78 RtTSSIAN COKRESrONDENCE RELATING TO 



that coast, includiiii:^ Sitka and tlie wliolc of the Kolosliian aTeln'p(>la,']i;o, 

 and likewise on the continent of the northern part of America, thepriv- 

 ik^ge of the company to ex('lnsi\'e]y engage in fnr trade shall be abol- 

 ished, (b) All colonial residents and settlers who arelinssian snl)jects 

 shall be allowed to engage in the fur trade, nnder special regulations 

 to be prescribed upon the subject in all the places within the liussian 

 possessions wherein the exclusive right of the liussian American Com- 

 l)any is abolished as stated above. All other Kussian subjects not per- 

 manent residents of the Colonies shall be free to trade with the natives 

 for furs, but not to engage in hunting fur-bearing animals. 



16. Tlie general administration of the Colonies and supervision over 

 the management of the Company's affairs shall be entrusted to a chief 

 manager, appointed by the l]mperor, and independent of the Company, 

 v>\\o shall be subject to the immediate orders of the Government and 

 assisted by colonial council composed of members appointed by the 

 Government and members a])pointed by the Russian American Com- 

 pany, in such nund)er as may be necessary for the conduct of the busi- 

 ness .and performance of special missions. The expense of maintaining 

 the chief manager and the council assisting him shall be borne by the 

 Imperial Treasury, uiuler the estimates of the Minister of INIarine. The 

 duties and rights of the manager and council shall be determined by 

 special instructions or ordinances. 



17. The supervision of the Rnssian American Colonies and the Russian 

 American Company shall form a part of the duties of the Minister of 

 Marine. 



In pursuance of the above-cited opinion ftf the State council, ap- 

 proved by the Emperor June 14, 1 communicate to the board of admin- 

 istration of the Russian American Company the ])rinciples as specified 

 above, for the preparation of the Company's charter and colonial regu- 

 lations, and Irereby invite the board to submit a project to be presented 

 for the final consideration of the State council, and to convoke a general 

 meeting of the stockholders of the Russian American Company, agree- 

 ably to the provisions of sections 21813 and 21S4, part 1, volume 10, Code 

 of Civil Laws, edition of 1857, which meeting shall be attended by the 

 greatest possible number of stockholders for the consideration of this 

 subject. 



The original was signed by the Minister of Finance and by the Sec- 

 retary of State, Reitern, and in the absence of the directoi- by the acting 

 director of the office of the Ministry of Finance, Kodsko. 



A true copy : 



A. TlMIvOVSJvI, 



Chief Cleric. 



No. 19. 



Concerning the granting of a fourlh charter to the Rnssian American 



Company. 



His Imperial Majesty has deigned to confirm the opinion of the gen- 

 eral session of the Council of State concerning the revision of the charter 

 of the Russian American Company and the organization of the Russian 

 American Colonies, and to order the same to be carried into effect. 



KONSTANTIN, 



President of the Council of iState. 

 April 2, 1806, 



