“Patent” issued for Silesia by Fredrick the Great [Present-day Germany]: “[…] a) […] only one son of a Jewish family can wed and be given residency (‘pro incola’) and only with the permission of the County Office (‘Landstelle’) and after the payment of the proper taxes. b) […] those who wed outside of the country shall forever be considered foreigners. c) A family with only daughters will be considered extinct after the death of the father. d) Jews who violate this law shall be expelled from the country forever […] the authorities that permit such things shall be fined 1000 Ducats. e) […] A marriage does not bestow an automatic permission to stay permanently [in the land]. f) When several sons in a family want to marry, the dispensation of the County Offices (‘Landesstelle’) must be obtained. […]”
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 7/31/2017 ADD PAGE #