Mar. 13, 1795

“Royal Decree” issued by the Austrian Royal Court [Present-day Austria]: “[…] If a Jew receives [a] toleration [permit] for a specific period of time, s/he is – under no circumstances – to receive permission to engage in any trade that is restricted to the local business class or those that are only available […] to those who reside in Vienna. […]”
Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 4/30/2018