!!!Untertanenstrafpatent

Untertanenstrafpatent, detailed stipulation made by Emperor 
Joseph II on September 1, 1781 on the forms of 
punishment sovereigns were allowed to impose on their subjects within 
the scope of summary jurisdiction: prison with bread and water; forced 
labour; arrest aggravated by the use of foot irons; forfeiture of land 
and buildings. A detailed record of the proceedings had to be kept and 
delivered to the subjects in case they wanted to file an appeal. The 
Untertanenstrafpatent was a first step to protect farmers against 
arbitrary rule, and it was of particular importance in those places 
where serfdom was no longer practised. Another act which made it 
possible to seek recourse by appealing to the provincial authorities 
or even to the emperor was also promulgated on the same day.

!Literature
H. Feigl, Geschichte der niederoesterreichischen 
Grundherrschaft vom ausgehenden Mittelalter bis zu den 
theresian.-josephinischen Reformen, 1964.


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