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[D. JOSÉ I]. TRIBUNAIS DE LISBOA — Reorganização Josefina: Jurisdições, Extinções e Criações. 1751–1753. - [D. JOSÉ I] TRIBUNAIS DE LISBOA — Reorganização Josefina: Jurisdições, Extinções e Criações . 1751–1753. 5 diplomas régios: 2 Alvarás com força de Lei, 1 Lei, 1 Alvará, 1 Alvará em forma de Lei. A collection of five decrees documenting the reorganization of the courts and justice offices of Lisbon in the early years of the reign of King José I. Between 1751 and 1753, the Josephite government undertook a systematic reform of the capital's judicial structure: it eliminated redundant positions, created new figures, made certain jurisdictions cumulative, and clarified the competence of the different Ministers. This was a policy of rationalization that foreshadowed, on a smaller scale, the major Pombaline reforms of the following decades. July 28, 1751 (King Joseph I) — Makes the criminal jurisdiction of all Judges and Ministers in the Kingdom of Algarve, Alentejo, and the districts of Santarém and Setúbal cumulative; allows private individuals to arrest robbers and unknown suspects; decree to reinforce security in the provinces. c. 1752 (D. José I) — Orders that no Conservator issue vague and general countermands to impede judicial proceedings with any person, under penalty of suspension for six months; declares all previous countermands null and void. August 25, 1753 (King Joseph I) — Decrees that of the twelve existing Criminal Magistrates in Lisbon, only five (the historical ones) will be retained and the other seven will be abolished, with cases being transferred to the Senate of the Chamber; rationalization of the criminal court of the capital. c. 1753 (D. José I) — Permanently abolishes the position of Judge and the two Offices of Executor of the Kingdom and Household Accounts; creates a single Executor Judge of the same Accounts, with the prerogative of first bank and jurisdiction of the Civil Magistrates, for the execution of the debts of the Royal Treasury. December 15, 1753 (King José I) — Declares §14 of the Law of March 25, 1742, concerning Criminal Ministers of the Lisbon Districts; orders that the Mayors and Clerks of the Districts may cumulatively carry out the required diligences, refraining from those that belong to the Bailiffs of the Courts. This collection documents the process of judicial rationalization that characterized the beginning of the Josephite period: the elimination of redundant offices, the clarification of competencies, and the creation of more agile figures. It is of interest for the study of judicial organization and royal bureaucracy in Lisbon in the second half of the 18th century. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate