'Disposiciones penales para estirpar el abigeato' — full-text bando spanning n425-n426

Provincial Records, tomo III–IV · BANC MSS C-A 23, document 1201

'Disposiciones penales para estirpar el abigeato' — full-text bando spanning n425-n426: 'Exigiendo de la Causa pública que con la mayor prontitud se contengan los hurtos y robos de ganados mayores y menores y caballadas que con tanta exceso cometen los indios de Mision y gentiles'. GLOSS: graduated penalties vs Mission & gentile Indian cattle-thieves — 1st offense 1 month prison on ration without pay + 15 lashes at arrest & 15 at release; 2nd 2 months + 12 lashes each Sunday; 3rd sent to presidio 6 months' public works + 12 lashes Sundays; arts. 5-10: 6+ malefactors sent at once; fathers may use prisoners in escorts supplying ration; gentiles maintained by the gratification fund on King's works; post in all guard corps, presidios, escorts & pueblos.

Date1795-11-01 (exact)
FromBorica
To[all presidios]
PlaceMonterey
SeriesProvincial Records
TomoIV
Original tomo pagep.283-285
Savage copy page417
Scan leafn425
Document typebando
SourceSavage abstract

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