58. The Soviet of Deputies elects an Executive Committee to deal with current affairs; not more than five members for rural districts, one for every fifty members of the Soviets of cities, but not more than fifteen and not less than three in the aggregate (Petrograd and Moscow not more than forty). The Executive Committee is entirely responsible to the Soviet which elected it. 59. The Soviet of Deputies is convoked by the Executive Committee upon its own initiative, or upon the request of not less than one-half of the membership of the Soviet; in any case at least once a week in cities, and twice a week in rural sections. 60. Within its jurisdiction the Soviet, and in cases mentioned in Section 57, Note, the meeting of the voters is the supreme power in the given district. Chapter XII JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL ORGANS OF THE SOVIETS 61. Regional, provincial, county, and rural organs of the Soviet power and also the Soviets of Deputies have to perform the following duties: (_a_) Carry out all orders of the respective higher organs of the Soviet power. (_b_) Take all steps for raising the cultural and economic standard of the given territory. (_c_) Decide all questions of local importance within their respective territories. (_d_) Co-ordinate all Soviet activity in their respective territories. 62. The Congresses of Soviets and their Executive Committees have the right to control the activity of the local Soviets (_i.e._, the regional Congress controls all Soviets of the respective region; the provincial, of the respective province, with the exception of the urban Soviets, etc.); and the regional and provincial Congresses and their Executive Committees have in addition the right to overrule the decisions of the Soviets of their districts, giving notice in important cases to the central Soviet authority. 63. For the purpose of performing their duties, the local Soviets, rural and urban, and the Executive Committees form sections respectively.