Post by skwishy on Jun 3, 2018 20:09:16 GMT
Your Majesty, I come before you today to request Imperial Assent for four bills passed in the regional council
Article I (Article 1 - Definitions)
Section 1
1.1 : Legislation - Resolutions, Declarations, Bills, Acts, Referenda and Treaties with foreign powers.
Article II (Article 2 - The Chairperson)
Section 1
1.1 : The Vice Chancellor shall be the Speaker of the Regional Council.
1.2 : The Speaker shall have the power to moderate all debates within the confines of the Regional Council to ensure that they remain civil and constructive, as well as on topic.
1.3 : Should any Councillor get out of line in any Provision mentioned in this Article, the Speaker shall have the power to ask them to recuse themselves from the debate in which they became out of line.
1.4. It shall be incumbent on the Speaker to fulfill all duties as described in the Constitution.
1.5. The Speaker shall have the power to moderate voting on all Legislation in the format that they sees fit.
1.6. The Speaker is able to appoint and dismiss one Vice Chair at their will. The Vice Chair has the powers of the Chairperson when the Speaker is not available. The Speaker is able to veto any decision made by the Vice Chair; unless it is asking the Speaker to recuse themself from debate.
1.7. The Speaker holds moderation over the Regional Council in the Forums.
1.8. When Legislation passes through the Regional Council the Speaker shall create a Imperial Assent post in Imperial Palace Thread for the Sovereign to Assent.
1.9. The Speaker shall move all Assented pieces of Legislation to the Passed Laws Thread and all Failed/Withdrawn/Repealed Legislation to Archived Legislation Thread.
1.10. The Speaker can request a vote to table a proposed piece of Legislation, upon a successive yes to the tabling it is then moved to Archived Legislation.
1.11. After making an announcement in the Office of the Legislative Presiding Officer and in the Discord, and waiting 24 hours for any legal challenges the Chairperson is able to make grammatical or spelling fixes to the passed Legislation that was outlined in the announcement.
Article III (Article 3 - Debating)
Section 1
1.1. All Councillors shall be welcome in any and all debates on the Regional Council Floor.
1.2. All Councillors have the ability and the authority to propose Legislation and resolutions to the Regional Council Floor.
1.3. The Council will only entertain the introduction of a Treaty with a foreign power if it is proposed by the Sovereign, Imperial Consort, Crown Heir, Chancellor, or Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1.4. All Legislation must receive a minimum of 24 hours of debate before any motion to vote can be made.
1.5. All replies from Councillors on Proposed Legislation should be seen either in The Council Channel on the Discord or posted below the Legislation in Regional Council Forum as a reply.
1.6. All proposed Legislation must be within the bounds and acceptable according to the Legislative Template, it will be archived within twenty four hours of its proposal if it does not conform to the Template.
1.7. The Sovereign is able to express their own thoughts within the Debating Period.
1.8. A Councillor is able to allow a non-Councillor into the Councillor-Chambers and to reply directly onto a thread if the citizen is both relevant and has been approved by the Speaker. This, of course, means that unless you are a Councillor or the Sovereign you do not respond to Legislation in the thread of senate-chambers automatically.
Article IV (Article 4 - Voting)
Section 1
1.1. After the requirements in Article 3 Section 1.4 of this document are met, any voting member of the Regional Council may motion to vote. A second is required before the Speaker will consider the motion to vote. Or the Speaker is able to pass a Motion to Vote themselves; without a seconding from another Councillor.
1.2. Any Councillor with an objection to the motion to vote must declare as such before the motion to vote is seconded and must clearly state why they are objecting. The Speaker will have twenty-four (24) hours to consider this motion. It is entirely up to the Speaker as to whether or not to grant the objection which will block the motion to vote.
1.3. All voting will be done in the forum according to First Past the Post System, and will last for a minimum of twenty four (24) hours, but shall not exceed seventy two (72) hours.
1.3.1: When tallying the votes, only the voting councillors are counted.
1.4. The Speaker shall assume the powers of the Councillors as stated in the Constitution.
Article V (Article 5 - Decorum)
Section 1
1.1. It is forbidden to swear in the forums of the Regional Council.
1.2. Explicitly insulting another Councillor is allowed, but the Speaker can still ask the Councillor to excuse themself from the debate.
Article VI (Article 6 - Emergency Powers)
Section 1
5.1. In the event of a regional emergency, Councillors may motion for the 48 hour debate period to be waived so that a motion to vote may immediately be called.
5.2. This motion will require a second by another Councilor.
5.3. This voting will last for twenty-four hours.
Preamble
We, loyal subjects of the Crown, Citizen, Nobility and Royalty, do in Unity establish the Szabor Constitution. A means to achieve the greater interests of the region as a whole. This document will act as the basic set of law and ethical values of the region of Szabor. The Constitution shall be the Supreme Law of the Region.
Article I (Article 1 - The State)
Section 1
1.1: The State shall be defined as the NationStates region of Szabor.
1.2: The State is an independent entity ruled by the Sovereign.
Article II (Article 2 - The Monarchy and Nobility)
Section 1
1.1: The monarch shall be the rightful founder of Empire of Szabor or the rightful successor of such.
1.2: The Sovereign may veto any law which fails to gain a ¾ majority in the Regional Council.
1.3: The Sovereign has the power to write edicts which have the full force of law.
1.3.1: Imperial Edicts can be vetoed by a ¾ vote in the Regional Council.
1.4: The Sovereign has the right to assist in any decision making process which the executive undertakes.
1.5: The Sovereign has the right to be consulted by the executive in regards to the regions official policy and stance.
1.6: The Sovereign reserves the right to dissolve the Executive and the Legislative upon receiving unanimous support from the Supreme Court and call for fresh elections within a 2 day period.
1.7: The Sovereign may not serve as a member of the Judiciary, the Executive, or the Legislature.
Section 2
2.1: The Sovereign’s heir will ascend to the throne should the Sovereign abdicate, cease to exist, or become inactive without prior notice for a period longer than 21 days.
2.1.1: Should the heir forfeit their position then the next person in the line of succession shall ascend to the throne.
2.2: The Sovereign may replace their heir at any time.
2.3: If the Sovereign is inactive for a period of more than 5 days, or has notified the region of their inability to be active then the heir becomes the Regent and temporarily assumes the powers of the Sovereign.
2.4: The heir may not serve as a member of the Judiciary, the Executive, or the Legislature.
Section 3
3.1: The Sovereign shall establish the ruling house of Szabor.
3.2 : Only members of the ruling house are permitted the right to use the rank and title of Prince or Princess.
Section 4
4.1: The Sovereign is prohibited from elevating their Consort to equal rank, status and powers.
4.2: The Consort may stand for elections for Chancellor or Regional Councillor or to serve as a Justice.
Section 5
5.1: The Sovereign has the power to create a Line of Succession which decides who should accede to the throne in the case that their heir does not wish to take up the position of Sovereign.
5.2: The Sovereign is prohibited from including their Consort within the Line of Succession.
5.3: The Sovereign shall amend the Line of Succession within the bounds of the Constitution and existing law.
Section 6
6.1: The Sovereign may appoint nobles for extraordinary contribution to the region.
6.2: The Sovereign shall reserve the sole right to revoke all titles of nobility.
Article III (Article 3 - Communications Administration)
Section 1
1.1: The Council of Guardians shall be made up of 4 members, including the Sovereign.
1.2: All members of the Council of Guardians will be appointed by the Sovereign.
1.3: The Council of Guardians shall be responsible for the management and moderation of all forms of regional communications.
1.4: The Council of Guardians has the power to ban any member nation through a unanimous vote in favor.
Section 2
2.1: Any forms of communication which claim affiliation to the region shall be subject to this constitution and all other laws.
Article IV (Article 4 - The Executive)
Section 1
1.1: The Executive shall be known His/Her Imperial Majesty’s Civil Executive Government.
1.1.1: His/Her Imperial Majesty’s Civil Executive Government shall consist of the Imperial Cabinet and Executive Officers.
1.2: The Executive functions to implement regional policies in the name of the Sovereign.
1.3: The Chancellor shall head the Imperial Cabinet.
1.4: The Chancellor is mandated to appoint a Vice Chancellor within a 24 hour period upon being sworn in.
1.5: The Chancellor shall have the following powers,
a. The authority to appoint and dismiss any member of the Imperial Cabinet.
b. The authority to order the dismissal of any Executive Officer not of the Imperial Cabinet.
c. The authority to issue an declaration of Persona Non Grata on foreign peoples.
d. The authority to advise on military operations.
e. The authority to recommend judicial appointments to the Crown
f. The authority to assume control of any Ministry until a new Minister is appointed.
g. The authority to issue Executive Orders to regulate the process, behavior, and good governance of His/Her Imperial Majesty’s Civil Executive Government of the Empire of Szabor.
1.5.1: Executive Orders shall not contradict the Constitution and existing laws.
1.5.2: Executive Orders can be vetoed by a 3/4 vote in the Regional Council or a 2/3 majority opinion of the Supreme Court.
Section 2
2.1: The Imperial Cabinet shall consist of Mandatory Ministries and non-Mandatory Ministries.
2.2: Mandatory Ministries shall consist of the following:
a. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
b. The Ministry of Military Affairs.
2.3: Mandatory Ministries are prohibited from being dissolved, but they may be suspended by the Chancellor.
2.4: Non-Mandatory Ministries shall be defined as additional ministries established to carry out functions not specified for the Mandatory Ministries.
2.5: Non-Mandatory Ministries may be established and dissolved by the Chancellor.
Section 3
3.1: The Chancellor will be elected every 2 months in an election ran under the First Past the Post Voting method in which all citizens may participate.
3.1.1: Convicted offenders may not run for the office of Chancellor until 4 months after their trial or punishment has ended.
3.2: The Chancellor may be impeached by the Regional Council with a 3/4 vote in favor or by unanimous support of the Supreme Court.
Article V (Article 5 - The Legislature)
Section 1
1.1: The Regional Council will be responsible for the legislative governance of the region.
1.2: The Regional Council will have have 4,6 or 8 members proportional to the amount of candidates contesting.
1.3: Elections for the Regional Council will take place every 2 months under the first-past-the-post system.
1.4: Members of the Executive and Judiciary may hold a seat in the Regional Council but the Sovereign and their heir may not.
1.5: Legislation requires a simple majority in favor but constitutional amendments require a 3/4 of the voting councilors in favor.
1.6: All bills must receive the assent of the Sovereign before they become law.
1.6.1: Bills that do not receive Assent of the Sovereign within the period of 1 week shall be returned to the Regional Council for a second vote of confirmation to be made Law.
1.7: Every month the Regional Council will decide the need of a roleplayer committee election.
Section 2
2.1: The Speaker of the Regional Council will open debates, moderate debates, close debates, open votes and close votes.
2.2: The Vice Chancellor will be the Speaker of the Regional Council.
2.2.1: The Speaker must appoint a Vice Chair of the Regional Council within a week after their appointment.
2.2.2: The Vice Chair is empowered to open debates, moderate debates, close debates, open votes and close votes should the Speaker be unreachable.
Section 3
3.1: Any member of the Regional Council may be impeached from office with a 3/4 vote in favor or by order of the Chief Justice when found breaking the Law.
Article VI (Article 6 - The Judiciary)
Section 1
1.1: The Judiciary shall consist of the Supreme Court.
1.2: Justices shall serve on the Supreme Court.
Section 2
2.1: The Supreme Court is responsible for dealing with applications for trial and judicial review and presiding and giving out sentences for all trials.
2.2: The Supreme Court will be made up of three Justices appointed by the Sovereign under the recommendation of the Chancellor.
2.2.1: Amongst the Justices, they will elect one of their colleagues as Chief Justice who functions as the Head of the Judicial Branch. The remaining Justices shall be Associate Justices.
2.2.2: Should the Chief Justice be unreachable, the Sovereign shall appoint an Associate Justice shall serve as temporary Chief Justice.
2.3: Justices serve indefinitely unless removed by a ¾ vote from the Regional Council, or dismissed by the Sovereign.
2.4: A Supreme Court decision cannot be challenged unless it is the court overruling themselves by result of another case brought to the Supreme Court.
2.5: The Justices shall issue the Supreme Court Review when requested to conduct a Judicial Review concerning the legality of government actions or passed legislation.
Article VII (Article 7 - The Citizenry and Bill of Rights)
Section 1
1.1: A citizen shall be defined as a nation which has applied for citizenship on the forum and has been accepted by those acting under the authority of the Sovereign.
1.2: The government has the right to deny citizenship to any nation it wishes to.
1.3: The sovereign may revoke the citizenship of any nation for a perceived wrongdoing.
1.4: All citizens are entitled to basic rights as detailed under the bill of rights.
Section 2
2.1: All subjects shall have the right to:
a: Freedom of speech: This shall be defined as being able to share their thoughts without threat of punishment.
b: Vote: This shall be defined as the ability to participate in any elections without being barred by any legislation or person of authority.
c: Privacy: This shall be defined as being able to keep information to yourself without being forced to release it to the public or the authorities.
d: Fair trial: This shall be defined as having a trial where both sides are heard equally and all are given ample time to provide evidence and share their opinion.
e: Petition: This shall be defined as the right to petition any member of the Crown, Executive, Legislative and Judiciary.
2.1.1: The Right to Petition shall include the following,
a. To petition the Chancellor, Speaker or Chief Justice to conduct a review of their respective branches of government.
b. To petition a Regional Councilor to propose their legislation on their behalf.
Section 3
3.1: The Regional Council shall pass appropriate legislation to ensure the Freedom of Speech is guaranteed and not abused.
3.2: Citizenship is a mandatory requirement for the right to vote, revocation of citizenship equals revocation of the right to vote.
Article VIII (Article 8 - The Military)
Section 1
1.1: The Military shall be known as “The Armed Forces of Szabor”.
1.2: The Military will be a raiding aligned force.
1.3: The Military is under the command of the Sovereign.
1.4: The Minister of Military Affairs will be delegated responsibility for the Military.
Section 2
2.1: To become a member of the military a subject must swear allegiance to the Sovereign.
2.2: Members of the military will be subject to a rank system decided by the Ministry of Military Affairs.
Article IX (Article 9 - Emergency Powers)
Section 1
1.1: During a period of Emergency, the Chancellor may issue an Executive Proclamation that suspends the Constitution and Legal Code within the period of Emergency.
1.2: Upon the issuing of the Executive Proclamation, the Executive Branch shall assume all Legislative and Judicial within the set lifeline of the Executive Proclamation.
1.2: The Executive Proclamation shall not be in effect for more than one (1) week and will expire once it has passed the one (1) week lifeline.
1.3: The Executive Proclamation may only be issued with the Assent of the Sovereign or Acting Sovereign or Regent.
1.4: The Executive Proclamation may be repealed by the Sovereign.
Article X (Article 10 - Repeal)
Section 1
1.1: This Imperial Constitution hereby repeals the Constitution of December 2017 which established the Republic of Szabor.
1.2: All legislation that was passed under the Constitution of December 2017 will be edited and amended to suit this new imperial constitution.
Article I (Article 1 - Establishment of Roleplay)
Section 1
1.1: The Regional Roleplay of Szabor shall be established and governed so by this law.
Article II (Article 2 - Roleplayers and Roleplayer Rights)
Section 1
1.1: Roleplayers shall be defined as participants in the Regional Roleplay.
1.2: Only citizens of Szabor are permitted to participate in the Regional Roleplay.
1.2.1: Only with the Assent of the Sovereign may this prohibition on non-citizens participation be lifted.
Section 2
2.1: The Bill of Rights shall be applied as Roleplayer Rights.
2.1.1: Roleplayers shall have the right to petition members of the Regional Roleplay governing body.
Article III (Article 3 - Roleplay Governance)
Section 1
1.1: The Roleplayer Committee (RPC) is hereby established as the Chief governing body to legislate, execute and interpret Roleplay Rules and Regulations.
1.2: The Roleplayer Committee shall consist of a minimum of 3 Committee Members, non-roleplayer citizens are permitted to be in the said Committee.
1.3: Members of the Roleplayer Committee shall be elected via a First Past the Post voting system.
1.3.1: Elections for the Roleplayer Committee shall be held once the Regional Council votes in favor of holding it.
Section 2
2.1: The Roleplayer Committee shall be mandated to establish a formal rulebook to regulate the workings of the Roleplay.
2.2: The Roleplayer Committee shall be mandated to keep record of all starting Roleplay information.
2.3: The Roleplayer Committee shall hold votes amongst themselves concerning only matters relating to the Regional Roleplay.
Section 3
3.1: Members of the Roleplayer Committee may be impeached by a simple majority vote held within the Roleplayer Committee.
3.2: Roleplayers are automatically stripped of roleplayer status when their citizenship is revoked.
3.2.1: The Roleplayer Committee is permitted to bar citizens from participating within the RP with a simple majority vote.
Article I (Article 1 - Disclaimer)
Section 1
1.1: The Regional Council shall reserve the powers via means of legislation to amend or repeal the Legal Code.
1.2: Repealing the Legal Code will require a 3/4 of the Regional Council in favor and a replacement already proposed within the Regional Council.
Article II (Article 2 - Offences)
Section 1
1.1: The accused may only be found guilty of acts illegal under this article.
Section 2
2.1: High crimes shall be defined as the offences of treason, espionage, and election fraud.
2.2: The high crime of treason shall be defined as taking arms or providing support to a region or group which seeks to undermine or overthrow the democratically elected government of Szabor.
2.3: The high crime of espionage shall be defined as providing information to a region or group when this has not been sanctioned by the source of the information.
2.3.1: The information which has been shared must be information that is only available to members or government officials of the region to be classed as espionage.
2.4: The high crime of election fraud shall be defined as the intentional deceit of regional citizens in regards to the taking place of elections or the requirements to vote in said election, conspiring to rig the outcome of said election, or using puppet accounts to vote in said election.
Section 3
3.1: Criminal offences shall be defined as the offences of harassment, usage of offensive language, phishing, property theft, spamming, and foreign recruitment.
3.2: The criminal offence of harassment shall be defined as continued use of aggression to pressure, intimidate, or offend a citizen, resident, or foreign nation.
3.3: The criminal offense of phishing shall be defined as attempting to receive access to offsite controls or passwords through the usage of deception.
3.4: The criminal offence of property theft shall be defined as the usage of intellectual property belonging to a citizen, resident, or foreign nation and claiming it as your own without any credit towards the original creator.
3.5: The criminal offence of spamming shall be defined as an action with the intention to waste space or cause shock in the regional message board, the regional discord, the regional military discord, or the regional forum.
3.5.1: The criminal offence of spamming shall be allowed in certain areas where it is sanctioned by the administrators of the regional discord, the regional military discord, or the regional forum.
3.6: The criminal offence of foreign recruitment shall be defined as recruiting citizens or residents of Szabor to join another NationStates region.
Article III (Article 3 - Judicial Procedure)
Section 1
1.1: All trials for alledged criminal offences and high crimes shall take place in the Supreme Court.
Section 2
2.1: The application for a trial based on the charge of an alleged high crime must be submitted to the Supreme Court within 30 days of the alleged infraction.
2.2: The application for a trial based on the charge of an alleged criminal offence must be submitted to the Supreme Court within 7 days of the alleged infraction.
2.3: The application for a trial based on the aforementioned charges must contain any information which the Supreme Court requests in the template that the Supreme Court have established.
Section 3
3.1: The Justice who accepts the application for a trial shall oversee the trial or appoint another Justice to oversee the trial.
3.2: Following the acceptance of the application for a trial the Justice shall make a thread in the applicable sub-forum. Once this thread has been made the Plaintiff & the Defendant will have 24 hours to state that they are in attendance. Justices may grant an extension to this time period if they receive a proper reason as to why they should.
3.3: Once this has occurred the presiding Justice or Judge shall allow the Plaintiff & Defendant 24 hours to make a statement. Once this 24 hour period is over the Defendant will have another 24 hours to plea either guilty or not guilty.
3.4: Following the Defendants plea the Justice will have 24 hours to consult with the other Justices to make their final decision on whether or not the Defendant is guilty of the offence. Once this has been decided they will decide on a punishment justifiable for the conviction.
3.6: Following this, the Supreme Court the decision may not be appealed.
This was originally posted by Skwishy on the former ZetaBoards forums
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SZABOR
SHORT TITLE : Standing Orders and Decorum Amendment
LONG TITLE : none
AUTHOR AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
SHORT TITLE : Standing Orders and Decorum Amendment
LONG TITLE : none
AUTHOR AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
Standing Orders and Decorum Amendment (2018)
Article I (Article 1 - Definitions)
Section 1
1.1 : Legislation - Resolutions, Declarations, Bills, Acts, Referenda and Treaties with foreign powers.
Article II (Article 2 - The Chairperson)
Section 1
1.1 : The Vice Chancellor shall be the Speaker of the Regional Council.
1.2 : The Speaker shall have the power to moderate all debates within the confines of the Regional Council to ensure that they remain civil and constructive, as well as on topic.
1.3 : Should any Councillor get out of line in any Provision mentioned in this Article, the Speaker shall have the power to ask them to recuse themselves from the debate in which they became out of line.
1.4. It shall be incumbent on the Speaker to fulfill all duties as described in the Constitution.
1.5. The Speaker shall have the power to moderate voting on all Legislation in the format that they sees fit.
1.6. The Speaker is able to appoint and dismiss one Vice Chair at their will. The Vice Chair has the powers of the Chairperson when the Speaker is not available. The Speaker is able to veto any decision made by the Vice Chair; unless it is asking the Speaker to recuse themself from debate.
1.7. The Speaker holds moderation over the Regional Council in the Forums.
1.8. When Legislation passes through the Regional Council the Speaker shall create a Imperial Assent post in Imperial Palace Thread for the Sovereign to Assent.
1.9. The Speaker shall move all Assented pieces of Legislation to the Passed Laws Thread and all Failed/Withdrawn/Repealed Legislation to Archived Legislation Thread.
1.10. The Speaker can request a vote to table a proposed piece of Legislation, upon a successive yes to the tabling it is then moved to Archived Legislation.
1.11. After making an announcement in the Office of the Legislative Presiding Officer and in the Discord, and waiting 24 hours for any legal challenges the Chairperson is able to make grammatical or spelling fixes to the passed Legislation that was outlined in the announcement.
Article III (Article 3 - Debating)
Section 1
1.1. All Councillors shall be welcome in any and all debates on the Regional Council Floor.
1.2. All Councillors have the ability and the authority to propose Legislation and resolutions to the Regional Council Floor.
1.3. The Council will only entertain the introduction of a Treaty with a foreign power if it is proposed by the Sovereign, Imperial Consort, Crown Heir, Chancellor, or Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1.4. All Legislation must receive a minimum of 24 hours of debate before any motion to vote can be made.
1.5. All replies from Councillors on Proposed Legislation should be seen either in The Council Channel on the Discord or posted below the Legislation in Regional Council Forum as a reply.
1.6. All proposed Legislation must be within the bounds and acceptable according to the Legislative Template, it will be archived within twenty four hours of its proposal if it does not conform to the Template.
1.7. The Sovereign is able to express their own thoughts within the Debating Period.
1.8. A Councillor is able to allow a non-Councillor into the Councillor-Chambers and to reply directly onto a thread if the citizen is both relevant and has been approved by the Speaker. This, of course, means that unless you are a Councillor or the Sovereign you do not respond to Legislation in the thread of senate-chambers automatically.
Article IV (Article 4 - Voting)
Section 1
1.1. After the requirements in Article 3 Section 1.4 of this document are met, any voting member of the Regional Council may motion to vote. A second is required before the Speaker will consider the motion to vote. Or the Speaker is able to pass a Motion to Vote themselves; without a seconding from another Councillor.
1.2. Any Councillor with an objection to the motion to vote must declare as such before the motion to vote is seconded and must clearly state why they are objecting. The Speaker will have twenty-four (24) hours to consider this motion. It is entirely up to the Speaker as to whether or not to grant the objection which will block the motion to vote.
1.3. All voting will be done in the forum according to First Past the Post System, and will last for a minimum of twenty four (24) hours, but shall not exceed seventy two (72) hours.
1.3.1: When tallying the votes, only the voting councillors are counted.
1.4. The Speaker shall assume the powers of the Councillors as stated in the Constitution.
Article V (Article 5 - Decorum)
Section 1
1.1. It is forbidden to swear in the forums of the Regional Council.
1.2. Explicitly insulting another Councillor is allowed, but the Speaker can still ask the Councillor to excuse themself from the debate.
Article VI (Article 6 - Emergency Powers)
Section 1
5.1. In the event of a regional emergency, Councillors may motion for the 48 hour debate period to be waived so that a motion to vote may immediately be called.
5.2. This motion will require a second by another Councilor.
5.3. This voting will last for twenty-four hours.
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SZABOR
SHORT TITLE : Constitutional Amendment #2 2018
LONG TITLE : N/A
AUTHORED AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
SHORT TITLE : Constitutional Amendment #2 2018
LONG TITLE : N/A
AUTHORED AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
Constitutional Amendments #2 (2018)
Preamble
We, loyal subjects of the Crown, Citizen, Nobility and Royalty, do in Unity establish the Szabor Constitution. A means to achieve the greater interests of the region as a whole. This document will act as the basic set of law and ethical values of the region of Szabor. The Constitution shall be the Supreme Law of the Region.
Article I (Article 1 - The State)
Section 1
1.1: The State shall be defined as the NationStates region of Szabor.
1.2: The State is an independent entity ruled by the Sovereign.
Article II (Article 2 - The Monarchy and Nobility)
Section 1
1.1: The monarch shall be the rightful founder of Empire of Szabor or the rightful successor of such.
1.2: The Sovereign may veto any law which fails to gain a ¾ majority in the Regional Council.
1.3: The Sovereign has the power to write edicts which have the full force of law.
1.3.1: Imperial Edicts can be vetoed by a ¾ vote in the Regional Council.
1.4: The Sovereign has the right to assist in any decision making process which the executive undertakes.
1.5: The Sovereign has the right to be consulted by the executive in regards to the regions official policy and stance.
1.6: The Sovereign reserves the right to dissolve the Executive and the Legislative upon receiving unanimous support from the Supreme Court and call for fresh elections within a 2 day period.
1.7: The Sovereign may not serve as a member of the Judiciary, the Executive, or the Legislature.
Section 2
2.1: The Sovereign’s heir will ascend to the throne should the Sovereign abdicate, cease to exist, or become inactive without prior notice for a period longer than 21 days.
2.1.1: Should the heir forfeit their position then the next person in the line of succession shall ascend to the throne.
2.2: The Sovereign may replace their heir at any time.
2.3: If the Sovereign is inactive for a period of more than 5 days, or has notified the region of their inability to be active then the heir becomes the Regent and temporarily assumes the powers of the Sovereign.
2.4: The heir may not serve as a member of the Judiciary, the Executive, or the Legislature.
Section 3
3.1: The Sovereign shall establish the ruling house of Szabor.
3.2 : Only members of the ruling house are permitted the right to use the rank and title of Prince or Princess.
Section 4
4.1: The Sovereign is prohibited from elevating their Consort to equal rank, status and powers.
4.2: The Consort may stand for elections for Chancellor or Regional Councillor or to serve as a Justice.
Section 5
5.1: The Sovereign has the power to create a Line of Succession which decides who should accede to the throne in the case that their heir does not wish to take up the position of Sovereign.
5.2: The Sovereign is prohibited from including their Consort within the Line of Succession.
5.3: The Sovereign shall amend the Line of Succession within the bounds of the Constitution and existing law.
Section 6
6.1: The Sovereign may appoint nobles for extraordinary contribution to the region.
6.2: The Sovereign shall reserve the sole right to revoke all titles of nobility.
Article III (Article 3 - Communications Administration)
Section 1
1.1: The Council of Guardians shall be made up of 4 members, including the Sovereign.
1.2: All members of the Council of Guardians will be appointed by the Sovereign.
1.3: The Council of Guardians shall be responsible for the management and moderation of all forms of regional communications.
1.4: The Council of Guardians has the power to ban any member nation through a unanimous vote in favor.
Section 2
2.1: Any forms of communication which claim affiliation to the region shall be subject to this constitution and all other laws.
Article IV (Article 4 - The Executive)
Section 1
1.1: The Executive shall be known His/Her Imperial Majesty’s Civil Executive Government.
1.1.1: His/Her Imperial Majesty’s Civil Executive Government shall consist of the Imperial Cabinet and Executive Officers.
1.2: The Executive functions to implement regional policies in the name of the Sovereign.
1.3: The Chancellor shall head the Imperial Cabinet.
1.4: The Chancellor is mandated to appoint a Vice Chancellor within a 24 hour period upon being sworn in.
1.5: The Chancellor shall have the following powers,
a. The authority to appoint and dismiss any member of the Imperial Cabinet.
b. The authority to order the dismissal of any Executive Officer not of the Imperial Cabinet.
c. The authority to issue an declaration of Persona Non Grata on foreign peoples.
d. The authority to advise on military operations.
e. The authority to recommend judicial appointments to the Crown
f. The authority to assume control of any Ministry until a new Minister is appointed.
g. The authority to issue Executive Orders to regulate the process, behavior, and good governance of His/Her Imperial Majesty’s Civil Executive Government of the Empire of Szabor.
1.5.1: Executive Orders shall not contradict the Constitution and existing laws.
1.5.2: Executive Orders can be vetoed by a 3/4 vote in the Regional Council or a 2/3 majority opinion of the Supreme Court.
Section 2
2.1: The Imperial Cabinet shall consist of Mandatory Ministries and non-Mandatory Ministries.
2.2: Mandatory Ministries shall consist of the following:
a. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
b. The Ministry of Military Affairs.
2.3: Mandatory Ministries are prohibited from being dissolved, but they may be suspended by the Chancellor.
2.4: Non-Mandatory Ministries shall be defined as additional ministries established to carry out functions not specified for the Mandatory Ministries.
2.5: Non-Mandatory Ministries may be established and dissolved by the Chancellor.
Section 3
3.1: The Chancellor will be elected every 2 months in an election ran under the First Past the Post Voting method in which all citizens may participate.
3.1.1: Convicted offenders may not run for the office of Chancellor until 4 months after their trial or punishment has ended.
3.2: The Chancellor may be impeached by the Regional Council with a 3/4 vote in favor or by unanimous support of the Supreme Court.
Article V (Article 5 - The Legislature)
Section 1
1.1: The Regional Council will be responsible for the legislative governance of the region.
1.2: The Regional Council will have have 4,6 or 8 members proportional to the amount of candidates contesting.
1.3: Elections for the Regional Council will take place every 2 months under the first-past-the-post system.
1.4: Members of the Executive and Judiciary may hold a seat in the Regional Council but the Sovereign and their heir may not.
1.5: Legislation requires a simple majority in favor but constitutional amendments require a 3/4 of the voting councilors in favor.
1.6: All bills must receive the assent of the Sovereign before they become law.
1.6.1: Bills that do not receive Assent of the Sovereign within the period of 1 week shall be returned to the Regional Council for a second vote of confirmation to be made Law.
1.7: Every month the Regional Council will decide the need of a roleplayer committee election.
Section 2
2.1: The Speaker of the Regional Council will open debates, moderate debates, close debates, open votes and close votes.
2.2: The Vice Chancellor will be the Speaker of the Regional Council.
2.2.1: The Speaker must appoint a Vice Chair of the Regional Council within a week after their appointment.
2.2.2: The Vice Chair is empowered to open debates, moderate debates, close debates, open votes and close votes should the Speaker be unreachable.
Section 3
3.1: Any member of the Regional Council may be impeached from office with a 3/4 vote in favor or by order of the Chief Justice when found breaking the Law.
Article VI (Article 6 - The Judiciary)
Section 1
1.1: The Judiciary shall consist of the Supreme Court.
1.2: Justices shall serve on the Supreme Court.
Section 2
2.1: The Supreme Court is responsible for dealing with applications for trial and judicial review and presiding and giving out sentences for all trials.
2.2: The Supreme Court will be made up of three Justices appointed by the Sovereign under the recommendation of the Chancellor.
2.2.1: Amongst the Justices, they will elect one of their colleagues as Chief Justice who functions as the Head of the Judicial Branch. The remaining Justices shall be Associate Justices.
2.2.2: Should the Chief Justice be unreachable, the Sovereign shall appoint an Associate Justice shall serve as temporary Chief Justice.
2.3: Justices serve indefinitely unless removed by a ¾ vote from the Regional Council, or dismissed by the Sovereign.
2.4: A Supreme Court decision cannot be challenged unless it is the court overruling themselves by result of another case brought to the Supreme Court.
2.5: The Justices shall issue the Supreme Court Review when requested to conduct a Judicial Review concerning the legality of government actions or passed legislation.
Article VII (Article 7 - The Citizenry and Bill of Rights)
Section 1
1.1: A citizen shall be defined as a nation which has applied for citizenship on the forum and has been accepted by those acting under the authority of the Sovereign.
1.2: The government has the right to deny citizenship to any nation it wishes to.
1.3: The sovereign may revoke the citizenship of any nation for a perceived wrongdoing.
1.4: All citizens are entitled to basic rights as detailed under the bill of rights.
Section 2
2.1: All subjects shall have the right to:
a: Freedom of speech: This shall be defined as being able to share their thoughts without threat of punishment.
b: Vote: This shall be defined as the ability to participate in any elections without being barred by any legislation or person of authority.
c: Privacy: This shall be defined as being able to keep information to yourself without being forced to release it to the public or the authorities.
d: Fair trial: This shall be defined as having a trial where both sides are heard equally and all are given ample time to provide evidence and share their opinion.
e: Petition: This shall be defined as the right to petition any member of the Crown, Executive, Legislative and Judiciary.
2.1.1: The Right to Petition shall include the following,
a. To petition the Chancellor, Speaker or Chief Justice to conduct a review of their respective branches of government.
b. To petition a Regional Councilor to propose their legislation on their behalf.
Section 3
3.1: The Regional Council shall pass appropriate legislation to ensure the Freedom of Speech is guaranteed and not abused.
3.2: Citizenship is a mandatory requirement for the right to vote, revocation of citizenship equals revocation of the right to vote.
Article VIII (Article 8 - The Military)
Section 1
1.1: The Military shall be known as “The Armed Forces of Szabor”.
1.2: The Military will be a raiding aligned force.
1.3: The Military is under the command of the Sovereign.
1.4: The Minister of Military Affairs will be delegated responsibility for the Military.
Section 2
2.1: To become a member of the military a subject must swear allegiance to the Sovereign.
2.2: Members of the military will be subject to a rank system decided by the Ministry of Military Affairs.
Article IX (Article 9 - Emergency Powers)
Section 1
1.1: During a period of Emergency, the Chancellor may issue an Executive Proclamation that suspends the Constitution and Legal Code within the period of Emergency.
1.2: Upon the issuing of the Executive Proclamation, the Executive Branch shall assume all Legislative and Judicial within the set lifeline of the Executive Proclamation.
1.2: The Executive Proclamation shall not be in effect for more than one (1) week and will expire once it has passed the one (1) week lifeline.
1.3: The Executive Proclamation may only be issued with the Assent of the Sovereign or Acting Sovereign or Regent.
1.4: The Executive Proclamation may be repealed by the Sovereign.
Article X (Article 10 - Repeal)
Section 1
1.1: This Imperial Constitution hereby repeals the Constitution of December 2017 which established the Republic of Szabor.
1.2: All legislation that was passed under the Constitution of December 2017 will be edited and amended to suit this new imperial constitution.
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SZABOR
SHORT TITLE : Regional Roleplay Act
LONG TITLE : N/A
AUTHORED AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
SHORT TITLE : Regional Roleplay Act
LONG TITLE : N/A
AUTHORED AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
Regional Roleplay Act (2018)
Article I (Article 1 - Establishment of Roleplay)
Section 1
1.1: The Regional Roleplay of Szabor shall be established and governed so by this law.
Article II (Article 2 - Roleplayers and Roleplayer Rights)
Section 1
1.1: Roleplayers shall be defined as participants in the Regional Roleplay.
1.2: Only citizens of Szabor are permitted to participate in the Regional Roleplay.
1.2.1: Only with the Assent of the Sovereign may this prohibition on non-citizens participation be lifted.
Section 2
2.1: The Bill of Rights shall be applied as Roleplayer Rights.
2.1.1: Roleplayers shall have the right to petition members of the Regional Roleplay governing body.
Article III (Article 3 - Roleplay Governance)
Section 1
1.1: The Roleplayer Committee (RPC) is hereby established as the Chief governing body to legislate, execute and interpret Roleplay Rules and Regulations.
1.2: The Roleplayer Committee shall consist of a minimum of 3 Committee Members, non-roleplayer citizens are permitted to be in the said Committee.
1.3: Members of the Roleplayer Committee shall be elected via a First Past the Post voting system.
1.3.1: Elections for the Roleplayer Committee shall be held once the Regional Council votes in favor of holding it.
Section 2
2.1: The Roleplayer Committee shall be mandated to establish a formal rulebook to regulate the workings of the Roleplay.
2.2: The Roleplayer Committee shall be mandated to keep record of all starting Roleplay information.
2.3: The Roleplayer Committee shall hold votes amongst themselves concerning only matters relating to the Regional Roleplay.
Section 3
3.1: Members of the Roleplayer Committee may be impeached by a simple majority vote held within the Roleplayer Committee.
3.2: Roleplayers are automatically stripped of roleplayer status when their citizenship is revoked.
3.2.1: The Roleplayer Committee is permitted to bar citizens from participating within the RP with a simple majority vote.
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF SZABOR
SHORT TITLE : Legal Code Amendments #2
LONG TITLE :
AUTHORED AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
SHORT TITLE : Legal Code Amendments #2
LONG TITLE :
AUTHORED AND PROPOSED BY : Claire Arche-VerinHall
Legal Code Amendments #2 (2018)
Article I (Article 1 - Disclaimer)
Section 1
1.1: The Regional Council shall reserve the powers via means of legislation to amend or repeal the Legal Code.
1.2: Repealing the Legal Code will require a 3/4 of the Regional Council in favor and a replacement already proposed within the Regional Council.
Article II (Article 2 - Offences)
Section 1
1.1: The accused may only be found guilty of acts illegal under this article.
Section 2
2.1: High crimes shall be defined as the offences of treason, espionage, and election fraud.
2.2: The high crime of treason shall be defined as taking arms or providing support to a region or group which seeks to undermine or overthrow the democratically elected government of Szabor.
2.3: The high crime of espionage shall be defined as providing information to a region or group when this has not been sanctioned by the source of the information.
2.3.1: The information which has been shared must be information that is only available to members or government officials of the region to be classed as espionage.
2.4: The high crime of election fraud shall be defined as the intentional deceit of regional citizens in regards to the taking place of elections or the requirements to vote in said election, conspiring to rig the outcome of said election, or using puppet accounts to vote in said election.
Section 3
3.1: Criminal offences shall be defined as the offences of harassment, usage of offensive language, phishing, property theft, spamming, and foreign recruitment.
3.2: The criminal offence of harassment shall be defined as continued use of aggression to pressure, intimidate, or offend a citizen, resident, or foreign nation.
3.3: The criminal offense of phishing shall be defined as attempting to receive access to offsite controls or passwords through the usage of deception.
3.4: The criminal offence of property theft shall be defined as the usage of intellectual property belonging to a citizen, resident, or foreign nation and claiming it as your own without any credit towards the original creator.
3.5: The criminal offence of spamming shall be defined as an action with the intention to waste space or cause shock in the regional message board, the regional discord, the regional military discord, or the regional forum.
3.5.1: The criminal offence of spamming shall be allowed in certain areas where it is sanctioned by the administrators of the regional discord, the regional military discord, or the regional forum.
3.6: The criminal offence of foreign recruitment shall be defined as recruiting citizens or residents of Szabor to join another NationStates region.
Article III (Article 3 - Judicial Procedure)
Section 1
1.1: All trials for alledged criminal offences and high crimes shall take place in the Supreme Court.
Section 2
2.1: The application for a trial based on the charge of an alleged high crime must be submitted to the Supreme Court within 30 days of the alleged infraction.
2.2: The application for a trial based on the charge of an alleged criminal offence must be submitted to the Supreme Court within 7 days of the alleged infraction.
2.3: The application for a trial based on the aforementioned charges must contain any information which the Supreme Court requests in the template that the Supreme Court have established.
Section 3
3.1: The Justice who accepts the application for a trial shall oversee the trial or appoint another Justice to oversee the trial.
3.2: Following the acceptance of the application for a trial the Justice shall make a thread in the applicable sub-forum. Once this thread has been made the Plaintiff & the Defendant will have 24 hours to state that they are in attendance. Justices may grant an extension to this time period if they receive a proper reason as to why they should.
3.3: Once this has occurred the presiding Justice or Judge shall allow the Plaintiff & Defendant 24 hours to make a statement. Once this 24 hour period is over the Defendant will have another 24 hours to plea either guilty or not guilty.
3.4: Following the Defendants plea the Justice will have 24 hours to consult with the other Justices to make their final decision on whether or not the Defendant is guilty of the offence. Once this has been decided they will decide on a punishment justifiable for the conviction.
3.6: Following this, the Supreme Court the decision may not be appealed.
This was originally posted by Skwishy on the former ZetaBoards forums
