Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED AS
GOVERNOR GENERAL
GIVEN EXTRAORDINARY POWER
VIII Control All Departments Of the
Administration of City, and Can
Demand Assistance Of
Military
BY Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 24.-The ap-
pointment of Gen. Trepoff, the former
chief Of police of Moscow, to the gov
ernor generalship of st. Petersburg was
accompanied by an imperial decree
announcing the creation of the post of
governor general. The incumbent of this
office, the decree states, Will be in con-
troll of all the departments of admins
tration of the city government Of ST.
Petersburg, with power to demand the
assistance of the military, and possess
ing all the rights of the minister of the
interior over appointments to the NUM-
cipal council and the zemstvos, and
also the right of individuals to remain
in the city.
The decree, which is addressed to
the senate, says:
Recent, events have shown the ne
cessity for the adoption of measures
for the preservation of state institu
tions and public security adapted to
the extraordinary circumstances of the
times. On this account, however, it
was considered necessary to create the
office of governor general of st. Peters,
burg on the basis of the provisions of
the law prescribing the duties of chiefs
and governors generals and of the
following regulations:
First, the city and government of
st. Petersburg are placed under the
authority of the governor general.
Civil Authorities Subordinate
Second, on the questions where the
maintenance of state institutions and
cal civil authorities and all the edu-
cational institutions are made subject
to the governor general.
Third, the governor general has the
right, with the assent of the minister
of the interior, to enforce measures
sanctioned by article 140 of the censor
ship statute.
Fourth, apart from the right of max
ing obligatory the regulations in ac-
cordance with law providing for strict
er maintenance of order, the governor
general will be empowered to make
obligatory the regulations affecting OBJ
jects of property of any kind in the in
terest of public tranquility and order
in his Jurisdiction; while in cases of
violation of these regulations the pen
alties and method of procedure pre-
scribed by articles Is and 16 of the law
for the stricter maintenance of orders
are to be adopted whereby the COVER
nor general can commission the COVER
nor and prefect of st. Petersburg who
are subject to him to deal with said
cases."
Will Be Furnished Forces
Fifth, the governor general is en-
powered to summon the civil author
tiles to support him militarily as soon
as he deems it necessary, and forces
he considers needful will be placed at
his command
The sixth section subordinates to the
governor general all the gendarmerie
in the administration, and all gen.
darmerie in his official district, as well
as the authorities and official per-
sonages in the zone, are appropriated
for railway purposes as far as police
matters are concerned.
Under the seventh section, for police
purposes all government factories and
workshops in his official district are
s,bordinated to the governor general.
Under the eighth section all the
rights of ministers of the interior with
reference to the confirmation in office
of members of the communal author
tiles and zemstvos in the territory of
the st. Petersburg government are
transferred to the governor general.
BY the ninth section the. governor
general is empowered to prohibit in
dividuals remaining in his official dis
trict.