Salt.

Regarding the rights of Salt Mines,

whether they consist of rock saltoriginal: Saltzstein; literally "salt stone," referring to solid mineral salt deposits. or salt springsoriginal: Saltzbrunnen; wells or springs where salt is extracted from brine., we wish to reserve and exempt these for ourselves and our successors, the Kings of Bohemiaoriginal: Behem, as a high and privileged royal Regaloriginal: Regal; a sovereign right or prerogative belonging to a monarch, specifically the right to claim ownership of minerals. in every respect. This applies whether they are found on our own lands or the lands of the Estatesoriginal: Ständ; the organized social classes, such as the nobility and clergy, who held land rights., to be held for our own use, granting, and benefit.

Yet, we have granted out of special grace that, should any salt mine or salt spring arise on the lands of the Estates, we shall allow that landowner to receive a tenth part of the profit as an inheritance—specifically, whatever remains in the accounts after the operational costs have been paid. Conversely, the landowners shall be duty-bound to provide all possible assistance and support to such salt works.

We also graciously intend to provide appropriate rewards and compensation, according to the circumstances of the matter, to all those who discover and reveal such salt mines and salt springs.

The working of inheritance shares.

The mine operators shall

be obliged to maintain and work four inheritance sharesoriginal: Erbkuxuß; the Kux was a traditional share in a mining company; an Erbkux was a share reserved for the landowner or sovereign that did not require the owner to pay for the operational costs. at their own expense for the landowner on whose grounds gold and silver are discovered and mined. This is provided that the landowner can provide the mine operatorsoriginal: Gewercken; the shareholders or partners who funded and managed the mining operations. with the necessary timber for underground use without charging a forest taxoriginal: Waldzinß; a fee paid to a landowner for the right to harvest wood.. These shares shall apply to the discovery pitsoriginal: Fundtgruben; the first pit or claim registered on a new vein., measured extentsoriginal: Massen; specific lengths of a vein granted to miners., shafts, and aditsoriginal: Stöllen; horizontal tunnels driven into a hillside for drainage or access..