Amy and Susan: I have some very limited information on this subject. My father lived in Baratzhausen as a child from about 1913 to 1922. According to him, his grandfather Peter Ritter held at least two governmental positions in the town. In addition to his regular occupation as stadtmetzger (town butcher), he was the burgermeister (mayor) and the Justice of the Peace. Joe Ritter Jul 25, 2010 05:47:45 PM, clark1se@sbcglobal.net wrote: This is a very interesting question, and I hope that someone knowledgable can reply. I, too, have heard some of these titles, but don't know how the offices came to be. Susan Clarkson --- On Sat, 7/24/10, Amy Nichols wrote: From: Amy Nichols Subject: [BANAT-L] Local Governments To: BANAT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 1:58 PM Hello All, I was wondering if anyone know of any sites that describe the local government of the Banat villages? I have searched and have not come up with anything. I know the villages had a mayor, but cannot find any information on what other offices were held to support that position, or information on how those people came to office? Were they elected? Appointed? And if so, by who? I know there was a notary in the villages, but I'm not sure exactly what role this person played in the village? And I'm imagining there must have been some sort of justice of the peace in order for civil marriages to occur. I was just wondering if there was anything written on the actual governance of the villages that anyone may be aware of? Thanks so much! Amy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message