As a result of the “Jewish poll tax” established by the 1703 constitution of the Lublin diet, Grand Crown Treasurer Jan Przebendowski publishes the ordinance for deputies with assignations for Greater Poland Jews. He orders them not to demand the paying of the tax for specific communities from the main kahals (Kalisz, Krotoszyn, and Leszno) but to go with assignations directly to those communities instead. The deputies should show the assignations to the land elders beforehand. Land scribes are obliged to show the deputies the way to each community so they can execute the issued assignations. He forbids the Poznań rabbi to engage in the procedure of creating the allocation by land elders. Jews from minor kahals (partykularze) should cover the costs of provisions of each deputy with his horses (8 zlotys altogether). In addition each deputy should be paid 30 zlotys as a compensation of other expenses of their trip. Deputies as soldiers were supposed to be under hetman jurisdiction. Przebendowski forbids the landlords to protect those Jews who are avoiding paying the poll tax.

Archive: The State Archive in Poznan (APP)

Fond: Kalisz castle court files (Księgi grodzkie kaliskie)

Reference Number: APP, Kaliskie Gr. 313, s. 32rv

Language: Polish

Creation Date: 26.01.1704

Place of origin: Kraków

Geographical names: Cracow (Kraków), Kalisz, Krotoszyn, Leszno, Poznan (Poznań)

Surnames: Józef Szmaja, Przebendowski Jan Jerzy

Notes:

pogłówne uniwersał ziemstwo wielkopolskie