Esame Della Risposta Dei Signori Ignazio Leonelli Sindaco E Stanislao Bellini Assessore Alle Osservazioni Di Francesco Bulgarini

Esame Della Risposta Dei Signori Ignazio Leonelli Sindaco E Stanislao Bellini Assessore Alle Osservazioni Di Francesco Bulgarini — Francesco Bulgarini. This book is a polemical rebuttal written in 1874 by Francesco Bulgarini, defending Tivoli’s historical autonomy and criticizing liberal centralizing policies in post-unification Italy. Bulgarini recounts Tivoli’s fiscal history from the Napoleonic era through Papal and Italian state administrations, arguing that direct taxation and government interventions have diminished the citizens’ financial independence, damaged local industry and agriculture, and endangered public services. He discusses municipal finances, taxes, road works, and public works such as the Acqua Marcia, contending that many proposed expenditures are unnecessary or mismanaged and would burden residents with debt. The text blends personal reminiscence, legal argument, and political exhortation to defend tradition, local pride, and limited government, arguing that decentralization and restoration of local autonomy would better secure prosperity and justice for the people.