Small Constitution of 1919

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The Small Constitution of 1919 was the first

" (Polish: "Uchwała Sejmu Ustawodawczego z dnia 20 lutego 1919 r. w sprawie powierzenia Józefowi Piłsudskiemu dalszego sprawowania urzędu Naczelnika Państwa"). The legislation was published as Dz. Pr. P.P. Nr 19, poz. 226.

Provisions

The Small Constitution declared that Poland has a parliamentary system, although it did not define Poland as a republic.^[1]

(previously the Provisional Chief of State) no longer had legislative initiative and could not dismiss the Sejm; all his acts required the signature of the relevant minister.

The Small Constitution was adopted and published on 20 February 1919 and went into effect a week later, on 27 February 1919. It was amended on 25 February 1920 and was supplanted on 1 June 1921 by the March 1921 Constitution.

Footnotes

References

• ISBN 83-214-0256-9
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External links

• (in Polish) Full text of Small Constitution at the
  Adam Mickiewicz University website^{[dead link}
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