Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-18
THE PAY OF sovEREioNs.
Emperor of Russia Takes Whatever
He Wants.

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 revenue OF
the country over which he rules when
ever he pleases, and to almost an un-
limited extent.
All the vast sums accruing from
various forms Of taxation In Russia
are banked to the credit Of two OFF,
cials named the imperial treasurers'
who discharge all the liabilities Of the
Russian government.
The czar, however, has the first call
upon the money paid into 1t whenever
he wishes, by simply directing the
treasury officials to lodge so much
money to his private account, giving
them a voucher for the amount.
Under the Russian constitution the
czar Is entitled to receive a seventh
share Of the revenue Of the country
and though he, as a 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 re-
ceipt of a salary Of 100000 per annum
from the state, but his imperial majes-
ty has, Of course, many other ways
of supplementing this pay, which
would be a very poor one for the SOW
ereign Of a great power.
The emperor also receives mill
tary and naval allowance" which
amounts to a big sum, and the ex-
penses in connection with the main
tenance of the royal household at
Potsdam are paid quarterly by the
state treasury.
King Edward receives a quarterly
cheque from the paymaster general for
his salary as monarch; the cheque Is
what Is known as a 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 private banking
account.
The emperor Of Austria is put to
some personal inconvenience before ne
can obtain his salary, owing to the
love Of maintaining ancient and rever-
ed ceremonies that prevail in the Aus
trian court.
On the 1st Of June and the 1st or
December the Austrian monarch pays
a visit to the office Of the state treas
ury, where he Is received by three i'm
portant 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 faith
full performance of same.
The document concludes with men
tion Of the amount Of money that the
emperor is entitled to receive from
the state to maintain him in a posi-
ton Of such great dignity becomingly.
The emperor is then asked II the
amount Is sufficient, and on his reply
ing to the question in the affirma-
tive. Is given a receipt to sign for the
money, which Is, In due course. lodged
to the credit of the imperial account.
The king of Portugars salary Is
never paid to him direct. but IS invest
ed in the care of three officials, upon
whom the king can draw whenever
he requires money.
This Is an arrangement to which the
king Of Portugal has a distinct objec-
ton, but as 1t Is a very old-fashioned
custom his majesty would probably
have some difficulty in having 1t al
tered.
Each Of the three pursekeepers, as
these officials are called. receives 900
pounds per annum, which the king OF
Portugal has to pay out Of his own
pocket, so that the arrangement costs
the king 1900 pounds a year. which
could be very easily saved by the dis
missal of such entirely needless off,
cials as the pursekeepers.
The sultan of Turkey has no allow
tnce or salary; he simply informs the
grand v!zier when he wants money,
and that official has to see that the
amount required is forthcoming
otherwise 1t Is more than
likely he might lose his head.-Pear-
sons Weekly.