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y Vargas and Marquina gave up, office this formality was omitted.1'
The practice of taking the residencia of the last group of officials
was definitely abandoned on August 24, 1799, and a rigid inspec-
tion of their official acts by the audiencia was substituted.12
Officials were usually obliged to submit to residencia before
leaving the colony and before their promotion to other posts.13
In the Philippines, however, owing to the paucity of ships ply-
ing to New Spain and the length of time elapsing between the
sailing dates, officials could post bonds and leave before the resi-
dencia was completed. This was permitted only to men of good
character, whose services had been uniformly satisfactory, destined
to, some other post wherein their services were indispensable. The
investigation was then conducted in the absence of the official
concerned."4
It was decreed by the. cedula of December 30, 1776, that an
annual deduction should be made from the salaries of governors
and viceroys until sufficient money had been taken out to cover
the probable costs and liabilities of their residencia.'5 This was
a special assessment, distinct from the media anata (which was
a sort of an income tax), and the money deducted thereby was
to be returned if nothing detrimental was proved in the resi-
dencia. The last year's salaries of alcaldes mayors and corre-
gidores were witheld, pending investigation of their official con-
duct and a rendering of accounts of collections made by them.'B
If an official were cleared of ai] guilt, the money which had been
withheld was refunded, and the costs of the residencia were de-
frayed from the royal treasury.Y In case the official were found
guilty of misconduct, he. had to forfeit his deposits, back salary,
"Having been excused by the cedulas of July 7, 1789, and January
15, 1795; A. I., 105-2-5.
12Recopilaci6n, 5-15, notes 4, 11.
T1[bid., 3-2-6. There were two kinds of bonds, those posted at the be-
ginning of the term of office, and special bonds of residencia, given at
the time of that investigation. The last mentioned were not required
if the office were not a responsible one or if the charges were not suffi-
ciently serious.
lbid., 5-15-3; this c6dula was annulled by that of M1fay 21, 1787; see
note to Law 3, same title.
"King to Basco y Vargas, A. I., 107-5-20.
"Recopilaci6n, 8-26-42.
7lbid., 5-15-42.258
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