A key document on the limits of alcalde authority

Departmental State Papers, Benicia, tomo Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI · BANC MSS C-A 42, document 1295

A key document on the limits of alcalde authority. Governor orders the alcalde never again to suspend any functionary from his post without justified cause. Verbatim: 'Que no vuelva á suspender de su empleo á ningun funcionario sin Causa justificada' [= that he not again suspend any official from office without justified cause]. Closing ruling of the Branciforte quarrel begun at p. 571-572.

Date1833-06-11 (exact)
FromEl Gov.r al Alcalde de Branciforte
PlaceMonterrey
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Benicia
TomoPrefecturas y Juzgados I–VI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep. 581.
Savage copy page42
Scan leafn458
Document typeoficio
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentEl Gov.r al Alcalde de Branciforte, Monterrey, 1833-06-11, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI, p. 581., Archives of California, C-A 42, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI]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/ca42/ca42-d1295.html
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