The Comprehensive Body of Law Act
WHEREAS Talossa as a whole found out with the passage of el Lexhatx that lawmaking is a lot simpler when there is one comprehensive code rather than random laws scattered about, and
WHEREAS Maritiimi-Maxhestic is the best province, so it should have the best code of laws to matchTHEREFORE The Body of Law Act, The Election Act and all amendments to the Election Act, The Reunionisation Act, The Exceptions Act, Maritiimi-Maxhestic Istuporaziua Act, the Rightfully Ours Act, and the Voting Procedure Acts I and II are all repealed, with thanks to M.T. Patritz da Biondeu, Alexandreu Davinescu, Istefan Lorentzescu, and Ian Plätschisch. These laws have been incorporated into this legal code.
FURTHERMORE The Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic establishes this legal code
A. Points of StateA.1. The official motto of Maritiimi-Maxhestic is "Onward! Upward! Forward!"
A.2. The official demonym for a resident of Maritiimi-Maxhestic is "Maritiimi-Maxhestian."
A.3. The official sandwich of Maritiimi-Maxhestic is the Monte Cristo sandwich, which consists of cheese and other ingredients placed between two slices of bread, after which the whole is dipped in batter and fried. It is customarily served with a pickle.
A.4. The province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic is generally opposed to bad things and supportive of good things.
A.5. Maritiimi-Maxhestic is the best of the provinces of Talossa.
A.6. The Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic hereby establishes "Maritiimi-Maxhestic Istuporaziua," or "Maritiimi-Maxhestic Wonder-day," a day of celebration that will be celebrated on multiple days each year: January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, as well as February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, as well as March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, as well as April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, as well as May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, as well as June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, as well as July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, as well as August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, as well as September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, as well as October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, as well as November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, as well as December 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ,7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31.
B. TerritoryB.1. Maritiimi-Maxhestic is composed of the cantons of Vilátx Fréiric / Frédéricville, Maritiimi / Jahnhaven, and Port Maxhestic, as defined by K.1.13, K.1.14, and K.1.15 of el Lexhatx, respectively.
B.2. Maritiimi-Maxhestic rightfully claims the Historic Water Tower, but also recognizes Vuode's claim to the water contained within the Tower.
B.3. The Isle of Cézembre is considered to be the rightful domain of the most glorious province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic. This fact will never be forgotten, and we shall make every effort to stretch out our hand to our downtrodden allies.
C. Election LawC.1. Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic shall be conducted using the Maritiimi-Maxhestic Assembly Call.
C.1.1. The Assembly Call is publicly issued by the Maximally Magnificent Majordomo during every national election. The Call shall be issued no earlier than ten days before, and no later than, the national Balloting Day, and is closed at the same time as the national elections on the Election Deadline.
C.1.2. Responding to the "Maritiimi-Maxhestic Assembly Call' is simple, and amounts to giving public notice to Maritiimi-Maxhestians that the respondent wishes to claim a seat in the Assembly for themselves or designate their seat to another person.
C.1.2.1. If a respondent designates their seat to another person, the designee must be named by the respondent and must be eligible to hold seats in the Assembly under Article III.C of the Constitution of Maritiimi-Maxhestic.
C.1.3. After the Call closes, seats in the Assembly shall be distributed according to the responses to the Call. The number of seats in the Assembly shall be equal to the number of responses to the Call.
C.1.4. Seats may not be reassigned unless first voluntarily relinquished by their Assemblyperson, who may relinquish either all or any of their seats as they choose to another person eligible to hold seats under Article III.C of the Constitution of Maritiimi-Maxhestic.
C.2. Senate elections for Maritiimi-Maxhestic shall be held simultaneously to national elections.
C.2.1. During the week preceding the election, the Maximally Magnificent Majordomo shall call for those wishing to run for Senate to make public both their candidacy and a 50-word statement.
C.2.2. At the start of the election, the Maximally Magnificent Majordomo shall open the voting, and voters shall rank the candidates in preference order. The rules of Instant Runoff Voting shall be used to determine the winner.
C.2.3. Ties at any iteration shall be broken by the Grand General Secretary.
D. Government and Legislation
D.1. As often as thought necessary, the Assembly may appoint a Grand Specific Undersecretary to an indefinite term by majority vote. The Grand Specific Undersecretary is charged by the Assembly to take such reasonable actions as he or she might deem necessary to preserve and publicize the constitution and laws of the province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic.
D.2. As often as thought necessary, the Assembly may appoint a Maximally Magnificent Majordomo to an indefinite term by majority vote. The Maximally Magnificent Majordomo shall be charged with fairly conducting all provincial elections.
D.3. Any member of the Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic may put a bill up to a vote of the Assembly by publicly providing the text of the bill accompanied by a notice that voting on the bill has begun.
D.3.1. Voting on a bill lasts for two weeks after the notice is given or until all assemblypersons have voted, whichever comes first.
D.3.2. Assemblypersons may change their vote on a bill until the voting period expires.
D.4. The appropriate form of direct address for the Grand General Secretary and any member of the Provincial Assembly of Maritiimi-Maxhestic shall be Segnor.
D.4.1. The less formal abbreviation of S:reu shall also be acceptable.
D.4.2. The least formal abbreviation of S:r shall be allowed, but not preferred.
D.4.3. If it becomes necessary to use specific titles, then the Grand General Secretary shall be called Grand General Secretary and a member of the Assembly shall be called Assemblyperson.
E. Criminal LawE.1. The laws of the Ziu concerned the criminal code of Wisconsin, as ratified for use in Talossa, and including 31RZ14 and 35RZ21, shall be not be enforced in Maritiimi-Maxhestic with regards to Chapter 961's prohibition and criminalisation of the possession of marijuana. This prohibition and criminalisation of the possession of marijuana is hereby nullified. This nullification will extend to all future Acts of the Ziu that would contradict it.