The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-25
Matioual Republican.
lorFicIAL.1

HESuQ'rs SECOND MILITARY Disrnicr,
CnARLLSr n. S G., February 81, 1868.
General Orders, No. rs.
Major General r. K. Scott, Assistant Commits.
siontr Of tho Bureau Of Refugees. Freedmen,
and Abandoned Lands, for the State Of South
Carolina, to make advances 10 behalf Of the
Government Of the United States in aid Of the
depressed agriculture Of the State; now, there.
fore, to the intent that proper securities may DO
afforded for the repay ment Of such advances, it
Is ordered
That all advances made as Aforesaid shall
be and become a lien aud charge upon the pro.
duce Of tho plantation toward and for the use
Of which the samo may be advanced, prior to
all liens and claims OF any kind whatsoever,
other than such as have or may be entitled to
priority under any act Of Congress; also, upon
all the property, real and personal OF the per.
son or persons to whom or for whose benefit such
advances may be made, subject to any right
that may have existed prior to the date OF the
frst advance made hereunder.
II. The said Brovet Major General II. X. Scott
shall have authority In behalf Of the United
States, ut any time whom In his judgment said
personal property or said crop or produce Is in
danger Of being destroyed, removed, wasted, or
In any other manner lost or injured, so as to i'm.
pair the security Of tho United States therein,
to tako into custody and possession said personal
property, crops, and produce, and sell and dis.
pose Of the same for the best terms that can be
obtained therefor or so much thereof as shall be
sufficient to satisfy tho claim Of tho United
states on account OF such advance.
III. Any person who shall In violation Of tho
rights of the United Statss in tho premises, and
with intent to defeat or impair the claims Of the
United States In respect thereof sccrete, remove,
carry away, destroy. or injuro any property sub
Iect to such lien, shall be subject to tho penal
ties provided by law In the case Of larceny,
~. The Major General commanding deems
this proper occasion to advise all thai the aid
Of the Government will be extended to those
Vnly who exhibit, by industry and good conduct,
an earnest disposition to help themselves. Ii
must have the assurance that not only thu ad.
vances now made will be repaid, but that the
recipients o. this aid will address themselves
earnestly to the work of making such provision
for the future as will relieve themselves from a
state Of dependency upon the Government, pri.
vate individuals, or Charitable Institutions No
gratuitous issues Of food will be made except !. n
The intrm and helpless, as provided for by TX.
tstlng regulations, and then only when tho local
authorities are unable to provide for tb objects
oil charity that come legitimately rnder tbeir
care. The issues authorized by II -. Goyerpment
are made with the sole view of enabling the
Iaooring pot"iation to pr.cure employment,
y honest industry - secure a maintenance
for themselves and nose who are dependent
upon them and vale the agents Of the bureau
will in all case give their aid In procuring EN-.
ployment iGr those who are without 1t, in socur.
ing the best wages that can be obtained, and in
protecting their interests by the enforcement Of
such contracts as may be made, the Govern.
ment will look with favor upon those only who
merit it by industry and orderly conduct.
V. The attention of all officers and agents Of
tho bureau Is especially called to the circulars
and instructions from the Office of the assistant
commissioner; and 1t is made their duty to ex-
amino carefully all applications for aid that
may be made by persons residing within their
districts, and to approve those only that are in
conformity with the prescribed conditions
By command Of Dreyet Major General Ed. II.
:. Candy LOUSY. CAzIARc,
Aidc.de. Camp, A. A. A. @.
HEADq'Rs FIrru MILITARY DIsrRIcr,
New ORLEANS, La, Feb. 81, 1868.
SPECIAL OrdtrS, No. A.
Extract
4. by direction of Gen. Grant so much Of par
ngrnph 4, of Special Orders No. 2S, current Sc
riss, from those headquarters, as removes the
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen of the city Of
New Orleans. therein named, ''for contempt Of
orders from these headquarters" aud Hppoints
others in their stead is hereby revoked, and the
members of the Boards Of Aldermen and Assist
stated, and will resume their duties, the same as
If the said orders had not beon issued.
So much Of paragraph ., Special Orders No.
Al, current series, from these headquarters, as
appoints certain persons members Of the Boards
Of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen Of the city
Of New Orleans, in place Of previous appointees
who had declined or failed to qualify, Ia, in con-
sequence, also revoked,
by command of Major General Hancock
GEO. L. HARrsuFF,
AsRistant Adiutant lieneral