Hotin district prefecture and its subordinated preturas and town halls

  • Judeţul Hotin – prefercturile judeţene, subprefecturile plaselor (preturilor) şi comunelor subordinate lor din stînga Nistrului
  • Претуры и примарии Хотинского уезда
  • Pretury i primarii Khotinskogo uyezda
Identifier
2073.1
Language of Description
English
Dates
1918 - 1944
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • Romanian
  • Russian
Scripts
  • Cyrillic
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

1131 items

Biographical History

According to the 1918 act of union of Bessarabia with Romania, there were introduced changes in the territorial-administrative division of the territory between Prut and Dniester rivers. The territory of Bessarabia was divided into counties, which were divided into several districts. The lower administrative unit was a commune, which united several localities. At the head of each district, there were the prefects. District prefectures managed political, administrative, and economic life of the district. The prefectures had several district councils (apart from various departments) which consisted of five committees: a control and administrative committee, a financial committee, an economic committee, a committee of cults and education, a committee of sanitation, a committee of public works (of construction). Administration of the subordinated preturas was headed by a sub-prefect with its own staff of officials - a sub-prefecture. In 1925, the post of sub-prefect was abolished and the post of praetor was introduced. Management of the subordinated preturas has become known as a pretura. The Pretura did not have any structural subdivisions, nor did it use the right of a legal entity. All of these bodies ceased to exist in Bessarabia in 1940, but were returned in 1941-44. In 1941-44 Romania also included territory between the rivers Bug and Dniester. The territory of the left bank of the Dniester river was divided into 3 districts: Dubasari, Ribnita, and Tiraspol.

Documents of archival funds of prefectures, subordinated preturas and city halls are not fully preserved.

Scope and Content

Correspondence of pretura Briceni plasa with primarias regarding the identification of residents’ citizenship.

Files of the primaria of Briceni village: the list of owners of commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties; statistical information about the households, manufacturers, and merchants; statistical information about the economical situation of the village and the list of merchants and manufacturers members of the communal council; correspondence with pretura of Bcriceni plasa regarding human resources and the lists of officials of villages’ institutions.

Files of the primaria of Bîrlădeni village: records on the issuing of certificates of Romanian citizenship to the residents of the village; records on the issuance of certificates regarding property situation, Romanian citizenship, and other to the locals; records on the issuance of certificates on the reliability and Romanian citizenship of the residents of the village; statistical information collected for mobilization purposes regarding industrial enterprises, reserves of the foodstuff that should be seized from villagers, the number of hospitals and drugstores; the list of owners of commercial and industrial enterprises in the village in 1934; the list of owners of commercial and industrial enterprises in the village in 1935; the directives of the Hotin district prefecture regarding the census of people who emigrated to Latin America and then returned to the previous place of residency.

Files of the primaria of Ghincăuți village: information about the number and condition of the population; the directives of the Hotin district prefecture regarding the order of recognition of Romanian citizenship; the directives of Hotin district prefectura regarding the issues of commerce and industry.

Files of the primaria of Edineț village: the lists of residents of Edineț, who are subjects to army recruiting in 1927; the lists of residents of Edineț, who are subjects to army recruiting in 1931; the lists of residents of Edineț, who are subjects to army recruiting in 1935; the lists of residents of Edineț, who are subjects to army recruiting in 1939; the lists of residents of Edineț, who are subjects to army recruiting in 1939.

Files of the primaria of Caracușeni village: statistical information regarding the economical situation of the village and the movement of population; the list of village guard and of the members of sects.

Files of the primaria of Clocușna village: correspondence with Hotin district prefecture regarding administration issues; information regarding the movement of the population; the list of the residents; correspondence with the pretura of Secureni plasa regarding the issuance of permissions to open commercial enterprises by the residents of the village; the requests of the people to obtain certificates of Romanian citizenship; statistical information about the livestock, agricultural surfaces; the list of owners of commercial and industrial enterprises and others; the records of the issuance of certificates of reliability, Romanian citizenship, and others to the residents of the village; records on the issuance of certificates of Romanian citizenship to the villagers; the lists of owners of commercial and industrial enterprises in the village in 1935‐36; record book of the persons living in the frontier region; the records on the census of cattle, track animals; the list of population of the village.

Files of the primaria of Lipcani village: the lists of young men from Lipcani, who are subjects to army recruiting in 1925.

Files of the primaria of Ocnița village: statistical information about the number and makeup of the population, regarding agricultural terrains etc.; the records on the issuance of certificates of biographical information, reliability, property situation and others to the villagers; the directive of the Hotin district prefecture on the regulations of use of sand quarries; the lists of the owners of commercial and industrial enterprises of the village; the decision of the primaria regarding the introduction of maximal prices for foodstuff; the directives of Hotin district prefecture regarding the conditions of obtaining Romanian citizenship by the locals.

Files of the primaria of Hodorouți village: the orders and directives of pretura of Secureni plasa regarding the conditions of issuance of foreign passports; the requests of the locals regarding the obtaining of reliability certificates; the lists of owners of commercial and industrial enterprises and the list of officials of primaria; statistical information about the number and composition of the population, industrial enterprises and others; files on the issuance of certificates regarding property and family situation, Romanian citizenship and others.

Files of primaria of Cepeleuți village: the list of villagers with the indication of the size of agricultural lands received in the result of the agrarian reform of 1918‐23; the personal files of the telephone switch board operator of primaria Briceni, Gnatovici Maxim; personal records of the worker of the primaria Briceni, Pinkas Roman Vasilevici; personal records of the official of Clocușna primaria, Ryaboi Benedikt; personal records of the cashier of primaria Ocnița, Skripnik Fedor; the personal files of the notary of Briceni primaria, Yanovici Fedor

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No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use. Fair use only. Use only for scientific purposes (not for commercial use)

Finding Aids

  • Îndrumătorul Arhivei Naţionale a Republicii Moldova (partea II-a, 1918 – începutul secolului XXI, ediţia a II-a, revăzută şi completată). Chişinău, 2012: 39

Existence and Location of Originals

  • NARM

Existence and Location of Copies

  • Copies at USHMM RG-54.006M

Archivist Note

Added by Anastasia Felcher; edited by Anastasia Felcher

Sources

  • Based on the EHRI NARM 2073.1 entry in Romanian and the USHMM RG-54.006M finding aid

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Judeţul Hotin – prefercturile judeţene, subprefecturile plaselor (preturilor) şi comunelor subordinate lor din stînga Nistrului

  • Hotin district prefecture and its subordinated preturas and town halls
  • Pretury i primarii Khotinskogo uyezda
  • Претуры и примарии Хотинского уезда
Identifier
2073.1
Language of Description
Romanian
Dates
1918 - 1944
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • Romanian
  • Russian
Scripts
  • Cyrillic
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

1131 dosare

Scope and Content

Listele proprietarilor întreprinderilor comerciale, industriale și agricole; membrii Consiliului comunal. Informații statistice despre gospodării, manufacturi și comercianții; situația economică a satului Briceni; corespondența cu Pretura plasei Bcriceni privind resursele umane și listele funcționarilor instituțiilor din sat. Înregistrările certificatelor eliberate locuitorilor satului Bîrlădeni privind situația proprietățiilor, cetățeniei române și altele probleme. Informații statistice colectate cu scopul de a mobiliza întreprinderile industriale, rezervele produselor alimentare care trebuiau să fie confiscate de la săteni, numărul spitalelor și farmaciilor. Directivele prefecturii judeţului Hotin în ceea ce privește recensămîntul persoanelor care au migrat în America Latină și apoi au revenit la locul anterior de rezidență. Informații despre numărul și starea populației din satul Ghincăuţi. Directivele prefecturii judeţului Hotin cu privire la problemele de comerț și industrie, 1940. Listele locatarilor din Edineț, care au fost recrutaţi de armată în 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939. Informații statistice cu privire la situația economică a satului Caracuşeni și mișcarea populației. Lista de supraveghere a satelor și a membrilor sectelor, 1938. Ordinele și directivele preturelor privind condițiile de eliberare a pașapoartelor străine şi a acordării cetăţenii române. Solicitările localnicilor cu privire la obţinerea certificatelor de încredere. Lista de săteni cu indicarea mărimii terenurilor agricole primite în rezultatul reformei agrare din 1918-1923. Dosarele personale ale lucrătorilor la primăriile judeţului Hotin de origine iudaică.

Finding Aids

  • Îndrumătorul Arhivei Naţionale a Republicii Moldova (partea II-a, 1918 – începutul secolului XXI, ediţia a II-a, revăzută şi completată). Chişinău, 2012: 39

Existence and Location of Originals

  • NARM

Existence and Location of Copies

  • Copies at USHMM RG-54.006M

Archivist Note

Added by Irina

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0