Decree that the Supreme Court of Justice shall for the present exercise in the District and Territories…

Departmental State Papers, San José, tomo I–III · BANC MSS C-A 44, document 452

Decree that the Supreme Court of Justice shall for the present exercise in the District and Territories the attributions which by the law of 9 October 1812 belonged to the audiencias de Ultramar (composed of 3 salas), so far as these do not conflict with the Constitution and laws of the Union. 'Suprma Corte de justicia ejercerá por ahora en el Distrito y Territorios las atribuciones q.e por ley de 9 de Octubre de 812 correspondian á las audiencias de Ultramar' [= the appellate jurisdiction over the Territories, California among them, is lodged in the Supreme Court].

Date1826-05-23 (exact)
FromLorenzo de Zavala, Presidente del Senado
PlaceMéxico
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, San José
TomoI–III (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp. 15-16
Savage copy page308 [printed stamp] / 6 [handwritten, above the stamp]
Scan leafn308
Document typedecree
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentLorenzo de Zavala, Presidente del Senado, México, 1826-05-23, Departmental State Papers, San José, I–III, pp. 15-16, Archives of California, C-A 44, 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–III]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/ca44/ca44-d452.html
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