a bando on elections (p.229); ⭐ the 1839 REGLAMENTO PROVISIONAL for mission administrators (secularization governance, pairs w/ Hartnell's visitorship Doc 58) — abstract at pp.230–1, then Savage transcribes the reglamento's ~14 articles in full (pp.231–233): admins to render management accounts to the govt for inspection; hand over archive documents to successors; remit records to end of Dec; a detailed notice of assets & liabilities per epoch; no contracting credit against mission property 'por ningún pretexto'; may invest manufactures in the finca; present a padrón of all [the neophytes] with their ages 'á fin de formar una estadística general'; the *indios* still belong 'en la comunidad' — the disentailment/audit rules on the missions → secularization
| Date | 1839-01-01 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Juan B. Alvarado |
| To | ayunt./alcalde de San José |
| Place | Sta Bárbara |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, San José |
| Tomo | IV+ |
| Original tomo page | p.227–233+ |
| Savage copy page | — |
| Scan leaf | n229–n234 |
| Document type | abstract + verbatim reglamento |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
Read this leaf on the Internet Archive ↗ · leaf n229–n234
Juan B. Alvarado to ayunt./alcalde de San José, Sta Bárbara, 1839-01-01, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, p.227–233+, 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-d70.html