Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-28

tiers hoo uay petition therefor, for tne ! purpose Of residing thereon.
 ! lt being considered that the exent Of
 luGr common leagues, measured from
 the center of the Plaza Of the Prssidio,
 two towards each cardinal point, will be
 sufficient for the new settlements which
 are being formed under the protection
 ot the Presidius, lhage determined (that II all doubts aud difficulties. may be avoid - ed in fJture) that, from tie present date,
 the concessions and -runts of lots and
 lands, made by the Captains of Prssl-
 dIos, shall be limited Q the territory
 embraced within the said four leagues;
 tuls limit not Co be On any account ex- ceeced; leaving free and unembarrassed
 flr spe Ial jurisdiction pertaining to
 tue 1uteudent s of the Royal Treasury,
 lu relation to the sale and distfIbuticu
 oi tae remaining lands of their respect ave districts
 To the end tha. this order may be ob- served and punctlaliy fulfilled, you wlll
 cause the same to be circulated and pub
 lshcl to tue Captains and Command
 ants 1' tla Pre-idiOs of the Province
 under yOur charge, giving ne advice
 .ha' the same has been done.
 May God preserve your life may Years.
 ChIhUahUa, October 22J, l79l, PEDRO DE NAvA
 To Du. Joseph Antonio R1mer, Gov | orn"r c, the Province of California. APPROVAL OF FOREGOING ORDER, BY
 yICrRoY OF MEXICO.
 In the Superior Council of the Royal | Treasury, the Most Excellent SeEor i NicgroE approved, provisiorally, Gu- teriuamente) the resolution made on the @2i of October, l79l, and which I at that date, communicated to YOU That not withstandIng, tLe provisions, of Article ol, of the 'Orienauza ds Intendeutes," the Captains and Cummaudants of Pre- s.1lus, should continue tO grant lots and lands, tJ the ,ldIers and settlers, who desire 10 cSta! fish themselves under | the shelter of the PresldiO; limiting this autborlry to the tract embraced within the four common leagues, measured ] rom tue cente- Of the Plaza, towards 1 tine four cardinal points; but to the end, ' that the sald Superior Council may l establish perpetual regulations 10 be l observrI, In the matter, i am directed, i to acqualut the said Captains aud Com ] mauGaLI, with the opinion upon which
 
 substantially, tbat n conformity with l | tn- provisions of Articles z, sl and 3O6. : ! Of tue said 'Ordeuanza ae Nntendentes," -ls Captains and CommaudaLts of Pre- sldlus te ordered tO cease the distrlbu- { .I1u of lands, which they had been I making, under tha authority of Article 1t, IIe llta. of the Regulation of T Pr SlIlus, for the reason, that those C Articles q, ol and o0G, of iLe Ordenan- I za a. lItrG.eutrsD gIve tO the said Nn- a r'uIsut s, Iu all of the district If their respective Provinces, speclsu lu1sdlc- t..u eyer Uarte-S. relating Co the sub { r.; such as the za.es aud distribution [ u. liaya and vacant iaHds, otherwise, -aa lZuts o. the Treasury would be T p-a udIct4. b
 Atterw4r rds, before the Most Excellent { hlcsroy. the point, Was raised, that the artc of ,le o-JeusuZ referred tO, Ieciarol. that the political iurisdic- | ren of those, wGo exercised the authority Q: Guteuueutes, should be Lb~ HiUig, even to tue frontier settlements, which are exposed to ene- , -aIas, I- being the opinion shat the eXer- o eIse ui the political authority by the | i.,.lls and commaudants of the pre- s.1lu-, ~ItluUt the intervention and + Knowledge oi the Governors lntsn- deLte- Was preJudIcIal, and that the v granting anu distribution of lands was C less so. D
 The hr-t proposition is founded on the :, fact tlat;he inhabitants would be better governed hy the Justices appointed by T, She luienueutes: and further, 1t being U easier to make their complaints before the ueigubOrug Justice jhan before the u distant CommaUdaute; much expense v would be saved; nor would they be sub ? .ected tn the arbitrary aud despotlc or 7. lera of a military tribunal. under which u they are often required to abandon their homes, or are banished tAerefrOm, with ? out an opportunity of being heard. And S' besides, Iue troops would ue better sup piled wiJh provisions, sIucs the 1nten- o jelte can exercise more influence in o .hls Respect Ul-h the inhabitants of the frontier than the Captains and Com ? ua1dgnleo o5 PresIdIos. And the soc oud D oppsition, on tine consideration r that the Royal Treasury Is preJudiced, lis Majesty failing to receive the taxes VI on lands distributed within the four ju- ri-d.ct .0aal le t-IIes Of the Presidio.
 For the tuliliment of what was deter mined m tle Superior Council you will '' cause this 3-der Co be made known to the Captains and Commentaries of Pre- sld.Os in the province under your charge, Co the end that, without delay, they may report to you facts relative to .; these matters, accompany ing their re- u ports with lists of the inhabitants em b-tred within the four leagues assigned a to the settlers established thereon, giv- ing the number of both sexes compos- . ing such settlers, besides the troops II
 May God preserve your life many years. Il
 ClihuahUa, January l9. l7g3. p
 PEDRO DE NAvA. RESTRICTIONS or vICFEOY TO GOVERNORS O.
 OF PROVINCES IN RELATION TO NEW
 SETTLEMENTS. e
 Article l2 -DaIrr to encourage the settlement of our uev establishments, N a. rapldiy as possible, for the present 1 .r, ut Co the ammandante the power to assign community lands, and also to de- al stIUute them; particularly to the h. dIars. wuo are most inclined to the pur- slIts uf agriculture and stock raising; 1 p Decausy lf they possess property of thelrs own their attachment thereto will tend s; tp ralicate them, aud the cOmmandante will bear Iu miud that It IS very import q ant. r, ..J tCey the ludIaus) be not per mite. Co live dIsparsed, each one on the n land that may te giseu him, but that they -ual have their dwelling houses in ol tae Pm 1lp. or Mission, lu which they 4r. all cuucrrgated or established. m
 Aruci, l3-I also confer on the com d maniaute authority 10 distribute lands t1 the other settlers, according to theIr e merits, that is, as much as they can cul- tiy4te: hey al-o lying in the pueblo and ID .ut Hi-re7-si. with the understanding that a.I that they Elas d. under this ar II ti..e. and the foregoing article F, shall be in ccprda- ce with the laws of the lC "Rec. uiiacluu' lu relation tO missions q and settlements, issuing Co them formal C, title4 for tlei- security, without TequIr- ing anything from them, for this act, or p that cf po-St s>lon.
 Mexico, August r, l773. BUcABELI- si
 NOTE BY TRANSLATOR.
 The expression two leagues to each of the cardinal points, measuring from :. the center of the plaza of the Presldio,' '" translated literally, gives an area of six E teeu square leagues, instead of four; but l-. m clutemporaneOus records and from The decision of the Courts Of the U. S-, i. is understood, that 1t Is intended to ucau a square, each side Of which IS e, two leagues. c
 Nr. John kippgn returned yesterday z, from Globe in which place he had been ., tor tlr past SIX months engaged as mill wri .lt on the various mills constructed , ia that section within the time named. P Al tne date of his leaving the mlls of q. the Pioneer and South Pioneer were n lilc and would remain so pending the o