the 10-article electoral instructions for provincial Deputies per the Soberana Junta Provisional: mission Alcaldes & Regidores, with the padres' counsel, each name a district elector 'á ejemplo de los ayuntamientos que no hay' (missions standing in for absent ayuntamientos); San José & LA name 1 elector each; illiterate signers mark a cross, mission credentials authorized by the Padres; 5 electoral districts (cabeceras: San Francisco / Monterey / Santa Bárbara / Los Ángeles / San Diego); electors of Province meet at the presidio 15–20 [May]; electors must be pro-Independence, not on active military or religious duty (but alternates may be military); procedure otherwise per the Spanish Constitution
| Date | 1822-04-17 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Gob. de Cal.s (Monterey) |
| To | 3.er Prefecto |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | X–XIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | XVIII·11–18 |
| Savage copy page | 342–345 |
| Scan leaf | n341–344 |
| Document type | abstract (corr., instructions) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Gob. de Cal.s (Monterey) to 3.er Prefecto, 1822-04-17, State Papers, Sacramento, X–XIX, XVIII·11–18, Archives of California, C-A 56, 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 X–XIX]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/ca56/ca56-d393.html