“Court Decree” issued by the Imperial Court of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I [Present-day Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany; Holy Roman Empire]: “[…] The Jews who live in cities, […], have to identify themselves through certificates to the authorities (‘Obrigkeit’) […] those who live in the countryside to the county office (‘Kreisamt’) […] the Hungarian [Jews] to the county offices (‘Komitate’) and the Galician [Jews] to the authorities (‘Obrigkeit’) also […] [to show] that they are proper merchants who have been logged in.”
Dr. Johnn Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens Dr. Joh. Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens und Schlesiens, vorzüglich in politischer Hinsicht. Zweiter Band; (Brünn, 1844); (Dr. Joh. Lutsche’s Weiland Imper[ial], Moravia[n], Silesia[n] Council of Appellations, Special Rights of Persons of Moravia and Silesia, especially in political terms. Vol. II); (Brünn; 1844); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 7/25/2017