Post by Owen Edwards on Aug 30, 2008 15:06:51 GMT -6
I hereby present the below document to all citizens of our fair province for approval - it is the same document, barring some typo corrections, as was presented and deemed suitable this past spring. Please record your votes below (AYE or NAY)! I would like to get this - or an altered form of it - approved before or during the General Election, so afterwards we may be said to be a fully functioning province!
In the King's name
Owen Edwards
Seneschal
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CONSTITUTION OF THE SOVEREIGN PROVINCE OF CÉZEMBRE
The State
ARTICLE I
The Sovereign Province of Cézembre is an autonomous and self-governing member of the federal Talossan nation and pledges eternal allegiance to His Royal Majesty, and the Regipäts Talossan.
ARTICLE II
The name of the state is la Provinçù Soveran da Cézembre. In English, it is the Sovereign Province of Cézembre.
ARTICLE III
The sacred and irremovable territory of the Sovereign Province of Cézembre shall consist of the cantons of the Zone Autorisée and the the Zone Interdite.
ARTICLE IV
The capital of the Province is Kingsland, that portion of the Zone Interdite liberated by King Robert I.
ARTICLE V
The sole historic and national language of the entire Talossan people, and therefore of the Cézembrian Province, is the Talossan language (el glhetg Talossan). The Cézembrian government shall also recognise English and French as useful working second languages, and may adopt tertiary working languages by law.
ARTICLE VI
The Provincial flag shall be blazoned as follows: Sable four bars argent, on a canton argent eleven ermine-spots sable four, three, and four.
L'Etats de Cézembre
ARTICLE VII
Legislative power in the Sovereign Province of Cézembre is invested in l'Etats de Cézembre. L'Etats shall consist of two classes of members: General Members, all Cézembrian citizens who wish to have membership in the body; and Voting Members, those who have been selected by those parties having won votes in the preceding general election. Each party shall receive a number of Voting Memberships equal to the number of votes they received from Cezembrian citizens at provincial assembly level in the preceding general election. A nominated Member may hold multiple Voting Memberships.
ARTICLE VIII
L'Etats shall have power to pass any bill into law by a simple majority vote of its Voting Members. Le Seneschal shall send out a notification of voting period, of at least seven days. Each member shall have a prescribed amount of time in which to cast his vote (by email, telephone or forum post) before voting closes.
Le Seneschal
ARTICLE IX
Le Seneschal shall be the elected leader of Cezembre. Le Seneschal shall have the power to issue proclamations which have the force of law. These proclamations may be appealed or amended as regular laws. These proclamations may not act as acts of attainders or any activity prohibited by the Organic Law (with regards to Prime Dictats). These proclamations must be counter-signed by the Governor-General (or the King, in case of, by lack of appointment or by long-term absence, a Governor-General).
ARTICLE X
A new Seneschal may be chosen at any time by a resolution approved by a majority of l'Etats, but a resolution electing a new Seneschal or continuing the current Seneschal in office must be approved by l'Etats at least once in every term of the national Cosa. This resolution shall be open to both General Members and Voting Members.
The Governor-General
ARTICLE XI
The Governor-General is the representative of the King of Talossa, and as such, shall have veto power over all laws of l'Etats. This veto may be overturned by a two third vote of l'Etats. The Governor-General is appointed by the King pursuant to the Organic Law.
The Lord Warden
ARTICLE XII
Cezembre’s delegate to the Senäts shall be known within the Province as the Lord Warden. He shall be selected according to the procedures set forth in the Organic Law.
Distribution of Power
ARTICLE XIII
So that no conflict of interest may occur, and no hostile attempt to take over the province may succeed, no citizen may simultaneously hold the post of Seneschal or Lord Warden alongside the post of Governor-General without a resolution of l'Etats expressly permitting this combination. The posts of Seneschal and Lord Warden may be held simultaneously.
Justice
ARTICLE XIV
The Cort pü Inalt shall have original jurisdiction to try all cases arising under Cézembrian law.
ARTICLE XV
The Cort pu Inalt shall have full jurisdiction to rule on all legal matters within the province, supplemented by whatever inferior courts shall be determined by national statute.
Amendments
ARTICLE XVI
This Constitution may be altered by a resolution of two third or more of l'Etats, which must be passed into approval by a referendum of the people, attaining the majority of those who vote, and proclaimed by the Governor-General.
Ratification
ARTICLE XVII
We, the people of Cezembre, do hereby endorse this constitution for the government of our great Province and do therefore ordain it to be the highest law of our land!
In the King's name
Owen Edwards
Seneschal
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CONSTITUTION OF THE SOVEREIGN PROVINCE OF CÉZEMBRE
The State
ARTICLE I
The Sovereign Province of Cézembre is an autonomous and self-governing member of the federal Talossan nation and pledges eternal allegiance to His Royal Majesty, and the Regipäts Talossan.
ARTICLE II
The name of the state is la Provinçù Soveran da Cézembre. In English, it is the Sovereign Province of Cézembre.
ARTICLE III
The sacred and irremovable territory of the Sovereign Province of Cézembre shall consist of the cantons of the Zone Autorisée and the the Zone Interdite.
ARTICLE IV
The capital of the Province is Kingsland, that portion of the Zone Interdite liberated by King Robert I.
ARTICLE V
The sole historic and national language of the entire Talossan people, and therefore of the Cézembrian Province, is the Talossan language (el glhetg Talossan). The Cézembrian government shall also recognise English and French as useful working second languages, and may adopt tertiary working languages by law.
ARTICLE VI
The Provincial flag shall be blazoned as follows: Sable four bars argent, on a canton argent eleven ermine-spots sable four, three, and four.
L'Etats de Cézembre
ARTICLE VII
Legislative power in the Sovereign Province of Cézembre is invested in l'Etats de Cézembre. L'Etats shall consist of two classes of members: General Members, all Cézembrian citizens who wish to have membership in the body; and Voting Members, those who have been selected by those parties having won votes in the preceding general election. Each party shall receive a number of Voting Memberships equal to the number of votes they received from Cezembrian citizens at provincial assembly level in the preceding general election. A nominated Member may hold multiple Voting Memberships.
ARTICLE VIII
L'Etats shall have power to pass any bill into law by a simple majority vote of its Voting Members. Le Seneschal shall send out a notification of voting period, of at least seven days. Each member shall have a prescribed amount of time in which to cast his vote (by email, telephone or forum post) before voting closes.
Le Seneschal
ARTICLE IX
Le Seneschal shall be the elected leader of Cezembre. Le Seneschal shall have the power to issue proclamations which have the force of law. These proclamations may be appealed or amended as regular laws. These proclamations may not act as acts of attainders or any activity prohibited by the Organic Law (with regards to Prime Dictats). These proclamations must be counter-signed by the Governor-General (or the King, in case of, by lack of appointment or by long-term absence, a Governor-General).
ARTICLE X
A new Seneschal may be chosen at any time by a resolution approved by a majority of l'Etats, but a resolution electing a new Seneschal or continuing the current Seneschal in office must be approved by l'Etats at least once in every term of the national Cosa. This resolution shall be open to both General Members and Voting Members.
The Governor-General
ARTICLE XI
The Governor-General is the representative of the King of Talossa, and as such, shall have veto power over all laws of l'Etats. This veto may be overturned by a two third vote of l'Etats. The Governor-General is appointed by the King pursuant to the Organic Law.
The Lord Warden
ARTICLE XII
Cezembre’s delegate to the Senäts shall be known within the Province as the Lord Warden. He shall be selected according to the procedures set forth in the Organic Law.
Distribution of Power
ARTICLE XIII
So that no conflict of interest may occur, and no hostile attempt to take over the province may succeed, no citizen may simultaneously hold the post of Seneschal or Lord Warden alongside the post of Governor-General without a resolution of l'Etats expressly permitting this combination. The posts of Seneschal and Lord Warden may be held simultaneously.
Justice
ARTICLE XIV
The Cort pü Inalt shall have original jurisdiction to try all cases arising under Cézembrian law.
ARTICLE XV
The Cort pu Inalt shall have full jurisdiction to rule on all legal matters within the province, supplemented by whatever inferior courts shall be determined by national statute.
Amendments
ARTICLE XVI
This Constitution may be altered by a resolution of two third or more of l'Etats, which must be passed into approval by a referendum of the people, attaining the majority of those who vote, and proclaimed by the Governor-General.
Ratification
ARTICLE XVII
We, the people of Cezembre, do hereby endorse this constitution for the government of our great Province and do therefore ordain it to be the highest law of our land!
