New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-09
IMPORTANT TO PLANTEKs.


Factors of the Burenu-shIpment of the
Crops.
BUREAU REFUGEES FREKDMFN,
and Abandoned Lands District of Louisiana, I
New Orleans, La, July :, 1885,
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:
/. 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; Jetier-
son, right bank; Orleans, left bank; Jetter-
son, left bank; St. Bernard; Plsquemines,
lett bank; Plaquemines, right bank; 81.
Helena, Livingston, Washington, st. Tam
many, st. Charles, st. John Baptist, st.
James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne,
Lafourche, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, East Fe
liciana, West Felciana, st. Landry, Calca-
sieu, Vermillion, Lafayette, st. Mary, and
St. Martin.
Mr.. +. 7. Parker, No. "a Perdido street.
For the Second Agricultural District,
comprising the parishes of Natchitoches,
Sabine, Rapides, Vim, Avoyelles, Uaion,
Morehouse, OuaChita, Jackson, Franklin,
Caldwell, Catahoula, Madison, Tensas, Con
cOrdia, Carroll, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto,
| Claiborne, and Bienville.
MIR, Jos. H. Oglesby, No. Il Tchoupitoulas
| street.
Each ofthe abovenamed factors will furn-
ish bonds, with good and sufficient sureties,
TO be approved by the Assistant Commits
| sioner, in the sum offifty thousand (S50OOO
| 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 ythlng el-e
which may be required to enable them 20
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 FOL
| that purpose.
III. When the crops on which the Bureau
has 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
4 planter, and it will be the duty of the sale
Assistant Sub-Assistant Commissioner to SCI
4 that the whole of the crop is shipped with
out unnecessary delay to the proper facto,
and to notify both the Assistant Commits
sioner and the factor of such shipment
! with a certified tabular statement Of th'
amount of wages or share OF the crop due
| freedmen.
The Assistant Sub-Assistant Commissioner
will also satisfy himself that the crop ha:
been properly prepared for shipment so thai
there win 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, a;
may be necessary to insure their crop;
reaching this city in good condition.
". The Assistant SubAssistant Commits
sioner will, Immediately upon the receipt o.
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 and address in
| full of each planter, and to what point OF
| landing on the river it shall be sent.
| V. Each factor will be furnished from
these headquarters with statement of tht
| Indebtedness of each planter of his distric
TO the Bureau and to the freedmen, anC
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
|
planters Indebtedness to the Bureau, the
amount due freedmen for wages, or share o
the crop, as well as the expenses and usua
regular commissions of the factor on the
sale of the crop.
VI. As soon as the account current o.
any planter has been approved by the As
sistant Commissioner, the factor will be no
titled thereof, and he will transmit separ
ate checks to these headquarters for the
amounts Cue TO the Bureau and to the
! freedmen.
VII. 1t will be the duty of the Sub-Assist
ant Commissioners and Assistant Sub-As
sistant Commissioners to keep themselve;
thoroughly informed with regard to the
| time when the crops in their respective par
ishes will be ready for shipment, and alsC
to give any other information connected
therowith which may be useful tor the As
sistant Commissioner.
By order of Brevet Major General r. G.
Buchanan, U. S. A.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.