New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22
!. SHOULD MILITARY OFFICERS MARRT'
xHE NEW REGULATIONS OF AusTRo HUNGARY
ON MARRIAGE BY GOVERNMENT OFFICERS
CERTIFICATES OF. MORALS AND
MONEY SECURITIES REQUISITE.

MONEY SECURITIES REQUISITE.
Bless me. a lieutenant IN the Navy. and mar
ried y This was the explosive response made by
a member Of Congress some time ago when lady
asked him II there was any hope OF the passage
Of bill for an increase Of pay OF the officers OF
the Navy, Of which no less than four bad been In
trcduccd. 1t may be an unhappy fate for a Navy
officer 10 be bachelor but II is q fortunate one
ualess he has resources outside Of his salary he
may envy tho benedict shore, with the trim little
Ggurc filing the post Of honor opposite him at the
breakfast table. but when he THINKS OF small pay
and slow promotion he well afford to drop tears
Of consideration for his fellows, and thank his stars
that plot in the guise Of a clergyman has not
como board and conducted him into the harbor
Of mst1imony, which is beset with difficulties.
Many Officers of the military service of this coun-
try have bad opportunity to survey the regulations
recently issued by the Austrian War Department,
which 90 10 show that matTmony is not by means
simple and easy matter The new regulations were
issued about year ago, and contemplate that the
Government treasury shall not in any way DO affected
by tho marriage Of any officer The obstinate parent
or guardian Of the bride is secondary TO the War De-
partnent IN the matter of consent. The latter has
tho power of assuring or destroying the happiness Of
two people The Eyes" of the fair ono Is nothing
compared with the Official yes" of the Military Chan
'cellar the Imperial War Minister the corps
mander. Then there are certain conditions 10 DO full
each application is placed flo and acted upon In
Its order The number Of married. officers allowed
at any one time Is also strictly defined. Hence It
Is only natural that the bachelors pray for or
epidemic divorce, something else that win make
vacancies IN the corps Of husbands
The regulations provide first, perhaps a. . stim.
illus 10 competition that In the general staff one
half Of tho officers may be married; but m the
engineers infantry, cavalry, artillery and medical
u, nth ha rrfad unr1ea
until there Is = vacancy in the corps TO which q
vouid-be HUSBAND belongs he must file hts apDt
cetion and then hope and pray for circumstance
AMI favorable action upon his petition, Tho appl-
cations ~ renesals coionels, Ulcers Of the Life
Guards, and othes connected with the Immediate
snrvice OF the Court, must be sent 10 the Emperor
through the Chancellor; those Of stan officers 90
10 the Imperial War Ministry and those Of ell other
onicers 60 10 the corps commander.
An appboations must be accompanied by the Ger
tneates Of baptism Of bride and bridegroom and .
aeerhhcatc OF good moralsr Of the intended bride.
u miebt seem significant that such o certificate Is
pot required Of the intended husband, but the pre-
SUMPTION n accepted that there officers Of bad
morals IN tho Ausfro- Hungarian service. The Ger
Hfcats Of good morals" Of the wouldbe bride must
also establish her social status. and must be
ct'as6 By the clergyman Of the PARISH IN which she
lives The commanding officer Of the corps 30 which
10 applicant belongz IA IN active service Ia required
70 hdorss upon the application whether the lady
IN Question d known TO him TO the officers OF
nc osrpe, personally by reputation. and 10 give
han opinion 10 the desfrsblepess OF the pro
xcecQ msff3egan Tho commanding ofleer must also
Muy snetsss tne applicants financial circumstances
3 -; ssiSsfsstp condition and whether bis
Ihe mfendcd bride OF sa officer over sixty years
ca must NE declaration renopnoing all claim to
w11oy,s pension In eese she survives her husband
aMsrTiaye guarantees doeumants are decided hsip
DNaM favorable action upon On application and are
asgosnsa n the onice Of the War Ministry when
sftbeg the appiicsnt-h the geneTal staf--or ~
bysfe has psiyete income Of az least 1000 enlden
te6o0i other stat of1cers, or BRIDE 300 e,den All,
oshsr osssrs-sseePt leutsnsots wko must not think
aeseuntAptz. az ths brde 600 guksen and n fis
case 81 efva p1cisi IN Tie military SERVICE AZ lea,
I.s,0G gutaen These documonts must be aecc,nn.tet
hy sec1rucs, fhe regulations Describing inntsy Oh
phaH be acfepsed; and IN 10 ease VIZ nsrsnrsl
irdsuensnt y accepted e. security. The sssgrifiss
De Asw section Of the war Ministry AMI when :
favorable report e made, and permission 70 marry \
efrenr then and not until then, may the a1fee,
pubiisy snnouncc bis marriage The income upon
snS "a case Of his death they given 10 bis WIDOW