▁to ▁efforts ▁to ▁secure ▁self - admin istration ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁by ▁issu ing ▁the ▁state ▁law ▁of ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 5 2 7 ▁because ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁“ R he ing au ▁U pr ising ” ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 , ▁and ▁released ▁“ un ser ▁st adt ▁Al ge ß he ym ▁von ▁un ser m ▁land t ▁dem ▁Ring g aw ” ▁( “ our ▁town ▁Al ges heim ▁from ▁our ▁land , ▁the ▁R he ing au ”, ▁in ▁arch a ic ▁German ), ▁cutting ▁the ▁town ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁R he ing au , ▁supposed ly ▁in ▁perpet u ity . ▁Al ong side ▁this , ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁c adas tr al ▁plans ▁and ▁village ▁descri ptions ▁from ▁cart ograph er ▁Gott fried ▁M asc op ' s ▁ 1 5 7 7 ▁at las , ▁the ▁ 1 5 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁village ▁descri ptions ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 5 9 5 ▁Police ▁Law ▁give ▁impress ions ▁of ▁the ▁extent ▁to ▁which , ▁and ▁within ▁what ▁bounds ▁of ▁administrative ▁structures ▁the ▁small ▁far ming ▁town ' s ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁life , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁towns folk ' s ▁self - aw aren ess ▁and ▁self - will ▁developed . ▁ ▁French ▁Revolution ▁and ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁G au - Al ges heim , ▁along ▁with