Municipal Problems in Mediaeval Switzerland
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" According to the usual proportions the adult men would make about one-fifth of the community, or about 2000 persons. At that figure a legislature like the Two Hundred would provide I delegate to every 10 voters, or I to 50 inhabitants. Even if the estimate of male inhabit- ants should be made twice as large as modern figures war- rant, we should have a ratio of one delegate to 20 voters, a representation which comes very near to pure democracy.
If we eliminate from this the special representa...tion of wealth, the actual proportion of councillors voted for by the great body of the citizens would be smaller. There is no way to show exactly what this ratio was, because the number of members of the Constafel guild is not closely ascertainable. We simply know that it was a small part of the civic body, and that the plan was in effect a combined representation of interests and population. Practically every- 17 Das Alte Zurich, II, 399.
679] Municipal Problems in Medieval Switzerland. 23 body who was a working force in the city had a voice, although not an equal voice, in public business.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" According to the usual proportions the adult men would make about one-fifth of the community, or about 2000 persons. At that figure a legislature like the Two Hundred would provide I delegate to every 10 voters, or I to 50 inhabitants. Even if the estimate of male inhabit- ants should be made twice as large as modern figures war- rant, we should have a ratio of one delegate to 20 voters, a representation which comes very near to pure democracy.
If we eliminate from this the special representa...tion of wealth, the actual proportion of councillors voted for by the great body of the citizens would be smaller. There is no way to show exactly what this ratio was, because the number of members of the Constafel guild is not closely ascertainable. We simply know that it was a small part of the civic body, and that the plan was in effect a combined representation of interests and population. Practically every- 17 Das Alte Zurich, II, 399.
679] Municipal Problems in Medieval Switzerland. 23 body who was a working force in the city had a voice, although not an equal voice, in public business.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Martin Vincent to read onlineMoreLess
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