# Land protection duty; hall fee

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## Definition

In earlier times, a community levy to pay the field guard (Feldhüter, Flurer, Pfänder, Bannwart; village watchman in charge of fields, field guard). This guard was responsible for protecting the useful areas (groves, meadows, plantations, crops) of a settlement area against unlawful damage by humans or unattended animals. In old documents also called green hat money (hat = here: guarding, protecting, securing). - Today in (student) dormitories a payment for the procurement of additional facilities - such as the installation and maintenance of a washing machine - from the residents of the respective hall, usually levied according to a majority decision of the hall meeting. - See Hamegeld, Hütegeld. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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