Identifier: warineuropeitsca00john (find matches)
Title: The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931, ed
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, Sully and Kleinteich
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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g the kingdoms ofEurope, the reigning monarch to-day (1914) being Albert I (ac-ceded 1909), son of Leoi^old II. In 1884-85 Belgium extended her possessions by annexing thevast region in Central Africa known as the Congo Free State, fromwhich she obtains immense wealth in ivory, rubber, gums, oil, coffee,tobacco, and fruits. By the constitution of 1831, the government was made a constitu-tional, rejiresentative, and hereditary monarchy. The king governsthrough a council of ministers, or cabinet. The king, the Senate,and the Chamber of Representatives liold the power to legislate.Every citizen is guaranteed equality before the law, and every malecitizen more than twenty-five years old, who has lived more than ayear in the same place, is entitled to a vote; citizens more than thirty-five years old, who pay a house tax and are married, have the privilegeof another vote. Such citizens as are more than twenty-five yearsold, who own real estate to the value of four hundred dollars, or a cor-
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BRUSSELSThe Palais de Justice, the Most Conspicuous Building in Belgiums Capital BELGIUM responding income from property, have also two votes. Citizensmore than twenty-five years old that have received a diploma of thehigher education or are engaged in professional work resulting fromsuch education, have three votes, which is the highest numher allowed.If a citizen fails to vote he is liable to punishment by law.

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