Magistrato alle pompe
The magistrato alle pompe (lit. 'magistracy on pomp/luxury') was a government department of the
History
The responsibility of supervising
This led to the establishment, in 1514, of the magistrato alle pompe as a board of three provveditori alle pompe (lit. 'superintendents on luxury'), elected by the Great Council of Venice.[1] In 1559, they were joined by two sopraprovveditori, elected by the Venetian Senate, and three years later an assistant sopraprovveditore was named, and the board given the right to legislate on the topic, a power previously held by the Senate.[1] In 1635 four assistant sopraprovveditori were appointed temporarily for the revision of the legislation, which had become too complex, and again three in 1644, for the same purpose.[1]
As the
From its heyday in the 17th century, the magistrato alle pompe lost its importance in the 18th century. It passed its last laws in 1749, and thereafter continued to exist by force of tradition, busying itself with minor tasks such as decoration of the city or fire-fighting.[1]
References
Sources
- Da Mosto, Andrea (1937). L'Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Indice Generale, Storico, Descrittivo ed Analitico. Tomo I: Archivi dell' Amministrazione Centrale della Repubblica Veneta e Archivi Notarili (in Italian). Rome: Biblioteca d'arte editrice. OCLC 772861816.