“Governmental Decree” issued by the Austrian Government [Present-day Austria]: “[…the Royal Imperial Chief Police-Authorities/Directive (‘k. k. Polizey-Oberdirection’) is] to elect a commissioner from time to time [to oversee the assets of the synagogue of the Turkic Jews and their handling of their prayer service and to oversee the election of their leader] and to consult with/bring in a person who is apt in the Spanish-Hebrew language, only in matters of linguistic [in] proficiency of these Turkic Jews, […] who is to be rewarded […] according to his service as deemed proper/adequate by the Royal Imperial Chief Police-Authorities/Directive (‘k. k. Polizey-Oberdirection’) […] to report annually to the Royal Imperial Government (‘k. k. Regierung’) […]”
Politische Verfassung der Israeliten im Lande unter der Enns und insbesondere in der k. k. Haupt- und Residenzstadt Wien. J. L. E. Graf von Barth-Barthenheim. (Wien; 1821). (Political Constitution of the Israelis in the Country under/near Enns and especially in the R[oyal] I[mperial] Capital and Royal Seat of Vienna. J. L. E. Count von Barth-Barthenheim.); (Vienna; 1821); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 7/15/2018