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1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 14, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Rescript, issued by the Danish Chancellery to the Magistrate at Copenhagen
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Denmark
4. Text of Act	The Jewish families living in the parish of the [Church of the] Holy Spirit must be compelled by the magistrates to make semi-annual payments to the clergy of the church and its servants, so that those Jews who own a house or a farm pay the sum of 2 to 4 imperial thalers annually; and those who rent rooms for themselves, from 3 marks to 2 imperial thalers. This money is to be collected by the Jewish elders twice a year, one half every Easter, and the other half every St. Michael’s Day, and then handed over to the bishop, to be shared between the priests and the church officers.
5. Source	Cohen, Asser Daniel. De Mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu: historisk fremstillet i et tidsløb af naesten 200 aar, tilligemed alle lovsteder og offentlige foranstaltninger dem angaande, som ere udkomne fra 1651 til 1836. (The position of the Mosaic believers in Denmark, before and now: historically produced over a period of nearly 200 years, as well as all laws and public measures relating to the same which were published from 1651 to 1836). Forfatterens: Odense (Denmark), 1837. Page 88.
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1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 25, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Ordinance" issued by Adolphus Fredrick (‘Adolf Friedrich’) IV
3. Geography of Act	Archduchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	The eldest (representatives) and principles of the Jewry shall henceforth sign their reports [they submit] to the Dukian government (‘ihre Berichte an die herzogl. Regierung’) altogether or include the reason why this did not occur.
5. Source	Repertorium der in den Herzogthum Mecklenburg-Strelitz geltenden Verordnungen. Herausgegeben von Kanzley-Rath von Kamptz zu Neustrelitz. (“Repertory of the valid/issued ordinances in the Duchy of Meckenburg-Strelitz. Edited by Legal Council of Kamptz of Neustrelitz.”); (Neubrandenburg; 1794)
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1. Full Date of Act	May 13, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Ordinance, issued by Emperor Joseph II, Archduke of Austria
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	In order to make the many members of the Jewish nation in my hereditary lands more useful to he state, the first step shall be the relentless abolition of their national language, except for worship, and they shall be made to write all of their contracts, prescriptions, testaments, invoices, accounting books and certificates in the language used by the courts, under penalty of nullity and refusal of judicial assistance.
5. Source	Wessely, Naphtali Herz. Worte des Friedens und der Wahrheit (Words of Peace and Truth). Waxmann: New York, 2014. p. 671.
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1. Full Date of Act	May 16, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” issued by the Austrian Government
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] Jew must maintain their business and trade books in a language that is customary* in the nation (‘langesüblich’) or otherwise see them nullified. […]
5. Source	Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821)
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8. Notes	Researcher *This basically meant that Jews were prohibited from maintaining their trades-books in Hebrew. A mandate issued in 1782 permitted business-owners to maintain their books in German as well as the local language – even French. A Royal Court decree issued on 1816 permitted the keeping of business books in English if found appropriate.

1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 28, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Ordinance, issued by the state government of Bohemia
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Czech Republic
4. Text of Act	From now on, magistrates shall only issue those passports to Jews which bear the city seal as well as a marching route, and all administrators of Jew-Hospitals shall, under the most severe penalties, keep accurate rosters of their Jews and shall keep these rosters filed and ready for inspection.
5. Source	Engelmayr, Anton. Unterthans-Verfassung des Königreiches Böhmen. Erster Theil (Constitution for the Subjects of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Part One). Sollinger: Vienna, 1830. Page 353.
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1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 19, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Decree” issued by Emperor Franz Joseph
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	[…] Jews are permitted to farm only where they are actually tolerated, but absolutely not everywhere they please […] and only on leased land – especially on unused (virgin) and uncultivated land […] but not on land that is under royal command […] which [land] they cannot lease for more than 20 years […]. […] that all farming on these properties is to be done by Jewish hands […]; however, should they become Christians, they can purchase the land in accordance with the law. […]
5. Source	Kanka, Johann, editor. Vortsetzung der von Johann Roth verfaßten Sammlung aller in dem königreiche Böhmen kundgemachten Gesetze und Verordnungen in alphabetischer Ordnung gereiht. Die Gesetze und Verordnungen vom Jahre 1802 bis Ende des Jahres 1818 in sich fassend. (Prag, 1824); (“Continuation of the Collection of all laws and Ordinances made public in the kingdom of Bohemia in Alphabetic Order as collected by Johann Roth. Laws and Ordinances from 1802 until the end of 1818 inclusive.”)
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8. Notes	Editor Present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 29, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance for Jewish compatriots” issued by Duke Fredrick Francis I (‘Friedrich Franz’) of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
3. Geography of Act	Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Present-day Germany
4. Text of Act	‘Only Jews who are settled [in Mecklenburg-Schwerin] with their families are to be granted citizens rights.’ […] Frederick Francis, Duke of Mecklenburg […] Even though, we had graciously hoped that Our faithful cities were not granting foreign Jews or Kramer - who do not contribute in any way to Our cities - a sort of citizenship -rights against a small contribution […] which allows them to pursue trade in the city and on the countryside [to the disadvantage and detriment of Our true subjects.…] This is why we wish to issue an […] earnest warning herewith […] that you should neither enter into a disadvantageous accord with foreign Jews against a payment, nor grant citizenship rights to anyone except if they have settled in one of Our cities with wife and child and [their own] fire [place] and a stove in order for you to avoid indiscriminate punishment […]
5. Source	Sammlung aller für das Großherzogthum Mecklenburg-Schwerin gültigen Landes-Gesetze von den ältesten Zeiten bis zu Ende des Jahres 1834. Vierter Band. Kirchen- und Schulgesetze. (Collection of all state laws issued in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from the earliest times to the end of 1834. 4th Volume. Church and school laws.); (Wismar; 1836)
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1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 15, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Royal [Court] Decision” issued by the Royal Court
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] The Jewish lads are, therefore, and without exception, to be considered equal to the Christian lads and to be admitted to the Latin school as soon as they are properly provided with a certificate from a normal or high school (‘Normal- oder Hauptschule') […]
5. Source	Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821)
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1. Full Date of Act	Dec. 31, 1781
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Order Number 518 addressed to the deputies of the Jewish communities Joseph Beschütz, Abraham Moses Schlesinger, Samuel Alexander issued by King Fredrick II of Prussia
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Prussia
4. Text of Act	[We] Demand that all [Jews] who were expelled from Berlin at one point but have managed to sneak back into the city are punished with a three month prison sentence.
5. Source	Stern, Selma: Der Preussische Staat und die Juden, Dritter Teil, 2. Akten, 1. Halbband (The Prussian State and the Jews) (1971) p. 645 ff
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 2, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Edict of Toleration for the Jews of Lower Austria” issued by Joseph II
3. Geography of Act	Austria
4. Text of Act	(1) In the future also, the Jews in Vienna shall not constitute their own community, under their own direction…no public worship, no public synagogues, no press of their own for works in Hebrew…(2)…where no Jews have ever been domiciled, none shall be allowed to settle in the future. (3)…no Jew shall be free to come to Vienna from another Hereditary Land, to settle here permanently. (7) No Jew is permitted to settle in a rural district of Lower Austria, unless he proposes to introduce a manufacture or a useful trade… (8) We permit and command the tolerated Jews, in places where they have no German schools of their own, to send their children to the Christian upper elementary schools…and although they have no synagogue…we yet permit them to build for their children, at their own expense, a normally equipped school…
5. Source	“Joseph II’s Edict of Toleration for the Jews of Lower Austria (January 2, 1782).” No author, Accessed online.
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 5, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Royal Decree” issued by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II
3. Geography of Act	Habsburg Monarchy/House of Habsburg
4. Text of Act	[…] Jews are prohibited to dwell in mining-towns even at the time of the annual markets. […]
5. Source	Systematische Darstellung aller über den Hausir-Handel bestehenden kaiserl. Königl. österreichischen Gesetze und Verordnungen verfaßt von Friedrich Selner (“Systematic Representation of all Imperial Royal Austrian Laws and Ordinances regarding Peddling written/compiled by Friedrich Selner”; (1847)
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8. Notes	Researcher In future edicts it is mandated that if a Jew is found in one of the mining-towns without written permission, he shall face imprisonment (decree of June 18, 1802), and fined 5 Gulden the first time, 10 fl, the second time, and 20 Reichsthaler the third time (decree of May 10, 1815).

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 25, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance” issued by Count Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst of Solms-Braunfeld
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Germany; Principality of Solms-Braunfeld/House of Solms
4. Text of Act	Jews may not charge/take more than 6 percent [in interests].
5. Source	Uebersicht der Quellen der in den deutschen Bundesstaaten geltenden Land- und Lehnrechte, nebst Sammlungen derselben und Nachweisung der darüber vorhandenen Commentare und Schriften; von Dr. Karl Aug. Gründler, köngl. Bayer. Hofrath und ordentl. Professor der Rechte auf der Friedrich-Alexander Universität zu Erlangen. (Overview of the source regarding land and feudal law in German states compiled along with the collection and proof of the commentaries and documents; from Karl Aug[ust] Gründler, royal Bavarian council and active professor of law at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen.); (Ilmenau; 1832));
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1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 2, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Patent” issued by Emperor Francis
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	The permit-issuing authority can approve or deny – depending on the circumstances – permits to Jews to pursue a business, over which [permits] then the superior Court Office (‘Hofstelle’) has the last expertise (say), and things then take place in the same manner as they occur for Christians who seek this freedom (permit).
5. Source	Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821).
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1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 13, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jewish Patent” issued by Emperor Joseph II
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	[…] 1) The number of Jews shall remain restricted […] 2) They (Jews) are not to establish new book printing [businesses] but shall have their prayer and other books taken to Prague and Brünn. 3) They are to create proper schools in the same manner as the normal schools which are under the supervision of the school overseer/superintendent (‘Schulfaufseher’). 6) […] they are permitted to lease land for 20 or more years […]; if they become Christians, they may purchase and own these lands. 12) They may be permitted to invest their capital and their lands, but they may not be permitted to register these lands in their names. 13) […] they are prohibited to use common Jewish language in business and court dealings* […]. 15) They may go out on Sundays before noon and visit public amusement places. 16) They are bound by common law and are to remain obedient. […]
5. Source	Dr. Johnn Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens Dr. Joh. Luksche’s, weiland kaiserl. mähr. schles. Appelationsrathes, Besondere Rechte der Personen Mährens und Schlesiens, vorzüglich in politischer Hinsicht. Zweiter Band; (Brünn, 1844); (Dr. Joh. Lutsche’s Weiland Imper[ial], Moravia[n], Silesia[n] Council of Appellations, Special Rights of Persons of Moravia and Silesia, especially in political terms. Vol. II); (Brünn; 1844)
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8. Notes	Editor Present-day Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary Researcher Although this patent contains many passages that nullify previously issued prohibitions, the passages translated here focus only on the anti-Jewish sections. *Jews were given a period of two years to implement this requirement.

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 31, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Ordinance, issued by the government of Austria
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	No Israelite child shall be brought up in the Catholic faith, unless his or her religious awareness is beyond doubt.
5. Source	Fauller, Chrysostomus. Gesetze, Verordnungen und Vorschriften für die Polizei-Verwaltung im Kaiserthume Oesterreich: Erschienen in den Jahren 1740 bis Ende 1825, und in alphabetisch-chronologischer Ordnung zusammengestellt, mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf Nieder-Oesterreich, Zweiter Band (Laws, Ordinances and Regulations for the Administration of Police in the Austrian Empire: Published in the Years 1740 Until the End of 1825, and Compiled in Chronological Order, Under Excellent Consideration of Lower Austria, Volume Two). Geistinger: Vienna, 1828. Page 331.
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1. Full Date of Act	May 17, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	His Majesty the King and the Board of Trade Regulations for Those of the Jewish Nation Who Wish to Immigrate to the Kingdom and Settle Here
3. Geography of Act	Kingdom of Sweden
4. Text of Act	Since His Majesty the King, in accordance with the Riksdag decision of January 26, 1779, has graciously allowed Jews to move here to the Kingdom, and to settle here,… the general conditions are laid down that they may not under any circumstances be admitted to the Kingdom's higher or lower offices and duties: not to enjoy the rights of any member of Parliament: not to establish in any place in the Kingdom public schoolhouses for the propagation of their doctrine: not to give cause for offense by any of the ceremonies connected with their worship: … and that they must not hold any meetings in their houses for the practice of their religion. … His Majesty the King and the National Board of Trade Regulation found it necessary to issue such a regulation as follows for the Jews who want to move into the Kingdom: … §.2. When a Jew arrives into a privileged city, he shall then, within six weeks of his arrival, notify the magistrate whether he wishes to settle there, or in another privileged city, or whether he wishes to leave the Kingdom again … While the aforementioned six weeks of freedom are sufficient, and until the Jew has received his protection, all trade and movement is likewise forbidden to him, at a cost of fifty Swedish Riksdaler in damages. … §. 5. In the following three cities privileged for the establishment of the Jews, namely Stockholm, Gothenburg and Norrköping, they are allowed to engage in all legitimate trade, both wholesale and retail, the latter, however, not differently than in open houses, but not by running around in the houses and on the streets. … §. 12. In addition to the prohibition in § 5 for the Jews to engage in retail trade other than in an open stall, they shall be prohibited from all retail sales of victuals, wine, spirits, drinks and medicines. §. 13. A Jew shall not have the right to occupy any land outside the town where he resides and where he himself carries on trade or manufacture. §. 14. Furthermore, they [Jews] are forbidden to engage in craftsmanship in general, with the duty stipulated in the next section. But if Jewish children want to learn craftsmanship, they have the freedom to do so, and work with Christian masters for daily wages, and may not set up their own workplaces, or seek and win master's certificates themselves. §. 15. Slaughterhouse, brewery, bread and sugar bakery, as well as the sale of wine by the minute, the Jews may operate only for their own needs and those of their faithful, but not for anyone else's. If anyone violates this, the first time ten, the second time twenty Swedish Riksdaler, and the third time he would lose his livelihood and his protection. §. 16. In addition to the duty imposed in the next preceding section, they [Jews] are likewise forbidden to engage in gold and silversmithing. §. 17. If a Jew counterfeits the coin of the Kingdom, corrupts or deteriorates it, in whichever way it may be done, he shall be punished by law with flogging without all leniency or exceptions, and, where the offense does not deserve the death penalty, is immediately expelled from the Kingdom. … §.19. In their lawful business, the Jews, provided with proper passports, may travel between the cities of the Kingdom, and be there, as long as the affairs for which the journey is made so require; but they may not, under the duty imposed in § 15, engage in retail trade in any other place than in the city where they live and are taxed. §. 20. In the countryside, the Jews may not travel and engage in trade or crafts at a price of fifty Swedish Riksdalers. Anyone thus entered shall be immediately taken under guard to the town where he has his rightful place of residence. For Jews who are servants, the master of the house shall pay, and for Jewish children their parents, together with transportation and the Crown servant's fee. If the offender himself is a householder, he shall pay these expenses. If he fails to do so, enforcement will be carried out by the Jewish community without objection. §. 21. … As regards the service and servants of the Jews, an annual tax should be paid for each of them, for the better ones three Riksdaler, for the worse ones one Riksdaler and ten-four shillings, and for the worst ones ten-four shillings. … §. 23. Jews may marry in this country only with their co-religionists, and not with any others. … § 24. None of the Jews now in the Kingdom or hereafter arriving shall be free to accept and use any Swedish subject in their service; whereas they may house and maintain as many servants of their own and other nations as they please, with the express condition that the master shall be responsible if any of the servants violates these regulations in trade or in any other way. § 25. The Jews may not on Sundays and public holidays open their stalls for trade and commerce, or engage in other activities, whereby indignation among the Christians may be aroused. … §. 31. If a dispute arises between a Christian and a Jew, and the truth cannot be told without an oath, then the Jew,… shall take this oath in the synagogue and in the presence of the judge …. If a Jew is caught with a false oath,… he shall be immediately expelled from the country, in addition to the punishment the law of the kingdom generally imposes on perjurers. §. 32. As the Jews are entitled to enjoy all the security, and the protection of life, honor, and property, to which Swedish subjects are entitled; so it is incumbent on them to comply in every way with the law and government of Sweden, and with these regulations: and they are otherwise strictly warned not to insult the Christian community in any way by word or deed.
5. Source	Hugo Valentin, “Urkunder Till Judarnas Historia i Sverige [Records for the History of the Jews in Sweden],” Albert Bonniers, Stockholm, 1924, p. 18-19, 21-24, available from runeberg.org.
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8. Notes	Researcher The text of this Act is available in Swedish in the source above. Translator It was translated into English by Rodi Adelsson.

1. Full Date of Act	May 27, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Regulations for those of the Jewish Nation,” issued by the Royal Commerce Department of the Kingdom of Sweden
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Sweden
4. Text of Act	§1 – Any foreign Jew must promptly, and at the latest within eight days after arriving in the Kingdom, report to the King's local authority at the first place of arrival, and submit his passport and letter of recommendation by the Jewish elder of his home village, certified by the relevant Magistrate. If any Jew arrives in the Kingdom, either without a passport or proof of wealth, or if such proof is unreliable, the King's officers shall expel him from the Kingdom immediately. §2 – Whenever a Jew arrives in a privileged city [i.e., Stockholm, Gothenburg or Norrkoping], he shall, within six weeks after arriving, inform the Magistrate whether he was going there or to another privileged city to settle down, or whether he will leave the kingdom again. §15 – Butchery, brewery, bread and sugar bakery may be performed by Jews only for the needs of other Jews, but not for anyone else's. If anyone violates this, the fine for the first contravention is ten, the second time 20 imperial thalers [Riksdaler], and the third time, the Jew loses his business and his Letter of Protection. §16 – Jews are also prohibited from dealing in any goods made of gold or silver. §20 – In the countryside, Jews are not allowed to travel around and trade, under penalty of fifty imperial thalers. §23 – The Jews may, in this Land, enter into marriages only with their co-religionists, but not with any others.
5. Source	Valentin, Hugo. Judarnas historia i Sverige (History of the Jews in Sweden) Bonnier: Stockholm, 1924. Page 18.
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8. Notes	Researcher In 1782, Jews in Sweden were only allowed to live in three “privileged cities” -- Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Norrkoping.

1. Full Date of Act	Jun. 13, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Directive” as to which authorities are legally entitled to issue permits to foreign Jews to be present in Vienna ('Aufenthaltsbewilligung') issued by the Austrian Government
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] Permits, which allow [foreign Jews] to be present are issued by 1. The Royal Imperial Chief Police Authority/Directive and 2. The Royal Imperial Lower Austrian Government. […] 1) The authority to issue permits [to foreign Jews] in order to be present [in Vienna] for 14-day, and [the following] two extensions lies with the Royal Imperial Chief Police Authority/Directive a third extension, however, is outside of their sphere of authority. […] 2) If […] a foreign Jew wants to stay in Vienna longer than the initial 14 days and the additional 2 extensions of 14 days, he is to be required to apply and acquire permission from the Royal Imperial Lower Austrian Government. […] Such extended permits, however, are to be differentiated from temporal tolerance [permits]. […]
5. Source	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)
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1. Full Date of Act	Jul. 12, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Veil Taxation Decree” for married Jewish women issued by the Austrian Royal Court
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] a tax of 25 or 100 or 300 fl. is taken from soon-to-be-married Jewesses for a veil which they are required to wear according to the Mosaic Law before their marriage and turned over to the Lower Austrian government – [the taxation amount] depends on the type of veil chosen, […] which can either be [made out of] wool, or silk, or a fabric weaved with gold or silver. Since this taxation has no immediate connection with the toleration[-tax], the Jewish marriage-taxes are to remain as such. […]
5. Source	Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821)
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1. Full Date of Act	Aug. 16, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Royal Resolution” issued by Joseph II
3. Geography of Act	Austria
4. Text of Act	Since it is in no way My intention to allow the Jewish ‘beggar-folk’ (Bettelvolk) to multiply* [in the land], the punishment of expulsion is to be applied to all current and future Jews. The highest judicial authority is to notify the 'Gathering-Commission' (Compliationscommission)** so that they take this [royal order] into consideration when drawing up the new ‘Hals’ court rules.
5. Source	Braumüller, Wilhelm: Urkunden und Akten zur Geschichte der Juden in Wien. Erste Abteilung. Allgemeiner Teil 1526-1847. Erster Band. (Wien) 1918; p. 520.
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8. Notes	Researcher *The word that's used in the original reads "vermehren" which can also mean "to breed" in German. **It appears that there was a separate commission created to gather and expulse Jews from Austria.

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 15, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Decision” issued by the Royal Court
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] On the other hand, teachers in ‘Gymnasien’* (‘Gymnasial-Lehrer’) must remind Jewish parents to ensure that their children always appear in school dressed decently and cleanly, and without any outer distinguishing signs, which could give the other boys opportunities for mockery. […] Even though all kinds of buying, selling and bartering among the youth is prohibited in schools, the teachers are instructed to pay close attention to the Jewish boys in this matter, because otherwise it could give cause for disorder and disunity between the youths of both religions. […]
5. Source	Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821)
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1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 6, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Governmental Decree” issued by the Austrian Government and addressed to the Galician Government
3. Geography of Act	Europe (multi-countries)
4. Text of Act	[…] no residency permits may be issued to Galician Jews for the sale of wine, horses, and books, as well as the pursuit of commercial trade, since such activities are only permitted to authorized trades-people and tolerated Jews, […] and could potentially be detrimental to the negotiations/businesses of the Viennese businessmen and tolerated Jews […]
5. Source	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)
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8. Notes	Editor Present-day Austria, Poland and Ukraine

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 9, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Governmental Ordinance” issued by the Austrian Government
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] The Viennese Magistrate is not to issue a Jew, who cannot prove to have [a] toleration [permit], permission to pour/dispense kosher wine or a tax form ('Taxbolleten'). […]
5. Source	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)
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1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 11, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Royal Court Decision” issued by the Austrian Royal Court
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] [local] Jews - with the exception of foreign ones, who are legally only permitted to visit the main annual markets - are permitted to visit all annual markets on the country side with all of the permitted goods/merchandise […] made only in hereditary [lands and wearing] clothing that is customary in the hereditary lands. […]
5. Source	Beyträge zur Politischen Gesetzeskunde im österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Herausgegeben von Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Graf von Barth-Barthenheim); Erster Band. (Wien; 1821) (Contributions to the Political Jurisprudence in the Austrian Imperial State. Volume I; Edited/Published by Johann Ludwig Ehrenreich (Count of Barth-Barthenheim)); (Vienna; 1821)
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1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 2, 1782
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Royal Court Decree” issued by the Austrian Royal Court
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Austria
4. Text of Act	[…] In order that the Jewry, who eagerly pick up silly things like devil exorcisms and such things, are at least not further fed in their errors by new books/writings and their education and enlightenment delayed or [worse] is made impossible altogether, the print of all books that contain such inconsistencies – whether they be written in the local or the Jewish-Hebrew language, are to be denied […].
5. Source	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)
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