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Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing, Vienna (1785)

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Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing, Vienna (1785), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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or to report the presence of such books to the political authorities so that the
latter can proceed to confiscate them. The bishops are also to make arrangements
in the various hereditary provinces so that in future it is possible to exchange
misleading books for good books from the Church funds - that is, so that the
ministers in the local parishes are provided with suitable books that they can
hand out to people once these have surrendered any forbidden works in their
possession.

            Directive issued in Bohemia, 17 July 1781.


            It was later decreed that the common people are to be allowed access
to any Catholic Bible, and that in general no book is to be confiscated from
them or anyone as such to be punished for possession of a book without the
latter having first being submitted to the Imperial and Royal Book Censorship
Commission.

            Imperial decree of 10 August 1781.


            Clergymen are on no account to intervene in the inspections carried
out to ascertain the books that are in people's possession, nor may they
confiscate any books.

            Directive issued in Bohemia, 15 April 1782.




    

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