Municipal regulations & tariff for Sta Bárbara: police there will have petition-difficulties without funds/prison; authorizes alcalde to levy $5 per pers'n licence & 1 dollar[?] monthly, payable 3 months in advance; result was receipt of $120/mo; balance expended in fitting up 2 rooms in the old presidio for a jail & prison; will save annual expense; appoint a Treasurer under bonds of the town funds to be a secretary & keeper of Alcalde's office/guard/prison; advises the Alcalde to pursue a conciliatory course & render himself popular, warns his idea of the dignity of station is so elevated that all who differ with him re his official duty he does not hesitate to threaten with imprison't & confine't in the stocks; 'the President of the U.S. has no such powers as he assumes'; if he follows advice all will go well at Sta Barbª
| Date | 1848-07-11 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Col. J.D. Stevenson (Commandt South. Milit. Dist.) |
| To | Gov. Mason |
| Place | Los Angeles |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 23 |
| Scan leaf | n23–24 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Col. J.D. Stevenson (Commandt South. Milit. Dist.) to Gov. Mason, Los Angeles, 1848-07-11, Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, Unbound, —, Archives of California, C-A 63, 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/ca63/ca63-d100.html