Regulation of the Legal Status of the Muslim Clergy of the Taurian Province in the Second Third of the XIX Century

Abstract

In article process of legal fixing by the law of december 23, 1831 year to muslim Crimean tatar clergy of the status of the privileged class, exempted from taxes, duties and corporal punishment is considered. Also the reasons of attempts of officials of various level to limit these privileges are established. Finally, keeping a privilege of the Crimean tatar clergy and showing thereby commitment to the fundamental principles of the patronage of the confessional policy of the Russian state for muslims of Taurida, officials have found a way to reduce its number by transfer of descendants of the non-serving of “hereditary” clergy to podatny class. Since 1848 year the composition of the higher and parish clergy was to be updated only at the expense of children of the serving clergy and descendants of non-serving of clergy who moved to other classes at the same time the first used the privilege exempting them from payment of taxes, “by inheritance”, the second – only during the performance of pastoral duties.