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Bills for the 35th Cosa (31 in total)
- Ián von Metáiriâ - Senator Atatürk
- Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál del Regipäts Talossán
- Explicit renunciation of Talossan citizenship made by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of a citizen not yet 14 years old shall be considered as the renunciation of the young citizen himself; but no such renunciation will be recognized that is not made explicitly and publicly and in the name of the young citizen.
- Any citizen who reaches the age of 14 and fails to register and vote will begin accumulating strikes just like any other citizen who fails to vote, and will be subject to losing his citizenship (just like any other) when he accumulates three strikes; but his failure to register will not otherwise be taken as a renunciation of citizenship.
- Any minor child or ward of a Talossan citizen shall be made a citizen on simple application of the Talossan parent or guardian. Such application shall be made to the Secretary of State and shall affirm that any non-Talossan parent or legal guardian of the minor child (according to and under any jurisdiction of the world) accedes to said citizenship. The said minor child shall be made a citizen of the province to which the parent making the described application clings, regardless of the closure status of the province. Said child shall be forever entitled to be known as a Dandelion, and specifically as a Broad-Leaf Dandelion, and shall on reaching the age of 14 years become a voting citizen according to the terms of Article XVIII, Section 7 of the Organic Law and of Section 2 of this Act.
- Patti McCue - MC Mussolini, Chief Herald of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority
- Ián Lupul - MC Florenciâ, Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority
- Ma Conta la Mha - MC Florenciâ, Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority
- Trotxâ Betiñéir - MC Vuode, Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority
- Ián Lupul - MC Florenciâ
- Ma Conta la Mha - MC Florenciâ
- The following chapters of the Wisconsin Statutes constitute the "Civil and Criminal Codes of the State of Wisconsin" for the purposes of the Talossan Civil and Criminal Codes Act, 31RZ14, and subject to the restrictions contained in that act:
- Chapters 240-243 Fraudulent Conveyances and Contracts
- Chapters 401-411 Uniform Commercial Code
- Chapters 421-429 Wisconsin Consumer Act
- Chapters 700-710 Property
- Chapters 938-951 Criminal Code
- Chapter 961 Controlled Substances
- Chapters 240-243 Fraudulent Conveyances and Contracts
- The above chapters shall be dynamically incorporated into Talossan law, so that future amendments thereto by the State of Wisconsin shall also constitute Talossan law, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the Organic Law or with acts of the Ziu adopted pursuant to clause 2 of 31RZ14.
- If an immigrant is closely related to a Talossan citizen, the immigrant may choose to be assigned to the province to which his Talossan relative belongs, rather than to the province to which he would otherwise be assigned.
- a) If one Talossan citizen is closely related to another, he may move his provincial assignment to the province to which his Talossan relative already belongs. But nobody may make such a move more than once in his lifetime, except by the special permission of the Ziu. b) If any Talossan citizen is re-assigned, by any means, to another province, his/her close relative(s) may move his/her provincial assignment to the province which his/her Talossan relative has be re-assigned to. But nobody may make such a move more than once in his/her lifetime, except by the special permission of the Ziu.
- a) A dandelion, when registered, will be assigned to the province of his Talossan parent. If both his parents are citizens, and they belong to different provinces, the dandelion will be assigned to the province of his mother.
b) A dandelion, whose Talossan parent has be re-assigned, by any means, to another province, shall be automatically re-assigned to the same province as his/her Talossan parent. If both his/her parents are citizens, and they are re-assigned to different provinces, the dandelion will be re-assigned to the province of his mother.
- Whenever any Talossan wants to move his provincial assignment to the province in whose assigned area he actually lives, he may do so, provided that either a) the province to which he is moving has a lower population than the province from which he is moving, or b) both provinces are currently closed to immigration.
- The Secretary of State will be responsible for the various moves and assignments contemplated in this Act, which moves and assignments will take effect on their official announcement by the Secretary of State.
- This Act supplements the People to Provinces Act, and overrides the second sentence of paragraph 3 and all of paragraph 5 of that Act.
- The following offices are henceforth to be styled the Offices of the Royal Household, that the head of each such office shall be considered an Officer of the Royal Household, and that the duties and functions of the offices shall be those described below, including for each office any similar duties as may be assigned or imposed.
- The Chancery, headed by the Secretary of State. The functions of the Chancery are to prepare and submit the Clark, determine and report the passage or failure of each resolution considered by the Ziu, conduct, certify, and report upon all national elections, maintain the census and citizenship list, assist the citizenry in determining Talossan language personal names and registering the same, register political parties, communicate census information to political party leaders, and track and maintain legislative seating assignments.
- The Scribery of Abbavilla, headed by the Scribe of Abbavilla. The functions of the Scribery are to maintain and publish the Organic and statutory laws of the Kingdom, perform any clerical improvements to the same, and oversee the Internet presence of the Kingdom.
- The Royal Archives, headed by the Royal Archivist. The function of the Archives is to preserve and make available the historical artifacts and information of the Kingdom in museums and other venues.
- The Royal Treasury, headed by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue. The function of the treasury is to collect all revenues due the King, maintain and report on the fiduciary health of the Kingdom, and disburse from the treasury all funds legitimately appropriated by the Ziu, expended by the Royal House or its offices, or requested by the Government for the operation or institution of the policies of the Royal Bank and Post.
- The College of Arms, headed by the Squrrel King (or Queen) of Arms. The function of the College of Arms is to create and maintain all Talossan flags and coats of arms and achievements, to advise and support the King in the awarding of all such arms and all titles of honour and nobility, to advise the citizens regarding heraldic issues, and to govern the armorial practice and regulations of the Kingdom.
- The Royal Talossan Bar, headed by the Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar. The function of the Royal Talossan Bar is to oversee the conduct of all persons practicing law within the Corts of the Kingdom, determine upon the efficacy of admitting and excluding persons to and from this body, and to assist and represent subjects of the King in pleas brought before His Majesty's justices.
- The Civil Service, headed by the Commissioner of the Civil Service. The function of the Civil Service is to do nothing at all, other than to grow by the addition of any number of willing civil servants enlisted from the citizenry, all of whom shall perform for the Civil Service this same function of inactivity.
The Royal Geographic Society, headed by the Royal Geographer. The function of this office is to survey and map the Kingdom, determine provincial and territorial boundaries, and conduct all diggings, explorations, and expeditions calculated to expand the body of knowledge concerning His Majesty's realm. (Removed by 35RZ29)
- The University of Talossa, headed by the Regent of the University of Talossa. The function of the University of Talossa is to provide educational opportunities and recognize achievement in Talossan academic studies and accomplishments.
- The Chancery, headed by the Secretary of State. The functions of the Chancery are to prepare and submit the Clark, determine and report the passage or failure of each resolution considered by the Ziu, conduct, certify, and report upon all national elections, maintain the census and citizenship list, assist the citizenry in determining Talossan language personal names and registering the same, register political parties, communicate census information to political party leaders, and track and maintain legislative seating assignments.
- The Officers of the Royal Household shall have no fixed terms of office, and shall not be removed from office by the dissolution of the Cosâ. The Officers of the Royal Household are appointed and removed by the King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The two exceptions to this are that the Secretary of State shall be appointed by the Prime Minister acting alone and may be removed by law, and the Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar shall be appointed and removed by the King on the recommendation of a resolution of the Senäts.
- Each of the Officers of the Royal Household is empowered to appoint one or more deputies who may act in the place of that officer in all cases. The King and nation shall be informed of all such appointments.
- Each Officer of the Royal Household is empowered to organize or reorganize his office in any manner he deems shall best effect its services to the King, including by the creation of bureaus, departments, administrations, divisions, commissions, guilds, and other agencies or bodies of operation. Each Officer is empowered to appoint any Talossan citizen to any position within his office, and to dismiss any person from the same, and to empower any subservient official to make similar appointments and dismissals within any specific agency of the Office of the Royal Household.
- The Office of National Names is dissolved, and that the Chancery is instructed to incorporate the duties of the Office of National Names into its functions.
- The Royal Bank and Post is responsible for setting and instituting the economic policies of the Kingdom, issuing and regulating the currency of the Kingdom, and investing funds from the royal treasury for best effect to His Majesty's realm. Be it further clarified by this act that the Chairman of the Royal Bank and Post is a political office and is not an Office of the Royal Household, and that therefore this Chairman shall lose his office when the Government that appointed him is replaced by a new elected administration. The Chairman of the Royal Bank and Post, when invited to participate in the Cabinet, shall be additionally styled and addressed as the Minister of Finance, and his office as the Ministry of Finance.
- This act supercedes and replaces any and all existing statutory laws pertaining to the various Offices and Officers of the Royal Household, the Office of National Names, and the Royal Bank and Post, which are in conflict with the provisions of this act.
- Repeal Article XII, Section 10 of the Organic Law.
- Repeal 24RZ47 (The Opposition Leader Appointment Act).
- Amend 25RZ31 (The Bill Act) to allow any member of the Ziu, without necessity to seek a grant of permission, to prepend "His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, represented by" to his subscribed name when presenting a legislative proposal for the Clark.
- Remove the Leader of the Loyal Opposition from the Table of Precedences in 34RZ12, and, to correct an oversight, insert into the Table of Precedences, just above the Cabinet Members, the members of the nobility and knighthood in order of their rank and tenure.
- Repeal 24RZ19 in its entirety, rechartering the University under a single Regent as specified below.
- Amend the Royal Household Cleaning Act by removing the Royal Geographic Society (whose function shall be subsumed by the academic charter of the University) and adding The University of Talossa as another Office of the Royal Household by addition of the following language to enacting clause 1 of the act:
The University of Talossa, headed by the Regent of the University of Talossa. The function of the University of Talossa is to provide educational opportunities and recognize achievement in Talossan academic studies and accomplishments.
- The Seneschál, acting by and through the Bureau of the Navy, or the Ministry of Defense, or whatever other office or organ of the Kingdom seems to him most appropriate, is hereby authorized and encouraged to issue letters of marque and reprisal to Talossan citizens who have, or who can obtain (by means which need not be looked into too closely) the use of private naval vessels of whatever draft, displacement, or description. Copies of such letters shall be provided to the Royal Archivist to be placed by him in, duh, the Royal Archives. In particular, the Ziu calls on the Seneschál to issue at his earliest convenience letters of marque and reprisal to Captain Nic Scofield of the armed sloop Piranha.
- Such letters shall authorize their possessors (to be hereafter known as Private Adventurers) to prey upon the commerce and naval forces of the enemies of Talossa, for the good of the Kingdom and for their own profit, edification, and entertainment. Should any Private Adventurer, in the course of his duties, succumb to the ever-present temptation to prey a bit on neutral shipping, or otherwise fail scrupulously to observe the niceties of legally prosecuted naval warfare, the Kingdom, its agents, and its courts shall chuckle indulgently and turn a blind eye. Should any Private Adventurer, in the course of his duties, run afoul of the authorities or forces of any other nation, the Kingdom of Talossa will extend to him and to his crew the Invincible Moral Support of the Talossan people, up to and including bribery, arranged jailbreaks, diversionary attacks, and diplomatic initiatives.
- Each Private Adventurer, among his other patriotic and self-serving duties, shall be required to report to the nation, from time to time, regarding the success or lack thereof of his intended predations.
- Furthermore, each Private Adventurer shall, as far as shall be convenient, enroll volunteer Talossan citizens as either actual or honorary crew members, and shall provide to the Kingdoms authorities for use on the website and on Wittenberg, photographs (and movies would be way cool, too), both of his vessel and of himself and his crew dressed and equipped (as far as is deemed possible and convenient) in such picturesque accoutrements as red bandana, eyepatch, gold earring, leather vest, parrot, hook, snickersnee, cutlass, canvas trousers, peg leg, and incredibly filthy foot or feet.
- Each Private Adventurer shall take care to instruct himself and his crew in correct professional deportment, making didactic use of such authoritative texts and films as Treasure Island, Captain Blood, Swashbuckler, and Peter Pan. In particular, should any Private Adventurer, in the course of his duties, encounter the fiery-tempered black-haired daughter of the Spanish governor, He Will Know What To Do.
- Each Private Adventurer and crew member shall select for himself, and shall in the prosecution of his duties make use of, some pseudonym such as (but not limited to) Capn Blaknar, Swidge, Poet, Old Sharkey, Long Tom, Cookie, or Dobbins.
- Clause 1 of The Succession to the Throne Act (33RZ10) is repealed.
- Neither the former King Robert I nor the former Queen Amy has, in Talossan law, any position of authority over, or guardianship or adoption of King Louis I.
- No provision of this Act shall be construed as in any way bringing into question the propriety or legality of the adoption in question, or of the present Kings accession to and possession of the Throne.
- Ián Lupul - Senator, Florenciâ
- Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic
- Ián von Metáiriâ - Senator, Atatürk
- Joseph Oliver Walkland - MC, Cézembre
- The Navy shall be officially known as El Marì Rexhitál Talossán, or in English, The Talossan Royal Navy.
- Vessels of the Navy shall be styled Vaißál da Sieu Maxhestà (abbreviated VSM) followed by the name of the vessel. The English translation is His Majestys Ship, but is not to be used for styling.
- The Navy shall have a Marine Corps and an Air Corps at its disposal for operations on land and in air.
- Bases of the Navy shall be styled El Marì Rexhitál Talossán (abbreviated MRT) followed by their designation (translations may be used):
- Regular Navy: Port (Port) name
- Marine Corps: Castrâ (Camp) name
- Air Corps: Luchtstaziun (Air Station) name
- Regular Navy: Port (Port) name
- The Monarch is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and may hold no other position in the Navy.
- The Defence Minister shall establish rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this Act, regarding the organization and discipline of the Bureau of the Navy, and the recruitment, training, assignment and promotion of its personnel.
- The Navy shall be administered by an Admiral, appointed by the Monarch upon recommendation by the Defence Minister and approved by a majority vote in the Ziu.
- Officers receive their commission by the Monarch upon recommendation by the Defence Minister.
- Enlisted personnel receive their rating by the Defence Minister upon recommendation by the Admiral.
- The Prime Minister and Defence Minister may not hold the position of Admiral; if the Admiral achieves one of these positions then he or she must resign the appointment of Admiral and relinquish all privileges of the rank.
- Officers other than Admiral and enlisted personnel becoming Prime Minister or Defense Minister will be placed on inactive status until such time they no longer hold the aforementioned government positions, when they will be placed back on the active duty roster.
- Any citizen of voting age may enlist in the Navy at the rate of Seaman. Citizens receiving commissions as officers must be 21 years of age or older.
- Naval officer ranks from highest to lowest, with counterpart designations and stylings are:
- Amirál (Admiral) One 2-inch gold stripe on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Comodôr (Commodore) / Cuminár (Colonel Marine Corps) / Comándereu da flanc (Wing Commander Air Corps) Four ½-inch gold stripes on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Capitán (Captain) Three ½-inch gold stripes on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Leftenanteu (Lieutenant) Two ½-inch gold stripes on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Aspirînd (Midshipman) / (Cadet Marine Corps and Air Corps) One ½-inch gold stripe on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Amirál (Admiral) One 2-inch gold stripe on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Warrant officer officer ranks from highest to lowest, with counterpart designations and stylings are:
- Prima Schturmaneu (Chief Warrant Officer) / Mestreu Schturmaneu (Master Warrant Officer Marine Corps and Air Corps) Two ½-inch gold stripes, top stripe double looped on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Schturmaneu (Warrant Officer) One ½-inch gold stripe with loop on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Prima Schturmaneu (Chief Warrant Officer) / Mestreu Schturmaneu (Master Warrant Officer Marine Corps and Air Corps) Two ½-inch gold stripes, top stripe double looped on lower sleeve or epaulette
- Naval enlisted rates from highest to lowest, with counterpart designations and stylings are:
- Cunceláin Mestreu Prima (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy) / Sërxhënt Maxhôr (Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps) / Sërxhënt Prima Mestreu (Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force) Three ½-inch green chevrons (point down), one ½-inch green stripe arced over top with red trim on upper sleeve
- Cunceláin Prima (Chief Petty Officer) / Sërxhënt Prüm (First Sergeant Marine Corps) / Sërxhënt Mestreu (Master Sergeant Marine Corps and Air Corps) Three ½-inch green chevrons (point down), one ½-inch green stripe arced over top, diamond in center with red trim on upper sleeve
- Cunceláin (Petty Officer) / Sërxhënt (Sergeant Marine Corps and Air Corps) Three ½-inch green chevrons (point down) with red trim on upper sleeve
- Mastelôt Mestreu (Leading Seaman) / Corporál (Corporal Marine Corps) / Aviatéir Mestreu (Leading Airman Air Corps) Two ½-inch green chevrons (point down) with red trim on upper sleeve
- Mastelôt (Seaman) / Privat (Private Marine Corps) / Aviatéir (Airman Air Corps) One ½-inch green chevron (point down) with red trim on upper sleeve
- Rescrusteu (Recruit) no styling
- Cunceláin Mestreu Prima (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy) / Sërxhënt Maxhôr (Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps) / Sërxhënt Prima Mestreu (Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force) Three ½-inch green chevrons (point down), one ½-inch green stripe arced over top with red trim on upper sleeve
- Private Adventurers in possession of royal letters of marque and reprisal shall be granted commissions as officers in the reserve of the Royal Talossan Navy in inactive status, in a grade befitting their command. Private Adventurers' vessels shall be registered as reserve vessels of the Royal Talossan Navy, and shall be entitled to the style of Vaißál da Sieu Maxhestà, but shall not be required to conform to any classification requirements of the regular fleet. In the event of a declared war between the Kingdom of Talossa and any other state, the Admiral of the Royal Talossan Navy, at the direction of the Minister of Defense, shall activate such Private Adventurers and their vessels as in his discretion may be necessary to supplement the regular fleet in order to combat the regular naval forces of His Majesty's enemies, which activated Private Adventurers shall be placed on the active duty list and subject to regular military discipline until the earlier of the cessation of declared hostilities or their release from active duty by the Admiralty.
- The authors of this bill would especially like to thank Marc Moisan for his input.
- Quedéir Castiglhâ - Senator, Mussolini
- Trotxâ Betiñéir - Senator, Cézembre
- Cresti Matáiwos Siervicül - MC, Maricopa
- Upon taking a prize pursuant to the authority granted by a letter of marque and reprisal, a Private Adventurer shall as soon as reasonably practicable report the capture to the Admiralty, describing the vessel captured, its contents, and the circumstances of the capture. Upon receipt of such notice and the return of the Private Adventurer to port, the Admiralty shall convene a prize tribunal, consisting of one or more members of the Royal Talossan Bar, which shall make an administrative determination of the nationality of the captured vessel and the appropriate disposition of the prize in accordance with this Act.
- If a prize is captured while under the flag of an enemy state, while transporting military materiel, military supplies, or contraband in support of an enemy state, or while engaged in hostilities against the Kingdom of Talossa or its allies, the Private Adventurer shall be entitled to three-fourths of the prize and the Crown shall be entitled to one-fourth of the prize.
- If a prize is captured while under a flag of piracy, or was otherwise a pirate in fact, the prize tribunal shall make a reasonable effort to determine the rightful innocent owner of the vessel or its contents. If the rightful innocent of any property is located, such property shall be returned to its owner, but the Private Adventurer shall be entitled to one-fourth of its value for his services. If no rightful innocent owner can be found for any property confiscated from a pirate, the Private Adventurer shall be entitled to three-fourths of such property and the Crown shall be entitled to one-fourth of such property.
- If a prize is captured while engaged in peaceful commerce under the flag of a neutral or friendly state, the prize shall be returned to its owner and the Private Adventurer shall be admonished to take a little more care next time.
- If a prize is captured while engaged in peaceful commerce or other lawful business under Talossan flag, the prize shall be returned to its owner and, if such capture was knowing, the prize tribunal shall recommend that the Admiralty revoke the Private Adventurer's letter.
- The Private Adventurer or any party claiming an interest in a prize may petition the Uppermost Court to enforce or review any determination made by a prize tribunal.
- The abolishment of common law crimes contained in section 939.10 of the Criminal Code and the abolishment of common law penalties in section 939.61(3) of the Criminal Code shall not be construed to infringe upon the inherent authority of the courts to criminally punish contempt of their authority.
- Authorized punishments:
- Banishment. Banishment may be ordered in conjunction with revocation of citizenship in any felony case. Banishment prohibits the former citizen from entering the territory of the Kingdom of Talossa. A former Talossan who has been banished may not be reinstated as a citizen.
- Revocation of citizenship. A sentence of revocation of citizenship directs the Chancery to remove the offender from the list of Talossan citizens. Simple revocation is without prejudice to a future reapplication for citizenship. Revocation of citizenship may be ordered under the following circumstances:
- Felonies. If a court determines not to impose a sentence of imprisonment pursuant to subparagraph (c) below, the court shall order that the citizenship of the offender be revoked and that he or she be banished from Talossa. In all other felony cases, revocation may be ordered in the discretion of the court.
- Misdemeanours. In addition to any other punishment authorized by law, a court may order revocation of citizenship upon conviction for a misdemeanour only if the court determines, based on the offender's potential for rehabilitation and any aggravating circumstances of the offense(s), that any lesser punishment is unlikely to deter the offender from repeating his or her criminal behavior.
- Felonies. If a court determines not to impose a sentence of imprisonment pursuant to subparagraph (c) below, the court shall order that the citizenship of the offender be revoked and that he or she be banished from Talossa. In all other felony cases, revocation may be ordered in the discretion of the court.
- Imprisonment. Nothwithstanding any other provision of the Criminal Code, upon conviction of any crime for which a sentence of imprisonment is authorized by law, a court shall not order imprisonment as part of a sentence unless the offender is physically present to order into custody, and the Attorney General certifies that appropriate resources are available to the government to carry out the sentence of the court.
- Civil disability. Civil disabilities may be imposed in conjunction with a suspended sentence upon conviction of any crime for which imprisonment is authorized, but where a sentence of imprisonment or revocation of citizenship has been suspended pursuant to section 3 of this act. Civil disabilities differ from conditions of suspension in that civil disabilities are intended to be punishment in themselves, and violation of a civil disability is punishable as criminal contempt of court rather than as violation of a condition of suspension. Civil disabilities apply to the offender only during the period of suspension (or any lesser portion thereof specified by the court), and may include any or all of the following:
- Bar from holding national executive office
- Bar from holding national judicial office
- Bar from holding national legislative office
- Bar from holding provincial office
- Bar from performing military service
- Bar from service in the Royal Household
- Bar from posting on Wittenberg
- Bar from holding national executive office
- Fines. When a fine or forfeiture is imposed as a component of any sentence, the court shall specify the the period within which the sum must be paid, which period shall not be less than thirty days. The court may, in the interests of justice, allow the offender to pay the sum in more than one installment, according to a schedule prescribed by the court. Willful failure to pay a fine or forfeiture within the time provided is punishable as criminal contempt of court.
- Restitution. When imposing sentence for any crime or forfeiture, a court, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, shall order the offender to make full or partial restitution to any victim of a crime considered at sentencing or, if the victim is deceased, to his or her estate, unless the court finds substantial reason not to do so and states the reason on the record. The court must specify a reasonable period of time, not less than thirty days, within which the offender must make restitution. Willful failure to make restitution within the time provided is punishable as criminal contempt of court. Court-ordered restitution shall not bar any victim from pursuing any civil remedies available at law to recover any amount or type of damages not covered by the order of restitution.
- Reprimand. In all criminal and forfeiture cases, a court may reprimand the offender in addition to (or in lieu of, where no minimum punishment applies) any other authorized punishment.
- Banishment. Banishment may be ordered in conjunction with revocation of citizenship in any felony case. Banishment prohibits the former citizen from entering the territory of the Kingdom of Talossa. A former Talossan who has been banished may not be reinstated as a citizen.
- Suspended sentences:
- A court may order the suspension of all or part of any sentence, for a period of time not to exceed three times the maximum period of imprisonment authorized for the crimes of which the offender has been convicted, except that when the maximum period of imprisonment is less than two months the maximum period of suspension is six months. In forfeiture cases, a forfeiture may be suspended for a period of up to six months. At the end of the period of suspension ordered by the court, the suspended punishment is rescinded if the offender has not violated any condition of the suspension.
- If a court determines, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the offender violated any condition of his suspension during the period of the suspension, the suspension shall be revoked and the original punishment imposed. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit prosecuting an act violating a condition of suspension as a criminal offense in its own right, either in the same or a separate action as the revocation of suspension.
- Refraining from committing any further crimes or forfeitures is an implicit condition of every suspended sentence. Other conditions which may be imposed by the court include, but are not limited to:
- Injunction from requesting or accepting royal honours
- Injunction from violating Wittiquette
- The performance of a fixed amount of community service under the supervision of a public body or not-for-profit organization, as directed or approved by the court.
- Injunction from requesting or accepting royal honours
- A court may order the suspension of all or part of any sentence, for a period of time not to exceed three times the maximum period of imprisonment authorized for the crimes of which the offender has been convicted, except that when the maximum period of imprisonment is less than two months the maximum period of suspension is six months. In forfeiture cases, a forfeiture may be suspended for a period of up to six months. At the end of the period of suspension ordered by the court, the suspended punishment is rescinded if the offender has not violated any condition of the suspension.
- Increased penalties for certain offenses against public peace and order:
- Whoever commits any of the acts prohibited by section 947.0125(3) of the Criminal Code, relating to the unlawful use of computerized communication systems, is guilty of a class C misdemeanour.
- Whoever commits any of the acts prohibited by section 947.013(1m) of the Criminal Code, relating to harassment, is guilty of a class C misdemeanour.
- Section 939.32(2) of the Criminal Code, relating to reduced penalties for attempted computer crimes, is hereby repealed.
- Whoever commits any of the acts prohibited by section 947.0125(3) of the Criminal Code, relating to the unlawful use of computerized communication systems, is guilty of a class C misdemeanour.
- Any class B or class C misdemeanour may be prosecuted as a forfeiture of any class, if the Attorney General determines that such prosecution would best serve the interests of justice.
- Ián Lupul - Senator, Florenciâ
- Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic
- Ián von Metáiriâ - Senator, Atatürk
- Joseph Oliver Walkland - MC, Cézembre
- Ián Lupul - Senator, Florenciâ
- Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic
- Ián von Metáiriâ - Senator, Atatürk
- Joseph Oliver Walkland - MC, Cézembre
- From time to time, a Regent (or a Council of Regency, which is considered equivalent to a Regent) may be appointed, who shall administer the government in the name of the King, and exercise all powers Organically or legally vested in the King, except the power to appoint or replace a Regent. A King who has not attained the age of eighteen years, which age is declared to be the legal majority of the Sovereign, may exercise his royal powers only through a Regent. No person not an adult citizen of Talossa shall be competent to serve as Regent or member of a Council of Regency.
- The King may, at whim, appoint, replace, or remove a Regent, and may, by his last Will and Testament, appoint a Regent to serve during the minority of his successor. During the minority of the King, the Ziu may by law appoint a Regent. The Ziu may by law remove or replace any appointed Regent, and if the Ziu remove a Regent appointed by the King at whim, the King may not reappoint the same person Regent without the prior consent of the Ziu.
- During the minority of the King, if the Regency for any reason be vacant, the Uppermost Cort shall be a Council of Regency.
- If on the death or abdication of the King there be no person entitled to succeed to the Throne, the Uppermost Cort shall be a Council of Regency pending the election of a new King, and the Ziu may, by a vote of two-thirds in each House, elect a King, who shall succeed to the Throne immediately upon ratification of his election by a majority of the people in a referendum to be held for that sole purpose.
- Ián Lupul - Senator, Florenciâ
- Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic
- Ián von Metáiriâ - Senator, Atatürk
- Joseph Oliver Walkland - MC, Cézembre
Published in Clark #0
35 RS1 - THE BARTENDER ACT
WHEREAS the Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar is a position that is appointed by the King on the recommendation of the Senate, and
WHEREAS now that the Royal Talossan Bar has been formed and has way more members than it used to, and
WHEREAS this august body feels that The Honourable John Woolley, a member of the Royal Talossan Bar, is a pretty darn good guy, and
WHEREAS there is every assurance that all acts that the aforementioned Woolley might undertake were he made Chancellor of the Bar would be approved by each and every member of the Bar, now
THEREFORE the Senate of the Kingdom of Talossa selects S:reu John W. Woolley, Esq., MRTB as its choice to serve the King as Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar, and recommends to His Majesty and His Majesty's Regent that said Woolley be appointed the same.
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Metáiriâ, Senator (Atatürk)
Appointement
WHEREAS the Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar is a position that is appointed by the King on the recommendation of the Senate, and
WHEREAS now that the Royal Talossan Bar has been formed and has way more members than it used to, and
WHEREAS this august body feels that The Honourable John Woolley, a member of the Royal Talossan Bar, is a pretty darn good guy, and
WHEREAS there is every assurance that all acts that the aforementioned Woolley might undertake were he made Chancellor of the Bar would be approved by each and every member of the Bar, now
THEREFORE the Senate of the Kingdom of Talossa selects S:reu John W. Woolley, Esq., MRTB as its choice to serve the King as Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar, and recommends to His Majesty and His Majesty's Regent that said Woolley be appointed the same.
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Metáiriâ, Senator (Atatürk)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ1 | The Bartender Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ2 - The Wittenberg is for Talossans Act
WHEREAS the Wittenberg discussion board is a vital element in the life of the Kingdom, providing pleasure, instruction, social interaction, and entertainment for our citizens, and
WHEREAS the effectiveness of Wittenberg for all its purposes is impaired by postings from people who do not have the best interests either of the Kingdom of Talossa or of her citizens at heart,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that
No Cestoûr (non-citizen or ex-citizen) shall have an account on Wittenberg, except by explicit permission of the Seneschál. Such permission shall be extended solely at the will of the Seneschál, and may be withdrawn at any time.
Any citizen acting as Administrator of Wittenberg shall act promptly to enforce the instructions of the Seneschál as to which non-citizens, if any, may have accounts.
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Statute
WHEREAS the Wittenberg discussion board is a vital element in the life of the Kingdom, providing pleasure, instruction, social interaction, and entertainment for our citizens, and
WHEREAS the effectiveness of Wittenberg for all its purposes is impaired by postings from people who do not have the best interests either of the Kingdom of Talossa or of her citizens at heart,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that
No Cestoûr (non-citizen or ex-citizen) shall have an account on Wittenberg, except by explicit permission of the Seneschál. Such permission shall be extended solely at the will of the Seneschál, and may be withdrawn at any time.
Any citizen acting as Administrator of Wittenberg shall act promptly to enforce the instructions of the Seneschál as to which non-citizens, if any, may have accounts.
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz - MC Seneschál Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ2 | The Wittenberg is for Talossans Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35RZ4 - The Youthful Citizenship Clarification Act
WHEREAS the law is not entirely clear on every detail of Talossan citizenship law as it applies to natural-born citizens (dandelions) and other minor citizens, and
WHEREAS this has caused vast confusion and heated argument, now
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:
Uréu q'estadra så:
John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ), Secretár dEstat
Statute
WHEREAS the law is not entirely clear on every detail of Talossan citizenship law as it applies to natural-born citizens (dandelions) and other minor citizens, and
WHEREAS this has caused vast confusion and heated argument, now
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:
Uréu q'estadra så:
John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ), Secretár dEstat
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - MC Florenciâ, Secretár dEstat
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ4 | The Youthful Citizenship Clarification Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ5 - The Free Speech Restoration Act
WHEREAS a number of statutes on the Talossan lawbooks seem intended to limit, and indeed (if enforced) would limit, the free speech to which all Talossans are entitled, and
WHEREAS actual verbal assault, harassment, libel, and such crimes have already been made criminal in Talossa by the incorporation of Wisconsin criminal law into Talossan law by the Talossan Civil and Criminal Codes Act (31RZ14), and
WHEREAS we dont want to encourage people to be always suing each other in Cort, and
WHEREAS Talossans in general should be trusted by their government to be able to decide for themselves who they want to talk to, when, where, and about what,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS the Put Up or Shut Up Act (24RZ13), the Offenses Against Public Order Act (33RZ18), and the Talossa Is One Country Act (26RZ16).
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ)
Repealed
WHEREAS a number of statutes on the Talossan lawbooks seem intended to limit, and indeed (if enforced) would limit, the free speech to which all Talossans are entitled, and
WHEREAS actual verbal assault, harassment, libel, and such crimes have already been made criminal in Talossa by the incorporation of Wisconsin criminal law into Talossan law by the Talossan Civil and Criminal Codes Act (31RZ14), and
WHEREAS we dont want to encourage people to be always suing each other in Cort, and
WHEREAS Talossans in general should be trusted by their government to be able to decide for themselves who they want to talk to, when, where, and about what,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS the Put Up or Shut Up Act (24RZ13), the Offenses Against Public Order Act (33RZ18), and the Talossa Is One Country Act (26RZ16).
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - MC Florenciâ
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ5 | The Free Speech Restoration Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ6 - An Act of Basic Decency and Apology
WHEREAS An Act to Delete a Defective Member of The Royal Family (27RZ23) is patently offensive in its Title, its language, and much of its intent, and
WHEREAS there is no place in the law of a civilized country for gross personal insults directed against anyone, let alone against a lady who was once the Queen of Talossa and wife of the author of the law in question, and
WHEREAS the existence of this Act on the Talossan lawbooks is itself a disgrace to our entire nation,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS the so-called Act to Delete a Defective Member of The Royal Family (27RZ23), and
ORDERS that it be expunged from L'Anuntziâ dels Legeux, and
APOLOGIZES to former Queen Jenny for the insults visited on her in the name of the Kingdom of Talossa, and in the name of the Kingdom humbly begs her pardon.
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ)
Repealing
WHEREAS An Act to Delete a Defective Member of The Royal Family (27RZ23) is patently offensive in its Title, its language, and much of its intent, and
WHEREAS there is no place in the law of a civilized country for gross personal insults directed against anyone, let alone against a lady who was once the Queen of Talossa and wife of the author of the law in question, and
WHEREAS the existence of this Act on the Talossan lawbooks is itself a disgrace to our entire nation,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS the so-called Act to Delete a Defective Member of The Royal Family (27RZ23), and
ORDERS that it be expunged from L'Anuntziâ dels Legeux, and
APOLOGIZES to former Queen Jenny for the insults visited on her in the name of the Kingdom of Talossa, and in the name of the Kingdom humbly begs her pardon.
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - MC Florenciâ
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ6 | An Act of Basic Decency and Apology | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ7 - The Heraldic Offices Nomenclature Act
WHEREAS the Chief Heraldic Officer of the Kingdom of Scotland rejoices in the title of Lord Lyon King of Arms, in reference to the Lion on the royal Scottish arms, and
WHEREAS another of the Chief Heralds of the Kindom of Scotland exults in the title Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms, in reference to the Unicorn supporter of the royal arms, and
WHEREAS the Chief Heraldic Officer of the Kingdom of England is magnified by the title of Garter King of Arms, and
WHEREAS when it comes to the ancient science and art of Heraldry, countries like Scotland and England really know whats cooking, and
WHEREAS the supporters of the royal Talossan arms are defined in the Organic Law as Two Talossan Squirrels, and
WHEREAS the title Chief Herald just doesnt get the job done, and
WHEREAS the principal heraldic office in any kingdom, by ancient tradition, is called the College of Arms,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts and orders that
The Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority shall be renamed The College of Arms, and should be referred to, in case of ambiguity, as the Talossan College of Arms.
The governor of the College of Arms shall be entitled Squirrel King of Arms, or (at times when the governor is a woman) Squirrel Queen of Arms.
Noi urent q'estadra så: Patti McCue, MC (Mussolini), Chief Herald of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority; John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ), Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority; Manus Hand, MC (Florenciâ), Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority; Trotxâ Bettinger, MC (Vuode), Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority
Ammendement
WHEREAS the Chief Heraldic Officer of the Kingdom of Scotland rejoices in the title of Lord Lyon King of Arms, in reference to the Lion on the royal Scottish arms, and
WHEREAS another of the Chief Heralds of the Kindom of Scotland exults in the title Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms, in reference to the Unicorn supporter of the royal arms, and
WHEREAS the Chief Heraldic Officer of the Kingdom of England is magnified by the title of Garter King of Arms, and
WHEREAS when it comes to the ancient science and art of Heraldry, countries like Scotland and England really know whats cooking, and
WHEREAS the supporters of the royal Talossan arms are defined in the Organic Law as Two Talossan Squirrels, and
WHEREAS the title Chief Herald just doesnt get the job done, and
WHEREAS the principal heraldic office in any kingdom, by ancient tradition, is called the College of Arms,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts and orders that
The Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority shall be renamed The College of Arms, and should be referred to, in case of ambiguity, as the Talossan College of Arms.
The governor of the College of Arms shall be entitled Squirrel King of Arms, or (at times when the governor is a woman) Squirrel Queen of Arms.
Noi urent q'estadra så: Patti McCue, MC (Mussolini), Chief Herald of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority; John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ), Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority; Manus Hand, MC (Florenciâ), Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority; Trotxâ Bettinger, MC (Vuode), Fellow of the Royal Talossan Heraldic Authority
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ7 | The Heraldic Offices Nomenclature Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ10 - The Committee of Cassation Cessation Act
WHEREAS we've been getting along just fine without a Committee of Cassation, and
WHEREAS there's no reason to think were going to start needing one any time soon,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS The Committee of Cassation Act (25RZ112), and
ABOLISHES the Committee of Cassation.
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ); Má la Mhá, MC (Florenciâ)
Repealed
WHEREAS we've been getting along just fine without a Committee of Cassation, and
WHEREAS there's no reason to think were going to start needing one any time soon,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS The Committee of Cassation Act (25RZ112), and
ABOLISHES the Committee of Cassation.
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley, MC (Florenciâ); Má la Mhá, MC (Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ10 | The Committee of Cassation Cessation Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ14 - THE SLACKER PACKER WHACKER ACT OF 2005
WHEREAS: The Florenciâ Packers are the Kingdom's official representatives in the National Football League, and
WHEREAS: The Packers are currently 1-6 and sit in last place in the NFC North, and
WHEREAS: The only victory accomplished by this years Packers was against the perpetually hapless New Orleans Saints on 09 October 2005 (right after Hurricane Katrina), and
WHEREAS: On 23 October 2005 the Packers blew a 17-0 lead against their historical archrivals the Minnesota Vikings, and
WHEREAS: In said game, the Vikings scored on every single second half possession, and
WHEREAS: Network TV commentator oral love-fests not withstanding, Brett Favre is a mere mortal who is not living up to his own hype, and
WHEREAS: Throwing a regular season record five interceptions in the 30 October 2005 game is an indication that Favre is having problems, and
WHEREAS: Any random selection of Dandelions from Talossa could coach better than Mike Sherman and the current coaching staff, and
WHEREAS: This season's performance from our team desecrates the hallowed memory of Packer greats like Curley Lambeau, Tony Canadeo, Don Hutson, Bart Starr, Jerry Kramer, Ray Nitschke and Reggie White, and
WHEREAS: The great Vince Lombardi must be weeping in heaven, and
WHEREAS: The citizens of Talossa deserve better than this from the Packers, and
WHEREAS: The Packers can do better than this;
THEREFORE: The first vote of the first session of this next Cosâ shall be a vote of No Confidence in the current Florenciâ Packers, and an admonishment for them to get their act together.
Uréu q'estadra så: Trotxâ Bettinger, MC (Vuode)
Approved but Ephemeral
WHEREAS: The Florenciâ Packers are the Kingdom's official representatives in the National Football League, and
WHEREAS: The Packers are currently 1-6 and sit in last place in the NFC North, and
WHEREAS: The only victory accomplished by this years Packers was against the perpetually hapless New Orleans Saints on 09 October 2005 (right after Hurricane Katrina), and
WHEREAS: On 23 October 2005 the Packers blew a 17-0 lead against their historical archrivals the Minnesota Vikings, and
WHEREAS: In said game, the Vikings scored on every single second half possession, and
WHEREAS: Network TV commentator oral love-fests not withstanding, Brett Favre is a mere mortal who is not living up to his own hype, and
WHEREAS: Throwing a regular season record five interceptions in the 30 October 2005 game is an indication that Favre is having problems, and
WHEREAS: Any random selection of Dandelions from Talossa could coach better than Mike Sherman and the current coaching staff, and
WHEREAS: This season's performance from our team desecrates the hallowed memory of Packer greats like Curley Lambeau, Tony Canadeo, Don Hutson, Bart Starr, Jerry Kramer, Ray Nitschke and Reggie White, and
WHEREAS: The great Vince Lombardi must be weeping in heaven, and
WHEREAS: The citizens of Talossa deserve better than this from the Packers, and
WHEREAS: The Packers can do better than this;
THEREFORE: The first vote of the first session of this next Cosâ shall be a vote of No Confidence in the current Florenciâ Packers, and an admonishment for them to get their act together.
Uréu q'estadra så: Trotxâ Bettinger, MC (Vuode)
Uréu q'estadra så: Trotxâ Betiñéir - MC Vuode
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ14 | The Slacker Packer Whacker Act of 2005 | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ15 - The No "ER" Act
WHEREAS the suffix "er" should be avoided at any time possible, not only because so many people proounced their "r"s too loudly, but because "ist" also sounds better, and
WHEREAS Archiver isn't actually a word, as according to Microsoft Word spellchecker, and
WHEREAS Archivist is a much funner word to say,
THEREFORE be it enacted that the Royal Archiver be always known throughout the Kingdom of Talossa as Royal Archivist from this time forward.
Uréu q'estadra så: Oliver Brainerd, MC (Florenciâ), Royal Archiver
Ammendement
WHEREAS the suffix "er" should be avoided at any time possible, not only because so many people proounced their "r"s too loudly, but because "ist" also sounds better, and
WHEREAS Archiver isn't actually a word, as according to Microsoft Word spellchecker, and
WHEREAS Archivist is a much funner word to say,
THEREFORE be it enacted that the Royal Archiver be always known throughout the Kingdom of Talossa as Royal Archivist from this time forward.
Uréu q'estadra så: Oliver Brainerd, MC (Florenciâ), Royal Archiver
Uréu q'estadra så: Olaf Brainerd - MC Florenciâ, Royal Archiver
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ15 | The No ER Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ16 - AN ACT MODIFYING ELIGIBILITY TO THE SENÄTS (AMENDMENT)
WHEREAS the free choice of a Senator by the people of each province should be restricted as little as possible, and
WHEREAS an interested and active citizen can certainly learn the ropes in less than the two years currently specified by the Organic Law,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article IV Section 4 of the Organic Law is amended to read:
Article V Section II of the Organic Law is amended, by the removal of the clauses restricting eligibility to the Senäts, to read:
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS the free choice of a Senator by the people of each province should be restricted as little as possible, and
WHEREAS an interested and active citizen can certainly learn the ropes in less than the two years currently specified by the Organic Law,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article IV Section 4 of the Organic Law is amended to read:
Except as otherwise provided in the Organic Law, any Talossan who may vote may be elected or appointed to the Senäts for any province. No Senator, even though elected or appointed to the Senäts, may actually vote his seat until he has been a citizen for one year, or served for six months as Secretary of State or Prime Minister, or received an order of knighthood from the King. No person may simultaneouly hold more than one seat in the Senäts.
Article V Section II of the Organic Law is amended, by the removal of the clauses restricting eligibility to the Senäts, to read:
No Senator shall ever be required to vacate his place during his term, due to a change in the qualifications of Senators.
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz - MC Seneschál Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ16 | An Act Modifying Eligibility to the Senate | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ17 - THE NON-POLITICAL MONARCHY ACT (AMENDMENT)
WHEREAS the day-to-day grit of political maneuvering, deal-making, and rhetoric, while necessary to members of the Ziu, is below the dignity of the Monarch and Royal Consort of Talossa, and
WHEREAS it is essential for the well-being of the country that any legislator and any party be able to oppose any proposed legislation, without incurring the odium or suspicion of disloyalty to the Crown,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article VIII Section 6 of the Organic Law is amended to read:
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS the day-to-day grit of political maneuvering, deal-making, and rhetoric, while necessary to members of the Ziu, is below the dignity of the Monarch and Royal Consort of Talossa, and
WHEREAS it is essential for the well-being of the country that any legislator and any party be able to oppose any proposed legislation, without incurring the odium or suspicion of disloyalty to the Crown,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article VIII Section 6 of the Organic Law is amended to read:
Except as otherwise provided by law, anyone eligible to vote in Talossa is eligible to hold any governmental position, including Member of the Cosâ. However, neither a reigning King, nor his Consort, nor a Regent during his regency shall hold any seats, either in the Cosâ or in the Senäts.
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschal, MC Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
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| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ17 | The Non | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ18 - Ratification of the Nomination of IÁN METÁIRIÂ to a Vacancy on the Uppermost Cort
WHEREAS Senior Justice Dan Lorentz, writing for the Council of Regency, on 21 October 2005 nominated Ián Metáiriâ to fill one of the two vacancies now existing on the Uppermost Cort,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby ratifies the nomination of Ián Metáiriâ (otherwise known as "JJ") to fill a vacancy on the Uppermost Cort, and requests that Senator Metáiriâ accept the appointment.
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Appointement
WHEREAS Senior Justice Dan Lorentz, writing for the Council of Regency, on 21 October 2005 nominated Ián Metáiriâ to fill one of the two vacancies now existing on the Uppermost Cort,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby ratifies the nomination of Ián Metáiriâ (otherwise known as "JJ") to fill a vacancy on the Uppermost Cort, and requests that Senator Metáiriâ accept the appointment.
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál, MC Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ18 | Ratifying Ian Metairia for the Uppermost Cort | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ19 - Ratification of the Nomination of CRESTI M. SIERVICÜL to a Vacancy on the Uppermost Cort
WHEREAS Senior Justice Dan Lorentz, writing for the Council of Regency, on 24 October 2005 nominated Cresti M. Siervicül to fill one of the two vacancies now existing on the Uppermost Cort,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby ratifies the nomination of Cresti M. Siervicül to fill a vacancy on the Uppermost Cort, and requests that S:reu Siervicül accept the appointment.
Urent q'estadra sa: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Appointement
WHEREAS Senior Justice Dan Lorentz, writing for the Council of Regency, on 24 October 2005 nominated Cresti M. Siervicül to fill one of the two vacancies now existing on the Uppermost Cort,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby ratifies the nomination of Cresti M. Siervicül to fill a vacancy on the Uppermost Cort, and requests that S:reu Siervicül accept the appointment.
Urent q'estadra sa: Fritz von Buchholtz, Seneschál, MC (Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Uréu q'estadra så: Fritz von Buchholtz - Seneschál, MC Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ19 | Ratifying Cresti Siervicul for the Uppermost Cort | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
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35 RZ20 - THE CANON OF LAWS ACT
WHEREAS the Talossan Canon of Laws Act (25RZ21) is badly written, unclear, and unnecessary, and
WHEREAS the Scribe of Abbavilla, to his great credit and the profit of the nation, has undertaken the maintenance of a wonderful set of webpages which fulfill, better than has ever been done before, the oft-expressed desire of the Ziu that the entire body of Talossan law (L'Anuntziâ dels Legeux) be made easily available to the people, and
WHEREAS the Scribe should be encouraged to go on with this project, but not have his hands tied by overly detailed instructions about just how it should be done,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS the Talossan Canon of Laws Act (25RZ21), and
ENACTS that
The Scribe of Abbavilla, an Officer of the Royal Household, is charged with the maintainance of the Canon of the Laws (L'Anuntziâ dels Legeux), and with assuring and enhancing easy public access thereto.
Uréu q.estadra så: John Woolley, MC (CLP - Florenciâ)
Repealed
WHEREAS the Talossan Canon of Laws Act (25RZ21) is badly written, unclear, and unnecessary, and
WHEREAS the Scribe of Abbavilla, to his great credit and the profit of the nation, has undertaken the maintenance of a wonderful set of webpages which fulfill, better than has ever been done before, the oft-expressed desire of the Ziu that the entire body of Talossan law (L'Anuntziâ dels Legeux) be made easily available to the people, and
WHEREAS the Scribe should be encouraged to go on with this project, but not have his hands tied by overly detailed instructions about just how it should be done,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby
REPEALS the Talossan Canon of Laws Act (25RZ21), and
ENACTS that
The Scribe of Abbavilla, an Officer of the Royal Household, is charged with the maintainance of the Canon of the Laws (L'Anuntziâ dels Legeux), and with assuring and enhancing easy public access thereto.
Uréu q.estadra så: John Woolley, MC (CLP - Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - MC CLP - Florenciâ
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ20 | The Canon of Laws Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35RZ21 - The What The Heck Is The Civil Code Of The State Of Wisconsin Act
WHEREAS 31RZ14 adopted the "Civil and Criminal Codes of the State of Wisconsin" as national law for the Kingdom of Talossa, and
WHEREAS, there is nothing called the "Civil Code" in Wisconsin law, and
WHEREAS the above description is consequently unclear as to which chapters of the Wisconsin Statutes were intended to be incorporated into Talossan law, now
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby clarifies that:
Uréu q.estadra så:
C. M. Siervicül, MC (RUMP - Maricopa)
Scribe's Note: This Act limits The Talossan Civil and Criminal Codes Act previously Enacted by the 31st Cosa, to certain chapters named herein.
Statute
WHEREAS 31RZ14 adopted the "Civil and Criminal Codes of the State of Wisconsin" as national law for the Kingdom of Talossa, and
WHEREAS, there is nothing called the "Civil Code" in Wisconsin law, and
WHEREAS the above description is consequently unclear as to which chapters of the Wisconsin Statutes were intended to be incorporated into Talossan law, now
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby clarifies that:
Uréu q.estadra så:
C. M. Siervicül, MC (RUMP - Maricopa)
Scribe's Note: This Act limits The Talossan Civil and Criminal Codes Act previously Enacted by the 31st Cosa, to certain chapters named herein.
Uréu q'estadra så: Cresti Matáiwos Siervicül - MC RUMP - Maricopa
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ21 | The What the Heck is the Civil Code of the State of Wisconsin Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35RZ22 - The Umpteenth Immigration Reform Act
WHEREAS the process and procedures appertaining to immigration into the Kingdom of Talossa could use some clarification and reform, and
WHEREAS let's just leave it at that, now
THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu that immigration by any and all persons into the Kingdom of Talossa shall, without exception, be conducted as follows:
Uréu q'estadra så: Mà la Mhà (Senator - Vuode)
Scribe's Note: This Act repeals The Talossan Immigration Act of 2005 (as amended) and The Notification of Parties, Etc., Act
Statute
WHEREAS the process and procedures appertaining to immigration into the Kingdom of Talossa could use some clarification and reform, and
WHEREAS let's just leave it at that, now
THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu that immigration by any and all persons into the Kingdom of Talossa shall, without exception, be conducted as follows:
Clause 1. Prospective immigrants shall be directed to the Minister of Immigration. The Minister of Immigration shall act on every request received by that office, without discriminating on the basis of party preference, religion, or other personal information.
Clause 2. The Minister of Immigration shall ascertain to his own satisfaction, through correspondence or conversation, that the prospective immigrant is a real human being with genuine interest in becoming a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa. The Minister shall be free to inquire of the applicant on any and every subject, and shall be required to collect the name, postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address(es) of the candidate, which information the Minister shall communicate to the Secretary of State. Additionally, the Immigration Minister shall be required to collect an essay, written by the applicant, entitled "Why I am Interested in Becoming a Talossan."
Clause 3. The Minister of Immigration, working with the Seneschál, shall cause the prospective immigrant to be granted an account on Wittenberg, allowing said prospective immigrant to converse with the subjects of the Kingdom gathered there. The Immigration Minister shall verify that the said account is fully-enabled, and that the candidate is able to communicate using this forum with the citizens of the Kingdom. The Immigration Minister shall then begin a single thread on Wittenberg introducing the prospective immigrant to the nation. The "Why I am Interested in Becoming a Talossan" essay shall be published by the Immigration Minister in this introduction. The Immigration Minister is further directed to remind his fellow citizens in this introductory posting that the initiation of new citizens into Talossa is a serious matter and that questioning a prospective citizen is a patriotic obligation of all who love their King and Country.
Clause 4. At any time at least ten days after the granting of the Wittenberg account, any current citizen of Talossa may petition the Secretary of State requesting that a Royal Grant of Citizenship be issued to the prospective citizen. If no such petition is laid before the Secretary of State within thirty days of the granting of the Wittenberg account, the Secretary of State shall notify the Government of this fact, and the Government shall be instructed to terminate the immigration process for the candidate, as described in clause 5 below.
Clause 5. If, at any point during the process, either before or after creation of the Wittenberg account, the Immigration Minister determines that the prospective immigrant shall not be considered further, the prospective immigrant shall be informed of this decision, and shall be made aware that a Grant of Citizenship may yet be obtained by the disappointed applicant if an act of the Ziu be passed directing that such a grant be issued. Any account created for the applicant on Wittenberg shall then be terminated.
Clause 6. If the prospective immigrant is not a user of the Internet, such that he will not be able to participate in the process on Wittenberg, the process as described above shall be followed regardless, except that a Wittenberg account shall not be created for the prospective immigrant, and that the Immigration Minister shall be responsible for communicating all postings on Wittenberg to the prospective immigrant, receiving responses thereto from the prospective immigrant, and posting them on Wittenberg in reply. Additionally, for such persons without Internet access, ten days shall be added to the minimum and maximum time allowed in clause 4 for the presentation to the Secretary of State of any petition for the issuance of a Grant of Citizenship.
Clause 7. The Secretary of State shall, on a date of his choosing, but within a period of ten days after receiving a petition to issue a Grant of Citizenship as described in clause 4, determine the provincial assignment of the prospective immigrant and issue a Royal Grant of Citizenship to the immigrant. This Grant shall be issued under the Royal Seal, either as applied by the Chancery, or, should the Majesty request, by the Sovereign under his or her own hand. If requested by the Government, the Grant may also bear the signatures of the Seneschál and/or Immigration Minister. The Royal Grant shall be promptly issued coincident with the candidate affirming his fealty to the Royal House and his allegiance to the Kingdom by taking any Oath of Talossan Citizenship specified by law. At the time this Royal Grant is issued, and from that point forward, the applicant shall be a full citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa. The fact of the issuance of this Grant shall be posted on Wittenberg by the Secretary of State, that the new citizen may be welcomed by his compatriots. Any and all objections raised to the immigration made after this Royal Grant will be moot.
Clause 8. At any time before a Grant of Citizenship is conferred, the Sovereign, or members representing at least one-third of the Cosâ by seats, or members representing at least one-third of the Senäts, or any single Justice of the Uppermost Cort may petition the Chancery that the said Grant of Citizenship shall not be issued until such issuance shall be ordered by an act of the Ziu. The Secretary of State shall be required to grant all such petitions, and shall withhold any issuance of a Royal Grant of Citizenship to the prospective immigrant who is the subject of such a petition until such time as an act of the Ziu directing the issuance of such a grant becomes law. The Immigration Ministry shall in all cases continue to expeditiously follow the immigration process as described in this act, regardless of the presentation of any such petition to the Chancery.
Clause 9. Any and all pre-existing statutes pertaining to the process of immigration into the Kingdom of Talossa, including but not limited to 34RZ2, its amending act 34RZ5, and 34RZ29, excepting only 34RZ9, are hereby repealed and rendered null and void, their provisions wholly replaced by those of this act.
Clause 10. The Seneschal may only in exceptional circumstances petition the Secretary of State to exempt a named immigrant from the requirements and/or provisions (including but not limited to, the introduction by the Immigration Minister and the examination period) of this Act or any other Act, save the requirement to take a Oath of Citizenship and to immediately issue a Royal Grant of Citizenship to the named immigrant, upon receipt of such a Oath. Such a petition may instruct the Secretary of State to assign this named immigrant to a specific province or shall leave it to the Secretary of State to determine the provincial assignment of the prospective immigrant according to any applicable law.
Uréu q'estadra så: Mà la Mhà (Senator - Vuode)
Scribe's Note: This Act repeals The Talossan Immigration Act of 2005 (as amended) and The Notification of Parties, Etc., Act
Uréu q'estadra så: Ma Conta la Mha - Senator - Vuode
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ22 | The Umpteenth Immigration Reform Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ23 - THE PEOPLE TO PROVINCES IMPROVEMENT ACT
WHEREAS the People to Provinces Act (34RZ9) has been in effect through the period of the greatest population growth in Talossas history, so that we have a pretty good sense of how well its working, and
WHEREAS its been working pretty well, but could still be improved,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts the following enhancements and clarifications to the process of assigning citizens to provinces.
BE IT ENACTED THAT:
AND WHEREAS it only makes sense that natural-born citizens belong to the same province as their parents, and in fact weve always done it this way, but it isnt actually written in the law anywhere, BE IT ENACTED THAT
AND WHEREAS a greater degree of identity between the provinces of Talossa and the world geographic regions assigned to them is to be desired, while maintaining a not-too-terribly-unequal distribution of population among the provinces, BE IT ENACTED THAT
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, Senator (Florenciâ) and MC (CLP)
Scribe's Note: This act was ammended by 43PD2: The Keeping Your Loved Ones Close Act.
Statute
WHEREAS the People to Provinces Act (34RZ9) has been in effect through the period of the greatest population growth in Talossas history, so that we have a pretty good sense of how well its working, and
WHEREAS its been working pretty well, but could still be improved,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts the following enhancements and clarifications to the process of assigning citizens to provinces.
DEFINITION: For the purposes of this Act, two people are closely related if one of them is 1) the spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle of the other, or 2) is married to someone who is closely related to the other (in the sense of clause 1).
BE IT ENACTED THAT:
AND WHEREAS it only makes sense that natural-born citizens belong to the same province as their parents, and in fact weve always done it this way, but it isnt actually written in the law anywhere, BE IT ENACTED THAT
AND WHEREAS a greater degree of identity between the provinces of Talossa and the world geographic regions assigned to them is to be desired, while maintaining a not-too-terribly-unequal distribution of population among the provinces, BE IT ENACTED THAT
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, Senator (Florenciâ) and MC (CLP)
Scribe's Note: This act was ammended by 43PD2: The Keeping Your Loved Ones Close Act.
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - Senator Florenciâ and MC CLP
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ23 | The People to Provinces Improvement Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35RZ24 - The Royal Household Cleaning Act
WHEREAS various offices which are not political in nature have been created from time to time to serve the King and his nation, and
WHEREAS some confusion has arisen as to the duties, responsibilities, and proper purview and extent of some of these offices, and
WHEREAS the duties and functions of these various offices are not uniformly described in law, and
WHEREAS it would do the Kingdom good to alleviate the confusion surrounding these offices and introduce uniformity to their methods of operation, now
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby ENACTS that
Uréu q'estadra så: Baron Hooligan (Senator, Vuode)
Scribe's Note: The final paragraph of this Act repeals The Grim Reaper Act, 20RC36.
Statute
WHEREAS various offices which are not political in nature have been created from time to time to serve the King and his nation, and
WHEREAS some confusion has arisen as to the duties, responsibilities, and proper purview and extent of some of these offices, and
WHEREAS the duties and functions of these various offices are not uniformly described in law, and
WHEREAS it would do the Kingdom good to alleviate the confusion surrounding these offices and introduce uniformity to their methods of operation, now
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby ENACTS that
Uréu q'estadra så: Baron Hooligan (Senator, Vuode)
Scribe's Note: The final paragraph of this Act repeals The Grim Reaper Act, 20RC36.
Uréu q'estadra så: Ma Conta la Mha - Senator, Vuode
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ24 | The Royal Household Cleaning Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ26 - An Act Establishing "The Hopper" (Amendment)
WHEREAS, all great legislatures of the world have seen the wisdom of subjecting legislative proposals to a period of public comment, debate and amendment before they are voted on;
WHEREAS, such a period of reflection would allow all future Talossan legislation to harvest the experience and wisdom of all of its citizens and legislators;
WHEREAS, such a period of reflection may well help Talossa avoid suffering from unfortunately written legislation; and
WHEREAS, such a period of reflection has not been a part of Talossa's legislative process to date,
THEREFORE: the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article IX of the Organic Law is repealed and replaced with:
Article X, Section 7 of the Organic Lawdealing with "for comment only" billsis repealed.
Article XI, Section 4 of the Organic Law is repealed and replaced with:
Proposed By: Dan Lorentz (MC Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS, all great legislatures of the world have seen the wisdom of subjecting legislative proposals to a period of public comment, debate and amendment before they are voted on;
WHEREAS, such a period of reflection would allow all future Talossan legislation to harvest the experience and wisdom of all of its citizens and legislators;
WHEREAS, such a period of reflection may well help Talossa avoid suffering from unfortunately written legislation; and
WHEREAS, such a period of reflection has not been a part of Talossa's legislative process to date,
THEREFORE: the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article IX of the Organic Law is repealed and replaced with:
Art. IX:Sec. 1. The Seneschál shall appoint a Secretary of State to an indefinite term. He may be removed and replaced by law. The Secretary of State shall supervise and organize the legislative business of the Ziu. He shall do this by administering a public venue for the inspection of legislative proposals before they become bills, "The Hopper" and by compiling and publishing the monthly legislative journal, "The Clark." He may delegate another citizen to act as Deputy Secretary of State, who will execute the powers and duties of the Secretary's office, while the Secretary is unavailable or unable to do so. This person shall be appointed and dismissed by the Secretary on whim. Art. IX:Sec. 2. Any Member of the Cosâ, or Senator, or the King, shall have the right to submit legislative proposals and bills to the Secretary of State for consideration by the Ziu according to the procedures specified in this article. Art. IX: Sec. 3. Except as provided in Article IX: Sec. 7, a bill is not eligible to be voted on by the Ziu and cannot be published in the Clark unless it was first submitted to "The Hopper" as a legislative proposal. And except as provided in Article IX: Sec. 8, only legislative proposals that are in "The Hopper" and have been there for at least ten days can become eligible for publication in "The Clark" as bills. Legislative proposals that are no longer in "The Hopper" cannot become bills. Art. IX: Sec. 4. The Secretary of State is under no obligation to create a permanent record of legislative proposals in "The Hopper." The Secretary of State shall remove legislative proposals from "The Hopper" at the request of the author. If a legislative proposal has remained in the "The Hopper" for more than 59 days, the Secretary of State may remove it. Art. IX: Sec. 5. A legislative proposal is submitted t to the Secretary of State for publication in "The Hopper." A legislative proposal thus submitted should be followed by the words "Uréu q'estadra så" (or "Proposed by") and the name of the author and the capacity in which the author is offering the proposal. The Ziu may regulate how authors identify their capacity. A legislative proposal may be submitted by multiple sponsors, but the legislator whose name is listed first after the words "Uréu q'estadra så" (or "Proposed by") is considered the author of the legislative proposal. The Secretary of State may refuse to accept legislative proposals that are not clearly typed or word-processed. Art. IX: Sec. 6. After his legislative proposal has spent ten days in "The Hopper," the author may submit itwith or without modification or amendmentas a bill to the Secretary of State according to the procedures specified in Article IX: Secs. 8-12. The Secretary of State may, however, refuse to accept the bill if he finds that the bill is so substantially different from its original form as a legislative proposal that it constitutes a significantly different proposal. Upon such a finding, the bill is automatically returned to "The Hopper." Art. IX: Sec. 7. At his discretion, the Prime Minister shall have the right to withdraw any legislative proposal from "The Hopper" and instruct the Secretary of State to treat it as a properly submitted bill. The Prime Minister's Prime Dictates are exempt from all provisions relating to legislative proposals and "The Hopper." Art. IX: Sec. 8. For the first Clark to be published following an Election Deadline as defined in Article VII: Sec. 3, only legislative proposals that are in "The Hopper" and have been there for at least five days can become eligible for publication in "The Clark" as bills. Art. IX: Sec. 9. Bills shall be submitted before the twenty-first day of the month, to the Secretary of State for consideration by the Ziu. Bills received after the twenty-first day of the month shall be published in the next Clark or postponed for one Clark, at the Secretary of State's discretion. Art. IX:Sec. 10. A bill may be proposed by submitting it to the Secretary of State. A bill thus submitted should be followed by the words "Uréu q'estadra så" (or "Proposed by") and the name of the author(s) and his/their party and home province. The Secretary of State may refuse to accept bills that are not clearly typed or word-processed. Art. IX:Sec. 11. If any bill seeks to amend, change, or repeal any Article of the Organic Law or any Law, the bill must specify exactly the Law(s) or Article(s), which it seeks to amend, change, or repeal. The Secretary of State may refuse to accept bills that do not comply with this provision. Art. IX:Sec. 12. All bills received by the Secretary of State during one calendar month shall be compiled into a published legislative journal, to be called "The Clark." The Clark shall be compiled prior to the first day of the following month, and shall be published on that day. Art. IX:Sec. 13. Notwithstanding Sections 2 and 5 of this Article, the Ziu may make laws regulating the number of bills a Member of the Cosâ or a Senator may submit for one Clark without the need to amend the Organic Law. |
Article X, Section 7 of the Organic Lawdealing with "for comment only" billsis repealed.
Article XI, Section 4 of the Organic Law is repealed and replaced with:
| Art. XI: Sec.4. The Seneschál has State duties. He may advise the King to dissolve the Cosa and to appoint and remove members of the Cabinet. His advice to the King on these matters may not be refused. The Seneschal may issues Speeches to the Nation in writing, declare war pending the approval of the Cosa, write treaties pending the approval of the Cosa, expedite the Ziu's consideration of legislation, and issue Prime Dictates. |
Proposed By: Dan Lorentz (MC Maritiimi-Maxhestic)
Uréu q'estadra så: Danihel (Dan) Laurieir - MC Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ26 | An Act Establishing "The Hopper" | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ27 - AN ACT AGAINST RELIGIOUS BIAS (Amendment)
WHEREAS one of the present titles of the King is Head of the Unorthodox Church, and
WHEREAS no such Church actually exists, and
WHEREAS, even though the word unorthodox (when not capitalized) bears the meaning of unconventional, when capitalized it has a particular set of theological meanings, and
WHEREAS the title could well be understood as insulting or derogatory to members of the Orthodox Church, exactly as if the King were titled Head of the Unmormon Church or Head of the Unepiscopalian Church, and
WHEREAS Talossa should avoid either favouring or denigrating particular religions,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article III Section 3 of the Organic Law is amended by removal of the phrase Head of the Unorthodox Church and the comma following.
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, UrN, Senator (Florenciâ)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS one of the present titles of the King is Head of the Unorthodox Church, and
WHEREAS no such Church actually exists, and
WHEREAS, even though the word unorthodox (when not capitalized) bears the meaning of unconventional, when capitalized it has a particular set of theological meanings, and
WHEREAS the title could well be understood as insulting or derogatory to members of the Orthodox Church, exactly as if the King were titled Head of the Unmormon Church or Head of the Unepiscopalian Church, and
WHEREAS Talossa should avoid either favouring or denigrating particular religions,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby adopts the following Amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the electorate for ratification.
Article III Section 3 of the Organic Law is amended by removal of the phrase Head of the Unorthodox Church and the comma following.
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, UrN, Senator (Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - Senator Florenciâ
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ27 | An Act Against Religious Bias | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ28 - THE OPPOSITION LEADER ABOLITION ACT
WHEREAS the Organic Law specifies that there be a royal post known as the Opposition Leader or Leader of the Loyal Opposition, and
WHEREAS in all the years, this position has rarely if ever been filled, and
WHEREAS the mode of filling the position is confusing, even were it to be followed, and
WHEREAS it has never been followed anyway, and
WHEREAS ever since the repeal of 34RZ2 as amended, there is now no mention in any Talossan law of any official duties to be performed by the Opposition Leader, and
WHEREAS even during the time when 34RZ2 was in force, there was no Opposition Leader to perform the duties anyway, and God knows that caused no end of problems, which is all in the past now, of course, but anyway,
WHEREAS the repeal of 34RZ2 creates a situation in which all citizens of the Kingdom may choose to provide input during the course of all immigration proceedings, and all citizens have avenues to pursue in cases of disagreement concerning such proceedings, thus obviating the need for any particular person, opposed to the government of the day, to be consulted by the government on such matters, and therefore such obligation to consult need not be reïmposed upon any certain person who may be acknowleged as Opposition Leader, and
WHEREAS since the Opposition Leader is, by its very nature, someone who opposes the policies of the government of the day, it actually makes no sense to assign any governmental duties to such a person anyway, and
WHEREAS the organization of political parties and coälitions and the election of any internal leaders of the same -- apart from the necessary mandate that a majority of the Cosä shall join to recommend the appointment of a Prime Minister to the King -- is not in any way the business of the government or the royal house, and
WHEREAS the King is always free to solicit advice from any citizen of the Kingdom, regardless of the politics of that citizen, and
WHEREAS in eras of good feeling, the only voice of opposition in the Ziu may come from a crackpot, and
WHEREAS it would not be good for the Kingdom if the King were forced by law to appoint a crackpot to a royal post, now
THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu that a referendum be put before the electorate seeking to amend the Organic Law and modify statutory law as follows:
Uréu q'estadra så: Barôn Tepistà (Senator, Vuode)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS the Organic Law specifies that there be a royal post known as the Opposition Leader or Leader of the Loyal Opposition, and
WHEREAS in all the years, this position has rarely if ever been filled, and
WHEREAS the mode of filling the position is confusing, even were it to be followed, and
WHEREAS it has never been followed anyway, and
WHEREAS ever since the repeal of 34RZ2 as amended, there is now no mention in any Talossan law of any official duties to be performed by the Opposition Leader, and
WHEREAS even during the time when 34RZ2 was in force, there was no Opposition Leader to perform the duties anyway, and God knows that caused no end of problems, which is all in the past now, of course, but anyway,
WHEREAS the repeal of 34RZ2 creates a situation in which all citizens of the Kingdom may choose to provide input during the course of all immigration proceedings, and all citizens have avenues to pursue in cases of disagreement concerning such proceedings, thus obviating the need for any particular person, opposed to the government of the day, to be consulted by the government on such matters, and therefore such obligation to consult need not be reïmposed upon any certain person who may be acknowleged as Opposition Leader, and
WHEREAS since the Opposition Leader is, by its very nature, someone who opposes the policies of the government of the day, it actually makes no sense to assign any governmental duties to such a person anyway, and
WHEREAS the organization of political parties and coälitions and the election of any internal leaders of the same -- apart from the necessary mandate that a majority of the Cosä shall join to recommend the appointment of a Prime Minister to the King -- is not in any way the business of the government or the royal house, and
WHEREAS the King is always free to solicit advice from any citizen of the Kingdom, regardless of the politics of that citizen, and
WHEREAS in eras of good feeling, the only voice of opposition in the Ziu may come from a crackpot, and
WHEREAS it would not be good for the Kingdom if the King were forced by law to appoint a crackpot to a royal post, now
THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu that a referendum be put before the electorate seeking to amend the Organic Law and modify statutory law as follows:
Uréu q'estadra så: Barôn Tepistà (Senator, Vuode)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ma Conta la Mha - Senator, Vuode
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ28 | The Opposition Leader Abolition Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ29 - The Royal Household Cleaning Cleanup Act
WHEREAS on 1 January 2006, just as it became too late to change any of the text submitted as proposals for the third Clark of the 35th Cosâ, the University Charter Act, 24RZ19, came to light, and
WHEREAS that newly rediscovered act, chartering the University of Talossa, is a well and good thing, and
WHEREAS that act specifies that a Regent of the University be appointed by the Seneschál, and
WHEREAS this is not a governmental post in any way, and therefore the appointment should be royal and not political, and
WHEREAS this means that the Regency of the University of Talossa is and should be considered an Office of the Royal Household, and the Regent of the University an Officer of the Royal Household, and
WHEREAS the newly rediscovered law specifies that a Regent of the University be appointed by the Opposition Leader, and
WHEREAS the Opposition Leader is a position which no longer exists, now
THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu that the following modifications be made to Talossan statutory law:
Ureu q'estadra så,
Mà la Mhà, Senator (Vuode)
Ammendement
WHEREAS on 1 January 2006, just as it became too late to change any of the text submitted as proposals for the third Clark of the 35th Cosâ, the University Charter Act, 24RZ19, came to light, and
WHEREAS that newly rediscovered act, chartering the University of Talossa, is a well and good thing, and
WHEREAS that act specifies that a Regent of the University be appointed by the Seneschál, and
WHEREAS this is not a governmental post in any way, and therefore the appointment should be royal and not political, and
WHEREAS this means that the Regency of the University of Talossa is and should be considered an Office of the Royal Household, and the Regent of the University an Officer of the Royal Household, and
WHEREAS the newly rediscovered law specifies that a Regent of the University be appointed by the Opposition Leader, and
WHEREAS the Opposition Leader is a position which no longer exists, now
THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu that the following modifications be made to Talossan statutory law:
Ureu q'estadra så,
Mà la Mhà, Senator (Vuode)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ma Conta la Mha - Senator Vuode
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ29 | The Royal Household Cleaning Cleanup Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35RZ30 - The "AARRRRGH, MATEYS" Act
WHEREAS In the hallowed words of the Organic Law, The Kingdom of Talossa is a community of persons having fun by doing things which are reasonably similar to what other (real) countries do, and
WHEREAS Other countries sometimes issue letters of marque and reprisal, and
WHEREAS The whole concept of Talossan privateering has a Talossan Coolness Factor thats right out the roof,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, aka "Black Mike", Senator (Florenciâ)
Statute
WHEREAS In the hallowed words of the Organic Law, The Kingdom of Talossa is a community of persons having fun by doing things which are reasonably similar to what other (real) countries do, and
WHEREAS Other countries sometimes issue letters of marque and reprisal, and
WHEREAS The whole concept of Talossan privateering has a Talossan Coolness Factor thats right out the roof,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:
Uréu q'estadra så: John Woolley, aka "Black Mike", Senator (Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - Senator Florenciâ
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ30 | The "Aarrrrgh, Mateys" Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ31 - An Act to Repeal the Royal Adoption
WHEREAS a law The Succession to the Throne Act (33RZ10) is on our books, which purports to grant a formal writ of adoption naming the former King and Queen of Talossa as guardians for the present King of Talossa, and
WHEREAS the said former King and Queen have renounced their citizenship in Talossa, and
WHEREAS even before renouncing his citizenship, but especially since doing so, the former King has been actively working against the best interests of the Kingdom, 1) by deliberately leaving the Kingdom's government in chaos when he abdicated, for instance by refusing to name, as was his duty, a deputy Secretary of State to take over his office of Secretary of State when he resigned; 2) by disseminating lies and calumny on the Kingdom's web page and by email to current and former citizens, claiming that Talossa no longer exists, that the current Government is illegitimate, that many current citizens in fact do not even exist, that the current Government drove him and his supporters out of Talossa, that the current Government won its position by lying, cheating, and stealing, and so on; 3) by urging Talossan citizens to renounce their citizenship; 4) by urging Talossan citizens not to vote nor to participate in Talossan life; 5) by dishonestly refusing to release the Kingdoms treasury, held in a bank account of which he is a signatory; and other such activities, and
WHEREAS it makes absolutely no sense for Talossan law to grant or recognize any position of authority or power over our beloved King to someone who has made himself an inveterate enemy of the Kingdom,
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby enacts that
God save King Louis I!
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ), Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic), Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk), Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Statute
WHEREAS a law The Succession to the Throne Act (33RZ10) is on our books, which purports to grant a formal writ of adoption naming the former King and Queen of Talossa as guardians for the present King of Talossa, and
WHEREAS the said former King and Queen have renounced their citizenship in Talossa, and
WHEREAS even before renouncing his citizenship, but especially since doing so, the former King has been actively working against the best interests of the Kingdom, 1) by deliberately leaving the Kingdom's government in chaos when he abdicated, for instance by refusing to name, as was his duty, a deputy Secretary of State to take over his office of Secretary of State when he resigned; 2) by disseminating lies and calumny on the Kingdom's web page and by email to current and former citizens, claiming that Talossa no longer exists, that the current Government is illegitimate, that many current citizens in fact do not even exist, that the current Government drove him and his supporters out of Talossa, that the current Government won its position by lying, cheating, and stealing, and so on; 3) by urging Talossan citizens to renounce their citizenship; 4) by urging Talossan citizens not to vote nor to participate in Talossan life; 5) by dishonestly refusing to release the Kingdoms treasury, held in a bank account of which he is a signatory; and other such activities, and
WHEREAS it makes absolutely no sense for Talossan law to grant or recognize any position of authority or power over our beloved King to someone who has made himself an inveterate enemy of the Kingdom,
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby enacts that
God save King Louis I!
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ), Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic), Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk), Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ31 | An Act to Repeal the Royal Adoption | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35RZ32 - The Naval Reorganization Act
WHEREAS, "The Glorious (but Unarmed) Royal Fleet Act" submitted by Robert Madison and Wes Erni officially created the Royal Talossan Navy on 30 November 1987, and
WHEREAS, in July of 1998, former Prime Minister Chirisch Caveir re-established Talossas Navy by way of Prime Dictate, and
WHEREAS, nothing much has happened to it since, now
THEREFORE, the Navy is hereby reorganized as the BUREAU OF THE NAVY, to be placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence. This document supersedes any previous Prime Dictate or law concerning the establishment and administration of the Navy.
FURTHERMORE, there is lots of other cool stuff to do, so here goes:
Noi urent q'estadra så:
Quedéir Lord Castiglhâ (Senator, Mussolini)
Trotxâ Bettinger (Senator, Cézembre)
C. M. Siervicül (MC, Maricopa)
Statute
WHEREAS, "The Glorious (but Unarmed) Royal Fleet Act" submitted by Robert Madison and Wes Erni officially created the Royal Talossan Navy on 30 November 1987, and
WHEREAS, in July of 1998, former Prime Minister Chirisch Caveir re-established Talossas Navy by way of Prime Dictate, and
WHEREAS, nothing much has happened to it since, now
THEREFORE, the Navy is hereby reorganized as the BUREAU OF THE NAVY, to be placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence. This document supersedes any previous Prime Dictate or law concerning the establishment and administration of the Navy.
FURTHERMORE, there is lots of other cool stuff to do, so here goes:
Noi urent q'estadra så:
Quedéir Lord Castiglhâ (Senator, Mussolini)
Trotxâ Bettinger (Senator, Cézembre)
C. M. Siervicül (MC, Maricopa)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ32 | The Naval Reorganization Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ33 - The Prize Tribunals Act
WHEREAS the practice of privateering is lawful in the Kingdom of Talossa, and
WHEREAS the temptation of easy booty has from time to time tempted otherwise honourable privateers to stray beyond the strict limits of their lawful authority, and
WHEREAS civilized nations have historically seen fit to restrain such excesses under admiralty and international law through the adjudication by prize courts of captures of prizes by privateers, and
WHEREAS privateering has also historically served as a valuable source of revenue for those monarchs who have seen fit to liberally grant letters of marque and reprisal to their subjects, and
WHEREAS there's no reason the Private Adventurers of the Kingdom of Talossa should take advantage of His Majesty's grace in granting them the authority to legally prey on the shipping of His Majesty's enemies without giving a little something back to the Crown in return,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:
Uréu q'estadra så: C.M. Siervicül (MC, Maricopa)
Statute
WHEREAS the practice of privateering is lawful in the Kingdom of Talossa, and
WHEREAS the temptation of easy booty has from time to time tempted otherwise honourable privateers to stray beyond the strict limits of their lawful authority, and
WHEREAS civilized nations have historically seen fit to restrain such excesses under admiralty and international law through the adjudication by prize courts of captures of prizes by privateers, and
WHEREAS privateering has also historically served as a valuable source of revenue for those monarchs who have seen fit to liberally grant letters of marque and reprisal to their subjects, and
WHEREAS there's no reason the Private Adventurers of the Kingdom of Talossa should take advantage of His Majesty's grace in granting them the authority to legally prey on the shipping of His Majesty's enemies without giving a little something back to the Crown in return,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:
Uréu q'estadra så: C.M. Siervicül (MC, Maricopa)
Uréu q'estadra så: Cresti Matáiwos Siervicül - MC, Maricopa
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ33 | The Prize Tribunals Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ34 - The Criminal Code Reform Act
WHEREAS, 31RZ14 and 35RZ21 have provided the Kingdom with a comprehensive Criminal Code, but
WHEREAS, our Criminal Code was not drafted by Talossans and does not take into account the unique circumstances and needs of the Kingdom, and
WHEREAS, recent events illustrate the need for reform Talossan criminal justice system with a view to tailoring it to our aforementioned circumstances and needs, and
WHEREAS, the severity of certain offenses under the Criminal Code should be enhanced to reflect the especial threat such offenses pose to public order in the Kingdom,
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby enacts that,
Uréu q'estadra så: C.M. Siervicül (MC, Maricopa)
Statute
WHEREAS, 31RZ14 and 35RZ21 have provided the Kingdom with a comprehensive Criminal Code, but
WHEREAS, our Criminal Code was not drafted by Talossans and does not take into account the unique circumstances and needs of the Kingdom, and
WHEREAS, recent events illustrate the need for reform Talossan criminal justice system with a view to tailoring it to our aforementioned circumstances and needs, and
WHEREAS, the severity of certain offenses under the Criminal Code should be enhanced to reflect the especial threat such offenses pose to public order in the Kingdom,
THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby enacts that,
Uréu q'estadra så: C.M. Siervicül (MC, Maricopa)
Uréu q'estadra så: Cresti Matáiwos Siervicül - MC, Maricopa
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ34 | The Criminal Code Reform Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ35 - THE KING MUST BE A CITIZEN ACT
WHEREAS it is in every way desirable that the King be a citizen of Talossa, and
WHEREAS the current Article III Section 5 of the Organic Law, preventing the former King Robert II and any of his descendants from ever becoming King, is entirely moot, since he is no longer living, and has no descendants,
THEREFORE the Ziu approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.
Article III Section 5 of the Organic Law is amended to read:
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ),
Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic),
Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk),
Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS it is in every way desirable that the King be a citizen of Talossa, and
WHEREAS the current Article III Section 5 of the Organic Law, preventing the former King Robert II and any of his descendants from ever becoming King, is entirely moot, since he is no longer living, and has no descendants,
THEREFORE the Ziu approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.
Article III Section 5 of the Organic Law is amended to read:
But no person not a citizen of Talossa may assume the Throne. If a non-citizen would have been entitled to assume the Throne except for his not being a citizen, the succession shall pass over him to the next person in line. If the King shall at any time renounce or lose his citizenship, that renunciation or loss shall be deemed to imply his abdication of the Throne.
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ),
Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic),
Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk),
Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ35 | The King Must Be A Citizen Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ36 - THE ROYAL ADOPTIONS ACT
WHEREAS the welfare of the Kingdom is deeply affected by the adoption of a child into the line of royal succession, and
WHEREAS it is vital to the well-being of the Kingdom that no doubt be entertained as to the legitimacy of the royal succession,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.
The following sentence is inserted after the third sentence of Article III Section 4 of the Organic Law:
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ),
Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic),
Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk),
Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS the welfare of the Kingdom is deeply affected by the adoption of a child into the line of royal succession, and
WHEREAS it is vital to the well-being of the Kingdom that no doubt be entertained as to the legitimacy of the royal succession,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.
The following sentence is inserted after the third sentence of Article III Section 4 of the Organic Law:
But the adoption of any person after 26 December 2005 shall affect the line of royal succession only on the adoption's being explicitly approved by a law of the Ziu passed by a two-thirds vote in each House.
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ),
Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic),
Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk),
Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ36 | The Royal Adoptions Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ37 - The No More Partial Veto Act
WHEREAS the Organic Law permits the King to approve part of a Bill passed by the Ziu and to veto the other part, and provides that the part approved shall pass into law, and
WHEREAS this might very well frustrate the will of the Ziu, and cause to pass into law an act that the Ziu would not have passed in its partial form, and
WHEREAS the Organic Law specifies no time period within which the King must approve or veto a Bill, and
WHEREAS it is desirable that the status of a Bill passed by the Ziu be known within a reasonable time,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves this amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the nation for ratification:
The second sentence of Article X Section 6 of the Organic Law (which currently says "Bills may be approved in whole or in part by the King, and the part approved shall become law, and the whole or part objected to shall be returned, with his objections, to the Ziu, which shall proceed to reconsider it in the next Clark") is amended to read:
Uréu q'estadra så John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS the Organic Law permits the King to approve part of a Bill passed by the Ziu and to veto the other part, and provides that the part approved shall pass into law, and
WHEREAS this might very well frustrate the will of the Ziu, and cause to pass into law an act that the Ziu would not have passed in its partial form, and
WHEREAS the Organic Law specifies no time period within which the King must approve or veto a Bill, and
WHEREAS it is desirable that the status of a Bill passed by the Ziu be known within a reasonable time,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves this amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the nation for ratification:
The second sentence of Article X Section 6 of the Organic Law (which currently says "Bills may be approved in whole or in part by the King, and the part approved shall become law, and the whole or part objected to shall be returned, with his objections, to the Ziu, which shall proceed to reconsider it in the next Clark") is amended to read:
The King may sign such a Bill, in which case it shall immediately become law; or he may veto the Bill, in which case it shall be returned, with his objections, to the Ziu, which shall proceed to reconsider it in the next Clark. If the King neither signs nor vetoes a Bill before the last day of the month in which it was passed by the Ziu, it shall be deemed to have been signed.
Uréu q'estadra så John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ)
Uréu q'estadra så: Ián Lupul - Senator, Florenciâ
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ37 | The No More Partial Veto Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |
Published in Clark #0
35 RZ38 - THE REGENCY AND ROYAL ELECTIONS ACT
WHEREAS the Organic Law is rather vague about the procedure to be followed in electing a new King, should that unhappy eventuality arise, and
WHEREAS it is precisely at such moments of crisis that clear and unambiguous constitutional procedures are most to be desired,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.
The last sentence of Article III Section 4 ("Where there is no person entitled to succeed to the Throne under the rules of the preceding article, the nation shall elect, by a two-thirds majority, a new King, to whom and to whose family the existing laws of succession shall immediately apply") is removed.
Article III Sections 7 and 8 are replaced by the following four sections:
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ),
Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic),
Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk),
Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Approved by a referendum
WHEREAS the Organic Law is rather vague about the procedure to be followed in electing a new King, should that unhappy eventuality arise, and
WHEREAS it is precisely at such moments of crisis that clear and unambiguous constitutional procedures are most to be desired,
THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.
The last sentence of Article III Section 4 ("Where there is no person entitled to succeed to the Throne under the rules of the preceding article, the nation shall elect, by a two-thirds majority, a new King, to whom and to whose family the existing laws of succession shall immediately apply") is removed.
Article III Sections 7 and 8 are replaced by the following four sections:
Noi urent q'estadra så: John Woolley (Senator, Florenciâ),
Fritz von Buchholtz (Seneschál; Senator, Maritiimi-Maxhestic),
Ián Lord Metáiriâ (Senator, Atatürk),
Joseph Walkland (MC, Cézembre)
Uréu q'estadra så:
| 35th Cosâ, Clark #0 results | Amendment? | Ziu | Cosâ | Senäts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | Title | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | Për | Contrâ | Abstain | Result | |
| RZ38 | The Regency and Royal Elections Act | No (double majority needed) | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fail |