The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
GOVERNOR GENERAL NAMED.
Will Have Power to Suppress Out
 breaks in St. Petersburg.

Will Have Power to Suppress Out breaks in St. Petersburg.
 st. Petersburg, Jan. o4.-The appoint ment of General Trepoff. the former chief of police e Moscow, to be Gov ernor General of St. Petersburg was nouncing' the creation of the post of Governor General. The incumbent of this office, the decree states. will be in control of all the departments of administration of the city and govern ment of St. Petersburg. with power. to demand the assistance of the military and possessing all the rights of the Minister of the Interior over appoint ment to the municipal council and the zemstvos, and also the right to forbid individuals to remain fin the city. The decree, which is addressed to the Sem ate, says:
 Recent events have shown the necessity 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 we have con- sidered it necessary to create the of- fee of Governor General of St. Peters burg on the basis of the provisions of the law prescribing the duties of chiefs and governor generals, and the follow ing regulations:
 "First-The city and government of St. Petersburg are placed under the au- thority of the governor general.
 "Second-In questions where the maintenance of State institutions and public security are at stake, all the local 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 cen- sorship statute.
 "Fourth-Apart from the right of making obligatory the regulations in accordance with law providing for stricter maintenance of order. the gov ernor general will be empowered to make obligatory the regulations affect ing objects or property of any kind in the interests of public tranquility and order in his Jurisdiction, while in cases of violation of these regulations. the penalties and methods of procedure in Articles IS and 16 of the law for the stficter maintenance of order are not to be adopted, whereby the governor general can commission the governor and prefect of St. Petersburg. who are subject to him, to deal with said cases.
 "Fifth-The governor general is em- powered to summon the civil authori- ties 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 railroad gendarmerie in his district as well as the authorities and other persons in the zone are appropriated for railroad pur- poses as far as police matters are con cerned.
 Under the seventh section for police purposes all government factories and workshops in his official district are subordinated to the RoverHor general
 Under the eigth section all the rights of Minister of the Interior with refer ence to the confirmation in office of members of the communal authorities and zemstVos in the territory of the St. Petersburg government are trans ferred to the governor general.
 By the ninth section the governor general is empowered to prohibit in- dlviduals remaining in his official dis trict.