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Article Nº 0992 Office or position Vol. I · p. 566

Commissioners of the Municipal Provedores

Original title: Comissarios dos Provedores dos Concelhos

Short-lived officials of 1834 who performed police duties in parishes under the municipal provedores.

They existed in 1834, under a royal decree (alvará) of the prefect (prefeito) of the Province, but did not last long. They performed police duties in the parishes and had the police corporals under their orders.

Chronology
  • The prefect created police commissioners, parish commissioners and constables under the new liberal administration.
On the sheet C

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