The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-06

National Guard arc red, those of the BODY
guard ycllew. and of the band white. The
national flag is blue and white. Tho police
is administered by q chief and five carbi.
neers, whose uniform is dark blue, with
white cross belts and gray trousers, and is
very similar to that of the carbineers of the
Italian service. These five carbineers are.
Of course; always on duty, and are regular.
ly salaried police.
''In old times affairs were administered
by grand council, composed of the heads
ofall the families in the state but this was
found so large and cumbrous an assembly,
that in l847 acouncil was substituted of
sixty members--twenty mobiles, twenty citi-
gems and twenty farmers or peGsants-who'
were chosen by the old assembly. ANY va
cancy that occurs by death or otherwise in
tho councilis filed up by new members
| chosen by themselves; consequently, the
Government is now rather oiigarcic than
democratic In its character.
Thirty members must,be present to make
the meeting legal one. The council elects
two presidents, or, as they arc called
'Capitani Regent, every six mouths One
presides over the upper village, The other
o'er the lower and the surrounding country !;
Mt present Signof Innocent Bonclli is Cap
tain Regent Of tho city. MS the upper village
| 30 S'pOu, uuu nuiCbiC lu lS CIDInln No-
| gent of the burgo. AT the end of the six
| months, and before the election of the new
| president is held, there is nm interregnuth
OF three days, syntlio during that time
aud during this period any one is at liberty
! to impeash the eS presidents for their con-
duct during their term of Office, rhc elcc..
, ton of tho presidents IL conducted in the
/ following maGner:' Six names arc chosen
( by the coun1n tho mines are written upon
1 paPers, and the council then proceed to
sthc church, whore. after mass Is celebrated
and special prayers offered up, two names
are drawn by lot, and these two are the
| presidents for, tho next six>months.
| Twice every year there is q grand as
semblylof ahe heads Of all the families of
the Republic, and tbese 6an then protest
against.any measure adopted by the Coun-
CHI Mono OF the officers ofSiale are paid,
but the Captain Regents are allowed scvcnA
4 tyihye francs each for ofEfte expenses during
their term of Office, and tho foreign anil
home minisrers liavc an annual allowance
of two huedredt and fifty francs each for
Office expenses. postage, SO. The Cumman
der. Chief of the army receives 10 pecu /.
MARY consideration for his services The
highest paid officials OF, the Republic arc tho
m,dical men-therc are two doctors aud
one surgeon, who receive two hundred and
| fifty scuds, or thirteen hundred and fifty
trnncs, n year each. There arc no doctors
| bills ia pay in San Matino; for this munifi-
cont snlary of fifty four pounds u year cnch
the doctors render their services grsiis to
oil the citizens of the State, but if they arc
sent for oit of tho two towns tht patients
hayoto provide conveyance.
"ThS revenue Of tho State and lis cxpen-
diture alike amount TO about $4,000 year.
This SUM is Yaiscd by profits upon the sale
Of tobacco and snlt, botK as III Italy, State
monopolies, and by a very small tax upon
the lnndedpfoprietors. There is in adli !.
tion to this, which forms'thS ordinary buds
, get. tho sum Of $4,000 fraifcs year paid
by the Italian Govcrnmcht, nnl which is
used for making roads. assisting tho poor,
giving aid in cases of losses by fire. or other
misfortunes, and repairing the public build.
ings. This sum is paid by tho Italian Gov
eminent for custom duties. OF course San
Marine would have had right to have
brought ih goods in'free of duty, butth
would have caused so much difficulty at the
italian custom houses that the Government
agreed to pay instead an annual sum equal
10 the proportion of custom dues which
would he paid by an equal population of
Italians. This sum was found upon calcu-
lation Ito amount to eighteen thousand
francs, which sum accordingly tho Inlian
Government pays annually to San Marino
Tho liepublic is represented mt all the for
eign Caurts. AT London and Paris their
Ambassador Is the Duke of Aquaviva.
presume that tho duties arc not onerous.
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