CONSTITUTION OF THE
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1. After overthrowing a power of a former Georgian
Democratic republic on the territory of Abkhazia, the workers, peasants and
soldiers of a Red Army of Abkhazia have founded the Soviet Socialist Republic
of Abkhazia and established sovereignty and dictatorship of the proletariat
rendering all state power to the Councils of workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’
deputies.
4. The Abkhaz SSR, united on the basis of Union
Treaty with the Georgian SSR, enters
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5. The Abkhaz SSR is a sovereign state, which
exercises state authority on its territory independently from any other powers.
The sovereignty of the Abkhaz SSR that voluntarily
entered the Trans-Caucasus SFSR and the
The citizens of the Abkhaz SSR, retaining the
citizenship of the Republic, at the same time have the status of the citizens
of the Trans-Caucasus SFSR (
The territory of the Abkhaz SSR shall not be
changed without consent of the Republic.
The language of state institutions on the
territory of the Abkhaz SSR is Russian.
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44. The Abkhaz Soviet Socialist Republic is
governed by the Council of People’s Commissars under the Chairmanship of a
special person - a member of Central Executive Committee comprising of the
following Commissars: 1) Internal Affairs, 2) Justice, 3) Education, 4) Health-care;
5) Agriculture and 6) Social security.
The Council of People’s Commissars also includes
the Chairman on the Supreme Council of National Economy and plenipotentiary
representatives of the Commissars of Finance, Workers and Peasants Inspection,
Labour and Internal Trade and the Chairman of the Special (extraordinary)
Commission.
45. The management of departments of Foreign
Affairs, Military and Maritime Affairs, Foreign Trade, Transportation, Post and
Telegraph is under the jurisdiction of the relevant Commissars of the
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65. All of the issues of general character are
under the jurisdiction of the Congress of the Councils of the Abkhaz SSR and
Central Executive Committee
outside of the jurisdiction of the Trans-Caucasus SFSR and the
a) General management of internal policy of the
Abkhaz SSR;
b) Administrative division of the territory of the
Abkhaz SSR;
c) Establishment of the bases for the public
economy and certain branches on the territory of the Abkhaz SSR;
d) Consideration of the budget of the Abkhaz SSR
and determination of taxes and duties with the endorsement of the TCSFSR;
e) Internal state legislation, judiciary, courts,
criminal and civil legislation and others…
f) Appointment and removal of certain members of
the Council of People’s Commissars, as well as the whole Council of the
People’s Commissars, and also approval of the Chairman of the Council of
people’s Commissars;
g) The right of Amnesty on the territory of the
Abkhaz SSR, as well as the right of pardon and rehabilitation of citizens
convicted by courts or administrative agencies of the Republic;
h) The right to issue decrees on rendering or
removal of citizenship of the Abkhaz SSR;
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66. Under the sole jurisdiction of the Assembly of
Councils of the Abkhaz SSR are the following issues:
a) Changes and amendments to the basics of the
Abkhaz SSR Constitution;
b) Issues related to the changes of the border of
the Abkhaz SSR in conformity with the laws of the
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(Congresses of the Soviets of the