2. The following Bureaus of Vital Statistics are established: (a) the Central Bureau attached to the Local Self-Government Bureau of the Commissariat of the Interior; (b) the Provincial Bureaus attached to the Soviets of Soldiers' and Workmen's Deputies in the principal cities of a province or territory; (c) the Local Bureaus attached to the Soviets of Soldiers' and Workmen's Deputies in the townships and villages or, in large cities, to the district Soviets.
3. The duties of local Bureaus of Vital Statistics shall comprise: (a) The registration of all events occurring within the territory under the jurisdiction of the respective Soviets which affect a person's civil status, (Sect. 7); (b) the preparation of certified abstracts from the records upon the request of parties interested therein.
4. The duties of provincial Bureaus of Vital Statistics shall comprise: (a) the preparation on the basis of information supplied by the local bureaus of the personal records of citizens registered within the territorial limits of the respective province or territory; (b) the furnishing of information and abstracts from the records; (c) the supervision over the due performance of the work of the local bureaus.
5. The duties of the Central Bureau of Vital Statistics shall comprise: (a) the preparation and the keeping of the general register of persons registered within the territorial limits of the Russian Republic and those Russian citizens who have been registered abroad; (b) the furnishing of information and certified abstracts from the general register; (c) the general supervision over the due per-
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