Bergschreiber

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The Bergschreiber was an official of the Mining Authority and in his function the record keeper or bookkeeper (lat. Actuarius) of the Mining Court . He had to keep a record of all things that were heard before the mountain court. His position was comparable to that of the clerk at a civil office.

Duties and powers

The mountain clerk had to be present with the mountain master on all so-called loan days . He kept records of new speculations and awards of treasure troves and length fields . After the encouragement was indicated by the courtesy slip , he entered the lent pits in the mountain book . He had to keep a meticulous record of where the new pit was located and on which day the pit was muted and when the awarding took place. Upon application to the mountain judge, mother received a copy of the entry from the mountain clerk. In addition, the mountain clerk had to keep records of the taxes and duties resulting from the mining. He kept the mountain book and the tax books under lock and key. He was not allowed to allow anyone to look into the books without the permission of the mountain judge. He was also criminally forbidden from making copies of the books without the prior approval of the mountain judge.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Johann Samuel Schröter: Mineral and mining dictionary on frames, words and things from mineralogy and mining science. First volume, by Barrentrapp and Wenner, Frankfurt am Main 1789.
  2. ↑ Discovered secrets or explanation of all made-up words and idioms in mines and smelters - works in alphabetical order in two parts. Bey Johann Heinrich Kühnlin, Helmstedt 1778.
  3. ^ Carl Friedrich Richter: Latest mountain and hut lexicon. First volume, Kleefeldsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1805.
  4. ^ A b c Hermann Brassert: Mountain orders of the Prussian lands. FC Eisen's Königliche Hof-Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Cologne 1858.
  5. ↑ Christian Herrmann Ebhardt (ed.): Collection of the ordinances for the Kingdom of Hanover from the period before 1813. Third volume, Carl Rümpler, Hanover 1855, pp. 60–61.
  6. ↑ Allgemeine Schatz - Kammer der Kauffmannschektiven or complete lexicon of all actions and trades, as well as in Germany as foreign kingdoms and countries. First part A - C, published by Johann Samuel Heinlius, Leipzig 1741.