Legislative Measures Of Peter I In The Field Of Municipal Public Government

The paper analyzes legislative activity of the Russian czar Peter the Great in the area of municipal public administration in the first quarter of the 18th century. It is noted that reforms of municipal government was undertaken in two stages. At that, the first stage of the reform was oriented towards the Dutch model of municipal government, regulating city life primarily from the point of view of taxation. The second stage was arising against the background of not quite complete second and was referencing the German system of municipal government. In this model, the functions of government are transferred to more reputable and responsible representatives of population involved in trade and industry; the aim of this reform was again creating a transparent and orderly system of taxation. The urban population itself is seen only as a source of revenue without taking into account their interests. Defining the boundaries of magistrate authorities, the legislation divided all the urban dwellers into two categories: posadskie, who were subjects to the City Magistrate, and all the rest outside of the Magistrate’s authority. One of the principal function that the legislation transfers to municipal government is resolution of cases. This paper analyzes the process of creation of standing orders and other documents aimed at regulation of city life.