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| OFFICE AGENT BUREAU OF REFUGEES FREEDMEN AND
ABAYDoNED LANDS 18TH DIST or IA
Sl1egeD95t January 10 1860
NJ. e,,ro,;r Circular i ro,bl;1od c,, Yo en,,a
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ton and guidance o. all concerned:
"HEADQuARTERs BUREAU OF REFUGEEs
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, New Orleans, Dec l. 1866.
CIRCULAR No. %
The following rules for the Interpretation Contracts
between EMPLOYERS and Freedmen are announced:
81 Blank forms viii be distributed from his office for
the purpose of securing uniformity in contracts and to
ndcat the matters concerning which the parties should
contract Beyond this the bargains must be entirely
voluntary and unconstrained.
LabOrers shall choose their EMPLOYERS and is their
privilege as well as their duty to obtain the best terms
they can for their services.
"Al contracts for labor should be madein triplicate
and should be approved by the Agent of this Bureau
for the parish in which the parties reside one cey to be
retained bv the employer and the other two copies sent
to this office-one to be forwarded to WASHINGTON
CONTRACTS made otherwise than as thus prescribed
will hot be regarded as binding bv the Bureau nor as
ncritin its interference to enforce them unless for the
protection of the laborer.
I'll As far as practicable all the members of the same
family should contract conformity for their labor so that
the number of useful hands and the number of inrm
who have to be supported may be regarded in king
the rate of paw The labor of MINOR children to be
contracted for by their parents guardian and in the
absence of either by the agent of this bureau
GIL The monthly wages must be lust condensation
for the labor required to be performed.
'IY. Twenty-six days, of ten hours EACH in summer
and nine hours in winter between the hours of daylight
and dark, shall be considered a month
"V ANY labor in excess of this will be considered as
an equivalent for DAYS work and fractional parts of
of the SIX hours Will be paid tor at the same rate.
"Nl. Laborers working extra time will be allowed
half ration extra for each and every six hours labor
performed.
"VIL In addition to the monthly wages paid to aborers
good and wholesome rations, comfortable clothing and
quarters medical attendance and just treatment, and
the opportunity for instruction OF children vii be fur,
hlsheu rte o. ou' 'nG L@tlohS, CtIG'Ig ana
employer part of the consideration whih he pays
for the of the laboTer and really and
fully wages the money contracted to be PAID and
always taken into the account in fixing the amount of
money wages to be paid. -
''VIII The Sabbath Day being set apart for the
ship of God, no aborer will be required to perform any
work on that day, exceptworks OF necessity or mercy
GIN The ration furnished to aborers shall be fol-
lows; One peck of corn meal and five pounds of pork
or bacon per week, and the money value ef this ration
Will be taken into the account IN liking the rate OF wages
to be paid.
OK The allowance of clothing will be, two summer
and one winter SUIT Tor each laoorer or member OF the
family or clothing may De commutea at the rate OF three
dollars per month for rst class hands, two and onehalf
dollars per month for second and third class hands, and
one half dollars per month tor cbIdFen-a the option
of the laborer.
A Quarters shall be such as to protect the lGborer
and his family from the nClemCncY of the weather, and
must contain ACCOMMODATIONS for cooking and in addi
uCn oncha acre OF land contiguous to due houscSwi
be set apart for each family for garden purposes.
mi. Should the contracting parties prefer it, the
aborcrS can engage to furnish their Owl food and cloth
ing, their wages 10 be regarded accordingly. These
supplies may be purchased from the employer, who
must if he undertakes to supply his hunds in all
keep regular book account for each hand, and sell
usual market rates which accounts must be open at all
times to the inspection Of the agents Of this Bureau
this mode Of contract recommended to the freedmen
Should they desire to contract Tor certain portion OF
the crop they can Do 50 and the emTorer ii al con
tracts OF this KIDD VIII Re relred tocomry with Sec
Inn XVII of this circular and also to "a over to the
a1a,t of this pprnau nnnr.vanteth oftAe laborcrs |
Sora IF said cron monthly or y,hcnevcdemanded for
school rrnosc his rstinat 10 he on the average
production of the land nnder cultivated
"XIIT. Five per cent of the monty wages Of the |
laborers will be retained in the handsbf the employer
and Maid over whcr demanded to tblagent authorised
to receive it. to be used for the puose of sustaining
schools for the education of the Children of the freed
men and for no other purpose: not demanded for
the purpose designated, during IL year the amount 50
retained will be paid over to the laborer at the settle
ment of his account One-Falfof the balance of the .
monthly wages will be paid to he Iaborer the last
day of each month and the repalning half will be
retained by the employer untithe contract is fulfilled,
when it will be paid over to pe laborer.
"XIY. Should the aborerfefuse to do the work con
tracted for or should he lave me plantation or place
on ThGn or employer %on5 abar
cause or provocation, WITCH will be determined by the
agent Of the Bureau for nc parish in which he resides
upon application-and fliure to make application for
redress by the laborer Fi be considered as primo taee