AFFAIRS IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ALL-RUSSIAN CONGRESS AND THE
ALL-RUSSIAN CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
49. The All-Russian Congress and the All-Russian Central
Executive Committee deal with questions of state, such as:
(_a_) Ratification and amendment of the Constitution of the
Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic.
(_b_) General direction of the entire interior and foreign
policy of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic.
(_c_) Establishing and changing boundaries, also ceding
territory belonging to the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet
Republic.
(_d_) Establishing boundaries for regional Soviet unions
belonging to the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic,
also settling disputes among them.
(_e_) Admission of new members to the Russian Socialist Federal
Soviet Republic, and recognition of the secession of any parts
of it.
(_f_) The general administrative division of the territory of
the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic and the approval
of regional unions.
(_g_) Establishing and changing weights, measures, and money
denominations in the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic.
(_h_) Foreign relations, declaration of war, and ratification
of peace treaties.
(_i_) Making loans, signing commercial treaties and financial
agreements.
(_j_) Working out a basis and a general plan for the national
economy and for its various branches in the Russian Socialist
Federal Soviet Republic.
(_k_) Approval of the budget of the Russian Socialist Federal
Soviet Republic.
(_l_) Levying taxes and establishing the duties of citizens to
the state.
(_m_) Establishing the bases for the organization of armed
forces.
(_n_) State legislation, judicial organization and procedure,
civil and criminal legislation, etc.
(_o_) Appointment and dismissal of the individual People’s
Commissars or the entire Council, also approval of the
President of the Council of People’s Commissars.
(_p_) Granting and canceling Russian citizenship and fixing
rights of foreigners.
(_q_) The right to declare individual and general amnesty.
50. Besides the above-mentioned questions, the All-Russian
Congress and the All-Russian Central Executive Committee have
charge of all other affairs which, according to their decision,
require their attention.
51. The following questions are solely under the jurisdiction
of the All-Russian Congress:
(_a_) Ratification and amendment of the fundamental principles
of the Soviet Constitution.
(_b_) Ratification of peace treaties.
52. The decision of questions indicated in Paragraphs (_c_)
and (_h_) of Section 49 may be made by the All-Russian Central
Executive Committee only in case it is impossible to convoke
the Congress.
B. ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL SOVIETS