Acts of reunion

One commission, consisting of three delegates from the Birseck and three representatives from Basel, negotiated in Arlesheim on 7 November 1815. The other commission was composed of seven representatives of the Bernese government and seven notable figures from the Jura. It discussed the twenty-five articles of the Act of Reunion with Bern from 3 to 14 November 1815 in Bienne.^[1]

Nine articles concerned the guarantee of the Catholic religion, addressing questions of the bishopric, religious education, the selection and remuneration of priests, and the pension of Prince-Bishop François Xavier de Neveu. Other articles dealt with the legal status of the Jurassians, religious freedom for the Anabaptists, the maintenance or abolition of French legislation, fiscal questions, and the special regime of the city of Bienne.^[1]

The Act of Reunion remained until the 20th century a source of discord in the Jura Question.^[1]

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Actes de réunion​, Marco Jorio, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Translated by Françoise Senger.