The Institutions of Austria - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II GOVERNMENT Austria and Hungary have been united as an Empire since 1526, and, by the Act of 1713, they are declared to be inseparable. The constitution of the Empire is called Dualismus, and is that of a limited Monarchy. The Emperor has supreme power over the Army and Navy. He can declare war, and make peace. He is known and styled as the 'Emperor of Austria' and 'King of Hungary.' He can be approached by, and give audience in absolute privacy to, any of his subjects, upon petition duly passed through a bureau taking cognisance of this particular and peculiar right of Austrian citizens. The Emperor has an allowance of 9,300,000 florins a year, payable in equal parts by Austria and Hungary.1 The Emperor has an absolute veto on all measures in all of the three Parliaments after named. He can also dissolve any of them. The Legislative and Administrative Assemblies of the Empire are four in number, viz.:--1 The daily income of the principal rulers is said to be: Emperor of Russia £5000, Sultan of Turkey £3600, Emperor of Austria £2000, Emperor of Germany £1600, King of Italy £1200, Queen Victoria £1300, King of the Belgians £328, President of the French Republic £109, President of the United States £27. 1. The Delegationen, which is the Imperial Parliament. 2. The Reichsrath and the Reichstag, which are the Parliaments for Austria proper and Hungary respectively. 3. The Landtag, which is the Parliament for the Provinces of the Empire of Austria. 4. The Gemeinderath or the Gemeindeausschuss, which are the Councils of the Communes, but they have no legislative functions proper. THE DELEGATIONEN The Legislative Assembly for the United Empire, or the Imperial Parliament, is called Delegationen, and was foun...