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The days supply of Corn Bread is then transferred to the issuing room, where it is divided into pieces weighing one pound each, and the pans are returned to the bakery. 
Manner of issuing.
The proper officer or agent of the Freedmens Bureau is charged with the responsibility of issuing tickets for rations to the destitute. These tickets are made upon a printed form for convenience, and specify the number of men, women and children to be supplied for a stated number of days (generally ten) At each daily issue a hole is punched in the ticket and when the number of holes becomes equal to the No. of days for which the ticket is given, it is "taken up" and becomes a sub voucher for the entire issue. At the end of the month the tickets are verified and consolodated upon a ration return. This return is the Commissaries voucher for all the material expended in the soup house during the month; it must be carefully criticized and must cover all material expended, including Soap for cleansing, and candles for illuminating the Soup house, bakery and kitchen. But few tickets are lost, the owners generally preferring to take care of their tickets in order to secure to themselves the benefit thereof. The daily allowance, at present, is one and one half 1 1/2 pints of soup and one (1) pound of corn bread to each adult and one half this allowance for