New Orleans Republican., 1868-07-10
IMPOnrANr no PLANrEKs.
Factors of the Hureau-shIpment of tn,
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Factors of the Hurenu-shIpment of the
CrOPs.
HEADQUARTERS BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN,
and Abandoned Lands District OF Louisiana, I
Orders No. IL S'''7' -''''
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; Jetfer-
| son, right bank; Orleans, left bank Jetfer-
son, left bank; st. Bernard; Plsquemines,
lett 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,- Yermillion, Lafayette, st. Mary, and
| st. Martin.
Mr.. E. 7. Parker, No. "a Perdido street.
| For the Second Agricultural District,
comprising the parishes of Natchitoches,
aolnS' hdPIuts, luui ANoyelles. OHlOn,
| Morehouse, Ouachita, Jackson, Franklin,
Caldwell, Catahoula, Madison, Tensas, Con.
Cordia, Carroll, Bossier Caddo, De Soto,
| Claiborne, and Benville.
MIR. JOS H. Oglesby, No. Il 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 $50 000)
| 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, hogshcads, 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 ir-
| spectiOn OF any officer that may be desig.
mated by the Assistant Commissioner for
| that purpose.
Ill. When the crops on which the Bureau
| has lien are ready to be shipped to mar.
kef, the Assistant Sub-Assistant Commits.
siouer of the parish in which such planta,
tion 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.
| siOner and the factor of such shipment.
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 viii be no possibility OF its being in.
iured by transportG tion 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.
Nv. The Assistant SubAssistant Commits
sioner will, Immediately upon the receipt of
this order, ascertain from each planter III
their respective parishes the amount re
quired by them, if any, of bagging, ties
bands, hogsheads or cases, and transmit
report of the same direct to these head.
quarters, giving the name and 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
10 the Bureau and to the freedmen, and
upon the sale ofthe crop consigned to him by
the planter he will render to these headquaT.
ters 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.
tined thereof and he will transmit scpar.
ate checks to these headquarters for the
amounts due to the Bureau and to the