The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55: 1582-1583; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55: 1582-1583; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
92. _Item_: We command that our said alguazil-mayor shall not
tolerate forbidden games of chance or notorious immoralities; and
if in the performance of his duty he shall meet with resistance,
let him immediately come and declare the same to the said Audiencia,
and on Saturday of each week let him come and give an account and
review of what he has thus done, under penalty of being required to
pay four pesos for the poor of the prison in each case.
93 _Item_: The said alguazil-mayor shall present before the Audiencia
the two alguazils whom he shall appoint for himself, that they may
be approved by us; and they shall not perform their functions until,
after being thus presented before the said Audiencia, they shall swear
in due form that they will well and faithfully perform their duties,
observing the laws, decrees, and ordinances dealing with the same;
and that they will not promise or give, and have not promised or
given, for the sake of those offices, or for the profits thereof,
or for anything else, the services of themselves or their men;
and that from the income and profits of the said offices they have
not given or promised anything. The same oath shall be required of
the alguazil-mayor who shall present them, and likewise from the
substitute alguazils--under the penalty prescribed for forswearing,
and of dismissal from office.
94. _Item_: We command that they shall not take gifts or gratifications
from the prisoners or from others for them, or for this cause lighten
imprisonments or release prisoners. And they shall not make arrests
without warrant, except in _flagrante delicto_, on pain of dismissal
from office, of, being incapacitated for future employment, and of
being required to repay fourfold what they have thus taken, to our
exchequer.
95. _Item_: Our said alguazil-mayor shall appoint no jailer without
first presenting him before our Audiencia, that it may be seen whether
he is fit and able, and that he may be approved by our president and
auditors--on pain of losing the right to appoint for a year. And the
appointment shall be made by my said president and auditors.
96. _Item_: We command that he shall have no authority to take fees
for executions without the previous payment of the party in interest,
under the penalty prescribed for forswearing, and the other penalties
contained in the laws and ordinances dealing herewith.
97. _Item_: Our said alguazil-mayor and his deputies shall be present
at the sittings of the Audiencia, under a penalty of two pesos for
every day of absence, for the poor of the prison.
98. _Item_: Our said alguazil-mayor or his deputies shall be obliged
to make their rounds by night, on pain of being condemned to pay the
damages resulting from their fault or negligence, and four pesos for
the court-room of our Audiencia, for every night when they fail to
do their duty.
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