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
99. _Item_: We command our said alguazil-mayor to be present at the
inspections of the prisons of our said Audiencia, under a penalty of
two pesos of gold for every time of failure, for the poor thereof.
100. _Item_: We command them to do and execute that which is commanded
in the ordinances made or to be made for the good administration and
government of the city or town where our Audiencia sits.
101. _Item_: They shall not take weapons from those who carry them
at nightfall or after candle-light, or from those who rise early to
go to their labors and tillage.
102. _Item_: They shall take no fees for the executions which it shall
be their duty to levy, or which they shall levy, on the property or
goods adjudged, or which shall be adjudged, to our treasury.
103. _Item_: We command them not to take the money of those who are
found gambling, except when they exact from them the legal fine,
which they have authority to put in safe-keeping when they find them
engaged in the said gambling.
104. Further: Let him take care to go by nigh and day through the
public places to prevent disturbances and quarrels, on pain of
suspension from his offices.
105. _Item_: Let him take no fees for executions more than once for
one debt, even when the party at whose instance the execution is
made allows delay or continuance to the person against whose goods
the said execution is made--on pain of being compelled to pay the
excess of the fees fourfold, to our exchequer.
_Clerks of the Audiencia_
107. We ordain and command that the clerks [_escribanos_] of
our Audiencia shall have no authority to appoint deputy clerks,
administrative or judicial, in the cities, towns, and villages of
the district of the said Audiencia, nor shall they employ therein
such deputies.
108. _Item_: The clerks of the said Audiencia shall be appointed by us
and by no other person; and in all matters relating to the examination
of witnesses they shall follow the rules of the audiencias of these
our realms.
109. [Amount of fees for clerks, seal, and register must be endorsed
on all documents. Penalty: two pesos to the court-room.]
110. [Official reporter's [_relator_] fees must be endorsed and shown
to party. Penalty: loss thereof.]
111. [Clerks to take testimony in person. Regulations as to substitutes
acting when clerks are prevented, and as to collection of fees.]
112. [Clerks' and notaries' records to be annually inspected by
an auditor.]
113. The said clerks shall enter in one order of court all the official
positions which are provided for a village [_i. e._, of Indians], and
on account thereof they shall receive no excessive fees. Their fees
shall be paid by the superintendents [_calpiscas_] of the villages.
114. _Item:_ No Indians shall be granted in encomiendas by
repartimiento to the clerks of our said Audiencia. If they are so
granted, the said clerks shall have no authority to keep them.
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