Peasant bailiff
The peasant vogt ( nds : Burvogt ) was an office of peasant self-government in the pre-Prussian times of Schleswig-Holstein .
The farmer's bailiff was at the head of the peasant hierarchy of a village . In the old sovereign offices until 1867 he was responsible for maintaining order (own village rules, instructions from the sovereign) and at the same time represented the village population to the authorities. In the villages of the noble estates he was responsible for enforcing the lord's orders. Due to his hybrid position as a representative of the authorities on the one hand and the population on the other, the peasant bailiff often got into conflicts of duties and loyalty.
Until the coupling in the 18th century , the farmer's bailiff decided in the farming community about crop rotation and work dates on the common land .
Often the office of the farmer's bailiff was tied to a specific hoof , these positions were often hereditary, so that a so-called peasant nobility developed in the villages. In other villages, the farmer's bailiffs were elected from among the Hufnern so that the office rotated.
With the introduction of the Prussian rural community order in 1867 , the office of peasant bailiff was abolished.