Final Clark Results for May 2008

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Hear Ye, the following:

His Royal Highness King John, The Mençéi del Senäts, El Seneschál del Regipäts Talossán , Senätors, Members of the Cosâ , Citizens of the Realm, Immigrants, Visitors, and Guests:


Azul.

I present you with the Final Results of the 4th Clark of the 38th Cosâ .


# 38RZ11 The Saffron Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 138. Contra: 46. AUS: 0. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 3. Contra: 4. The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ12 The There are TWO Languages and ONE King Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 133. Contra: 31. AUS: 19. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 6. Contra: 1 . AUS: 0 The Act passed the Senäts.

# 38RZ13 The International Memorial Day Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 151. Contra: 32. AUS: 0. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 5. Contra: 2 . AUS: 0 The Act passed the Senäts.

# 38RZ14 National Flag Day Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 150. Contra: 33. AUS: 0. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 3. Contra: 3 . AUS: 0. The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ15 The Men in Black II Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 131. Contra: 36. AUS: 16. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 5. Contra: 2. AUS: 0. The Act passed the Senäts.

# 38RZ16 The Antlered Animal Athletes Adoption Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 163. Contra: 17. AUS: 3. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 7. Contra: 0. The Act passed the Senäts.

# 38RZ17 The Put People In Their Zones Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 66. Contra: 76. AUS: 3. The Act failed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 0. Contra: 7. AUS: 0 The Act failed the Senäts.


The VOC passed 116 - 15.

# 38RZ12 The There are TWO Languages and ONE King Act passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to it, and enact it into Law.

# 38RZ13 The International Memorial Day Act passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to it, and enact it into Law.

# 38RZ15 The Men in Black II Act passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to it, and enact it into Law.

# 38RZ16 The Antlered Animal Athletes Adoption Act passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to it, and enact it into Law.



The Acts read as follows:

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ12 The There are TWO Languages and ONE King Act

WHEREAS in the Kingdom of Talossa there are two official languages, and

WHEREAS those languages are English and El Glhetg Talossan, and

WHEREAS when you have two official languages you should use them both, and

WHEREAS it is seems a bit silly that the King signs bills online, and

WHEREAS it would make us seem much less like an internet club if he actually signed them, now

THEREFORE be it hereby recorded that it is the collective will of the Ziu that:

1. If at all possible, bills presented for review in the Hopper should be translated into Talossan before being Clarked.
2. The King shall sign a physical printed copy of bills at the time they pass into law, and collect these bills for posterity.
_____________________________________________________________________

TANDI QE in el Regipäts Talossan sint douas glheþen uficiais, es

TANDI QE acestilor glheþen sint Angleasca es El Glhetg Talossan, es

TANDI QE quand tu tent douas glheþen uficiais tu fost uçarh embù, es

TANDI QE ça sembla seltsam qe el Regeu signa els proxhet sürligna. es

TANDI QE ça noi façadra semblarh multeu míus come 'n c'hlub d'Internet schi o lor signadra actualmint, nun

PER ACEASTA RAZIUN, c'e la Ceadfa da Ziu qe:

1. Schi isch pouçival, proxhets qe presentent per recentza in el "Hopper" foßent glheþinarh avant da "Clarkent"
2. El Regeu signarha 'n copia squetschat es füçical del proxhet àl timp qe valident ainciün legeu, es colectent acestilor proxhets per posterità.

Uréu q'estadra sa: Alexandreu Gavárþic'h

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ13 The International Memorial Day Act

WHEREAS life is beautiful and worthy of celebrating and

WHEREAS part of this celebration should include reflection of significant events in history and

WHEREAS Talossans of every background and faith should be able to reflect upon the historical events which have the greatest impact on their lives so it is

THEREFORE resolved that the 11th Day of September be commemorated as International Memorial Day and shall be a day of reflection for all Talossans to honor the memory of all tragedies and celebrate all joys of the past.


Let us remember all tragedies from the Babylonian Exile forward which are too numerous to mention, as well as every tragedy and day of sadness yet to come. Let us also rejoice in the beauty of nature that surrounds us and take the time to appreciate life, love and happyiness. Let all Talossans, regardless of faith remember the fallen and oppressed for if we do not learn from history, we will be doomed to repeat it. And let us, on this day, evaluate ourselves and see how we can strive to make the following year more fruitful for ourselves and our society.

Uréu q'estadra så: T.M. Asmourescu, CAPT MRT, MC (RUMP)

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ15 The Men in Black II Act

WHEREAS the functions and responsibilities of the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue (also known as the Royal Treasurer) and of the Minister of Finance (also known as the Chairman of the Royal Bank & Post, which is an agency within the Finance Ministry) have been detailed in Talossan Statutory Law 34RZ21 (The Burgermeister of Inland Revenue Act), 35RZ24 (The Royal Household Cleaning Act), 36RZ2 (The Newer Numismatic Naming Act), and 36RZ17 (The Cabinet Refinishing Act), and

WHEREAS all four of these are pretty cool laws, which make a lot of sense, and

WHEREAS it makes sense to have laws that have to do with money making a lot of sense, and

WHEREAS it seems prudent to make even a little more sense of things, and even give the nation a fiscal schedule, now

THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa:

1. Refined Responsibilities of the Finance Minister. Point H of clause 2 of the Cabinet Refinishing Act is modified to read as follows:

The Finance Minister, heading the Ministry of Finance. The Finance Minister also serves as the Chairman of the Banqeu es Post Rexhital (Royal Bank & Post) unless he gets too lazy and appoints a Chairman. The Ministrà dal Finançù (Ministry of Finance) is responsible for setting and implementing the economic policies of the Kingdom, and directing the investment of that portion of the Royal Treasury set aside by authorized budgeting act of the Ziu (all of which said investments shall be executed in fact by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, an Officer of the Royal Household), and for the design, minting, printing, valuation, distribution, and redemption of all national currency, postage, and commemoratives.

2. Restatement of Governmental Spending Authority. Clause 16 of the Newer Numismatic Naming Act, governing expenditures from the Royal Treasury, is stricken, to be replaced by provisions of this Act.

3. Format of the Government's Required Financial Report. The Report of the Finance Minister mandated by clause 14 of the Newer Numismatic Naming Act shall be delivered to the Ziu during the first Clark of each Cosa (if said Clark is seated) and shall be required to contain the following information: (1) the amount, location, liquidity, and availability of all funds held by or for the Royal Treasury (2) the investment policy that will be pursued by the Finance Ministry for any amount of the treasury that may be budgeted by the Ziu for use in investment, (3) the current valuation of the louis with respect to other foreign currency, and (4) the total amount in louise of any planned currency minting and printing, and postage issuance to be executed by the Royal Bank & Post during the term of the current Cosa.

4. Governmental Budgeting Requirement. The Prime Minister shall be required to submit to the Ziu, as a government bill, and in time for consideration by the second Clark of the Cosa, a detailed budget listing all planned expenses of the government through the current Cosa, specifying the the amounts to be requisitioned for each Cabinet Ministry and the purpose of each such expense. This budget shall also include any amount of the treasury to be set aside for investment as directed by the Finance Minister according to the policy reported to the Ziu. The Seneschal shall take care to ensure that the budget presented will be sufficient to provide for all expenses of the government of the Kingdom of Talossa until the next budget shall be presented, during the subsequent Cosa.

5. Legislative Authority Requirement. All withdrawals from the Royal Treasury (except as provided for by clause 6, below) must be authorized by action of the Ziu approving the expense for which the withdrawal is made, either in the omnibus budget bill required by clause 4, above, or through approval of supplemental budgeting legislation. In accordance with such authorized budgeted expenses, the government of the day is empowered to requisition such funds from the Royal Treasury (said withdrawal to be performed in fact only by the Royal Treasurer or an authorised deputy).

6. Emergency Spending. During times when any budgeted funds have been exhausted, when no budget has been approved due to rejection by the Ziu or dissolution of the Cosa without action on a budget, the Prime Minister may issue a Prime Dictate to provide for emergency spending, but may not act to cause withdrawal of funds from the Royal Treasury to fulfill the terms of any Prime Dictate unless and until the King has explicitly assented to the Prime Dictate.

Noi urent q'estadra sa:
Alexandreu Gavárþic'h (MC, LRT)
Ma la Mha, Baron Hooligan (MC, RUMP)
Flip Molinar (MC, LRT)

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ16 The Antlered Animal Athletes Adoption Act

WHEREAS Talossa has not yet exhausted Milwaukee's supply of professional sports teams; and

WHEREAS the Milwaukee Bucks, an NBA franchise, is yet another such team; and

WHEREAS the Ziu has, in the past, officially encouraged Talossans everywhere to refer to the team that is, in our neighbouring nation, called the Green Bay Packers of the NFL as the Florencia Packers (Els Empacheirs da Florencia); and

WHEREAS the Ziu has also, in the past, officially designated the Milwaukee Brewers (as they are known in our neighbour nation) of major league baseball as the Maricopa Brewers (Els Cumplosteirs da Maricopa); and

WHEREAS the Milwaukee Bucks' Bradley Center is even closer to Talossa than the Brewers' Miller Park, much less Lambeau Field -- in fact, Bradley Center is only 300 yards across the U.S. border; and

WHEREAS the Milwaukee Bucks are currently celebrating their 40th anniversary, and no better anniversary gift can be given by this nation than to adopt the team as its own; and

WHEREAS Maricopa and Florencia are already spoken for, but Benito Province is just upriver; and

WHEREAS the logo of the Bucks is red and green, an obvious sign that the team is and has been begging for adoption not only by our proud nation but by the province with the red-green mythical Italian heritage; now

THEREFORE the Ziu officially encourages all Talossans everywhere to refer to the Milwaukee Bucks as the Benito Bucks (or, in Talossan, Els Bocs da Benito).

Uréu q'estadra sa,
Baron Hooligan (MC, RUMP)

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Votes were not received from the following :

For the First time:

Çaðatay Çakýr MC, RUMP.

For the Second Consecutive Clark:

Max Sklar MC , LRT

Article VIII: Composition of the Cosâ, Section 4 of the Org Law stipulates:

"...An MC vacates his seats if he fails to vote on two consecutive Clarks, or if he resigns from office or dies. Any seats left unassigned at the end of the first Clark of the government are considered vacant. ..."

Therefore, the seats held by MC Sklar are deemed to be vacant, and are returned to the LRT party .





Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 21nd day of May in the year of salvation 2008, in the 2nd year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 29th.

Capt. Mick Preston, Secretár d’Estat

[Hooligan]

The vacancy of MC Sklar's seats is now reflected on the Cosa Webpage. I ask the KFC leadership to please confirm the accuracy of the accounting given there of the 33 seats won by that party in the last election.

Hooligan

[King John]

May 22, 2008 10:03:28 GMT -6 Capt. Sir Mick Preston said:

# 38RZ12 The There are TWO Languages and ONE King Act

WHEREAS in the Kingdom of Talossa there are two official languages, and

WHEREAS those languages are English and El Glhetg Talossan, and

WHEREAS when you have two official languages you should use them both, and

WHEREAS it is seems a bit silly that the King signs bills online, and

WHEREAS it would make us seem much less like an internet club if he actually signed them, now

THEREFORE be it hereby recorded that it is the collective will of the Ziu that:

1. If at all possible, bills presented for review in the Hopper should be translated into Talossan before being Clarked.
2. The King shall sign a physical printed copy of bills at the time they pass into law, and collect these bills for posterity.
_____________________________________________________________________

TANDI QE in el Regipäts Talossan sint douas glheþen uficiais, es

TANDI QE acestilor glheþen sint Angleasca es El Glhetg Talossan, es

TANDI QE quand tu tent douas glheþen uficiais tu fost uçarh embù, es

TANDI QE ça sembla seltsam qe el Regeu signa els proxhet sürligna. es

TANDI QE ça noi façadra semblarh multeu míus come 'n c'hlub d'Internet schi o lor signadra actualmint, nun

PER ACEASTA RAZIUN, c'e la Ceadfa da Ziu qe:

1. Schi isch pouçival, proxhets qe presentent per recentza in el "Hopper" foßent glheþinarh avant da "Clarkent"
2. El Regeu signarha 'n copia squetschat es füçical del proxhet àl timp qe valident ainciün legeu, es colectent acestilor proxhets per posterità.

Uréu q'estadra sa: Alexandreu Gavárþic'h

El Regeu en volt.

— John R

[King John]

May 22, 2008 10:05:31 GMT -6 Capt. Sir Mick Preston said:

# 38RZ13 The International Memorial Day Act

WHEREAS life is beautiful and worthy of celebrating and

WHEREAS part of this celebration should include reflection of significant events in history and

WHEREAS Talossans of every background and faith should be able to reflect upon the historical events which have the greatest impact on their lives so it is

THEREFORE resolved that the 11th Day of September be commemorated as International Memorial Day and shall be a day of reflection for all Talossans to honor the memory of all tragedies and celebrate all joys of the past.


Let us remember all tragedies from the Babylonian Exile forward which are too numerous to mention, as well as every tragedy and day of sadness yet to come. Let us also rejoice in the beauty of nature that surrounds us and take the time to appreciate life, love and happyiness. Let all Talossans, regardless of faith remember the fallen and oppressed for if we do not learn from history, we will be doomed to repeat it. And let us, on this day, evaluate ourselves and see how we can strive to make the following year more fruitful for ourselves and our society.

Uréu q'estadra så: T.M. Asmourescu, CAPT MRT, MC (RUMP)

El Regeu en volt.

— John R

[King John]

May 22, 2008 10:06:33 GMT -6 Capt. Sir Mick Preston said:

# 38RZ15 The Men in Black II Act

WHEREAS the functions and responsibilities of the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue (also known as the Royal Treasurer) and of the Minister of Finance (also known as the Chairman of the Royal Bank & Post, which is an agency within the Finance Ministry) have been detailed in Talossan Statutory Law 34RZ21 (The Burgermeister of Inland Revenue Act), 35RZ24 (The Royal Household Cleaning Act), 36RZ2 (The Newer Numismatic Naming Act), and 36RZ17 (The Cabinet Refinishing Act), and

WHEREAS all four of these are pretty cool laws, which make a lot of sense, and

WHEREAS it makes sense to have laws that have to do with money making a lot of sense, and

WHEREAS it seems prudent to make even a little more sense of things, and even give the nation a fiscal schedule, now

THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa:

1. Refined Responsibilities of the Finance Minister. Point H of clause 2 of the Cabinet Refinishing Act is modified to read as follows:

The Finance Minister, heading the Ministry of Finance. The Finance Minister also serves as the Chairman of the Banqeu es Post Rexhital (Royal Bank & Post) unless he gets too lazy and appoints a Chairman. The Ministrà dal Finançù (Ministry of Finance) is responsible for setting and implementing the economic policies of the Kingdom, and directing the investment of that portion of the Royal Treasury set aside by authorized budgeting act of the Ziu (all of which said investments shall be executed in fact by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, an Officer of the Royal Household), and for the design, minting, printing, valuation, distribution, and redemption of all national currency, postage, and commemoratives.

2. Restatement of Governmental Spending Authority. Clause 16 of the Newer Numismatic Naming Act, governing expenditures from the Royal Treasury, is stricken, to be replaced by provisions of this Act.

3. Format of the Government's Required Financial Report. The Report of the Finance Minister mandated by clause 14 of the Newer Numismatic Naming Act shall be delivered to the Ziu during the first Clark of each Cosa (if said Clark is seated) and shall be required to contain the following information: (1) the amount, location, liquidity, and availability of all funds held by or for the Royal Treasury (2) the investment policy that will be pursued by the Finance Ministry for any amount of the treasury that may be budgeted by the Ziu for use in investment, (3) the current valuation of the louis with respect to other foreign currency, and (4) the total amount in louise of any planned currency minting and printing, and postage issuance to be executed by the Royal Bank & Post during the term of the current Cosa.

4. Governmental Budgeting Requirement. The Prime Minister shall be required to submit to the Ziu, as a government bill, and in time for consideration by the second Clark of the Cosa, a detailed budget listing all planned expenses of the government through the current Cosa, specifying the the amounts to be requisitioned for each Cabinet Ministry and the purpose of each such expense. This budget shall also include any amount of the treasury to be set aside for investment as directed by the Finance Minister according to the policy reported to the Ziu. The Seneschal shall take care to ensure that the budget presented will be sufficient to provide for all expenses of the government of the Kingdom of Talossa until the next budget shall be presented, during the subsequent Cosa.

5. Legislative Authority Requirement. All withdrawals from the Royal Treasury (except as provided for by clause 6, below) must be authorized by action of the Ziu approving the expense for which the withdrawal is made, either in the omnibus budget bill required by clause 4, above, or through approval of supplemental budgeting legislation. In accordance with such authorized budgeted expenses, the government of the day is empowered to requisition such funds from the Royal Treasury (said withdrawal to be performed in fact only by the Royal Treasurer or an authorised deputy).

6. Emergency Spending. During times when any budgeted funds have been exhausted, when no budget has been approved due to rejection by the Ziu or dissolution of the Cosa without action on a budget, the Prime Minister may issue a Prime Dictate to provide for emergency spending, but may not act to cause withdrawal of funds from the Royal Treasury to fulfill the terms of any Prime Dictate unless and until the King has explicitly assented to the Prime Dictate.

Noi urent q'estadra sa:
Alexandreu Gavárþic'h (MC, LRT)
Ma la Mha, Baron Hooligan (MC, RUMP)
Flip Molinar (MC, LRT)

El Regeu en volt.

— John R

[King John]

May 22, 2008 10:07:21 GMT -6 Capt. Sir Mick Preston said:

# 38RZ16 The Antlered Animal Athletes Adoption Act

WHEREAS Talossa has not yet exhausted Milwaukee's supply of professional sports teams; and

WHEREAS the Milwaukee Bucks, an NBA franchise, is yet another such team; and

WHEREAS the Ziu has, in the past, officially encouraged Talossans everywhere to refer to the team that is, in our neighbouring nation, called the Green Bay Packers of the NFL as the Florencia Packers (Els Empacheirs da Florencia); and

WHEREAS the Ziu has also, in the past, officially designated the Milwaukee Brewers (as they are known in our neighbour nation) of major league baseball as the Maricopa Brewers (Els Cumplosteirs da Maricopa); and

WHEREAS the Milwaukee Bucks' Bradley Center is even closer to Talossa than the Brewers' Miller Park, much less Lambeau Field -- in fact, Bradley Center is only 300 yards across the U.S. border; and

WHEREAS the Milwaukee Bucks are currently celebrating their 40th anniversary, and no better anniversary gift can be given by this nation than to adopt the team as its own; and

WHEREAS Maricopa and Florencia are already spoken for, but Benito Province is just upriver; and

WHEREAS the logo of the Bucks is red and green, an obvious sign that the team is and has been begging for adoption not only by our proud nation but by the province with the red-green mythical Italian heritage; now

THEREFORE the Ziu officially encourages all Talossans everywhere to refer to the Milwaukee Bucks as the Benito Bucks (or, in Talossan, Els Bocs da Benito).

Uréu q'estadra sa,
Baron Hooligan (MC, RUMP)

El Regeu en volt.

— John R