Observaciones al bando de 12 de Enero de 1844 (verbatim, 10 leaves) — commentary requested by the ayuntamiento clarifying the anti-cattle-theft bando: reviews the 3-Mar-1837 predecessor bando, the Diputación Territorial decree (Art. 16, 7 Oct 1837) & the 3-Feb-1836 govt order; discusses hide-marking/branding, the embargo & recognition of cattle-ownership (fierro de dominio), the office of Comisionado/Agente de Policía (½ real per hide); dissects each article's enforceability (who pays for embarked hides — buyer/seller/bargeman); ⭐⭐⭐ closes on Indian & New Mexican horse-raiding: 'la grande extracción de caballada que hacen anualmente los especuladores de Nuevo Méjico, se unirá con el abandono [de] la persecución y escarmiento de los ladrones' → within few years Alta California stripped of horses; warns that confusing punishment of criminals with protection of persons ruins general interests. Testimoniado por Srio. Ignacio Coronel; appends bando Arts. 13/15/16 (cattle registro/fierro)
| Date | 1844-04-09 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Juan Bandini |
| To | el Ilustre Ayuntamiento [de Angeles] |
| Place | Los Angeles |
| Series | Departmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization) |
| Tomo | XVII |
| Original tomo page | 85–94 |
| Savage copy page | 20–29 |
| Scan leaf | n20–n29 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Juan Bandini to el Ilustre Ayuntamiento [de Angeles], Los Angeles, 1844-04-09, Departmental State Papers (Juzgados / Naturalization), XVII, 85–94, Archives of California, C-A 33, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca33/ca33-d38.html