Utworzenie Urzędu Probierczego w Krakowie i jego działalność w latach 1843–1853
Establishment of the Assay Offi ce in Kraków and its activities in the years 1843–53
Author(s): Mateusz MataniakSubject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Free City of Kraków; Assay Office; Jewellers and Goldsmiths Guild; jewellery; assay of gold
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the circumstances of setting up the Assay Office in the Free City of Kraków and also its activity in 1843–53. The source base consisted of regulations of theGoverning Senate on the organisation and competence of the Assay Office, and documentation related to its activity, being a part of the complex of the Archive of the Free Cityof Kraków. The fundamental task of the Assay Offi ce was to supervise Kraków jewellersand goldsmiths. The supervision especially focused on gold and silver objects brought forstamping. The office charged fees defi ned by the government for its services. The articlealso mentions prosecution of crimes against the assay stamp, which was a prerogative ofthe administrative authorities: the Senate, and later the Administrative Council and the City Council.
Journal: Studia z Dziejów Państwa i Prawa
- Issue Year: XIX/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 179-198
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Polish