Estates of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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The state house in Sigmaringen was the seat of the state estates

The provincial estates of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen formed the Landtag of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen between 1831 and 1849. After the takeover by Prussia , his mandate ended without a successor organization being created.

Emergence

Federal Act of 1815

Historically, at the end of the HRR there were no estates in the principalities of Hohenzollern . With the establishment of the German Confederation, Section 13 of the German Federal Act regulated the obligation of the member states to enact “land-class constitutions”. Prince Karl fulfilled this obligation by issuing the constitutional charter for the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on July 11, 1833. With this constitution, the estates of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen were brought into being. They met every three years from 1831 to 1849.

composition

The composition and election of the Landtag was regulated in Title VIII (§§ 79–109) of the constitution. The meeting of the estates existed afterwards

  1. from the princely estates or their representatives,
  2. from a member of the clergy;
  3. from 14 members of the seven electoral districts formed from all municipalities of the principality.

The princes of Fürstenberg (for their lords Jungnau and Frohnstetten) and the princes of Thurn and Taxis (for their lords of Ostrach and Straßberg) had virile votes as princely noblemen . They did not have to appear in person, but could be represented, which they did.

The representatives of the clergy were appointed by those clergy who had a seat and vote in the three rural chapters. Whoever received a relative majority, but at least a quarter of the votes, was elected. The election was made in that the clergy wrote their candidate (and a deputy) on a neutral ballot paper and passed it on to the oldest dean, who acted as election supervisor, in a sealed envelope via the dean of their rural chapter.

The election of the deputies of the municipalities took place indirectly. Half of the electors were chosen by free choice of the citizens of the municipality. One voter was elected for every 10 residents. The other half was elected by the highest taxed local citizens. Men who had reached the age of 25 and had citizenship in the community were entitled to vote for the primary election.

The election of the actual MPs took place at the level of the electoral districts by the electors. The MPs were elected by secret ballot in one ballot (if more than one MP was elected in the constituency).

The meeting of the estates was entitled to the election test .

The deputies were elected for six years. Only the prince had the right to convene state parliaments. Ordinary state parliaments had to be convened every three years and usually took place between September 15 and November 15. There was a standing committee for the time between the state parliaments.

Competencies

The powers of the state parliament were in the VI. Title (§§ 65–71) of the constitution regulated. These were

  1. constitutional participation in legislation,
  2. the tax permit,
  3. participation in the military draft (Tit. V. § 62),
  4. participation in the state finance administration,
  5. the right of complaints and requests in relation to state administration in general and in detail, and the right to be charged with violations of the constitution.

The state parliament had the right of initiative .

End of the state parliament, post-history

After the prince's abdication, the principality fell to Prussia in 1850 as part of the Hohenzollern Lands . The constitution was repealed and the state parliament was canceled without replacement. In 1875, the municipal parliament of the Hohenzollern Lands met for the first time, which indirectly became the successor to the estates of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Members of the estates 1844

MP job Electoral body annotation
Max Haller Hofkammerrat, mountain administrator Rulership of Straßberg
Vacant Jurisdiction Fürstenberg
Vacant Jurisdiction of Thurn and Taxis
Franz Anton Engst Dean and clerk in Haigerloch clergy Director of the State Parliament
Adam Franz Sales Emele Pastor in Krauchenwies Clergy (representative)
Martin Schäfer Mayor of Dettlingen Constituency I
Matthias Blocher Teachers received Constituency I
Baptist Mock Haigerloch merchant Constituency I (representative)
Johann Baptist Eger State treasurer Sigmaringen Constituency II
Clemens Siedler Mayor Gruol Constituency II
Joh. Georg Back Mayor Haigerloch Constituency II (representative)
Johann Schanz Surgeon Melchingen Electoral District III
Anton Reiser School teacher Gammertingen Electoral District III
Johann Rudolph Feldhausen Constituency III (representative)
Anton Dopfer Sigmaringen attorney Constituency IV
Roman Hohl Pastor Glatt Constituency IV
Zacchaeus Stauß Mayor Benzingen Constituency IV (representative)
Carl von Sallwürk Oberamtmann Haigerloch Constituency V
Otto Carl Würth Sigmaringen attorney Constituency V
Joseph Diem Bilsingen Constituency V (representative)
Gabriel Eisele Veterinarian Sigmaringen Constituency VI
Stephan Gulde Mayor Sigmaringendorf Constituency VI
Johann Krezdorn Ostrach Constituency VI (representative)
Karl Forester Sigmaringen Electoral District VII
Micheler Attorney Gammertingen Electoral District VII
Appronian Schöb Glassworks Constituency VII (representative)

Standing Committee: Franz Anton Engst, Advokat Micheler and Zachäus Stauß

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Treaty of December 7, 1849 (Preuss. GS 1850 p. 289) and Prussian law, regarding the union of the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen with the Prussian state territory of March 12, 1850