History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . the mission buildings, were granted as any other landsof the territory, to the Mexican inhabitants, and to colonists, for stock farmsand tillage. The act of the Mexican Congress of 1835, directing the execution of thedecree of 1833 to be suspended until the arrival of curates, did not, as far asI could ascertain, induce any change in the jDolicy already adopted by thetenitorial autliorities. On January 17, 1839, Governor Alvarado issued regulations for the gov-ernment of
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . the mission buildings, were granted as any other landsof the territory, to the Mexican inhabitants, and to colonists, for stock farmsand tillage. The act of the Mexican Congress of 1835, directing the execution of thedecree of 1833 to be suspended until the arrival of curates, did not, as far asI could ascertain, induce any change in the jDolicy already adopted by thetenitorial autliorities. On January 17, 1839, Governor Alvarado issued regulations for the gov-ernment of the administrators of the missions. These regulations prohibitedthe administrators from contracting debts on accoant of the missions; fromslaughtering cattle of the missions, except for consumption, and from tradingthe mission horses or mules for clothmg for the Indians; and likewise providedfor the appointment of an inspector of the missions, to supervise the accountsof the administrators, and their fulfillment of their trusts. Art. ll.^ohibitedthe settlement of white pereons in the establishments, whilst the Indians. &^s^ i/^^^eo^^ THE MEXICAN GRANTS. 189 should remain in community. The establishments of San Carlos, San JuanBautLsta and Sonoma were excepted from these regulations, and to be governedby special rules. On Mai-ch 1, 1840, the same (Governor Alvarado suppressed the office ofadministrators, and replaced them by mayor chinos, with new and morestringent rules for the management of the estabhshments; but not makingsny change in the rules of Governor Figueroa regarding the lands or otherproperty. By a proclamation of March 20, 1843, Governor Micheltorena, in pursu-ance (as he states) of an arrangement between the Governor and the prelateof the missions, directed the following-named missions to be restored to thepriests as tutors to the Inchans, and in the same manner as they formerlyheld them, namely, the missions of San Diego, San Luis Rey, San Juan Cap-istrano, San
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