Apr. 2, 1840

“Gubernatorial-Ordinance” issued by the Austrian Government [Present-day Austria, Czech Republic; Austrian Empire]: “[…] permission for Jews to get married cannot be issued by a Rabbi without the aforementioned [pair] having submitted the necessary state fees and taxes and received the state’s consent […].”
Versuch einer sysatematischen Darstellung der in Böhmen bezüglich der Juden bestehenden Gesete und Verordnungen. Von Heinrich Ritter von Kopetz, k. k. Konceptspraktikanten des böhmischen Guberniums. (Prag; 1846); (Attempt at a systematic representation of the laws and ordinances in Bohemia concerning the Jews. By Heinrich Ritter [Knight] von Kopetz, r[oyal] i[mperial] concept-intern of the Bohemian government.); (Prague; 1846); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 4/17/2019