Rural construction law and regulations in the Kamienna Valley from the 19th century till 1961. Part I

The first part of the paper is devoted to the regulations concerning rural construction in the Valley of Kamienna River from the beginning of the 1^9th century till the end of the First World War. In this period, the regulations that were probably of the greatest importance were issued by the Governmental Commission of Revenue and Treasury of the Sandomierskie Province, which were binding for the villages of government estate. Research into the forms and technical solutions in the constructions from the second half of the nineteenth century, supported by archival documents prove that some aspects of these provisions were closely observed, while implementing others faced considerable difficulties. Unambiguous determination of the extent to which these regulations affected the development of the rural construction of the region is not possible due to the small number of preserved objects from the period preceding their introduction. Certainly, the existence of objects meeting the requirements of these regulations can be confirmed from the moment they became binding.