EXTRACT FROM THE CONSTITUTION of the Soviet Socialist federative Republic of the Trans-Caucasus

Section One

Chapter 1.

Revolution and Unification of the Workers of the Trans-Caucasus

2. … the workers of the Trans-Caucasus Republic and of the Autonomous entities established within this Republic, in order to work in accordance of the plan elaborated for revival of the economy and for the defence purposes from internal and external enemies, established the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics of the Trans-Caucasus.

3. … taking into account the situation in the Trans-Caucasus republics…, the workers of the Trans-Caucasus republics find necessary to recognize this political, economic and military Union. For this purpose the representatives of the all the republics of the Trans-Caucasus gathered at the First Congress and decided to establish the Soviet Socialist Federative Republic of the Trans-Caucasus.

Section Six

Chapter IX

The Residence of the Central State Organs

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Article 47. All of the Central State Organs of the Soviet Socialist Federative Republic of the Trans-Caucasus shall have the Residence in the city of Tbilisi.

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13 December 1922

(Collection of the Laws and Decrees adopted by the Soviet Socialist Federative Republic of the Trans-Caucasus, N 2, 1923, p. 18-27)