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Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs
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I. Rechtsgeschichte des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit
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DATUM, UNTERSCHRIFT / DATE, SIGNATURE
BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, WIEN (IBAN AT04 1100 0006 2280 0100, BIC BKAUATWW), DEUTSCHE BANK MÜNCHEN (IBAN DE16 7007 0024 0238 8270 00, BIC DEUTDEDBMUC)
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Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 10. Jahrgang Heft 2/2020, pp. 342-350, 2021/05/12
Mittel- und osteuropäische Rechtshistorische Konferenz 2019
Central and Eastern European Legal History Conference 2019
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the type of people who contributed to the local legal services in the Austrian territories under the Austro‐Hungarian Monarchy. The profession of the official agent, established under the court chamber decree of 16 April 1833, was to provide information, prepare administrative documents, or represent clients. After the competences and qualifications of legal professions, such as advocates and notaries, had been stipulated, the government attempted to phase out this profession. Examining the archives in the Ministry of Justice showed that there were many applicants experienced in a certain field when opening the official agent bureaus for tax and finances, military service, and other areas. Primarily, the Ministries agreed to no longer approve agencies. However, in several cases the agents, typically for military service, survived with strictly limited competence, until the end of the Monarchy.
Keywords: Austria‐Hungary – infra justice – legal practices – Ministry of Justice – official agent