Ukazy Gosudari͡a︡ Imperatora Pavla Pervago, Samoderzht͡s︡a Vserossīĭskago.
Contributors: Russia. Sovereign (1796-1801 : Paul I); Russia. Pravitelʹstvui͡u︡shchīĭ Senat.; 18th-Century Russian Law Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: V Senatskoĭ tipografīi
Published: 1796
Place of publication: Moskva
Language: rus
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Law -- Russia -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Other titles: Traktat o torgovli͡e︡ i moreplavanīi mezhdu Rossīĭskoi͡u︡ Imperīei͡u︡ i Koronoi͡u︡ Velikobritanskoi͡u︡ zakli͡u︡chennyĭ v Sanktpeterburgi͡e︡ fevrali͡a︡ 10/21 dni͡a︡ 1797 goda.
Notes: LC copy inscribed: Komissii͡a︡ o sostavlenīi zakonov.
Unique compilation of copies of separately published decrees and edicts for Nov. 6, 1796 to Mar. 1798 on domestic, church, military, and international affairs, including, e.g., imperial succession, coronation, and forms of address; tax and banking regulations; an end to the free press; designs for new silver coins; changes in church, military, and local government administration; military training; a treaty on maritime trade with Great Britain. Some in draft form.
Most decrees have title: Ukaz Ego Imperatorskago Velichestva Samoderzht͡s︡a Vserossīĭskago, iz Pravitelʹstvui͡u︡shchago Senata.
Added t.p. with no date appears before decrees published in 1797.
Probably compiled between 1798 and 1801 in the Komissii͡a︡ o sostavlenīi zakonov (Commission for the Drafting of Legislation).
Last date of publication from document, leaf 223 (recto).
Some decrees printed on one side of leaf only.
Not identical in format or content to separate compilations for the years 1796, 1797, and 1798 described in Svodnyĭ katalog russkoĭ knigi grazhdanskoĭ pechati XVIII veka, vol. III, items 7512 to 7514.
This compilation has printed table of contents, inclusive for the years 1796 and 1797, with manuscript pagination that corresponds to manuscript numbering on leaves of text. Some items in table of contents are marked "net" [omitted].
LC copy incomplete: leaves 4 and 5 (listed in contents as Obʺi͡a︡vlenīe ... ot 25 noi͡a︡bri͡a︡) have been removed.
LC copy acquired by the Law Library of Congress before Feb. 8, 1934.