Imperial and Royal Vault Guard in Vienna

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The Imperial and Royal Vault Guard in Vienna was a civil security organization that was partially subordinate to the police . Both the time of the foundation and the dissolution are not known, the vault guard was active in the second half of the 19th century.

Tasks and organization

The main task of the vault guard was the control and protection of vaults at ground level or below street level, defeats, magazines and other sales areas, provided they were connected to freely accessible traffic areas by windows or doors, from break-ins or other dangers. Business people who facilitated a break-in through carelessness or carelessness were punished. 2/3 of the penalty fee went to the vault guard, the third third was given to the vault guard, who discovered the problem, as a reward for his attention. These penalties were regulated, for example, by a decree issued by the Ministry of the Interior on January 31, 1852.

In organizational matters, the Imperial and Royal Vault Guard was headed by the Vault Guard Commission, but with regard to the executive service it was headed by the Police Directorate. The vault guard's cash register was also kept in the Depositenamt of the police department. Around 1864, the military penal regulations of the military police station founded in 1775 were also applied to the vault guard. After their dissolution they corresponded to those of the security guard, whereby the criminal law depending on the severity of the punishment either with

The Imperial and Royal Vault Guard had all the rights that a guard was legally entitled to. In addition, the members were under the legal protection of government officials , civil or military guards.

The kk vault guard was financed by annual membership fees of the owners of the guarded premises. The costs were determined by the vault guard commission depending on the nature of the restaurant and the value of the goods located here. From this income, among other things, the wages of the security personnel, their equipment , food and accommodation were financed.

New members were accepted by the President of the Vault Guard Commission, and they were sworn in by the Imperial and Royal Central Inspector of the Vienna Police. At the time of admission, very well-proven senior non-commissioned officers of the Imperial and Royal Gendarmerie , the standing army, the Navy or the Landwehr were given preference, provided they were vigorous, determined, impeccable and able to speak and write German. In the statutes of 1883 a crew of 2 inspectors, 8 sub-inspectors and 144 vault guards are named, who performed their duty during the night. In the service instruction for the imperial-royal Viennese vault guard from 1864, 80 vault guards (" common ") are specified.

Vault Watch Commission

The vault guard commission consisted of the

  • Police chief of Vienna or his deputy, the
  • Central inspector of the Imperial and Royal Security Guard, dem
  • Economics lecturer at the Imperial Security Guard,
  • two councilors elected by the Viennese council and
  • ten debtors (five each from the trade and trade section of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry).

The area of ​​responsibility of the vault guard commission included, among other things, the monitoring of business conduct, promotions and the approval of commissions, severance payments , support and remunerations .

literature

  • Statute for the Imperial and Royal Vault Guard in Vienna (1883)
  • Service instruction for the Imperial and Royal Vienna Vault Guard (1864)