Investigating the Position of Customs District Chief in the Kingdom of Poland in the Early 1850s

The way in which customs district chiefs functioned the Kingdom of Poland early 1850 has not received much attention so far, either among traditional historians or researchers administrative structures. position chief was one most important posts administration Russian Empire. Clerks employed on this were supervisors institutions and structures border guards operating Romanov monarchy. Customs would execute all orders from Foreign Trade Department Ministry Finance as well other central state at that time. present article took under close scrutiny archival printed sources to arrive delineation competences introduced January 1851. Their rights obligations, even though specified by a separate act prepared for Poland, identical with clerks same kind parts findings study largely expand knowledge operation second half 19 th century provinces absolute