Halachic responsum handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Moshe Amarillo, author of Devar Moshe and Halachah LeMoshe. [Constantinople? first half of the 18th century].
Brief responsum regarding a Torah scholar who was required to pay taxes upon relocating (the query is written at the top of the page). R. Chaim Moshe responds that it is clearly not fitting to demand taxes from a Torah scholar whose sole occupation is the study of Torah, and decrees that this should not be done. He concludes with a blessing for those who assist in supporting Torah study.
To the best of our knowledge, this responsum was never printed.
R. Chaim Moshe Amarillo (1696-1748) was a leading Torah scholar in Turkey. At the young age of 18, he already wrote Torah rulings. In the early 1740s, he was appointed rabbi of Constantinople, alongside his brother-in-law R. Yosef HaKohen ibn Ardut, and became a renowned posek and yeshiva dean.
[1] double leaf. 23 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains.

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