May 25, 1844

Ordinance, issued by Louis Philippe I, King of France [Present-day France]: “Art. 63. Every family father may, upon submitting a favorable report by the Israelite consistory of his county, obtain permission to set up a prayer-room in his own home, at his own expense. This permission is given by Us, upon the recommendation by Our Minister for Culture and Education.”
Jost, Isaak Markus. Geschichte der Israeliten seit der Zeit der Maccabäer bis auf unsre Tage: Neuere Geschichte der Israeliten von 1815 bis 1845; 2. Die Staaten und Länder außer Deutschland: mit Nachträgen und Berichtigungen zur älteren Geschichte, Band 10, Teil 2 (History of the Israelites from the time of the Maccabees to our present days: Recent history of the Israelites from 1815 until 1845; 2. The states and countries other than Germany: with appendices and corrections of older history, Vol. 10, Part 2). Schlesinger: Berlin, 1847. Page 197. Researched by Dominik Jacobs 5/2/2020