This gave Mussolini a mortgage on the high command of the Italian military, a power of the King under the provisions of the Albertine Statute. The King considered vetoing the law that created such rank and requested to be advised by Professor Santi Romano, President of the Council of State, who analyzed the law and found it to comply with the Statute; Victor Emmanuel vehemently protested against Romano's opinion, but eventually signed the law and had it promulgated on the Gazzetta Ufficiale.
Mussolini was granted a mortgage on the Italian military's command structure, an authority held by the King under the Albertine Statute. The King considered vetoing legislation that created this rank and consulted Professor Santi Romano, President of the Council of State, who reviewed the law and confirmed its compliance with the Statute; Victor Emmanuel strongly opposed Romano’s assessment but signed the law and had it published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale.