LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE IN MANAGING LOCAL ISSUES (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL PROVISION OF 1870)

Abstract

Purpose. The purpose of this article was to identify the problems connected with city government performance in the second half of the 19th century. Methodology and Approach. The methodology includes formal legal, comparative legal and historical research methods. Results. The authors identified the reasons and objective factors that prompted the tsarist government to bring to life one of the main elements of the civil society at that time - all-strata self-governance. Although the authorities imposed numerous mandatory duties on public administration bodies: maintenance of the police, troops housing, and creation of food storage, the population was granted the right to regulate the majority of local issues, including education, health, fire safety, public order, beautification, and etc.. Theoretical and Practical Value. The study summarizes a significant array of archival data and statistics on local self-government performance in the Russian Empire.