Metadata: Documents of Csongrád county bankruptcy courts and bankruptcy board of governors 1817/1842/1850
Collection
- Country:
- Hungary
- Holding institution:
- National Archives of Hungary, Csongrád County Archives, Szentes
- Holding institution (official language):
- Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár Csongrád Megyei Levéltára, Szentes
- Postal address:
- 6600 Szentes, Kossuth tér 1
- Phone number:
- +36 63 562 425
- Web address:
- https://mnl.gov.hu/mnl/csml/mnl_csml_szentes
- Email:
- szentes.csml@mnl.gov.hu
- Reference number:
- IV.A.21.c
- Title:
- Documents of Csongrád county bankruptcy courts and bankruptcy board of governors 1817/1842/1850
- Title (official language):
- Csongrád vármegye Törvényszékének csődtörvényszéki és csődválasztmányi iratai 1717/1742-1850
- Creator/accumulator:
- Csongrád County
- Date(s):
- 1717/1850
- Date note:
- 1717/1742/1850
- Language:
- Latin
- Hungarian
- German
- Extent:
- 0.56 linear metres (4 boxes. 1 volume)
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection ‘Documents of Csongrád county bankruptcy courts and bankruptcy board of governors 1817/1842/1850’ comprises the case files of bankruptcy cases. The collection is part of the extensive collection of ‘Documents of Csongrád county tribunal 1724-1850’.
Prior to coming into force of Article 22 of 1840 on bankruptcy courts, bankruptcy cases were considered either criminal or civil issues, and sometimes temporary special courts convened. (Bankruptcy cases can be revealed among the document files of the congregation of nobilities.) However, from 1840 the Article mentioned above provided for the establishment of a separate bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court took up its duties in Csongrád county in 1842.
The collection covers two main groups of subject matter: the collections of bankruptcy courts and bankruptcy board of governors and handbooks (catalogues) related to the materials. In case of bankruptcy, a separate bankruptcy board prepared the judicial hearing and separate records were taken. The documents were attached to the records. The Csongrád county-related document files are mostly incomplete.
Based on the catalogues, the number of Jewish-related records on bankruptcy cases should be 492. In contrast, the remaining collection includes 57 records and 9 number of headings on bankruptcy cases. The parties of bankruptcy lawsuits are well-known in the business life of the county: Izsák Getzl, Mátyás Khon (11 01 1847 No 1-5., No. 8-10., 30 04 1842 No 1., 25 05 1846 No 1-7., 20 06 1846 No 16-22.). The lawsuits reveal property loss, business failure and debts. In the bankruptcy cases of individual business partners, members of the Jewish society are sometimes the victims and sometimes the witnesses. Bankruptcy cases in 1842-1849 may offer details of business relationships in the county and beyond its borders, concerning the economic and social relationships of individuals within the Jewish community and between Jews and non-Jews. The geographical distribution of source materials focuses on cases in Hódmezővásárhely and Szentes. The documents were written in Latin, Hungarian and German.
- Archival history:
- The historical archives of Csongrád county were destroyed during the siege of Fülek Castle (1682). In 1723 the county archives were reorganised. Subsequently, for half a century, the documents produced in the meantime were kept in the county house rented in Szeged. From there, the documents necessary for the administration were transferred to the officials and/or remained with them. In addition, documents were transported in boxes to congregation meetings and court trials. In 1767 Szegvár became the new seat of Csongrád county; therefore the archives moved here. In 1786 Szegvár also became the seat of Békés-Csanád-Csongrád counties. In 1790, following the restoration of autonomy in the three counties, the papers were sorted by the scope of jurisdiction. In 1794 the archivist in Csongrád county began the categorisation of documents. In 1858 the archives of Csongrád county were retransferred to Szeged. However, in April 1861, the material was returned to Szegvár. In 1878 Szentes became the seat of Csongrád county. In 1884, the location of the records was designated in the Szentes county hall. In 1950, after the nationalisation of the archives, two archives were established in Csongrád county, with headquarters in Szeged and Szentes. After 1968, county councils became responsible for supervising the archives. In 1973, the Szeged Archives of the Executive Committee of Csongrád County Council became the main archive in the county. Szentes became the place where the documents belonging to its collection circle were kept in the branch archive. To this day the archival records of Csongrád county material are maintained by the Csongrád County Archives, Szentes in the county hall.
- Administrative/biographical history:
-
The organisation of courts and tribunals was laid down in Article 6 of 1527. The county tribunals (sedes judiciaria or sedria) had powers over district administrators and sub-prefects (secondary district administration). In his regulation issued on 30 November 1786, Joseph II established 38 borough courts (Judicium Subalternum) to replace the sedrias. Within a short period, he reinstated the sedrias: articles 96 and 97 of 1791.
In modern times, the first tribunal cases in the counties were heard in 1724. There were two levels: civil (civilis) and criminal (criminalis) courts. According to their types, original filing separated civil, criminal and bankruptcy issues. Until 1840 bankruptcy cases were heard as civil or criminal cases by the tribunal. A dedicated bankruptcy court was established in 1842 as per Article 22 of 1840.
- Access points: locations:
- Csongrád County
- Hódmezővásárhely
- Szeged
- Szentes
- Access points: persons/families:
- Getzl, Izsák
- Khon, Mátyás
- Subject terms:
- Financial matters
- Legal matters
- System of arrangement:
- Separate records on bankruptcy courts are available among the documents from 1842-1849. The documents are attached to the records and feature continuous lists of subsequent sessions with restarting serial numbers.
- Finding aids:
- Lists of bankruptcy board of governors and courts (alphabetical index).
- Yerusha Network member:
- University of Szeged
- Author of the description:
- Dr. Tibor Almási and Dr. Erzsébet Mislovics, University of Szeged, 2020
