local government under Alex III
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- Created on: 02-06-21 21:41
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- local government under Alex III
- nobles reinstated to positions of authority
- state authority increased
- Office of noble 'Land Captain' created in 1889
- state appointed
- could override zemstva elections
- could disregard zemstvo decisions
- responsible for law enforcement and government in countryside
- could overturn government control
- zemstva election arrangements and powers altered in 1890
- peasant votes reduced
- placed under government control
- town council election arrangements altered in 1892
- electorate reduced to property owners with a certain value
- mayor and town councils became state employees
- directed by central government
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