St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
llLLipUTlAls STATES.


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The Republic Of Andorrs b n tAe
v.lley of the Eastcrn PyrenesA BE-
tween France and Spain. lts inacessi-
5itity has protected its liberties FROM
;he earliest timea Il was nominally
subjected to France. but ~ its people
hs aided Charlemagne in his csm-
paiyn agains the Moors. the Empe or
rewarded them BY conceding 70 them
the privilege Of sslf-government Tho
Republic to this day acknowledges
France as its suzerain. and pays the
French Government An annual tribute
Of about $500 1t pays q similar trib-
ute to the Bishop Of Urgel. who. by
traditionary privilege. wislds the 60
clesiastical patronage Of The Stats. 9th
erwise the State IL independent and IS
governed by = sovereign council Of
twenty-four members. chosen b. tho
people. and the council elects one Of
its number to b syndio for life and
ell BY second syndie chosen in simi-
lar manner. Andorrs has IN area Of
between 200 and 500 square miles. and
population Of about 14000
San Marino, which claims 70 b
the oldest and the smallest republic
of the world. j. in the north
western part Of Italy. enclosed on al
sides by Italian provinces 1t ID situ-
ated in the heart Of the Alpine district
2. 200 feet above tho level of the sea
1t has an area Of seventeen square
miles and population of 5000 1t is
said to have been first settled in the
fourth century by Maurinus. Dalma-
tian hermit. and has always been indie
pendent The Legislative power OF this
little republic is vested in '.princely
and sovereign grand council. COM
posed of sixty members. who are elect
ed for life. with power to fill vacancies
the mobiles. citizens and rural pro-
prietors being represented in equal
proportions The executive power il
welded by two captains regent who
are chosen by the council every six
months. There Is also kind OF senate.
composed Of twelve members OF tho
council. of which two-thirds are annu-
ally renewed. The captains regent ara
assisted by two secretaries of state. one
for foreign affairs and one for the in
terror. For local administration there
is an officer styled the syndic. appoint
ed in each village. A still smaller state
than either of the above is the princi-
pality Of Monaco. on the Miditerranean
coast Of France. near the Italian from
ticr. 1t has an area Of eight and ppe-
third square miles and $500 inhab-
i:ants. This territory was from tho
tenth century in the possession of
Genuese family. and was under protec-
ton Of various governments until 1898.
when the National Convention Of Paris
declared it part Of the French Repub-
lie In 1915. however. it was restored to
its hereditary owners. anil was placed
under the protection Of Sardinia Mon
aco up tn this time included two adja-
cent communes. which its Prince ceded
to France in 1860 for large lndcm-
ultN " hcu thc PtOsshSC Os ASAS~
was given to France in 1860 Monaco
came under French protection The
province is under absolute control Of
the ruling Prince. who appo nts nearly
all the necessary officials. The present
Prince. Charles I'LL. in 1869 abolished
all taxes, and since then has derived
his revenue entirely from the rent Of
the gambling establishments of the
city. But still sWal.er European
state deserves mention. This is the
kingdom Of Tavolars. comprising an
island of about five and one-half square
miles, northeast Of the coast of Bar
dinia- 1t has something less than one
hundred inhabitants. The absolute
sovereignty Of this island was granted
early in this century by the King OF
Sardinia to the Bartoleoni family, the
head If which has since borne the
nam. Of King Of Tavolara and ruled his
little domain with the form. at least
Of regal dignity. King Paul L. who
diel few years since. had held rule
for over fifty years. and was n most
generous AMI kind monarch and his
death much lamented by his small
family Of subjectA-CAeago later.
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