New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-14
glelp Orleans DAILY Grea Gnt.
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY a, 1866.
The New Freedhens Bureau Bin.
The following is copy Of the new freedmen

and refugees" ana lor othef purposes
q Be ii enacted ty he Senate and House Of Rep
7eseRtd tues Of M8 United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That the act 10 establish
bureau for the relief Of freedmen and refugees,
approved March g. 1865, shall continue in force for
the term of two years from and after the passage
Of this act
SEC. q And be il further enacted, That the su-
perVision and care of said bureau shall extend to
all loyal refugees and freedmen, 50 far as the
same shall be necessary to enable them as speedly
as practicable to.beccme sel-snpporting citzeps
of the United States, and to aid them in making
the freedom conferred by proclamation Of the
COMMANDMENTS chief, by the emancipation under i.
available to them and beneficial to the republic.
SEC. g. And be IL fAifher enacted, That the
President shall By and mit tle aay 5se,4 e94
commissioners. in addition to thofe Authorized
by the act to which this is an ameI dmsnt, who
shall give like bonds and receive the an
nual salaries provided in said act and each of the
assistant commissioners Of the bureau shall have
charge of one district containing such refugees or
freedmen to be assigned him by the commission
er, with the approval Of the President. And the
commissioner shall, under the direction of the
President and so far as the same shall be- in his
Judgment, necessary for the efficient and econo-
mical administration Of the affairs of the bureau,
appoint such agents, CLERKS and assistants as may
be required for the proper conduct Of the bureau;
Military officers or enlisted men may be detailed
for service and assigned to duty under this act
and the President may, IL in his judgment safe and
judictous so to do detail from the armg
all the officers and agents q the bq,
reau but no officer 80 assigned shall
have increase Of pay or allowances, zach
agent Or clerk, not heretofore authorized by Law,
not being military officer, shan have an annual
salary oil not less than i've hundred dpllars, nor
more than twelve hundred dollars, according to
the service required Of him, And if shall be the
duty of the Commissioner, when it can be done
consistently with public interest, to appoint, as
assistant commissioners, agents and clerks who
f,r,adt u m
armies Of The Union during the rebellion, And
all persons appointed 70 service under this act and
the act to which this IL an amendment, shall be SO
far deemed IL the military SERVICE of the United
States as 10 be under the military Jurisdiction and
entitled to the military protection of the govern
ment while IL discharge of the duties Of their
office,
sEc. L. Ind belt further etacted That officers
of the veteran reserve corps of the volunteer ser
vice commissioners, agents, medical officers, or
in other capacities, whose regiments or corps have
been or hereafter may be mustered out OF service,
may be retained upon such service as officers OF
sld bureau, with the same Compensation as is now
provided by law for their respective grades; and
the secretary of war shall have power to fill va
canCes until other officers can be detailed II
their places, without detriment to the public ser
vice.
SEC. 5. And be Il further enacted, That the sec
ond section of the acttO which this IS an amend
ment shall be deemed to authorize the secretary
of war TO issue such medical stores or Qther sup
plies and transportation. and afford such medics
or other aid as NAV be needfu for the purposes
named in said section; PTo6tded, That no person
Shall be deemed destitute, suffering, or dependen
upon the government for support, within th'
meaning of this act, who is able to find employ
ment, and could, by proper industry or exerti0n
avoid such destitutIon, suffering or dependence:
Sections 6, 7, S, 8 and 10 relate to the Sci
Islands of South Carolina, and to lands sold b!
tax commissioners, ETC., in that state, and BENZ
of local application there Il OF not suthclent IN
terest to be published.
SEC, IL And be il further enacted, That resto
ration of the lands now occupied by persons unde
Gen Shernan's special field order dated At SaVan
@ah. Georgia, January 18th, 1865, shall not D
made until the crops Of the present year shat nav
been gathered by the occupants Of said lands no
until a fair compensation shall have been made
them by the former owners of said lands, or thei
legal representatives, for all improvements or tel
ements erected or constructed. thereon, and ate
the notice of the same being done shall have bee
given by the assistant commissioner.
Sec. IL. Afad he ii further enacted, That th
commissioner shall have power to seize, hold, ust
lease or sell, all buildings and tenements and an
lands appeTtaining to the same, or otherwise, hel
under claim Of title by the late so.eaIled Cor
federate States, and any buildings or lands held
trust for the same by any person or persons, an
to use the same or appropriate the proceeds d
rived therefrom to the education of the freed pc
pe; and whenever the bureau shall cease to exis
such or the late socalled Confederate States
shall have made provision for the education
their citizens without distinction OF color Slt
receive the sum remaining tneEpended of SUE
sales or rentals, which shall be distribated amor
said S4atea for educational uurD oses in proportit
5aBtiair nonniation - s.'.
Src H. Ara be Il fgYshsF enacted That Il
oorrnissionpr of this bureau shall at all time
cotnnerate with private benayolent associations
citizens in aid of freedmen and with agents al
teachers duly accredited and appointed by the
and shall hire or provide by lease buildings
5bs nnrnnses NJ education whenever such associ
tinns shalI without cost to the government, pI
-v1Je suitable teachers and means Of instruction
and he shaII furnish such protection as NAV be
sTira5 far the safe conduct On such schools
SFG ii Ind he h further enacted That
cav stata or district where Tie ordinary cour
~ ;Gy7ic;ai rrore edings has been interrnnted
a. efia1 and mil me same shall be ftlv
sfora3 ana II every state or district whose cons
+Tt;on5l reIat6ns 10 the government have be
DractieaIv discontinued Nv the rebellion, a
ir,r+ii sIoh state shall have been restored in su
rnIattons and, shall he duly represented in
Tongrase If HE United States. tie right to ma
and enf6rca contracts % sue, be parties, aud q
evidsboes ID inherit, purchase, lease, sell, no
and cnuvav ,eal and personal property, and
have mi and canal benefit of ali laws and D
cse5:nge cnncerningg ,uersonel liberty perso
eornritv and the ACQUISITION, enjoyment G
5iaroeiiion ~ estate. real and personal incl
M no constitutional right to hear arms shall
se2prs5 To- a5a epioyed BY allabha citizens OF 5,
State or district without respect TO race or col
or previous condition Of Slavery eng ~ E1e meme
II either OF sald 2tabes on aistIlGS9 1Ie oFaLn
course OF Iuuiolal Pro9sasiugs .5 ns as oeom III