Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-29
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EDICT OF THE INaUIsITIoN OF ANooNA AGAINST
THE JEWS
We, Fra Vicenzo Salina of the order Of Pre-
dicatori, Master in Theology, General in Ancona,
Sinigags, JEST, Osinio, Cngoli, Macerats, Tolen-
tino, Loreto, Recanati, and other towns aud dis
tricts, sc.
1t being deemed necessary to revive the full OBJ
servance of the disciplinary laws relative to the
lsreees residing within our jurisdiction, and
having hitherto without effect employed prayers
and exhoratons to obtain obedience to those laws
in the Ghetti (Jewries) of Ancona and Sinigaglia,
authorized by the despatch of the Sacred and STU
preme Inqusiiion of Rome, dated June 10, 1913,
expressly enjoinng and commanding the observ-
ance of the degrees and pontifca constitutions,
especially in respect to Christian nurses and do
nestle servants, to the sale Of property either
in towns or county districts, purchased and pos
sessed previously to 1897 as we'll rs subsequently
to that period, we decree follows:
l. From the interval OF two months after the
date of this day, all Gypsy and Christian d0mes-
tics, male and female, whether employed by day
or night, must be dismissed from service in the
said two Ghetti and oil Jews residing within our
jurisdiction are expressly prohibited from employ
ing any Christian nurse, or aNailing themselves OF
the service OF any Christian in any domestic oc-
cupation whatever, under pain Of being itnmedi-
alely punished according TO the ?oniifica degrees
and constitutions.
=. That all Jews who may possess property Ell
Their in town or country, permanent or movable,
or rents, or interest, or any right involving shares
in funded property, or leased landed property,
must within the term of three months from this
day dispose OF ii by positive und real, aud not
by any pretended or fictitious contract. Should
this not be done within the time specified, the
Holy Office ia to sell the same by public auction,
on proof OF the annual harvest being got in.
3. That no Hebrew nurses, and still less any
Hebrew shn ~ r. v. n.
or remove their property into, any town or dis
trlct where there is no Ghetto (places Of residence
for Jews) and that such may actually he there
in contumacy to the laws must return 10 their re-
spective Ghetto within the peremptory period of
six months, otherwise they will be proceeded a.
gainst according TO the tenour of the law.
a. That, especially in any city where there is
Ghetto, no Hebrew must presume TO associate at
table with Christians either in public houses or
ordlnarles, out OF the Ghetto.
5. That in city which has Ghetto no He
brew shall sleep out of the Hebrew quarter, nor
make free TO enter into familiar conversation in
Christian house.
g. That no Hebrew shall take the liberty under
any pretext whatever, to induce male Christians,
and still less female Christians, to sleep within the
boundt rles of the Ghetto.
2, That no Hebrew shall hire Christians, even
only by the day, TO work in their houses in the
Ghetto.
frequent the houses of Christians, maintain
friendly relations with Christian man or women.
y. That the laws shall remain in force respec-
ting the decorum to he observed by the Hebrews
who may absent themselves from their Ghetto, to
travel in other parts of the State.
III. That all Hebrews expressly prohibited
from rafickiDg in sacred ornaments, or books Of
any kind, and from purchasing reading, or keep
ing possession of prohibited books of any sort,
under the penalty Of 100 scudi and seven years.
Imprisonment; and they who may have such ar
ticles in their possession must surrender them to
the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisit.on and in case
of failing to do So they will be subject to the
aforementioned penalty.
ii. That the Hebrews, in conveying their dead
TO the place OF burial, shall not observe any pomp
or ceremony, and must especially abstain from
singing psalms, carrying torches or lighted ia
pers through the streets without the boundaries of
the Ghetto, under pain of iorfeting the torches
end tapers, and suffering other punishments, to
which the nearest relative Of the deceased is con.
demned.
They who violate the above articles will incur
some or all of the penalties prescribed in the edcts
OF the Holy lnqulsltion. And in order that no
one may be ignorant of the dispositions above de-
creed, they shall bs formally communicated to
the deputies and representatives of the Israelite
community OF this Ghetto of Ancona, with the in
junction that the same shall be published in the
synagogue the present edlct being affixed thereto;
and these dispositions are to be enforced in the
same manner as if they were made known to all
and every one and notice must be given forthwith
10 the Hebrews residing out of Ancona but be.
longing 10 this Ghetto.
Given at Ancona, in the Chancellory of the Ho.
" lnquislion, on the 24!h of June, lS43
FRA VICENZo SALINA,
General lnqusilor.
Don VITALIANo BURATTINl
flor the Chancellor.)