Alexey Vasiliev

(1742 - 1807). At the end of the course in the cadet school at the Senate, he served in the procurator-general, at first AI. Glebova, then Prince AA. Vyazemskoye. In 1770, Mr.. Vasiliev was appointed the Chief Secretary of the Senate and was engaged in the commission for drafting law code, in what amounted to a collection of laws on financial management until 1775, Mr.. Actually he was poruchaemy major works, such as drawing public accountant books, as shtats-office (financial management) did not have accurate information about income and expenditure. Since then, the tax-paying business was first introduced larger order. Vasiliev also wrote the instruction re-established in the provinces of the Treasury Chamber. With the destruction shtats-office, Vasiliev was appointed, in 1781, the newly established expedition to audit public accounting, which was soon incorporated wine, salt and Mining Authority. In case of illness of Procurator-General Vasiliev cases reported to the Empress State Treasurer. Since his appointment as procurator-general Samoilova, Vasiliev was the place the Director of Medical College, he was able to expand its activities without increasing costs. Existed from the time of Peter I in St. Petersburg and Moscow medico-surgical schools were converted to medico-surgical academy (of which survived only St. Petersburg, the current military-medical). Under Paul I Vasilyev, already before meeting in the Senate, was appointed state treasurer (finance minister) in this position he was in charge of treasury receipt and distribution of taxes and was estimated. In 1800, Mr.. He was sacked for slander Kutaisov, but with the ascension to the throne of Alexander I, again, was appointed state treasurer, and the formation in 1802, the ministries - finance minister. Even under Paul I Vassiliev introduced significant improvements in accounting, which under his predecessors, particularly when Prince Vyazemskoye, were in extremely poor position. Since his name is associated with two important steps. In 1802. received the approval of the charter of the state forests that have made significant improvements in the order superintendence forest property; in 1806. the force of law developed under the direct supervision Vasilieva mining provision, which with minor modifications, until recently served as the basis of our mining legislation. This provision was re-introduced the legislation, but only partly, the principle of freedom of the mountain. - Wed. "Son of the Fatherland" in 1827, N 18, "Notes Derzhavina", "Ministry of Finance, 1802 - 1902, h. 1.