Bekanntmachung.
first edition as issued.
1848 · Hamburg
by Elections to parliament of 1848 - BROADSIDE
Hamburg: np, 1848. First Edition.. as issued.. A fine copy.. b'dside.
A broadside announcing the election for representatives to the National Parliament in Frankfurt and stipulating the requirements. The Hamburg municipal goverrnment broadened the franchise from the limits set by the National Parliament (those having achieved 'citizenship' in the cities or states and, ' ... Mitlgieder der israelitischen Gemeinden....' ) to all adult ' members ' of the community. At this point in the 19th century many German cities and towns required citizenship to vote, more often then not denoted by property ownership, tax paying, and a residency requirement. A charming artifact of the beginning of one of the great revolutionary movements in Europe. The meas. are appx. 13.5 x 16.75 inches. (Inventory #: 4157)
A broadside announcing the election for representatives to the National Parliament in Frankfurt and stipulating the requirements. The Hamburg municipal goverrnment broadened the franchise from the limits set by the National Parliament (those having achieved 'citizenship' in the cities or states and, ' ... Mitlgieder der israelitischen Gemeinden....' ) to all adult ' members ' of the community. At this point in the 19th century many German cities and towns required citizenship to vote, more often then not denoted by property ownership, tax paying, and a residency requirement. A charming artifact of the beginning of one of the great revolutionary movements in Europe. The meas. are appx. 13.5 x 16.75 inches. (Inventory #: 4157)