Whether he may impose fines on the disobedient. Verbatim: 'Que si impone multa á los desobedts.' Gloss: the alcalde asks whether his office carries the power to fine those who defy his orders — a direct query about the scope of alcalde authority.
| Date | 1827-02-07 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Marº Castro al Gefe Político |
| Place | San José |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, Benicia |
| Tomo | Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.s 364-5. [Tomo VI] |
| Savage copy page | ink 46 · stamp 543 |
| Scan leaf | n543 |
| Document type | letter/consulta |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Marº Castro al Gefe Político, San José, 1827-02-07, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, Prefecturas y Juzgados I–VI, p.s 364-5. [Tomo VI], 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-d1513.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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