In Manila, the Sangleyes, as they are called by the Spaniards and natives, have a gobernadorcillo and tribunal of their own.
Wherever their numbers were considerable, they had their own tribunal, with a Gobernadorcillo and Principales, the former called the Capitan-China.
The gobernadorcillo takes cognizance of all civil cases not exceeding two taels of gold, or forty-four dollars in silver; all criminal cases must be sent to the chief of the province.
His courteous request was unsuccessful; but the command of the parish priest, who personally informed the Gobernadorcillo in his house, was immediately obeyed.
The gobernadorcillo exercises the municipal authority, and is especially charged to aid the parish priest in every thing appertaining to religious observances, etc.
First of all, six cabezas and as many gobernadorcillos are chosen by lot as electors; the actual gobernadorcillois the thirteenth, and the rest quit the hall.
Neither gobernadorcillo nor councillors dared act in opposition to his wishes, and the alcalde of the province was careful to keep on friendly terms and leave town affairs largely to his dictation.
The gobernadorcillo proceeded to the lad's home and explained the need.
On the day on which the gobernadorcillo takes his office, his town has a great festival [fiestajan].
In the towns which are the capitals of the province there is often a gobernadorcillo for mestizos and one for natives.
The electors are the outgoing gobernadorcilloand the twelve senior cabezas de barangay.
There they hold a meeting, at which the gobernadorcillo presides, in which he, in concert with the cabezas, determines the public services for the week.
The gobernadorcillo carries a tasseled cane [baston], the lieutenants wands [varas].
The principalia and the cuadrilleros form in two lines in front of the gobernadorcillo and the music precedes them.
For gobernadorcillo three individuals have to be nominated by a plurality of votes, and the respective place of each one in the terna must be expressed.
If the gobernadorcillo is energetic or has a bad temper, the cabezas fear and respect him highly; but if he is irresolute they abuse him.
The Gobernadorcillo in office makes the thirteenth.
All the Cabezas de Barangay, the Gobernadorcillo and those who have formerly been such have taken their places on the benches.
The Gobernadorcillo in council with the other Cabezas presented a name to the superior authority for appointment Bowring, p.
The same process was followed in the election of the other local officials except that the newGobernadorcillo was called in that he might make any objections to the selections.
The elections of the gobernadorcillo are annual, and take place on the 1st of April.
The place was gaily illuminated on occasion of the ball, and the gobernadorcillo made an oration in Spanish to the effect that the locality had been much honoured by our presence, and that the memory of the day would be long preserved.
The dependent subordinate officers of justice are called bilangos, and are appointed by the gobernadorcilloon his election.
Three names are selected, one of whom must have already served as gobernadorcillo, for submission to the superior authority, on or before the 15th of May, and the chosen gobernadorcilloenters on his functions on the 1st of June.
The Captain was a petty governor orgobernadorcillo of a rich colony of mestizos, in spite of the protests of many who considered him unfit for the position.
The child's father learned of it, made a complaint to the gobernadorcillo and the latter ordered that he be given six stripes in the middle of the street, the whip to be afterwards burned.
The teniente mayor presided at the production since the gobernadorcillo was fonder of monte.
The leper ran away howling; they pursued him and the gobernadorcillo cried out: 'Catch him!
He held the office for two years, but during this time he wore out ten frock coats, about the same number of high hats, and lost more than a half dozen of gobernadorcillo canes.
While they were waiting for the arrival of the Captain-General in a hut outside the town, the gobernadorcillo was saying, "To tell who was right and who was wrong, is not an easy matter.
Above the ridiculous authority of the gobernadorcillo are the rights of the people.
The teniente-mayor, Don Filipo, presided over the show, as the gobernadorcillowas fond of monte.
The gobernadorcillo scratched his head and stared at the roof while he replied in a sour tone, "Ay!
You know that on the following morning the gobernadorcillo liberated the soldiers that I had succeeded in arresting and refused to take any further action.
Capitan Tiago, in a frock coat, sat on one of the benches provided for the authorities, which caused the children who did not know him to take him for another gobernadorcillo and to be wary about getting near him.
Captain," a title used in addressing or referring to the gobernadorcillo or a former occupant of that office.
The leper fled with his flogger in pursuit, while the gobernadorcillo cried, 'Catch him!
Formerly, when the gobernadorcillo so shamelessly disregarded the will of the majority, it was right for you to tender it, but now that you are engaged in a contest with the Civil Guard it's not quite proper.
Tell the alferez that we have permission from the alcalde and that against such permission no one in the town has any authority, not even the gobernadorcillo himself, and he is my only superior.
First, there are chosen by lot six cabezas de barangay and six ex-gobernadorcillos as electors, the actual gobernadorcillo being the thirteenth.
There the regidors wait until the gobernadorcillo is ready to come out, and the latter then goes in solemn state to the city hall, preceded by the regidors and the alguacils, with staffs in hand.
When these officers reach the door of the city hall, they stop in order to allow the gobernadorcillo to pass between them; and he enters without noticing the salutes given him by the guards, who take off their hats to him.
Chief] and the captain or gobernadorcillo and the other agents of justice appointed among them by the governor of the district, they call Saliling, which is equivalent to our Interino [i.
The gobernadorcillo passes with them for a wise man because having learned nothing but to serve chocolate and to suffer the caprices of Brother Dámaso, he is now rich and has the right to trouble the life of his fellow-citizens.
The guards dealt roughly with the supplicating women, and the gobernadorcillo was more useless than ever.
The lieutenant, Don Filipo, was in charge of the spectacle, for the gobernadorcillo was playing monte, of which he was a passionate devotee.
He was for two years gobernadorcillo of the rich association of half-breeds, in the face of protestations from many who considered him a native.
Don Filipo approached the gobernadorcillo and said bitterly: "I sacrificed my pride in a good cause; you sacrifice your manliness in a bad one; you spoil every good thing that might be done!
When silence was established, only the decision of the gobernadorcillo was wanting.
The captain, as the gobernadorcillo is called, sat down in the chair under the king's portrait.
For example: I have seen an order enclosing a fine as a punishment on the gobernadorcillo for some fault or misdeed that he had committed.
The amount of the fine is collected and the gobernadorcillo has still something left for his maintenance and revelling.
But it seems to me that the gobernadorcillo will have to give account, if not for all, at least for many of the taxes that you have mentioned.
The alcalde needs the gobernadorcillo so that he may use him in his business, and for all such things he is a very far-sighted man.
As some of them are busy in their fields or other business, they wish to be free from such a burden, and they give the gobernadorcillotwo or three reals and he excuses them on the ground of sickness.
Besides, it is important for the alcalde to keep the gobernadorcillo satisfied.
For this reason, one must assign a definite number of bilangos or constables, outside of which number the gobernadorcillocannot assign others.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gobernadorcillo" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
