Contribution to the History of Institutions: Parliament of The People\u27s Republic of Croatia, Convocation 1953-1963

Ustroj i rad Sabora Narodne Republike Hrvatske tijekom dva saborska saziva u razdoblju 1953-1963 temeljen je na odredbama Ustavnog zakona Narodne Republike Hrvatske o osnovama društvenog i političkog uređenja i republičkim organima vlasti iz 1953. godine kojim je pojačana predstavnička uloga Sabora. Od 1953. Sabor po prvi put u svojoj povijesti ima dva doma, jer se uz općepolitičko Republičko vijeće bira i Vijeće proizvođača kao isključivo predstavništvo radnih ljudi (radničke klase). Opisuje se nov ustroj, organizacija i funkcioniranje oba vijeća, te radnih tijela Sabora i oba vijeća.The article presents history of the Parliament of the People\u27s Republic of Croatia in the period 1953-1963, mostly based on regulations and the House Rules. According to provisions of the Constitutional Law 1953, the Parliament could be elected providing bicameral organization. It was constituted of the Republican Chamber and the Chamber of Producers. As permanent assemble, the Parliament realised its functions through separate and common sessions of Chambers and sessions of their committees and bodies. The Republican Chamber, elected on the basis of direct, universal and equal suffrage by secret ballot, counted 165 representatives. Chamber of Producers counted 107/113 members, elected by mediatory election among enterprises, firms and factories. Representatives were elected in chambers on a term of four years. The election law regulated the number of representatives for chambers, also the conditions and procedures of election. The internal organization and the method of Parliament, Republican Chamber and the Chamber of Producers activities regulated their respective rules of procedures. Although the Constitution Law defined the Parliament as representative body of the people in Croatia and the supreme body of state authority, its real status was limited. All vital instruments of authority were concentrated in the Central Committee of the League of Communists of the People\u27s Republic of Croatia