Project of Ufa Governor P. A. Poltoratsky (1883-1889) on Improving the Work of Local Authorities

Abstract

The project by the Ufa governor P. A. Poltoratsky (1883 - 1889) aimed at solving the problems of local government is considered. The scientific novelty of the research is that the activities of the governor to improve the activities of local authorities are considered on the basis of analysis of unpublished archival sources. The author shows that the local authorities were not able to carry out such measures as supervision of the actions of the peasant administration officials, checking the sentences of rural societies, consideration of complaints by the decision of the volost courts. It is emphasized that the record-keeping of county boards and police bodies was in disorder. It is concluded that the reason for this state of affairs in the police of that time was the discrepancy between the number of executive police officers and large distances between the counties of the Ufa governorate and the dispersion of settlements. It is proved that the police were not able to cope with the many responsibilities assigned to them, such as collecting fees and arrears, sending and issuing subpoenas, monitoring the correct conduction of trade and crafts, supervision of compliance with the statutes of state offices. It is reported that under the leadership of the official, a project was developed to improve the activities of the peasant government, police bodies of the Ufa governorate by combining all county presences, committees, councils into one common county presence with the abolition of existing individual county boards.