor by his conduct to establish character fol
honestfy, industry and thrift.
II. In case of any controversy in regard to the
contract OF Its regulations between the employer
and the employee, the agent of the bureau for ths
county snail be the common arbiter to whom the
ditculty shall be referred,