Chapter VII: The All-Russian Central Executive Committee

31. The All-Russian Central Executive Committee is the supreme
legislative, executive, and controlling organ of the Russian
Socialist Federal Soviet Republic.

32. The All-Russian Central Executive Committee directs in
a general way the activity of the Workers’ and Peasants’
Government and of all organs of the Soviet authority in the
country, and it co-ordinates and regulates the operation of the
Soviet Constitution and of the resolutions of the All-Russian
Congresses and of the central organs of the Soviet power.

33. The All-Russian Central Executive Committee considers and
enacts all measures and proposals introduced by the Soviet of
People’s Commissars or by the various departments, and it also
issues its own decrees and regulations.

34. The All-Russian Central Executive Committee convokes the
All-Russian Congress of Soviets, at which time the Executive
Committee reports on its activity and on general questions.

35. The All-Russian Central Executive Committee forms a Council
of People’s Commissars for the purpose of general management of
the affairs of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic,
and it also forms departments (People’s Commissariats) for the
purpose of conducting the various branches.

36. The members of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee
work in the various departments (People’s Commissariats) or
execute special orders of the All-Russian Central Executive
Committee.