13th All Russian Congress

Thirteenth All-Russian Congress of Soviets: Verbatim Report. April 10-16, 1927

Moscow: All-Russian Central Executive Committee, 1927. - 591 p.: incl. ill.

Verbatim report of the All-Russian XIII Congress of Soviets, held on April 10-16, 1927 in Moscow.

Amendments to the Constitution of the RSFSR were discussed at the congress.

Resolution of the XIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers, Peasants, Cossacks, and Red Army Deputies

On amendments to Articles 37, 38 and 47 of the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of April 15, 1927

In connection with the transformation of the People's Commissariat of Internal Trade of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic into the People's Commissariat of Trade of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic and with the formation of the Central Statistical Department of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as a united People's Commissariat of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, the XIII All-Russian Congress the following amendments and additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic:

1. In article 37 of the Constitution of the R.S.F.S.R.:

a) the words: "eleven People's Commissariats" shall be replaced by the words: "twelve People's Commissariats";

b) the words: "Internal Trade" shall be replaced by the word: "Trade";

c) after the words: "Workers 'and Peasants' Inspection" insert the words: "Central Statistical Office".

2. In article 38 of the Constitution of the RSFSR:

a) the words: "Internal Trade" shall be replaced by the word: "Trade";

b) after the words: "Workers 'and Peasants' Inspection" insert the words: "as well as the Central Statistical Office."

3. In article 47 of the Constitution of the RSFSR:

a) the words: "Internal Trade" shall be replaced by the word: "Trade";

b) the words: "and the Supreme Council of the National Economy" shall be replaced by the words: "the Supreme Council of the National Economy and the Central Statistical Office."

Chairman of the XIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets Secretary of the XIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets

M. Kalinin D. Kiselev

Moscow Kremlin

April 15, 1927