his veto, jus exclusivae, against Cardinal Rampolla. The Emperor subscribed to the idea, and Puzyna presented the veto on the third day of the conclave, in the name of His Apostolic Majesty Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. When the veto was read, Cardinal Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, replied, "This communication cannot be received officially or unofficially. No cardinal is to give any consideration to this 'veto' and all are to continue to vote according to their conscience." In other words, the attempt at a veto was rejected. It was the last time such a veto was used. The veto, although not recognized by canon law, and as such non-binding, still carried much political weight, as the cardinals feared opposing the manifest will of one of the Christian monarchs. The veto, once conceded by tradition to the Emperor, the King of France and the King of Spain, was abolished by the newly elected Pope Pius X, who imposed the penalty of excommunication upon anyone who would dare to introduce a veto, or otherwise interfere in the election of the Roman Pontiff. Pope Pius X further decreed that all cardinals should take an oath at the beginning of the conclave, promising not to aid any civil power in an attempt to influence the election of the pope. Puzyna was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary in 1904. He was a member of the Sacred Congregation Consistorial, the SC of Bishops and Regulars, the SC of the Index, the SC of Indulgences and Relics, and the SC of Studies. Jan Cardinal Puzyna de Kosielsko died in Kraków in 1911, five days before his 69th birthday. See also Papal conclave, 1903 Related article List of Roman Catholic bishops of Kraków Notes 1842 births 1911 deaths 20th-century Polish cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII Bishops of Kraków Knights of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland