Agreement between the Protestant Church Council of the Canton of Thurgau and the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich on the modification of border conditions between the Protestant Parish of Dussnang and the Protestant-Reformed Parish of Sitzberg

1. The hamlets of Oberhamberg, Unterhamberg, and Speck (hereinafter referred to as the hamlets) are detached from the Evangelical Parish of Dussnang and assigned to the Evangelical Reformed Parish of Sitzberg.

1. As members of the Evangelical Reformed Church community of Sitzberg, the residents of the hamlets have the same rights and obligations as the other members of the church community.

1. Regarding the fulfillment of the church tax obligation under Zurich law, the following regulation applies: The Evangelical Church Community of Dussnang shall continue to levy the church tax from the taxpayers of the hamlets in accordance with Thurgau law. Annually, a separate account statement shall be prepared and presented by no later than the end of November, and the collected amount shall be transferred to the Evangelical Reformed Church Property Administration of Sitzberg before the end of the calendar year.

1. Moreover, no financial settlement takes place between the involved parish communities.

1. It is noted that any amendment to the 1896 agreement between the Political Municipality of Turbenthal and the estates of Oberhamberg, Bärlischwand, and Neuhaus regarding burials at the cemetery in Sitzberg, by including the estates of Unterhamberg and Speck, shall be left to the authorities responsible for burial affairs.

1. This contract shall enter into force on January 1, 1998. It is to be published in the official gazettes of the Cantons of Zurich and Thurgau and incorporated into the cantonal law collections.