Legal Encyclopedia. Letter T

City counter-reform -

reform carried out by "city regulations" in 1870, as a result of which the city government was introduced.

The reason was the need of municipal government administrative management in the city.

The essence of the reform is the formation of urban public administration - city election meetings, city council, city council.

City controls were divided into administrative and executive.

The City Council was an elected body, headed by the mayor, who was appointed from candidates proposed by the council or the Governor, the Minister of Internal Affairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg - the emperor.

Elections in the City Duma took place on the basis of the age limit (25 years), the property qualification. To participate in the elections

could only urban payers of taxes and duties, workers and clerks did not have the right to vote.

Property qualification determined by curiae taxpayers:

1) Most of the taxes;

2) a third less;

3) has a third less.

Each group elects a third of the representatives in the city council.

They can be selected in the local self governments:

1) convicted person;

2) Removal from office;

3) persons under investigation;

4) defrocked.

Duma and the council elected for 4 years, every 2 years half of the council re-elected.

Mayor was entitled to suspend the decision I administration. Differences arising between the Council and the council, decided the governor, who was in charge, and budget allocations generated from contributions to the social sector (education, charitable institutions, etc.) and the maintenance of prisons, police, local military units.

The competence of the municipal institutions included:

1) The appointment of elected officials;

2) establishment of municipal fees (fees to trade, restaurants, accommodation, auctions, etc.).;

3) management of municipal property;

4) urban property;

5) loans-loans.