Jun. 9, 1803

“Governmental Decree” issued by the Austrian Government [Present-day Austria]: “[…] [Jewish servants], who do not have a valid permit are to be removed without further ado by the Royal Imperial Chief Police Authority/Directive (‘k. k. Polizey-Oberdirection’) […] Whenever tolerated [Jews] dismiss a Jewish servant – no matter in what capacity he was employed – which they (Jewish employers) are any way to report to the Royal Imperial Chief Police-Authority/Directive, they are also to direct the dismissed [employee] to the same [authority]. The tolerated [Jew] must file this report within 24 hours, […] failure to do so will result in the inevitable fine of 6 Reichstahler […]”
Beyträge zur politischen Gesetzkunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate; Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrereich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim): Erster Band; (Wien; 1821); (Contributions to the Political Statutes of the Austrian Royal State; published by Johann Ludwig Ehrereich (Earl of Barth-Barthenheim); (Volume I); (Vienna; 1821); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 11/14/2017