Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-02-01
Labor Rules in Mississippi

borhood of Vicksburg, Miss, and
approved by the Freedmen's Bu-
reau. We find it in the Vicks-
burg Herald. 1t is almost iden-
tical with the rules adopted IN
Montgomery county, this State,
and published in the Observer last
November:
/. One-half of the wages of the
employee will be retained by the
employer until the end of the con-
tract for its faithful performance.
2. The employees will be re-
quired 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 as
signed to him; to eat their break
fast 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.
3. No general conversation will
be allowed during working hours
4 Bad work will be assessed at it,
proper value.
5. For disobedience, one hour
will be deducted.
6. Neglect of duty and leaving
without permission will be consid
cred disobedience.
Z. No live stock will be permit
ted to be raised by the employees
without special contract.
s. Apples, peaches or melons, O.
any other product of the farm ia
ken by the employee, will b.
charged for
8. The employees shall receiv'
no visitors during working hours.
10. Three-quarters of an hou
will be allowed during the white
months for dinner, and one hou
and half during the months OF
June, July and August.
IL. Impudence, swearing, or In
decent and unseemly language to
or in presence of, the employer o
his family or agent, or quarrelin
and fighting SO as to disturb tn
peace of the farm, will be fne'
one dollar for the first offense, ant
if repeated will followed by dismis
sal and loss of such pay as shall b
adjudged against the offender b.
the proper authority.
II. Ali difficulties that ma,
arise between the employees shal
be adjusted by the employer, AM
if not satisfactory, an appeal ma.
betaken to an agent of the Unite'
States Government or magistrate
Is. All abuse of stock, or vii
full breaking of tools, or throwing
away gear, etc, will be charges
against the employee.
Ia. Good and sufficient ration
will be furnished by the employer
not, however, to exceed six pound
of bacon and one peck of meal pc
week for each adult.
Is. House rent and fuel will b
furnished free by the employer.
16. No night work will be re
quired of the employee but such a
the necessities Of the farm abso
lutely demand-such as laying m
fodder, firing tobacco, settinI
plant beds afire, securing a GRO
from the frost, etc.
IL. A cheerful and willing pei
Torrance of duty will be requires
of the employee.
Is. Stock must be led ana al
tended to on Sunday.
10. The women will be requires
to do cooking in rotation ON Sun
day.
20. Theemployee will be expect
ed to look after and study the inter
est of his employer; to inform hir
of anything that's going amiss; t
be peaceable, orderly and pleasant
TO discourage theft, and endeavo
by his conduct to establish char
acter for honesty, industry, an
thrift.
81. In case of any controvers
in regard to the contract or its reg
,llations between the employer an
emplyee, the agent of the bureau
for the county shall be the com
mon arbiter to whom the difficult,
shall be referred.
Defaulting is becoming common
in Iowa. The private Secretar,
of the Governor is said to be O de
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