This entitled them to vote, own land, build a house and buy alcohol.
The record date for shareholders who will be entitled to vote at the meeting is today.
This ruling increased the number of people entitled to vote by 210,000.
Over 6.6 million people were entitled to vote in the national referendum.
Less than 2% of the population was entitled to vote, until 1882 when the figure rose to 7%.
They will, however, not be entitled to vote at the Congress.
Only a tiny fraction of these were entitled to vote.
Each of its members is entitled to vote at general meetings.
Not more than half a dozen of the men in this room are entitled to vote.
This was also the first time that Italian women were entitled to vote.