Town Council

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TOWN COUNCIL, the organ of city government. In St. Petersburg it was set up in the 1710s by the Tsar Peter the Great as an organ for management of merchants and commerce. It was located in Troitskaya Square. In 1718 it was replaced with the City Administration, later after its abolishment in 1727 the Town Council was set up anew (police, courts for merchants and entrepreneurs, taxes, registration of merchants, control over prices etc. were under its jurisdiction). Burgomaster and two stewards headed the Town Council (they were elected annually from among rich merchants). In 1743 the Town Council was replaced with the newly created City Administration.

Reference: Высоцкий И. П. Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство, 1703-1903: Крат. ист. очерк. СПб., 1903. С. 52-54.

Y. N. Kruzhnov. Peter I, Emperor
Troitskaya Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Высоцкий И. П. Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство, 1703-1903: Крат. ист. очерк. СПб., 1903 Head Magistrate