ACT OF PRECEPT

H.R.H. Dom Rosario Poidimani, prince of Saxon, Coburg of Bragança, Duke of Bragança, Head of the Royal House of Portugal, Constitutional line, electively domiciled in Vicenza, Contrà Canove Nuove 1, in legal office of Ricardo Agostini, Advocate, who legally represents and defends him by a mandate, together with Dr. Roberto Cavallaro, in his quality as a Counsellor Minister for Legal affairs of the Head of the Royal House

 

Considering that

By sentence no. 7793/95 Rep. no. 463 issued on December 19th, 1995, furnished by Executive form on July 10th, 1996, immediately intend to grant the execution of the above mentioned sentence, being notified together with this present act.

 

Have already said all this, immediately, by the means of the procurator undersigned

intimates

to Dom Duarte Pio di Bragança, Lord of Santar, domiciled in 2 CP-S Pedro - Sintra (Portugal) to obey to what is contained and recognised in Arbitration commendation pronounced by the Republic of San Marino, on July 18th, 1995, for the controversy between H.R.H. the Prince Dom Rosario Poidimani and the advocate Gian Marco Marcucci; recognised by the Counsellor Magistrate Director of the Magistrate's Court of District of Urbino, Dr. Gioacchino Sassi who also declared it executive on December 29th, 1995, and enforced it by the executive form on July 10th, 1996, in consequence of which to suspend from now and for all times to come himself of the use and usurpation of the title of Duke of Bragança, for himself and his own successors, as well as to use directly or indirectly the Arms of the Royal House of Portugal, any title, predicate, honour, privilege, prerogative due solely to legitimate and constitutional line of the Royal House.

 

He has to avoid forever in absolute way, the use, or if he already uses, to immediately cease using, decorating him self with all the figures, emblems, pieces, enamels, ornaments, distinctions of honour belonging exclusively to Royal House of Bragança, and to her Head of the name and the Arms Dom Rosario, the only and legitimate XXII Duke of Bragança.

 

Furthermore, he has to cease qualifying himself, publicly or privately, written or spoken, as legitimate or even as representative of the Royal House of Bragança, of its Constitutional line, and if called with the title, to impede being addressed as, and take diligent part in impeding persons, really or by suggestions, to be confused in whatever way between his figure and the one of the legitimate Duke of Bragança, for the titles that actually are arrogated and not legally owned.

 

Furthermore he has to avoid conferring whatever title of noble order, title of honour, under whatever form released, which can be in whatsoever way brought back to the titles of the Chivalric Orders, patrimony of the Royal House, and especially the one of Our lady of conception of Vila Viçosa, the Noble Dames of Saint Isabelle and the one of St. Michael's Wing, because the same qualifies or not as Grand Master of the Orders, even if reconstituted under the form of an association.

Furthermore, the intimated is noticed not to release any interviews to whatever journal, or to whatever television or radio network, using the name of Head of Royal House of Portugal, if not in form of exclusively private subject.

 

He has to rectify, wherever in the world, if existing, reciprocal reports brought to existence between the intimated and subjects who have "bona fide" believed that they were dealing with authentic Duke of Bragança.

 

Reconfirming the concept of inviolability of the name of House of Bragança, should you not obey within the period of ten days upon notification of present act, a call to intervention by competent Authorities in national as well as international seats will be provided, for all the rights in instants of civil, penal and administrative fields in order that execution in favour of H.R.H. Dom Rosario Poidimani, Princ of Saxon Coburg of Bragança, Duke of Bragança, Head of the Royal House of Portugal, Constitutional line, are obliged.

 

Attached: 1 Arbitration commendation pronounced by the Republic of San Marino, on July 18th, 1995, for the controversy between H.R.H. the Prince Dom Rosario Poidimani and the advocate Gian Marco Marcucci; 2)Declaration of execution of before said Commendation, issued by the Counsellor Magistrate Director of the Magistrate's Court of District of Urbino, Dr. Gioacchino Sassi who also declared it executive on December 29th, 1995.

 

In Vicenza, April 15th, 1997.

Advocate Riccardo Agostini

 

Counsellor Minister for Legal affairs of the Head of the Royal House

In my quality as in acts, I hereby delegate to represent me and to defend me in present procedure, in all phases and grades, including the appeal, the advocate Riccardo Agostini of the Bar of Vicenza together with Counsellor Minister for Legal Affairs Dr. Roberto Cavallaro in representation, conferring them the most extensive power of Low, including that of calling in case the third, also for a guarantee, to renounce the acts and accept renunciations, to propose oppositions and disputes and to resist to them in any state or grade, to nominate substitutes in processes, fixing the domicile at the Legal office of the same in Vicenza, Contrà Canove Nuove 1.

 

(Rubber stamp of the Royal House) and signature

 

The Signature is Authentic

Advocate Riccardo Agostini

Signature

 

Relation of notification

 

At instances as in acts, I, the undersigned Legal Officer of the Court of Vicenza, have notified this very act to:

 

Dom Duarte Pio di Bragança, Gentleman of Santar, domiciled at 2CP-S Pedro - Sintra Portugal

And included hereto delivering a copy by the means of postal service with recommended cover and bill of return.

 

Vicenza, April 16th, 1997.

 

(Rubber stamp and signature)

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