(RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE VI
CONGRESS OF THE COUNCILS OF THE WORKERS,
PEASANTS AND READ ARMY DEPUTIES OF GEORGIA) on changes to the Basic Law
(Constitution) of the
The Sixth Congress of the Councils of the Workers,
Peasants and Read Army Deputies of Georgia, on the basis of Article 19, section
“a” of the Basic Law (Constitution) of the Georgian SSR decrees:
To introduce to the Basic law (Constitution) of
the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia the following changes:
To give to Articles 9, 20(i),
23, 25, 40, 44, 48, 49, 54, 55, 57, 64, 78, 80 the following wording:
“Art. 9, (section 3) The Soviet Socialist
Republic of Georgia, on the basis of the aforementioned grounds, includes the
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia, the Autonomous Soviet
Socialist Republic of Adjara and the Autonomous
Oblast of South Ossetia”
“Art. 20 (the jurisdiction of the All-Georgian
Congress of Soviets and of the Central Executive Committee of All-Georgia
covers :)”
i) Revoke and suspend the Resolutions of the
Congress of Soviets of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics an of the
Autonomous oblast and their Central Executive Committees, as well as of the
congresses of the District Soviets and district executive committees if they
violate the Basic Law (Constitution) of the Soviet Socialist Republic of
Georgia and the decrees issued by the legislative organs.
“Art. 23. All-Georgian Congress of Soviets
consists of representatives of the Soviets of Autonomous Republics and Oblast,
congresses of district and City Soviets and the representatives of rural
settlements not included in the districts on the basis of following
representation: one deputy for 10000 inhabitants from the residential areas
where the Soviets are elected on the basis of number of population, and one
deputy for 2000 electors where the Soviets are elected on the basis of number
of voters”
“Article 40.
The Presidium of the Central Executive Committee has the right to
suspend and revoke the decrees and orders issued by the People’s Commissars and
his central state organs, Central Executive Committees of the
“Article 78.
For direct management of autonomous branches of state administration
(education, healthcare, social protection, administrative supervision, militia
and courts) Central Executive Committee of the Autonomous Republics and Oblasts
shall form the relevant republican and oblast organs, as well as the bodies for
administration of branches of on the territory of Autonomous republics and
oblasts (agriculture and industry). The
representatives of the People’s Commissariats of Finance, Labour,
Supply and Worker’s and Peasant’s Inspectorate of the Soviet Socialist Republic
of Georgia shall function at the Central Executive Committee of the
The organs of agriculture and industry
management, subordinate to the Central Executive Committee of the Autonomous
Republics and Oblast shall execute the orders and tasks of the People’s
Commissariat of Agriculture and of the Supreme Council of the Public Economy of
the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia; these organs shall be accountable to
the executive committees of the Autonomous Republics and Oblast”.
“Art. 80. The Central Executive Committees of
the Autonomous Republics and Oblast shall have the right to reduce the number
of organs specified for in Article 78 of this Basic Law (Constitution), merging
certain aforementioned functions into one organ”.
“Art. 100. All state incomes and expenditures
of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia shall be incorporated into the
all-state budget of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia”.
(…)
Chairman of the VI Congress of All-Georgian
Soviets Ph. Makharadze
Secretary of the VI Congress of All-Georgian
Soviets S. Todria
(Resolutions adopted at the VI Congress of the Soviets of Workers, Peasants and Red Army Deputies. Tbilisi, 1931, p. 45-52/in Russian)