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[D. JOSÉ I]. FAZENDA — Administração Financeira, Ouro Colonial, Fornecimentos e Sindicâncias. 1754–1759. - [D. JOSÉ I] FAZENDA — Administração Financeira, Ouro Colonial, Fornecimentos e Sindicâncias . 1754–1759. 5 diplomas régios: 1 Alvará com força de Lei, 4 Decretos. A set of five decrees on complementary aspects of royal financial administration: the control of Public Deposits, the regulation of military supplies, the oversight of the delivery of colonial gold to the Mint, and the investigation of treasurers who lost documents in the 1755 earthquake. It is a coherent set that documents the control and accountability mechanisms that the Josephite state sought to impose on those responsible for the collection and expenditure of the Royal Treasury. May 20, 1754 (King Joseph I) — Orders that Ministers who issue orders for the receipt or withdrawal of money from Public Deposits do so by means of court orders issued politely to the Board of Administration; regulates the fees of Clerks in this process; controls access to Public Deposits. April 19, 1757 (King Joseph I) — Determines that the collection of duties and the method of collection by the Toll Board relating to firewood and charcoal transported by boatmen shall be carried out in accordance with the previous contract, restoring the state prior to illegitimate changes introduced by the contractors. June 15, 1757 (King José I) — Regulates the supply of straw, barley, and fodder for the royal troops; orders the registration of straw boats at the Almotacé with declarations from the boatmen, owners, and guides; holds the foremen responsible for false declarations; entrusts Judge Carlos Pery de Linde with the supervision. June 28, 1759 (King José I) — Orders that the Board of Trade annually appoint Businessmen to attend the delivery of gold from the Fleets of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia to the Mint, with their own coffers and different keys; abolition of the old system of the Treasurer; reinforcement of control over colonial gold. July 14, 1759 (King Joseph I) — Orders a new inquiry into the Storekeepers and Treasurers whom the Ministers deemed unable to present documents; summary proceedings before Ministers appointed by the Chancellor of the Court of Appeals; Fiscal Attorneys represent the Royal Treasury; response to the loss of documents caused by the 1755 earthquake. This collection documents the control and accountability instruments that the Josephine Crown developed to supervise Treasury agents: payment orders for deposits, registration of military suppliers, monitoring of the delivery of colonial gold, and investigations of treasurers. Essential documentation for the study of the financial administration of 18th-century Portugal. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate