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electorsdidnotallowthepamasimtousefortheirownpurposes
themoneytheyhadcollectedtofurnishthesynagogue.[63]
Theywerenotallowedtoreducetheassessedtaxandtheywerenot
supposedtolistentoanytax-relatedrequestsorlaments.Andthefive
menappointedtosupervisetaxcollectionweretoldnottopayany
heedshouldpamasimintercede.[64]
Pamasimhadanobligationtoincursomeexpenses,e.g.,theones
forcharity,whichmoneytheyweretohandtogabaim.Nopamaswas
permittedtopreventordelaysuchpayments,andthetrusteewasto
paythemouteveryweek,payingnoheedtothepamas.[65]When
apamaspaidcashatthefairorwhenadebtwasrepaid,hewasnot
allowedtogotothemerchantonhisown,buthehadtobein
thecompanyofonekahalmemberoroneoftheyeḥideisgulah.[66]
Suchaproceduremusthavebeenputinplaceeitherforcontrolor
securityreasons.
ThePoznańelectorsforbadethemonthlypamastoattendanyfeast
duringhismonthinoffice,bothduringthedayandatnight.[67]This
banwouldonlybeliftedasanexceptionwhenthefeastwasheldby
hisrelative.[68]Thebanmusthavebeenintroducedtoprotect
themonthlypamasfromanypressuresthatguestsmightexertortobe
surethathewouldstaysoberandalertthroughouthisterm.
Pamasimwereforbiddentoreapanyprofitsfromtheirposition.
TheSwarzędzelectorsmadetheirpamasimtakeavowthatthey
wouldexemptneitherthemselvesnortheirrelativesfromtaxes.They
wereforbiddentouseanyofthegoodstheyhadintheirownstoresto
satisfycommunityneeds,andshouldtheydoit,theywouldnotbe
allowedtochargeforthem.Thisbanwasliftedlateronandanentry
wasmadethatshouldapamasprovidethecommunitywithanygoods
tofromhisownstore,thenhewouldhavetochecktheirsizeand
weightcarefullyandtosellthematthepricetheyweresoldtoothers.
Pamasimandotherkahalmemberswereprohibitedfrombuyingsalt
andflaxdeliveredbythetown’sowner;theyweretoinform
communitymembersabouttheirsaleatthesynagoguetwoorthree
timesandsellthoseproductstootherpeople.Pamasimwerealso
forbiddentotakeevenagroszofthekahal’smoney,asitwastobe