GERMANY. 



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r>. UOOND CHAMBER. 



Fourteen German states have a Diet con- 

 sisting of one chamber only, and one of these, 

 the duchy of Saxe-Goburg-Gotha, has, he-Hides 

 the common Diet for the entire duchy, two 

 particular Diets, one for the former duchy of 

 Coburg, and one for the former duchy of 

 Gotha. In the majority of these states the 

 members of the Diets are chosen partly by 

 the owners of Ritterguter, or noble estates 

 partly by the cities, and partly by the rural 

 districts. In several, the sovereign has the 

 right of appointing a few members. The fol- 

 lowing table exhibits the composition of all 

 these Diets : 



II. STATES WITH ONE CHAMBER. 



III. FREE CITIES. 



FV. GRAND-DUCHIES OF MECKLEXBrBG. 



In Bremen, 16 representatives are chosen by 

 those citizens who have studied at a university. 



The number of professors and students at the 

 German universities, in 1876, was as follows: 



