The Evolution of Governments And Laws Exhibiting the Governmental Structures of
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He 386 EVOLUTION OF GOVERNMENTS AND LAWS could not execute justice without the concurrence of the posadnik, nor reverse a judgment nor take a suit away from the city. In conflicts between citizens and the prince's men a mixed tribunal decided. He could impose no garrison nor colony on them. The chief officer of the city was the posad- nik. He was charged with the defense of civic rights, and shared with the prince the judicial powers and the apportion- ment of taxes. He governed the city, comma...nded the army and directed its diplomacy. The next in authority was the teusatski, who was military chief and entrusted with the de- fense off the rights of the people as a sort of tribune. Novgo- rod also preserved its spiritual independence by electing its own archbishop, who ranked among the chief dignitaries of the city. The citizens not only elected but retained the power to depose him. Novgorod became a German market, and German settlements were made not only at Novgorod but also at Ladoga and Pskof.
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