Decree of the Chilean Government encouraging emigration to the colony of Magallanes on the straits of Magellan

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DEO'EEE

OP THE

CHILEAN

_GOVERNMENT

ENCOÜRAGING

ÉMIGfeATÍON

TO THE COLON Y

OF

_MAfiALLANES,

,

OU THE STKAITS OF MAGEIiliABr.

Department of the

_Interior,

Santiago,

December _{2, 1867.}

Considering

—

Io.

_{Thblt'itisJpíó'péf}

_{to'e'n'obúfáge,}

_by

álF

_p'ossible

_rhéahs,

the

_Colony

of'

Mágaílanés, wbich,

from i'ts

_{géographicaí}

situátion,

is destínéd tó becorhe an

_{irripórtáht}

statión forthe commérce of

_Europe1

w'ith the nátiórisof the'

_Pacific;

2o. Thátthe

_{importañce'of}

this

_{Colony wuTincrease;}

in great

proportion,

withthe

_{establishment,}

soon to be

effected,

of a lihé of stéámers tb

_ply!

betweeri

_théports

of

_Europe

and those of

_{Chile, by}

_wayof the Straits of

_Magullan;

3o. Thá^ the

_{devélopément}

and

_prosperity

of the

_Colony

dépénd p'rincipally

on the

_{ericouragement}

óf

_{immígration,}

it!

_being

fór'thai1ffeasoñ

_{indispensable}

to;off'eíindüceménts' to; colonists to ehablé thém tocóme ío the

_Colony

and.

es-táblfsh themsélves¡ thereih':

Availiríg

myself,

therefore,

of the

_aütliority

conferred upoñ me

_by

the lávvs of Novénibér

_Í8,

_1845,

atíS

_Jánúkry

9/ 1857,

T decree:

Io. Free _passage for themselves, their

_baggage,

and their tools and instruments of

_labor,

in the _transports sent

_by

the Government to

_Magallanes

_;

2o. A

_portion

of

_laúd,

the extent of which is to be

de-termined'-by

the Governor, not to exceed

_twenty-five

acres,

(hectáreas

J fof each head of a

_family,

and twelve for each one of his male children over fourteen _years of age. The land will be sold to thecolonists at

_fifty

cents an. acre, and

payment isto be made therefor as

_providedin

the

following

article:

8o.

_Army

rations forthe

_period

of one_year to thefather of the

_family

and each son over ten _{years of age ;}

4o. An allowance or

_pensión

of five clollars a month to

each

_family

for the

_period

ofone _year. The Governor, with

the

_approbation

of the Government, _{may increase} this al

lowance whenever

_{extraordinary}

círcumstances shall affbrd

reason to authorize such

_increase;

5°. Free

_importation

of the

_{eff'ects, tools,}

and

_implements

of the colonist intended for his own

_prívate

use;

6o. A collection of

_seeds,

at the _choice.of the

_colonist,

not to exceed the valué often dollars_; three hundred boards

or

_planks,

and a

_quintal

of nails, all

_being

valued at the current

_prices

_;

7o. Medical attendance and necessary

medicines,

and free

schooling

for their children.

Art. 2. The subsidies referred to in the

_preceding

article will be advanced to the colonist

_by

_way of a loan. The

repayment of this loan is to be made in ten

equal

parts, in money,

by

instalments at the end _{of each year}—the

first

instalment not to be

_required

until three _{years after} the colonist has taken

_possession

of his allotment of land.

Art. 3.

_Any

colonist

_who,

without cause

_dulyaccepted

by

the

_Government,

shall have failed to establish himselfin

his

_portion

of

_land,

either in _person pr

_by

_deputy,

within the six months

_following

the

_delivery.of

itto

_him,

will lose

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Art. 4. The title-deeds of the _property shall be

_given

to

eadh colonist

_whenever,

in the

_opinión

of the

Governor,

he

shall have made inelosures and effected a

_clearing

or

culti-vation of any

importance.

Art. 5.

_Any

colonist

_who,

_{after three years} from the

_day

on which his allotment of land shall have been deliveredto

him, shall not be in a condition to recéive his title-deeds to

the _property,'as not

_having

effected the laborsset doWn in

the

_preceding

article, shall lose his

_right

to the said allot

ment, and the Governor will

_dispose

of it to some other

peí-son,

charging

to the account ofthe riew owrier the valué

of the

_{impróvements}

made _uponthe land.

Art. 6.

_Every

allotment of;_{land will remain}

hypothe-cated for the amount in which the colonist is

indetl'ted

tó

the

_Treasurjr.

Art. 7.

_Atiy

colonist- _may abandon his allotment and

take another one _whenever,in the

_opinión

_qf

the

_Governor,

the soil of the former one is not

_easily

_adapted

fór cultiva

ron.

Art. 8. Let there be established the office of

_Secretary

ofthe Government of

_Magallanes,

with an annual

_salary

of

eight

hundred

_dollars,

and whose

duties,

in addition to

those laid down in the Act of Interna!

_Regulation

for

em-ployees

of his _class, will include that of

_keeping

three

books, in the

_following

form:

In the first are to be set down the records that are to

show the

_delivery

to eaeh colonist of his _proper allotment.

Each of thése records isto be

_s.igned

_by

the

_Governor,

the

Secretary,

and the colonist receivins; the _grant. It shoúld show the date of the

_delivery,

and the number

_by

which

the allotted section of

_ground

_mayhave.been

_designated.

In the second there is to be

_kept

an account of the

title-deeds to be issued toeach

_colonist,

when he has

_complied

with the conditions

_{prescribed by}

the _present ordinance;

and these title-deeds are to _{express. the} amount of the

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In the third there

shall

_be;

_.opened

an acccrant for each

colonist to _recordhis

indebtedness

to the

_Treasury

and _the

paymentsthat may have been

_rnade-by

hipa oq

_acqqiarit

pf

this indebtedness.

Art. 9.

The

_title-deeds

to be

_giyen

íoeach colonist

yriíl

be

_{signeá by}

the

_Governor,

_the;

_Secretary,

_{and the p^rty.}

interested,

and will show the.,n-umher of.the

allotment, its;

limits,

and

the sum _tofal

_qf

_{theindebtedness of the colonist}

to the

_|Treasr}ry,

and_{for which} his allotment shall remain

hypothecated.

...

Art.

_{10. The}

_Governor

_oí

Magallanes

,shall

h>p

directed

to distribute

_{proportipnately}

to each

_fa.nptily

the animáis,in.

the.

colony

.that may be

subjeet

to. _thecontrol of the

Rev-enue

_Department

of the

_{Goyeirpineilt, ,-|be}

valué thereqf to.

be

_repaid

«nder the same

condítions

_{indicated forthe}

pay-ment of the

_qther

_subsidies,

_{that. have been conceded.}

,Let this deoree be

,prom.$gaf;pd.,aind

ppblished,

and

di?e,

credit

given

thereto, .., ' ....

(S'igned)

PÉREZ,.

(Signed)

F. Yárgas

_Eontecilla..

DECEBEOÉ:THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT

_{:ENCOÜKAGIHG?}

EMI-,,...:.: GfcATIRNTO THE COLONYOF.ARAUGANIA.

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Santiago,

_Ayü

8th,

1868.

'

Considering-

Io; That the

fortifiéaiíóns

erected

'

ón the

fronti-ers afford -sufficieüt

_secarity'to

the inhábitáiits of the

lands settled in

_theTerritory

of- Araueania_;

2?. That the State has

_acquiréd

_{considerable extensión óf}

territory

in the

_{Departm-entóf}

_nacimiento';

_and

3P.

_That,

_acoordingto

_{the Act óf}

_'Decemb'er

4,

1866,

one'

llsing

the

_authority

ponferred

upon ine

_by

the lawsof

Npvember 18, 1845,

andthat

_just

mentionedofDe.cember _4,

1866,1

decree; , . .

Arti.cle 1. The lands

_situ^ted

in

_the

_Department

of

Nacimiento, that shall be

_designated

_{for this purpose}

_by

the

Qommander-in-chief

qf

the army

pf

operations

pn the

fron-tier,

sliall be set aside for

colpnization.

lands.

Art. 2.

_Tp

such families as shall. establish

tbenisel,-veson the

territory

set

pff

accarding

tothe

_preceding

_article,

there will be

_grap|ed

: ,

1°. A tract pf 20 square acres of leve} and well-watered

land foreachfather

pf

a

_family,

and 10 acres

_additional

_fpr

each oneof his male children over fourteen _years.of _age.

If in the-tract.there should be _any

_hi.Uy

_Jand,,:

there will be

granted

an extensión of such

_equal

to _double, the former kind.

2o. The necessary

subsidies

tpcovertheexpenses pftheir

passageto Taloahuano pr

Lota,

and those for

the,

transpor

taron

.thence of

themseives,

and their

_baggsi,ge

fo

j,he

1¡ract allotted to _them, in the

_colony.

3o.

A .free habitation

frpm

the

_day

•

pf

disembarkment to

the tinjevvhenthe

_{E^uthorities place}

_{af the}

_disposal

of

the,

cplpnist

his prpper tractofland.

4o. A

_daily

allpwance

pf_moneytpaid inthe

maintenance

ofeach

_family

forthe same tiine. This

_aHowatice

_.will be

th,irty

centjs.for

the

_l^ead

of

_t,he

_fatnily

_andtwelve

_addiíipnaV

fpr

each

_chüd

over _teníyears,

_of,

_age,

,5o.

A

_pensión

of fifteen dollars a _{mpnth, for} each

_family,

for

_íjie

_period

_pf one _ye^r,

_coiinting

_frprp,

_the time

_qf

eatab-lishment _upon

_l^e

_tra,ct¡.

Q°.

_ímpprtatipn

free of

_d.u.ty

pf

_the.e^ee-ts,

topls

and

uten-sils intended for the

_privare

_{use,of the}

_cplopiist..

7o.

_Exemption,

_fpr

_{the period,}

_of

_tw^pty

yeaifS), from the

payment

pf

_lapd,

excise,

and _patenttaxes.

8o. A collection of

_seeds,

not to _{exceed five dollara in}

valué,

a

forty-six kilogrammes

of

nails,

all tobe estimated at the

cur-rent

_prices.

9o. Gratuitous medical aid and medicines for the

_period

óf two _years, and free

_{schooling permaüently}

for their children.

Akt. 3. For the lánds and

_subsidies,

both

_special

and

pecu-niary,

referred tOin the

_p'recédin'g

_article,

thecolónists will

payas foliows : For the

lands,

valued at two dollars an

acre,1 in

_fifty

_years, atthe rate of two_per cent each _year; andfor the

_special

subsidies and _money, in íive

_équal

_por-;

tions, atthe end of each _{year, the first}

_portion

not

_being

payable

utítil _{three' years} áfter the colonist has taken

pos-séssion ofthe tratít.

Art. 4.

_Any

colonist that shallnothave established

him-selfon his tract within six months after its

_delivery

to

_him,

shall losehis

_right

to it.

Art. o. A title-deed of the _property shall be

_given

to

each Colonist as soónas he shall have erected oh his tract a

permanenthouse and shall have inclosed five acres and

placed

thesame in a

_good

state Pf cultivation.

Art. 6.

_Any

colonist

who,

áfter three _years,

_counting

from the

_day

on which the land shallhavebeen delivered to

him,

shall not be in a condition to receive á

_title-deed,

on

account ofnot

_{havingaccomplished}

the

_improvements

men-tionedin the

_preceding

article,

will lose' his

_right

to the

tract, the State however

repáying

tohim the valué of any

improvements

that he _{may have}

_made,

after

_deducting

his indebtednesstp the

_Treasury.

Art. 7. The

Conimánding

Offioer above-mentioned will

setoff to _{each colonist his proper tract;} and if the s'oil of

any oneshould turh out tobe ill-suitéd for

cultivation,

such

tract maybe

_eichangéd

for another oneJ

Art. 8. The

_{Departmental Treasury}

of Nacimiento will

keep

the

_foílowing

books of record relative to these colo.-nies:

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delivery

of his tract to each colonist. This record is to be

signed by

the

_Governor,

the _Treasurer,and the colonist. It must show the date of

_delivery

and the number

_by

which

the tract _may have been

_designated

in the

_plan

of the

colony,

2Q. A _second

_book,

in whicha record shall _be,

_kept

ofthe title-deeds tp be

_given

to each colonist.

3o. A book, in which an _{account is} to be

_kept

of the.

indebtedness of each colonist to the

_Treasury,

and of the

payments to be made

_by

himon account of Such indebted

ness.

Art. 9. When the colonist shows that he has effected the

improvements

mentioned in Art. 5, the title-deed :of his property will be deliver.ed to him

_by

the

_Departmental

Governor,

the _expenses of the executipn of such title-deed to be borne

_by

the

_Treasury.

Inthe deedisto be

_expressed

thesum due

_by

the colonist tothe

_Treasury

in

_payment.for

his

_{land, and.}

for the. subsidies received

_by

_him,

thefarm.

remaining hypothecated

for the said amount.

Let _{this decree} be

_promulgated

and

_published,

and due

credit

_given

thereto.

(S.igned)

PÉREZ.

(Signed),

F. Vargas Fonteoilla.. .

KXPLANATORY NOTICE.

In addition to the concessions contained in the

_previóus

decr.ee,

the Government is

_disposed

to _grant to such _agents

as would engageto _carry coloniststo

_Chile,

as

_high

as _$40

in.

_gold

for each peTson, mále Or

_femále,

over 15 and under 50 years of age, and

$20

for those under15 andover_{4 years}

of _age.

_Payment

for such

_{t-ransportation}

_{would be made}

immediately

on _{the arríval of} the vessels in the _{harbors of} Talcahuano and Lota.

The lands which the Government has at _present desio--nated for

_{colonization,}

_havean extentof about_200,000acres.

They

are óf fine

_quality

_{for the cultivation of}

of

_grain

and

_vegetable-

_píoducts,

ánd'fó'r1 the

_br'e'edi'ñg

of

cátale,

_sheép,

a'nd: horses.1 The _a'Verage

_yield

of whéát' in

the _crops of the

_presentí

_year'

was fifteen

foldy

withóüt

_aííy

áort of

_subsidy.

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Throughout

the whole

_territory

water is found in áburid-ance, as aláo: fuel ■';

_{andXüthóneighborho'odóf}

thó:

_colonies,

there are

_forests,

the WoodofWhich it Wóüld

_be'eaáy'

tó'réÜ-der usefuli The colonies1 áfP si'túáted- át; a short distance

from

_na\Hgable

rivers.

The

_freight

of ai;

_{qdíñtal (hi'étríeál}

system)

fromthe!

_place

of

_{pí-óduction}

tPthe_ports'ofLótaor;

Talcahuano, will not exceed 50 cents. The means oftratis^

portation

are; _easy, aüd the harbbrs offbr _eVery kind of

c'onvenience1 and

_advantagé

for1 the

_sbijSrnent

of

_produce.

The climaté of this _part of'Ghílé'is rrlild1 and1

_teiriperate,

altho-ugh'

sómewhat

_{;raíüy dúrihg1}

six Orsevetímonths'of the

year.

The Colonista wil!

_enjoy

the rtlost

_corilpleté'

_séeuríty'

df!

person and-

prpperty1.

The

_laws,

_{ínbreOVér, guáráhtéé1}

reli-gious

toleration to; all cfeeds and the fréó: exercisé- tíf -a'lf

religious: practiees'not

eontrary'tP

morality

and

_prbpr-iety.

In the

_neighborhood

ofthe colonies there

isquitéanumer-ous

_population,

_among: which may be found all articles

necessary for the cPnvenieriees of

life>

án-d for

carryihgfÓn

agricultural

pursuits.

The- administrative and

_judicial

authorities are

_vigilant.in

the maimtenance of order and

gwaranteeingl

the civil

_rights

of the-inhábitants: óP those

localitiesv

.,.'-•.-Plans of the

_región

destined.forcolonies are nowincourse

ofpreparation;

and,

andalthough

theseasonofwiíater,

which

isnow

_beginning,

has

suspended

the

operátions-of

the-engi-neers

_appointedto

ex-ecute

_thesurvey

of the _country,

_they

will be finished in a short

tinte,

and thosfe

_{interestedm-ay}

examine them inthe the officeof the Chilean

_Legatióa

at

Washington.

Any

persons

desirin'g

toenter!i.nto>coAtraets

tosend

_{emigrantsto Chile,in}

accordanCe with the

_!provisions

oP the

_preceding

decrees,

canaddress theí

_{Ghargé'-d'Afiairs/of}

Chile,

at

_Washington,

No.439 13th Street.

'

COPY OF DECREE OK THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT. ACT ofCongress explanatory of Article 5 of the Constitution of Chile.

Santiago,

July

27, 1865.

Whereas,the National

_Congress

has discussed and

_passed

the

_following

resolution :

Article 1. It is deolared

_that,

_by

the 5th Article of the

Constitution, those who'do not

_profess

the Román Catholic

and

_{Apostolic Religión,}

are allowed the

_practice

of their

own

_religión

within the

_precincts

of their

_prívate

residences.

Art. 2. Dissenters areallowed to establish and maintain

prívate

schools for the instruction of their own children in

the doctrines of their own

_respective

creeds.

And whereas the

_Congress

of the State

_having

discussed the said resolution, has

_npproved

and _{sanctioned the same,}

therefore, it is

_hereby

onlured that it be

_promulgated

and

earried into effect as a law of the

_Rt-public.

(Signed)

JOSÉ

JOAQUÍN

PÉREZ.

(Signed)

Federico Eerazuriz.

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