Description of the Most Principal Mineral Ores and Mining Methods

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Two inheritance shares for the maintenance of churches, schools, and hospitals to be set aside.Christian and dutiful love of neighbor requires at all times that the poor, alongside divine service, be considered from these gifts of God—so that the Almighty, for the greater blessing and expansion of the same, may grant His grace. Thus, we have agreed with the Estatesoriginal: Stenden; the social and political classes that held power in the kingdom. of the Crown of Bohemia that henceforth, not only at those gold and silver mines located on our own Royal lands, but also on those located on the lands of the Estates, whether they are currently active or may arise in the future, two shares—in addition to the landowner's inheritance sharesoriginal: Erbkukuß; free shares in a mine that do not require the holder to pay for operating costs.—shall be kept free of cost by the operating shareholdersoriginal: Paiwenden Gewerken; the investors who actively fund the daily operations and construction of the mine. at every pit, tunnel, or mine, for the benefit of schools, churches, and hospitals. And when dividendsoriginal: Außbeut; the net profit or "yield" distributed to shareholders. are reached, these shall be delivered into the hands of those who are appointed over the churches, schools, and hospitals.

How the accounting of the two inheritance shares for the church, school, and hospital should be handled.Furthermore, such persons [overseers] shall be chosen and appointed through consultations and regulations not only with the landowners but also with the Mining Officeoriginal: Perg Ambt; the local administrative body governing mining activities.. To these persons, the measure and order of how the funds are to be applied for necessary requirements and how the accounting is to be conducted shall be prescribed. These persons must comply with these rules in every way, and the Mining Office shall be obliged to keep watch over this.

What, however, the divi-

Aid for divine service from the base metal mines.—dends regarding the base metalsoriginal: geringeren Metallen; literally "lesser metals" like copper, lead, or tin, as opposed to precious gold and silver. are concerned: there we graciously do not doubt that the Estates will also, for the greater attainment of the Almighty’s blessing, not fail to share and apply something out of the goodness of their hearts for pious usesoriginal: ad pios vsus; a Latin legal term for charitable or religious purposes. from those profits.