The history of the formation of notariat in Kostroma land

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the process of formation of the institution of notaries in Kostroma land. The work identifi es the main stages of the development of the institution of notaries in the development of the state and the sources of legal regulation of this area of law enforcement. In the process of the historical and legal analysis, the peculiarities of the practical activity of notaries, refl ected in the documents which are stored in the holdings of the State Archives of Kostroma Region, are revealed. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of the judicial reform of 1864 and its role in the formation of the Russian notariat. The main purpose of the work was to assess the infl uence of historical experience on the current state of the institution of notaries, as well as to identify lost traditions in this area of jurisprudence. The results of this study may be of interest to specialists in the fi eld of history of law and local history.