New-York tribune., 1909-11-01

government and of the national legislature
at Belgrade, deserves attention. since IL is
known TO be modelled on the family stat
utes OF the reigning houses or Russia. Ans
trla, Prussia. Italy and SPAIN and thus
furnishes the public with some notion nc
TO The special laws by means of which the
monarchs in those countries are ah,e =,
rule the princes and princesses OF their
dynasty with rod of iron.
The family laws of the imperial rIops.
Of Romanof are fairly we'll known v,noa
they were revised and promulgated afresh
nearly thirty years ago by Alexander
III, shortly after his accession to the
throne. but those of Prussia, Italy and
Spain are put little known, while those of
the fioose OF Hapsburg are kept profound
secret ana all the demands made by Hun
saf1ah statesmen that they should he com
huhicated to the Hungarian leeiclat,,ro
nave met with an absolute refusal
ihoeed' Count d'Aerenthal who as Min
is'er OF the Imperial House is charged wifi,
their administration. under the t,nrnas,a.-
uiiec'ioh OF the Emperor himself, IL bound
by the most cast iron oath IN o,.o.- =,
strlctest secrecy concerning tbair +.,o
Inc new family statutes of tho r.i.,,,,..
muse or Seryia provide that the ,ovaI
AahliIy snail consist of the King b,s .u,o
SONS and his daughter Princess ue,.r
diso ms brother Arsene and the tat+er,s
son. Fanl. Arsene and Paul have to content
themselves with the prefix of 'highness"
whereas King Peters own children ars
ioEai hShnesses" The succession To the
''iie Is vested. first In Crown Prince
@eAahuer ana the latters direct descend
anus IN the male line; after that in ex-
Nlo"h ff1hce George and the latters Ie-
Li''iiia'e descendants in the male line; after
lliat IN Prince Arsane, the brother of the
hlhs' and then ia Arsenes son, Prince
raui' VINO is being brought up at his
Uhcles court at Belgrade. 1t is only in the
event OF failure OF all these heirs that the
rights of the Kings daughter. Princess
helen. to the succession come into force.
Ihese measures have the effect of COM
pietely excluding from the ranks OF the
oerVlan royal family and from the success
sion to the crown Alexis Karageorgevitch
tbrother of the late Bojidar Karageorge-
Htchl, who makes his home with his
widowed mother in Paris.
1t is perfectly true that Alexis Kara
georgevitch, who earns a precarious live
hhood as an artist on the banks OF the
Seine. is the only surviving representative
OF the senior line of the House of Kara
karageorgevitch, was the eldest son of
black George, the founder of the dynasty
IT was Black Georges second son. how
eVer-Alexander-whow was the first scion of
the house TO be proclaimed reigning Prince
of Servia by the Servian legislature and
to be recognized as such by the Sublime
Porte. King Peter is his eldest surviving
son.
At the same time the establishment OF
this order of the succession shows that, al
though ex-Crown Prince Georges surren-
der of his rights to the throne to his
younger brother Alexander is maintained
he sth remains of the heirs to tho
crown, coming Immediately after his
younger brother and before his Uncle Ar
sene or his Cousin Paul.
The family statutes further provide that
the princes and princesses OF the royal
house cannct contract a marriage or dis
solve matrimonial alliance without the
sanction Of the sovereign. If they marry
without permission the union is fpso facto
invalid The princes and princesses are not
allowed to leave the country without OBJ
tanning beforehand permission from the
King, nor IS 1T possible for them to as
sumo any financial obligations, and conse-
Quently to incur any debts, without the
permission of the monarch.
The disciplinary measures enumerated
for infraction Of these family statutes con-
sist in banishment and exclusion from
court and withdrawal of the use of the
royal liveries and Of all right to royal.
military and official honors. and in the
forfeiture of the rights, prerosatives and
titles OF the prince or princess Of the reign
ing family, and In still more serious cases
in the complete exclusion from the royal
family not only Of the offender, but also
of his descendants for all time. Arrest for
a more or less prolonged term and impris-
onment may also be inflicted.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
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