Spans n172-n177 — the leaf-run's major document. 'Establese una fuerza de veinte hombres en dos partidas que debian recorrer entre San José y S. Juan d Castro, señalando $254 mensuales p.a su sostenim.to por 3 meses, por c/ del erario, á fin de evitar los robos de campo por los indios y otros malhechores.' Preamble verbatim: 'El deseo de evitar de alguna manera los continuos robos que hacen en los campos los indios barbaros y otros malhechores en el 1er Dist.o de este Departam.to, causando la ruina de los propietarios dueños de Rancho y amenazando las vidas de las indefensas familias, han obligado al Gob.o á organizar una fuerza de 20 hombres.' Arts. 1-13: 1st partida patrols La Panocha to Las Garzas via San Juan; 2nd Las Garzas to Mision de S. José via the pueblo; monthly reports to political authorities; commanders to aid rancheros, seize thieves, arrest gentile or Christian Indians caught in flagrante, and bar Indians from crossing the lines without a passport stating destination and days allowed; no more than two days' halt at any rancho; both commanders to rendezvous monthly at Las Garzas; rancheros to supply provisions; $254 monthly from the treasury for three months; authorities of San Juan and San José to name the men, government to arm them.
| Date | 1840-07-04 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Juan B. Alvarado, Gob. Constitucional |
| Place | S. Juan d Castro [San Juan Bautista] |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, Monterey |
| Tomo | I–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p. 227 |
| Savage copy page | 172 [stamp] / 85 [hand] |
| Scan leaf | n172–n177 |
| Document type | decree / reglamento (13 articles) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Juan B. Alvarado, Gob. Constitucional, S. Juan d Castro [San Juan Bautista], 1840-07-04, Departmental State Papers, Monterey, I–VIII, p. 227, Archives of California, C-A 43, 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 I–VIII]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/ca43/ca43-d457.html