RYAZAN CITY ADMINISTRATION IN THE 1800s-1870s (the evolution of catherine’s institutions)
The article treats the structure and functions of municipal management in Ryazan of the 19th century, e.i. when Catherine II signed the legislative act called the ‘Charter on the Rights and Benefits of the Cities of the Russian Empire’ (1800-1870). The article focuses on criteria for delegating authority to city nobility. During the examined period, municipal government functioned at two levels. The first level was composed of city establishments and authorities subordinated to the provincial government (city mayor, magistrate, Duma, orphans’ court, etc.). The second level was composed of municipal courts and class courts (estate monitors, delegates, trade boards, etc.). The article focuses on functional and structural changes associated with these institutions in the period. The first-level institutions underwent insignificant changes, which were mainly related to the redistribution of functions. These development triggered off developments at the second level. In the early 19th century up to 1870 municipal reforms, officials were endowed with greater responsibilities.