CG order (18 Dec 1783) on the penas de Cámara — local judges should commute minor offenses (gambling…

Provincial State Papers, tomo III–IV · BANC MSS C-A 2, document 378

CG order (18 Dec 1783) on the penas de Cámara — local judges should commute minor offenses (gambling, drunkenness, fights, *bando*-violations) to pecuniary fines rather than imprisonment & bloated processes (which vex/impoverish offenders more than a fine); the fuller form of d349 → alcalde-rule + legal/social history

Date1784-06-02 (exact)
FromFages
ToGonzález
PlaceSan Francisco
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoIV
Original tomo pagep.IV 162–163 (pp 383–385)
Savage copy page496–497
Scan leafn500–n501
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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