CONSTITUTION ADOPTED AT THE FIRST CONGRESS OF THE
UNION OF NORTH
Art. 1.
The Union of the Mountain Peoples unites all of the mountainous tribes,
as well as of Nogaits and Turkmen of Stavropol Gubernia (Province);
the Union is a member of the Union of the Caucasus Moslems and has the aim to
secure peaceful coexistence of all the peoples of the Caucasus and Russia,
unite the highlanders for protecting and strengthening the achievements of the
Revolution, develop democracy and protect the common political, social and
cultural-national interests of all mountainous tribes.
Art. 2.
The organs of the supreme power of the
Art 3.
The organs of the
a) strengthen civil
and political freedoms achieved by the Revolution;
b) protect and
strengthen the right of peoples of the
c) prevent the
inter-tribal conflicts;
d) maintain the peace
and order, as it does not impede its implementation by the local bodies;
e) facilitate the
peoples of the
Art. 4.
Each of the Peoples of the
Art.5. The Congress of
Delegates is composed of representatives of mountain peoples, Noghaits and Turkmen - 1 delegate for 20 000 inhabitants;
at that every ethnic group has a right to have at least one delegate and the
remainder above 10 000 is considered as 20 000 inhabitants.
Art. 6. The Delegates shall be elected on the
basis of universal, direct and equal suffrage by secret ballots; where the
local district or public committees find it impossible due to the local
circumstances and upon the consent of the Central Committee election shall be
held on the basis of universal and two-tired suffrage by secret ballots.
Art. 7. The Delegates are elected for a term of
one year.
Art. 10.
The Congress of Delegates is the supreme administrative body, which
exercises the supreme supervisory function over the Union’s management; it
determines the order and means for electing the Union’s governing powers;
determines the measures for domestic security aimed at maintaining the peace
and order; elects the members of the Central Committee and the Spiritual Board;
resolves all the issues within the Union; annuls the decisions made by public
and district Councils in case they run counter to the Union’s common interests;
determines the dutiable for the needs of the Union; approves the reports by the
Central Committee.
Art. 12. Every ethnic group has the right to be
represented at the Central Committee.
At the current Congress the number of the
members of the Central Committee is determined to be seventeen: 6 from Daghestan Oblast (District), 6 from Terek
Oblast, 2 from Kuban Oblast and Chernomorskiy
Gubernia; 1
from Zakatala Okrug,
1 from the Abkhaz people; 1 from Stavropol Gubernia. The members of the Committee shall elect a
Chairman from the members of the Committee.
Each member of the Committee may have 1 or 2 candidates (substitutes. tr.).
Art. 13. The Congress of Delegates elects the
members of the Central Committee and their Candidates, at that each Oblast or Gubernia is holding separate elections subject of
consequent approval by the Congress.
Art. 14.
The members of the Committee are accountable to the Congress of
Delegates.
Art. 15.
The Central Committee has the right to co-opt the persons, who shall
have the deliberative vote.
Art. 16.
The Central Committee directs in a general way the Union’s affairs, and
it takes control over observance of the Union’s Constitution and on
implementation of the Resolutions adopted by the Congress, and by its own
initiative or upon complaints takes necessary measures to enforce their
observance; takes measures to maintain security and peace on the territory of
the Union, safeguards the interests of the Union and submits to the Congress of
Delegates the projects and reports; it
is entitled to exercise supervision over the officials.
Art. 18. All of the forces of the
Art. 19.
The Central Committee determines the rules for forming, educating,
supplying, appointing and dismissing the commanders of the units and in a whole
takes all necessary measures for better organization of the application of
Art. 23.
All of the resolutions adopted by the Central Committee are binding to
the members of the
Art. 30.
The Sittings of the Congress of Delegates at the Central Committee are
held if the half of members attends it and the resolutions are adopted by the
simple majority of votes.
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