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Organic Statute of the Kingdom of Poland was a quasi-constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
 replacing the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland
Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland was granted to the Congress Poland by tsar of Russia and king of Poland Alexander I of Russia, who was obliged to issue a constitution to the newly recreated Polish state under his domain as specified by the Congress of Vienna....
 in the aftermath of the November Uprising in 1832.

The Statute, signed by tsar
Tsar

Tsar or czar , occasionally spelled csar or tzar in English language, is a slavs term designating certain monarchs.Originally, the title Czar meant Emperor in the European medieval sense of the term, that is, a ruler who has the same rank as a Ancient Rome or Byzantine emperor due to recognition by another emperor or...
 Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the List of Russian rulers. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometres....
, replaced the personal union
Personal union

A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states are governed by the same monarch, while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct....
 of Kingdom of Poland and Russian Empire with eternal incorportation of Poland into Russia. Sejm
Sejm

The Sejm is the lower house of the Poland parliament.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-Chambers of parliament Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the monarch....
 (parliament) of the Kingdom was abolished, and its army merged with the Russian Army.

Remaining semblances of autonomy, left intact by the Statute included: Council of State
Council of State (Kingdom of Poland)

Council of State of Congress Poland was an important state institution of Poland that existed in the 18th century. It was also known as Council of State of Kingdom of Poland ....
, Administrative Council
Administrative Council

Administrative Council was a part of Council of State of the Congress Poland. Introduced by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland in 1815, it was composed of 5 ministers, special nominees of the Tsar and the Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland....
, Bank of Poland
Bank of Poland

Bank Polski is the name of two former banks in Poland, each of which acted as a central bank. The first was founded by Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki in 1828 in Congress Poland and functioned until 1885, when it was absorbed by the State Bank of the Russian Empire....
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Organic Statute of the Kingdom of Poland was a quasi-constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
 replacing the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland
Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland was granted to the Congress Poland by tsar of Russia and king of Poland Alexander I of Russia, who was obliged to issue a constitution to the newly recreated Polish state under his domain as specified by the Congress of Vienna....
 in the aftermath of the November Uprising in 1832.

The Statute, signed by tsar
Tsar

Tsar or czar , occasionally spelled csar or tzar in English language, is a slavs term designating certain monarchs.Originally, the title Czar meant Emperor in the European medieval sense of the term, that is, a ruler who has the same rank as a Ancient Rome or Byzantine emperor due to recognition by another emperor or...
 Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the List of Russian rulers. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometres....
, replaced the personal union
Personal union

A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states are governed by the same monarch, while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct....
 of Kingdom of Poland and Russian Empire with eternal incorportation of Poland into Russia. Sejm
Sejm

The Sejm is the lower house of the Poland parliament.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-Chambers of parliament Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the monarch....
 (parliament) of the Kingdom was abolished, and its army merged with the Russian Army.

Remaining semblances of autonomy, left intact by the Statute included: Council of State
Council of State (Kingdom of Poland)

Council of State of Congress Poland was an important state institution of Poland that existed in the 18th century. It was also known as Council of State of Kingdom of Poland ....
, Administrative Council
Administrative Council

Administrative Council was a part of Council of State of the Congress Poland. Introduced by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland in 1815, it was composed of 5 ministers, special nominees of the Tsar and the Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland....
, Bank of Poland
Bank of Poland

Bank Polski is the name of two former banks in Poland, each of which acted as a central bank. The first was founded by Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki in 1828 in Congress Poland and functioned until 1885, when it was absorbed by the State Bank of the Russian Empire....
. Out of five governmental commissions, two (military and religious/educational) were dissolved (leaving only treasury, justice and internal affairs). The power of Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland
Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland

Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland was the title of the official representatives of the king of Poland in Congress Poland, which existed from 1815 to 1874....
 was increased.