367 bute to the convenient establishment, distribution, and continuation of commerce, such as 1.the drawing up of good and healthy trade regulations and the management or alteration or adaptation of those already existing to the conditions of the times and places. good order, the functioning, the success, and the formation of trade. 16. [The college] is to see to it that good and useful trade regulations are once again drawn up, so that those which already exist are maintained in strength or altered and established according to the conditions of the times and events and places. 17. [The college] is also to review the privileges or liberties given to the towns and to change or improve them according to that which conforms with the times and the usages of commerce. 18. The kommerts-kollegiia is to see that disputes arising between towns concerning their trade, concerning the districts they have, concerning rights to trade or marketplaces, concerning places and at what times they shall do something, and concerning other such things, are resolved and settled. 2.the review and improvement of the privileges received by the towns according to conditions and to the changeable course of trade, (and) 3.the resolution of disputes arising between towns over their trade, districts, market rights, locations, and terms, together with other such things. As a last example of the dependence of the instruktsiia for the Russian kommerts-kollegiia on the proposed instructions of 1712 for the Swedish kommerskollegium, we may turn to the section concerning the powers of the respective colleges vis-a-vis town councils or magistracies. When it came to shipping, commerce, and manufacturing, the Swedish kommerskollegium was to serve as a central organ with authority over the various town councils. The councils or magistracies were to carry out the measures prescribed by the kommerskollegium and to submit reports about their activities in the areas of trade and manufacturing on a regular basis. Swedish instruktion: Russian instruktsiia: II. 6. [The kommerskollegium is to see to it]that proper order is maintained in the towns, and that the magistracies discharge their duties properly in this connection so that, as far as possible, all willfulness, laziness, and incompetence may be hindered or prevented, (and) lazy men and beggars be removed, while each and every person 20. [The kommerts-kollegiia] Is also to see to it that good order and harmony are maintained in the towns and that all magistracies, as befits their position, act so that all willfulness, laziness, and all types of indecencies are hindered and prohibited as far as possible; so that lazy people and beggars are found out, but such RA, Kommerskollegii arklv, B la, vol. 64, Projekt till instruktion för kommerskollegiet, September 18, 1712. PSZ, V, no. 3,318, p. 674.
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