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themonthlypamas,whichhewassupposedtostoreuntilPassover,
i.e.,whentheaccountswereclosed.[16]Sometimesatrustee,another
pamasortovi,oreventwopamasimortovimwouldberequiredto
affixtheirsignaturesonsuchaslip.[17]Onsomeelectionlistsof
Swarzędzitissometimesnotedwhichpamashadtosignthereceipts
duringhismonthlyterminoffice.[18]Whenthemonthlypamas
neededmoney,hehadtodeliverabillforaspecificamounteitherto
thetrusteeorthetaxcollector,andonsuchoccasionshewas
sometimesremindedthathewasprohibitedtotakeanymoneyfrom
individualcommunityresidents.
Therewasalimittotheexpensesthatthemonthlypamaswas
allowedtoincur.InthecommunityofPoznań,electorssetalimiton
howmuchmoneythepamaswouldbeallowedtospend.In1659,
thelimitwashalfazloty(15gr.);in1663,45gr.Whenthepamas
wantedtospendahigheramount,hehadtoseekpermissionoftwoor
threepamasim.[19]ThePoznańelectorsnominatedthreemento
controltaxesandexpenses,andnomonthlypamaswasallowedto
spendmorethan3or4zloty(zł.)duringhismonthlytermwithout
theirpermission.[20]InSwarzędz,apamaswasprohibitedin1717to
signoffareceiptfortheamountsinexcessof3zł.withoutnotifying
thetmstee,andin1734,theauthoritieshadtoinvokeanearlier
regulationthatthepamaswasnotallowedtosignaslipofmorethan
3zł.,unlesshediditwithtwootherpamasim.[21]
Themonthlypamaswaseitherprohibitedfromincurringvarious
expensesoracollectivedecisionhadfirsttobemade.Hewasnot
allowedtopresentagifttoanyone,unlessheinformedanotherpamas
ortoviabouthisintention.[22]Therewasalsoamaximumlimitof
almswhichthepamaswasallowedtogiveabeggarofanother
community.Hecouldsupportalearnedbeggarwhowantedtopreach
asermontothepublic,providedallpamasimwereinformedabout
it.[23]Adecisiontoinviteacantorfromanothercommunitytolead
theprayersinthesynagogueontheSabbathwasnottakenby
themonthlypamasalone,butbythewholekahal.[24]Themonthly
pamaswasalsonotallowedtograntanyextrasumstoabrideifthey
weretoexceedwhatshehadalreadybeenpaidoutofaspecialdowry