on 19 september 1721, an electoral order was issued to the districts ("ämter") of dresden, meißen and großenhain, to erect stone columns as mileposts. on 1 november 1721, this order was extended to the entire state. on the same day the state authorities in charge issued the general ordinance for the "establishment of stone postal columns" ("setzung der steinernen post-säulen") and the instruction that the costs of erecting them were to be borne by the landowner of the locations affected. for upper lusatia, a separate instruction followed on 24 november 1721.