New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-12
IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS.


Factors of the Bureau-Shipment of the
Crops.
HEADQUARTERS BUREAU REFUGEES FREEDMEN
and Abandoned Lands District of Louisiana, :
New Orleans, La, July 8, 1858
In order to carry out the provisions of
circular No. l, current series, from these
headquarters, the following is published for
the information and guidance of all con-
cerned:
l. The District of Louisiana is divided
into two agricultural districts.
II. The following named persons are here.
by appointed factors of this Bureau, and
are designated as the merchants to whom
planters now drawing supplies from the
Bureau will forward their crops for sale.
For. the First Agricultural District,
comprising the parishes of Orleans; Jeffer-
son, right bank Orleans, left bank: Jeffer-
son, left bank; st. Bernardo Plaquemines,
left bank; Plaquemines, right bank; ST.
Helena, Livingston, Washington, st. Tam
many, st. Charles, st. John Baptist st,
james, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne,
Latourche, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Iberville Pointe COupee, East Fe
liciana, West Feliciana St. Landry, Calca-
sieu, Fermillion, Lafayette, st. Mary, and
st. Martin.
Mr.. E. T. Parker, No. 81 Perdido street.
For the Second Agricultural District,
comprising the parishes of NatchitOches
Sabine Rapides, Vim, Avoyelles, Union,
Morehouse, ouachita, jackson, Franklin,
Caldwell, Catalonia, Madison, Tensas Con.
cordia, Carroll, Bossier, Caddo De Soto,
Claiborne, and Bienville.
MIR. Jos. II. Oglesby, No. II TchOupitoulas
street.
Each ofthe above named factors will furn.
ish bonds, with good and sufficient sureties,
to be approved by the Assistant Commits
sioner, in the sum offifty thousand $3.50 OOO)
dollars for the faithful performance of their
duties. They will be expected to furnish
to such of the planters in their districts as
may require these articles bagging, ties,
bands, hogsheads, boxes, and anything else
which may be required to enable them TO
prepare their crops for the market, upon
the terms usual in such cases.
The books and accounts of the said fac
tors, in which these transactions are re-
corded, will be open at all times for the in
spection of any officer that may be desig-
mated by the Assistant Commissioner for
that purpose.
III. When the crops on which the Bureau
mas lien are ready to be shipped to mar
ket, the Assistant Sub-Assistant Commits.
sioner of the parish in which such planta-
ton lies will be notified of the fact by the
planter, and it will be the duty of the said
Assistant Sub-Assistant Commissioner to see
that the whole of the crop is shipped with
out unnecessary delay to The proper factor
and to notify both the Assistant Commits
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with certified tabular statement of the
amount OF wages or share of the crop due
freedmen.
The Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner
will also satisfy himself that the crop has
been properly prepared for shipment so that
there will be no possibility of its being in
iured by transportation to this city.
In preparing their crops for shipment the
planter will use good and sufficient bag
ging, ties, bands, hogsheads, or cases, as
may be necessary to insure their crops
reaching this city in good condition
~. The Assistant Sub Assistant Commits.
sioner will, Immediately upon the receipt of
this order, ascertain from each planter in
their respective parishes the amount re-
quired by them, If any, of bagging, ties,
bands, hogsheads, or cases, and transmit a
report of the same direct to these head.
quarters, giving the name aud address in
full OF each planter, and to what point or
landing on the river it shall be sent.
v. Each factor will be furnished from
these headquarters with statement of the
Indebtedness of each planter of his district
TO the Bureau and to the freedmen, and
upon the sale of the crop consigned TO him by
the planter he will render TO these headquar-
tiers an account current in duplicate, which
will credit the planter with the net proceeds
of his crop; the debit side will exhibit the
planters Indebtedness to the Bureau, the
amount due freedmen for wages or share of
the crop, as well as the expenses and usual
regular commissions of the factor on the
sale of the crop.
vi. As soon as the account current of
any planter has been approved by the As
sistant Commissioner, the factor will be no |
tilted thereof and he win transmit sonar.
ate checks to these headquarters for the |
amounts due to the Bureau and TO the
freedmen.
VII. It will be the duty of the Snb,Assist.
ant Commissioners and Assistant Su6-As.
sistant Commissioners to keep themselves
thoroughly informed with regard to the
time when the crops in their respective par
ishes will be ready for shipment, and also
to give any other information connected
thefoWith Wtich may be useful for the As |
sistant Commissioner.
By order of Brevet Major General r. G.
Buchanan. lr sfiarFT
HEADQUARTERS RAPuBr1oAS STATE oENrRAnl