, 1875-03-06

FlAA Il1tEt KIN W tlA54 o+SAtN"NN
municipal governments. Especially " AZ shs tho
I Wow M Of her jr',ictal Institution NAV not DO
nutntorcsllpg. Under tho frHnksi, itoHNl r'iic:.
OF sort Of judicial Mayor or Govnrnor, vas
urtlornd "&o mako himself acquainted with Tho
Laws BY which tho rcoplo arc 10 be Judged Tint
10 lovo Justice and be 1nick in administering IT.
fiat ho hold Mali tar public coMtta> every
month, anil DO careful to have particular tc-
gnrd 10 tho complalnts Of widows ORPHANS.
minors, and tho poor; aud lastly. that tho Conft
ahould nit bcfore ii,afr.' In Ills decisions no
was aided by the Magistrates and minor '1u'lgoe.
"All ca,lsea wcro ordered to 10 rn1c!t,1cd IN
tonr days, and in csscs Of appeal s'1. or eyer,
t1olve, II tho ca,tao vctn intticata. Alter shAt
appcal was natla directly to tho E'nperor. They
scom to havo made abort work Of Tho matter:
Brcl, men ns Beach, Evarls, Fullerton. and
especially Tracy, wohf l,a7' haa no occnna-
lions, for no counsel WIS allowed. a. eTory man
was considered competent to speak OF shat ho
knew and truth It was believed vas more lisoiy
10 bo elected from principals than advocated.
"TIalf tho fnes went to tho Fnl!ercr, with An oh.
legation to pardon tls enemies IN ortaer 70 pro
uoto roaco and sood will. The form OF procens
was clear md concso. calls Into court, and
shortly prefers lis charge. Il denies nMl 5ualt-
tics. Tic Judge says' provo this or loso th5
cauet."
ANOTHER sEAsoN OF TURBULENCE
and civil war; followed By tho reigu OF Matilda,
who claimed tic right to rulo IN Tneeany.
n ii,
Ivro and Emperor wero Their 1t varanco 30 tho
t,.nn was onnartunc. md. declaring herHclf with
tI,c apal yide slle succeeded III holding ler xn
1hcnco originated tic contentious OF aAolphs
nt1 Qijbbg1ines, who, with their fnctlonB. toto
thpir country asundcr for gcupra.ions. Whila
tioronco took up t;cso crieH,, her aftor history
would soem to show that in many cascs they
were mesoly party cries aud lad little to tso
with Imperial and rapal powers. oHcapt az either
silo was adoptc4l for party purposes.
About this date E.oreNec bcgnn ia show her
Individual power, and manifest herself
rs au independent commune. The Florontines
wished TO cxtcnd their boundaries. and 1natn
war against tue fc,lial cast!eu situated near
them. Thcao fcudai Lords mere naturally I'M
uero quito ~ naturally uuclphs.
these nt:onsholds, they only demanded that
their Lords .ahould bocoms Ftorcntlne cltizons,
leaving thorn their !antls aud woalth..
Early in tho eleventh century tho Tuscan
pretnacy Of tho Counts Of Tuscany, eccln TO laso
enjoyed sort OF stato's right, showing their
MUNICIPAL 1SnzrEstpESuE
BY nruing against each other. II they nnitotl IA
maintained y marked distinction among them-
selves. Tho native city OF zach filled ali his
heart, bounded his itlch Of country aud Of hnme
TuRcans to tho world ut large, thoy wero to oacl
othcr Sienesc, Pisnn, l.nchose, or Elorentino,
equally strangers ind torciguers.
In 1918 we ilut tho circuit OF the. city's walls
were enlarged. and that committee Of citizens
was appointed to HuporiDsond it. Dauta givos
MI exquisite descsintion OF lifo IN Floronce TN.
usodiateY prior to that event. when tho nob'ost
Elorentins WaH content 70 weAf 'eatlefh 1efGan
iastonc! with bono button, anu nus VIE ula
not find 1t necessary 70 paint her lace. ~ ~ Ino
beginning OF tLo twelltn contuly 70 uha tne
Government Of ihe city lodged n The bands + Of
Consu't, assisted W lou men onosen from tao
most nntoa or worthy faniles u ttorenee. VINO
FORMED Senate ana aaaisseu III sns MANAGE
nlent = judicial atlaltn:
In !ll5 and ny, tiofehce sHlieFea from uo-
yaAtasios fliea; bns 4ho pf1aclpla o. EfoWth M Was
ZOO etrong "lshil iler 1of siese e. 90 more s9An
partially paraly2e hor Tor brief time. "a ngise.
however, Of their progress tno flsans IN 1it'
callel tLe fiorontinos tho Araba o. tue inte-
Iiof." Ihls d'd not n'lch tue flofantnea.
They continued adding territory and making cst1:
gens. Among tlcse lattor were tho Lords OF
Monte Doui. WHO ounol castle on height
about miles south Of Fiorones; These Lords
took toll Of pahsenEeas III tno Oh ioFdly wAy, oas
Etllnn1 "Ibp tiOfGDtlUQ1 COULD nos