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The article describes the contents of 2nd volume of the inventory to fond Magistrate of the royal and capital city of Lviv from the years 1787–1918, preserved at the holdings of the State Archives of Lviv Region in Lviv. This part of the fond contains records from the years 1854-1888 (fond no. 1798–3664). Records reflect the changes in the structure of the municipality that took place in the late 19th c. Records that until 1853 had belonged to the departments, such as the ones containing legal books and records regarding the real estate transactions or dealing with the tax matters were included under the remit of the new departments. In the mid-19th c. there were created departments from 1. to 9. and the new offices – of Mayor and (since 1861) a city council. Records from the years 1854–1888 relate to the history of the city of Lviv and the legal situation of its residents. This was an important period in the history of the Habsburg monarchy, which was transformed into a dual monarchy (the empire of Austria-Hungary), and Galicia itself underwent systemic changes associated with granting autonomy for the province. The fond includes regulations of magistrate, correspondence with the governorship of Galicia in Lviv, school boards, the police and other institutions; reports of municipal doctors on cholera outbreak; matters on expropriation in connection with the action of widening the streets, matters relating to the construction of the railway, construction of an underground channel for the Poltva river, street lighting, construction of tramway, etc. Much of the material relates to issues of religion, economy, and education and social matters.