Powers of officials of separate corps of border guards for the benefit of search and seizure

The article analyzes the legal norms, establishing the powers of officials of Separate Corps of Border Guards (SCBG) for searches and seizures in the border area as part of the border surveillance activities. The features of legal regulation of procedural activities of border guards at the beginning of the XX century are highlighted. In particular, the limits of the powers of officials in the border area are pointed out. The peculiarities of the documentation of the results of procedural activity for the fixation of the traces of criminal activity are considered. The article provides the structure of protocol on the execution of searches and seizures and its important elements. The subjects, who had the right for the execution of contraband search and seizure according to secret messages, are listed in the article. The conclusions on the level and nature of the legal regulation of procedural activities of officials of the Border Corps are drawn.