Agreement between the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich and the Evangelical Church Council of the Canton of Thurgau concerning the Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Höfe Reggtal, Meiersboden, and Horn

Agreement

**between the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich**

**and the Evangelical Church Council of the Canton**

**Thurgau concerning the Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Farms**

**Reggtal, Meiersboden and Horn**

**(of April 24 / May 10, 1926)1**

The Government Council of the Canton of Zurich and the Evangelical Church Council of the Canton of Thurgau have agreed upon the following provisions

**1.** The farms Reggtal, Meiersboden and Horn (hereinafter referred to as the farms) shall be ecclesiastically detached from the parish of Dussnang and assigned to the parish of Sternenberg.

**2.** As members of the parish of Sternenberg, the eligible voters of the farms shall have full voting and electoral rights, as well as all other rights and duties of parish members in the parish of Sternenberg.

**3.** 1 The taxpayers of the farms shall, for the years 1926 to 1930, annually assume a share of 7% of the budget deficit of the parish of Sternenberg, as determined in the budget and to be covered by taxes.

2 For the subsequent years, a new determination of the Thurgau share shall be made.

3 The distribution of the Thurgau share among the individual taxpayers of the farms, the collection of taxes, and the remittance of taxes shall be the responsibility of the Evangelical Church Board of Dussnang.

4 The remittance of taxes shall take place annually by October 1st at the latest.

**4.** 1 This agreement shall be concluded for a period of five years.

2 It may be terminated for the first time on December 31, 1930, subject to a notice period of six months. Thereafter, it may be terminated at the end of any year with a six-month notice period.

1 OS 33, 271 and GS I, 717.

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