 An undated document reveals that the "şoltuz" in Bacău, that is the head of the town elected by its inhabitants, had the right to sentence felons to death, at least for robberies, which hints to an extended privilege, similar to the ones that royal towns in the Kingdom of Hungary enjoyed.Thus this right may have been granted to the community when the territory was under the control of the Kingdom of Hungary.The seal of Bacău was oval which is exceptional in Moldavia where the seals of other towns were round.