Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-21
HOW THE GHOST WALKS"
FOR EUROPEAN ROYALTY.

a EMPEROR OF RUSSIA CAN CHECK o.
REVENUE FOR ANY SUM HE DESIRE
KAISER GETS ONLY 100 900 POUND
A YEAR, BUT HAS OTHER WAYS O
LEMENTIN HIS INCOME
I QUARTERLY PAYMENTS FOR KIN,
EDWARD.
The manner in which monarchs ar
paid their salaries varies considerably
The Emperor OF Russia, for instance
says PearsOn's Weekly, is the only Eu
ropean sovereign who is entitled tt
draw on the revenues of the country
over which he rules whenever be pleasel
! and TO almost an unlimited extent.
All the vast sums accruing from vari
Ous forms of taxation in Russia are
banked to the credit of two officials
named the imperial treasurers who
discharge all the liabilities of the Rus.
sian government.
The czar, however, has the first call
upon the money paid into the imperial
treasury and draws upon it whenever
he wishes by simplyidirecting the treas
ury officials to lodge so much money to
his private account, giving them a
voucher for the amount.
Under the Russian constitution the
car Is entitled to receive seventh
share of the revenue of the country,
aud though be, 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 Eu-
ropean mOnarchs.
The Emperor of Germany is in re-
ceipt of salary of f100, 900 per annum
| from the state. but his imperial ma
Jesty has. of course, many other ways
| of supplementing this pay, which would
be very poor one for the sovereign
of great power.
The salary is paid into the emperor's
private banking account twice year,
the check for il peing signed by no
fewer than seven officials, and is finally
indorsed by the kaiser himself.
The emperor also receives mill
tary and naval" allowance, which
amounts to a big sum, and the ex-
3nses in connectl on with the mainten-
ance OF the royal household at Pots
dam are paid quarterly by the state
treasury.
King Edward receives q quarterly
check from the paymaster general for
his salary as monarch; the check is
what is known as Il negotiable receipt,
aud is sent to the keeper of the privy
purse, by whom it is signed on behalf
OF the king, and then lodged to the
credit of his majesty 3 private banking
account.
The Emperor of Austria is put to
some personal Inconvenience before he
Can obtain his salary, owing to the love
of maintaining ancient customs and
ceremonies that prevail in the Aus
trian court.
On the first of June and first of De-
cember the Austrian monarch pays a
visit to the office of the state treasury,
where he is received by three import
ant officials.
One of these officials then reads out
a document 70 the monarch, remind
lag him OF the many duties he owes to
the state, and exhorting him to the
faithful performance of the same.
The document concludes with a men
tion 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 replying
in the affirmative, is given a receipt to
sign for the money, which is, in due
course, lodged to the credit of the inn
perial account.
The King of Portugal's salary is new
er 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 an arrangement to which the
King of Portugal has distinct Objec
tion, but as it is avery old established
custom his majesty would probably
have some difficulty in having 1t alter.
ed.
Each of the three purse keepers, as
| these officials are called, receives $500
| per annum. which the King of Portugal
has TO pay out of his own pocket, so
that the arrangement costs the king
Fl 800 year, which could be very
easily saved by the dismissal of such
lentireiy needless officials as the purse
keepers.
The Sultan of Turkey has 10 allow
ance or salary; he simply informs the
grand viZler when he wants money,
and that official has to see that the
amount required is forthcoming
promptly, otherwise it is more than
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