Horváth M. Ferenc (szerk.): Vác The heart of the Danube Bend. A historical guide for residents and globetrotters (Vác, 2009)
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manner and extent to which these properties should be returned to the chapter. Namely, the church was obliged to take care of the proper maintenance of the chapter. (The Chapter of Vác - a body consisting of six secular priests, i.e. prebends, in Vác - was first mentioned in 1190 in a charter, then in 1227 as an approved office. It ceased to operate in the Ottoman era and was reorganized in 1700 with five old The frontal statues of the Town Hall The seal of Chapter's Vác used after 1743 shops, ferry operators and mills. They also stipulated the conditions of use of forests and pastures. Vác could be considered fortunate because it did not have to settle its tax obligations in kind. It was allowed to redeem its socage and crops tithes by paying a sum agreed in advance. The limited independence of the town was reflected by the rules regarding the administration of the town. Moral norms required of the inhabitants and civil servants were often laid down in statutes issued not by the king but the landlord. These rules encompassed every single detail of town life, for example, they even ordered town leaders to pass unbiased judgements and not while sitting down with one party over drinks. Town councillors were reminded of this ethical norm by the blindfolded statue of Justice on the fagade of the Town Hall. As a warning and an indication of subordination the coats of arms of the Hungarian Kingdom and of Kristóf Migazzi, bishop-landlord, were placed above the coat of arms of the town. The characteristics of judgement - temperance, prudence, justice and fortitude - were painted on the walls in the four corners of the boardroom. These paintings cannot be seen any more. The market-town of Vác sought independence from manorial subordination and to acquire the title of royal free town as early as the 1710s, but it was unable to raise the agreed redemption sum of forty thousand forints. Even if it had a certain level of independence, not until 1848 had it managed to get rid of the manorial bonds. There was an argument between the bishopric and the chapter, which had a unique influence on the development of the town. The properties of the chapter were taken over by the bishopric during the Ottoman era. Now they could not agree on the The seal of Bishop's Vác used after 1743 Deed of gift of the badge of the Chapter of Vác by Francis I in 1808
