Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-10
FOREIGN.

KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES
The Journal of the kingdom Of the two
Sicilies, contains the following important
document =
FERDINAND by the Grace ofGod King
OF the Kingdom of the two SiciIies,
&c.
Desiring 20 confirm the privileges grant
ed by us and the Monarchs, our illusfri-
Gus predecessors, to our wel-beloyed ST.
cilians, and TO reconcile the inYiolabiJitv
OF these privileges with the dignity of the
political institutions, we have by the pre-
sent law, sanctioned, and do sanction. as
follows -
Article I. All civilized and ecclesi-
astical employ ments in Sicily beyond the
Straits shall, comfortably to the Capitu
larles OF the MOnarchs, our predecessors,
be conferred exclusively on Siciliaus.
without the other subjects of our States
on this side the Straits being everentitled
TO pretend to them, in the same manner
as the Slcilians cannot form any claim to
civil and ecclesiastical employmenfs i'm
our other dominions above mentioned
We place among the number of the places
exclusively to be given TO Sicilians the
Arcbbishopric of Palermo, though our au-
gust father, Charles III. reserved the dis
posal of it to himselfin the great Charter
which he granted TO the Siciians.
Ii. Our Sicilian subjects beyond the
Straits shall be admitted to all the great
dlgnlties of our kingdom of the two Sici.
lies in proportion 10 the population of
the island This population being
quarter of that of all our dominions, the
fourth part of our Council of State shall
be composed of Siciians, and the other
three quarters of subjects of our other
dominions. The same proportion will be
observed for the places of our Ministers
and Secretaries of State, the first digpi-
ties of the Court, and the places of our
representatives and agents at foreign
Courts.
Ill. Instead of two Sicilian Consnlta,oys
who, according to the concession of our
august Father, were members of the an
cient Junta of Sicily, there shall be al
ways on the Supreme Council of the
Chancery OF the Two Sicilies number
OF Siclllan Counsellors, according to the
proportion fixed IN the preceding Article.
Nv. Offices in our army and navy. and
in our Royal Household will be conferred
on all our subjects without distinction of
the part of our dominions of which thew
are natives.
v. The Government of the whole king.
dom OF the Two Sicilies shall be always
about our person. When we shall reside
In Sicily, we shall leave as Governor in
our States on this side of the Straits
Prince ofour family or another person
age of distinction, whom we shall choose
among our subjects. Ifit is a Prince of
the Royal Family, he shall have with him
one OF our Ministers of State, who shall
correspond with the Ministers and Score
tarles of State, who reside near our per-
son, who shall have with him besides two
or more Directors. TO preside in those
Sections of the Offices Of the Ministers
and Secretaries Of State, which we shall
think MT TO leave OH the spot for the Ad-
mlnistration of that part of our domini-
ons. 1t the GOVERNOR is not Prince.
he shall be himself invested with the cha
racter of Minister Secretary ofStatc. shall
correspond directly with the Ministers
and Secretaries Of State whom we have
with us. and shall have two or more Di-
rectors for that purpose.
VI. Makes the same regulations as
9th m respect to the Government Of Sici-
~, when the King resides on this side of
the StTaits.)
VII. These Directors in both cases
shall be chosen promiscuously among all
our subjects, as was fixed relatively TO
Sicily for the ancient Offices of ConsuIta- |
'or, OF Conse,UotOr, which are replaced by |
The said Directors.