The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-05-19
PAY DAYS OF KINGS.
HOW sovEREIGNs OF EUROPE
RECEIVE ALLOWANCES. !
The Car of Russia Draws at Will
as Much as He Pleases-
8 Others Not So For
T, tunate.

The manner, in which monarchs are
paid their salaries varies considerably.
The emperor of Russia, for instance,
says Pearson's Weekly, is the only Eu-
ropean sovereign who is entitled to
draw on the revenues Of the country
over which he rules whenever he
pleases and to almost an unlimited ex-
tent.
All the vast sums accruing from vari-
GUS forms of taxation in" Russia are
banked to the credit of two officials
named the imperial treasurers who dis
charge all the liabilities 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 account, giving them voucher
for the amount.
Under the Russian constitution tho
car is entitled to receive 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 receipt
Of a salary of 100000 per annum from
the state, but his imperial majesty has,
Of course, many other ways of supple
menting 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 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 expenses in con-
nection 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 as monarch; the check is
what is known as a negotiable receipt,
and 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's private banking &C.
count
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 cere-
monies that prevails In the Austrian
court.
: On the LIST of June and list of Deem
Der the Austrian monarch pays visit
to the Office of the state treasury where,
heais received. by three important OFF,
Gals.
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
performance of the same.
The document concludes with men,
ton 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 receipt to sign for the money,
which is, in due course, lodged to the
credit of the imperial account.
The king Of Portugal's 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. r..
This is an arrangement to which the
king of Portugal has a distinct objec-
ton, but as it is very old established
custom his majesty would probably
have some difficulty in having it altered.
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, 50
that the arrangement costs the king
$500 year, which could be easily
saved by the dismissal of such entirely
needless officials as the purse keepers.
The sultan of Turkey has no allow
ance or salary; he simply informs the
grand vizier when he wants money, and
that oficial has to see that the amount
required Is Forthcoming promptly, 9TH
erwise it is more than likely he might !
lose his head.