Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
PAY DAYS FOR ROYALTY.
How the Sovereigns of European Ma
lions Receive Their Allowances.


From Pearson's Weekly.
The manner in which monarchs are paid
their salaries varies considerably.
The Emperor of Russia, for instance, is
the only European sovereign who is entitled
to draw on the revenues of the country
over which he rules whenever he pleases
and to almost an unlimited extent.
All the vast sums accruing from various
forms of taxation In Russia are banked to
the credit of two officials named the i'm
perial treasurers who discharge all the liza
bilities Of the Russian government
The car, however. has the first call upon
the money paid into the imperial treasury
and draws upon it whenever he wishes by
simply directing the treasury officials to
lodge so much money to his private ac-
count, giving them a voucher for the
amount
Under the Russian constitution the car
IS entltied TO receive seventh share Of the
revenue of the country, and though he, as
matter of fact, never draws upon the
treasury to this extent, the emperor of
Russia is yet by far the best paid and
wealthiest of European monarchs.
The Emperor of Germany is in receipt of
a salary of 31O0oU0 per annum from the
state, but his imperial majesty has, of
course. many other ways of experimenting
this pay, which would be a very poor one
for the sovereign of a great power.
The salary is paid into the emperor's prl-
vate banking account twice a year the
check for it being signed by no fewer than
seven officials and is finally Endorsed by
the kaiser himself
The emperor also receives military and
naval allowance, which amounts to big
sum, and the expense in connection with
the maintenance of the royal household at
Potsdam are paid quarterly by the state
treasury.
King Edward receives quarterly check
from the paymaster general for his salary
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as negotiable receipt, and is sent to the
keeper of the privy purse, by whom 1T is
signed on behalf of the king, and then
lodged TO the credit of his majesty's pri-
vate banking account.
The Emperor of Austria is put to some
personal inconvenience before he can OBJ
tain his salary, owing to the love of main
tanning ancient customs and ceremonies
that prevail in the Austrian court.
On the list of June and list of December
the Austrian monarch pays visit to the
office of the state treasury where he is
received by three important officials
One of these officials then reads out a
document to the monarch. reminding him
of the many duties he owes to the state,
and exhorting him to the faithful perform
ance of the same.
The document concludes with a mention
of the amount of money that the emperor
is entitled to receive from the state to
maintain him in position of such great
dignity becomingly.
The emperor is then asked If the amount
is sufficient, and on his replying to the
question in the affirmative, is given a re-
ceipt to sign for the money, which is, in
due course, lodged to the credit of the i'm
periai account.
The King of Portugars salary is never
paid to him direct, but is vested in the
care of three officials, upon whom the king
can draw whenever he requires money.
This is arrangement to which the
King of Portugal has a distinct objection
but as it is a very old established custom
would nroha bV
difficulty in having it altered.
Each of the three purse keepers, as these
officials are called, receive $500 per an
mum, which the King of Portugal has to
pay out of his own pocket, that the
arrangement costs the king Ell. 500 a year,
which could be very easily saved by the
dismissal of such entirely needless officials
as the purse keepers.
The Sultan of Turkey has no allowance
or salary; he simply informs the Grand
Vizier when he wants money. and that
official has to see that the amount required
is forthcoming promptly, otherwise it is
more than likely he might lose his head.