Appointment of Municipal Judges, 1880-1886

The book contains documents relating to the appointment of municipal judges from 1880 to 1886. It includes: letters of appointments of João Capistrano D’Almeida to the post of Parish Judge in Areia; of Miguel Peixoto de Vasconcellos to the post of Judge in the district of Mamanguape; of Augusto Emilio da Fonceca Galvão's to the post of Municipal Judge in the Alagoa Nova district; Francisco de Assis Corrêa Lima to the post of Municipal Judge in the Pitimbú district; Amaro Gomes Carneiro Bilhar to the post of Municipal Judge in the district of Independência; transfer of Gouveia Filho from the São Bento district, in Pernambuco, to the capital of Paraíba; thirty-day leave granted to Gouvêa, extended for another sixty days; Provincial Law (Lei Provincial) number 747, of October 19th, 1883, determining that the Jacoca parish shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Pitimbú parish; among others.

Created by Magistrates.

Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 68 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book, no cover. Damaged by insects, acid paper, and iron gall ink. Some folios are blank. Folios contain a stamp from the public archive ("Arquivo Público").