Defense List Foundation
The Wehrlistiftung in Oberwil BL (Switzerland) is named after its founder Johann Jakob Wehrlin (1734–1781). It supports young people from the nine communities of Arlesheim , Reinach , Aesch , Pfeffingen , Oberwil, Therwil , Ettingen , Allschwil and Schönenbuch in their vocational training with scholarships .
Origin and history
The Wehrlistiftung emerged from the will of the then 45-year-old, single citizen of Oberwil, Johann Jakob Wehrlin, in 1779. Among many other donations, he saw a donation of 6000 pounds for the construction of an orphanage for children from the bailiffs of Laufen , Pfeffingen and Birseck in the then Principality of Basel in front. From the estate of Wehrlin's mentally handicapped sister Agnes, who died in 1803, a further 6000 pounds were added later. Wehrlin died in 1781, but an orphanage was not realized as a result of the conquest of the Principality of Basel by France, the division of the Laufental and Birseck by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, and the secession of the latter from Basel in connection with the separation of the cantons . In the first hundred years, the fund grew to around five times its original height, despite various divisions. In 1872 the Birseckische Verwaltungskommission decided to support poor, orphaned and neglected children from 75% of the interest income. When the administrative commission was dissolved in 1881, this task was taken over by a military commission formed from the poor welfare presidents of the nine Birsecker communities. Until 1940 she supported around 500 children, either as half-orphans in their family or in vocational training, or after they were taken care of in a foster family or an institution. After the Swiss Civil Code came into force in 1912 , the Wehrlikommission took over the custody of the latter, known as “official guardianship”. In contrast to the support, which usually ended with graduation after completing the 14th year of life, the guardianship extended until the 20th year of life.
This comprehensive care for children ended in 1935 with the discovery of massive mismanagement by the deceased treasurer, which reduced the foundation's assets by 60%. Support on the previous level could not be maintained, and the Wehrlistiftung limited itself to the payment of training contributions.
Functions
In addition to supporting poor, orphaned and neglected children and supporting training, the Defense Commission had the following functions in accordance with its 1881 regulations:
- It lent loans, an activity that was of great economic importance in the 19th century before the advent of banks. As security, she demanded proof of land or real estate and the provision of surety. The commission neglected the complicated monitoring of the creditworthiness of the debtors and the security of the mortgage notes more and more, which offered the treasurer, actuary, and (from 1921) official guardian Alphons Sütterlin the possibility of misappropriating and embezzling the property. After his death in 1935 and the consolidation of the funds, the Wehrli Commission limited itself to mortgage loans and invested its assets in bank securities.
- The military commission originally had the task of collecting the taxes for the maintenance of the deanery and the payment to the bishop (deanery treasury) in the nine Catholic parishes. This fund was also damaged by the cashier's mismanagement. Since 1935, the parishes have paid the tax directly.
- As the last organization of the Birseck, which was slowly rising in the reformed canton of Basel-Landschaft, the Defense Commission also had the task of representing its interests. It did this by assembling the Birseck's politicians on special occasions, a task that came to an end in the 1910s.
- The current function is described in the regulations (as of 2017) as follows: "The Wehrli Foundation aims at less well-off young people who live in the nine Birseck communities of Aesch, Allschwil, Arlesheim, Ettingen, Oberwil, Pfeffingen, Reinach, Therwil and Schönenbuch to grant financial training support so that they do not have to be supported by social assistance. The aim is to support learning a profession or completing an apprenticeship so that an independent life is possible. First and foremost, contributions are given for initial training. Continuing training such as technical colleges or secondary vocational schools have a logical connection with initial training. Continuation training should generally be started by the age of 25. If continuation training is funded for people over 25, the parents' income situation is only taken into account to a limited extent. "
organization
The Wehrlistiftung was led by the Wehrlikommission, which was made up of the presidents of poor relief from the nine Catholic communities in Birseck. You had to be a citizen of Birseck and a Roman Catholic denomination. Because, after the revision of the Poor Law of 1928, non-citizens could also become poor carers and thus poor relief presidents, the obligation that it must be the president was lifted, and in 1937 the obligation to the Catholic denomination was lifted.
The day-to-day business was taken over by an administrative commission, which until 1937 consisted of the president, vice-president, another member and the treasurer / actuary; thereafter as a board member only consisting of President, Vice President and Actuary.
Legal basis
- Regulations on the administration of the Wehrli'schen Orphan's Fund with the revision of the regulations of August 15, 1897 and the revision of June 26, 1930 / October 24, 1930
- Regulations for the administration of the Wehrli-Stiftung des Birseck dated March 13, 1937
- Regulations for the administration of the Wehrli-Stiftung des Birseck dated February 24, 1978
- Regulations for the administration of the Wehrli-Stiftung des Birseck dated November 9, 2009
President of the Defense Commission
1881–1907 Hans Georg Sütterlin, parish dean (from 1878) and honorary canon (from 1901), Arlesheim
1907–1921 Gottlieb Renz, teacher, Therwil, from 1913 official guardian
1921–1924 Jean Eugen Jaeck, district administrator, Schönenbuch
1924–1933 Walter Bloch-Meyer , Aesch
1933–1957 Jakob Hügin-Leu, teacher, Oberwil
1957–… Bernhard Renz, Therwil
1977–1997 Fritz Oser, trustee, Schönenbuch
1997–2005 Peter Ley, Oberwil
2005–2007 Renate Bürkli-Häring
2007–2017 Arnold Julier, Allschwil
since 2017 Christoph Fehr, Schönenbuch
Treasurers / actuaries or administrators of the Wehrli Foundation
1882 provisional actuary: Gottlieb Renz, teacher, Therwil
1882–1891 M. Dornacher-Käppeli
1891–1935 Alphons Sütterlin-Marsens, lawyer, Arlesheim; from 1921 official guardian
1935–… Jules Meier-Gisiger, Aesch, from 1935 official guardian
1962–1979 Joseph Nebel-Keller
1979–1989 Walter Vogt, Allschwil
1989–2004 Walter Egli, Allschwil
2005–2017 Peter Ley, Oberwil
since 2018 Edith Thalmann, Therwil
literature
- Josef Baumann: The Birseck Wehrli Foundation. In: Baselbieter Heimatblätter , No. 50, Liestal 1985, pp. 537–556.
- Josef Baumann: Johann Jakob Wehrlin. In: Heimatkunde Oberwil , 1989, p. 454 f.
- Hans Utz: The Wehrlistiftung and its children. The disappearance of the historical Birseck. Liestal 2018 (Kantonsverlag; "Sources and Research" series, Volume 103)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Signature: NA 2003, Politisches, B1 1814–1818, original documents, No. 73 f.
- ↑ Edition according to the resolution of the General Assembly of April 3, 1998 - revised for the attention of the General Assembly of August 28, 2017
- ↑ State Archives Basel-Landschaft, PA 6013.01
- ↑ State Archives Basel-Landschaft, PA 6013.03.01, Defense Liquor Commission meeting on August 15, 1897, agenda item 3
- ↑ State Archives Basel-Landschaft, PA 6013.02.02
- ^ Official collection of laws of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Volume 26. S. 838
- ↑ Chronological collection of laws of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft