Verbatim heading: 'o 1824 - Enero 23 - Mont. (Sesion de)'. Gloss: session of the Diputacion Provincial, Monterey, 23 January 1824. SUBSTANCE, Savage copies verbatim: having been moved in the session of this day by the Presidente of the Exma. Diputacion that an Administrador General be elected to run the caudales of this Province from the imposts and derechos which are to be contributed per what was agreed in the session of the 8th of the current month, and equally that at the other points where appropriate there be Administradores for the same end, after full discussion the following was agreed: 'Que en este Presidio de Mont. debe existir el Administrador Gral. como Capital de la Provincia pa cuya administracion nombraron con unanimes votos al Teniente graduado Don Jose Estrada; igualmente en cada Presidio que corriese con la comision del cobro de derechos, los Senores Habilitados de las Companias Presidiales. Las jurisdicciones senaladas son las mismas que han habido hasta ahora, exepto la Mision de Sn. Fernando q. se agrega al Presidio de Sn. Diego, y la Mision de Sta. Cruz al de Monterey. En los pueblos, los Sindicos deberan ser los Colectadores. La gratificacion q. se senala a los Habilitados es de 3 % pr. su comision e igualmente a los Sindicos de los Ayuntamientos, quedando con la obligacion de rendir las cuentas al de Monterey anualmente o cuando se tuviese por conveniente pedirlas; el de Monterey tendra la obligacion de recoger todas las cuentas de los Presidios y Pueblos pa formar una general que debera presentar a la Exma. Diputacion pa su gloza, por cuya comision se le senala de gratificacion el mismo p.% de todos los caudales q. se colectan, rebajando las cantidades q. se paguen a los demas habilitados, y se concluyo la sesion de este dia. (Firmada por las personas del acta anterior)'. Page cite at the close: pp. 51-53. This is the constituting act of the Alta California provincial revenue administration: Jose Estrada named first Administrador General at Monterey as capital, the presidial habilitados made district collectors on a 3 percent commission, the pueblo sindicos made collectors on the same terms, the collection districts mapped with San Fernando reassigned to San Diego and Santa Cruz to Monterey, and all accounts consolidated annually at Monterey for the Diputacion to audit.
| Date | 1824-01-23 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Diputacion Provincial de la Alta California (Arguello presiding) |
| To | acta, signed by the persons of the preceding acta |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, San José |
| Tomo | IV+ |
| Original tomo page | pp. 51-53 |
| Savage copy page | 15-16 [stamp] / 14-15 [ink] |
| Scan leaf | n15-n16 |
| Document type | verbatim transcription |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Diputacion Provincial de la Alta California (Arguello presiding) to acta, signed by the persons of the preceding acta, Monterey, 1824-01-23, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, pp. 51-53, Archives of California, C-A 45, 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/ca45/ca45-d530.html