Previously uncatalogued — recovered by the 2026-08-27 coverage audit

Previously uncatalogued — recovered by the 2026-08-27 coverage audit: it lay inside the span of a grouped entry covering n156-n190, which satisfied every coverage check while concealing it. Heading verbatim: '+ 1845. - Julio 4. - Angˢ / (Sesion de este dia.)' [= 1845, July 4, Los Angeles. Session of this day.] ⭐⭐ The longest concealed document in the band, seven leaves, heading verified at full resolution on n181. Second reading of the Comision de gobernacion dictamen accompanying the PROYECTO DE DIVISION POLITICA Y TERRITORIAL of the Department and the establishment of authorities; all 17 articles are approved successively and Savage extracts them: art. 1 divides the Department into TWO Districts, the first of Los Angeles, comprising from the Mision de S. Luis Obispo to the frontier of Baja California, the second named of Monterey, comprising from the northern limit of the said Mision de S. Luis to the confines of the north of Mexican territory; art. 2 subdivides the first District into three partidos, Los Angeles (from the cuesta de Sta. Susana, San Francisco and las Vírgenes, both ranchos inclusive, to the southern limit of the Mision de S. Juan Capistrano), Santa Barbara (from the northern limit of the Mision de S. Luis Obispo to the limits of Simi and el Triunfo, both ranchos inclusive) and San Diego (comprising from the Mision de S. Luis Rey to the frontier of Baja California); art. 3 divides the second District into two partidos, Monterey (all the Mision de San Miguel to that of San Juan Bautista, embracing the comprehension of Sta. Cruz and the Villa de Branciforte) and Yerba Buena (San Jose Guadalupe to the confines of Mexican territory, by the new establishment on the Rio Sacramento); art. 4 unlisted settlements and ranchos attach to the partido whose head town is nearest; art. 5 the District of Monterey to have a Prefecto at 1500$ and a Secretary at 600$, other partidos to have Sub-Prefectos at 500$ each except that of the capital; arts. 6 and 7 appointment, two-year terms, Yerba Buena's Prefecto named by the District Prefecto with the Government's approval, qualifications (Mexican citizen in the exercise of his rights, over twenty-five, capital of 2000$ for the first class and 1000$ for the second); art. 8 the existing Ayuntamientos at the capital and Monterey continue; arts. 9 and 10 Juntas Municipales at the cabeceras de partido to act in place of Ayuntamientos, composed of the Jueces de Paz and two neighbours of known probity named by the same junta on the first Sunday of December each year, presided by the Sub-Prefecto whenever he thinks it convenient, with a casting vote; art. 11 for this once the Sub-Prefectos to propose ternas to the Government; art. 12 qualifications for members of Ayuntamientos, Jueces de Paz and Juntas Municipales, over 25 and capital of 500$; art. 13 Jueces de Paz in pueblos without Ayuntamiento; art. 14 their appointment under the Ley de 20 de Mayo de 1837, and in the District without a Prefecto by the Governor on the proposal of the Sub-Prefectos; art. 15 the Asamblea in accord with the Government may increase the number of Jueces de Paz where population growth requires; art. 16 in the first District where there is no Prefecto the Sub-Prefectos exercise the attributions assigned to Prefectos in that law, excepting arts. 66, 82 and 84 which the Government will discharge, and art. 86; art. 17 the obligations and attributions of Prefectos, Sub-Prefectos, Ayuntamientos, Juntas Municipales and Jueces de Paz are for now those designated in the Ley de 20 de Mayo de 1837, to which they conform in all that does not conflict with the Bases Organicas and this decree. The session then continues with arts. 11, 12, 13 and 14 relating to the Arreglo de Tribunales left pending at the previous session, likewise approved: art. 11 establishes in each cabecera de partido a Juzgado de 1ª Instancia, for now discharged provisionally by the Alcalde 1º where there is an Ayuntamiento and where there is not by the Juez de Paz de 1ª nominacion; art. 12 substitution rules; art. 13 attributions of the Tribunal Superior and the Juzgados de 1ª Instancia under the Ley de 23 de Marzo de 1837, the Tribunal Superior further to hear causes of responsibility of the subaltern judges of the Department; art. 14 a suplente occupying a Ministro's place for more than 15 days draws the same salary as the propietario under art. 7. Ordered communicated to the Government for the effects of law. This is the 1845 territorial reorganisation of California, two Districts and five partidos, with the Sacramento river establishment named as a boundary marker.

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