Cuza 's Constitution ( known as the Statut ) of 1864 deprived the boyars from the legal privileges .
The ranks officially disappeared , but , through their wealth , they retained their economic and political influence , particularly through the electoral system of census suffrage .
Cuza 's Constitution ( known as the Statut ) of 1864 deprived the boyars from the legal privileges and the ranks officially disappeared , but , through their wealth , they retained their economic and political influence , particularly through the electoral system of census suffrage .