Feb. 16, 1820

“Governmental Decree” (“Regierungsdecret”) issued by the Austrian Government [Present-day Austria]: “[…] [Jews are permitted to trade with raw products], however, the barter trade of any kind […] can only be permitted [to them] on annual markets; however, [the] peddling [trade] (‘Hausierhandel’) can never be granted to [Jews].”
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 10/11/2017