Bills

This is bill id#1162 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS Closed provinces cause people to be assigned to a province different from where the catchment areas indicate they should, and

WHEREAS We work really hard on the catchment areas, so we should use them, and

WHEREAS If citizens are distributed without regard for their location, the provinces become solely "Senatorial Voting Clubs" without geographical meaning, and

WHEREAS What is a geographical division if it has no geographical meaning?

THEREFORE Lex.E.7.13, Lex.E.7.14, and Lex.E.7.15, which currently read;

7.13. All provincial citizenship assignments shall be made when the province to which the citizen is assigned is OPEN to nonresident immigration on the day prior to the naturalization of said citizen. A province shall be CLOSED if its population is equal to or greater than thrice the population of the smallest province (by population) on the day prior to the naturalization of said citizen. 

7.14. For purposes of this title, provinces shall be listed in the following circular order: Cézembre, Florencia, Fiova, Atatürk, Vuode, Maritiimi-Maxhestic, Maricopa, Benito. 
7.15. No citizen may be assigned to a "closed" province. In the event that a citizen's assignment may place him in a "closed" province, the citizen is assigned to the next province listed in E.7.14 which is not "closed."

FURTHERMORE Lex.E.10.7. which currently reads;

10.7. 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 is not closed to immigration, or b) both provinces are currently closed to immigration.

10.7. Whenever any Talossan wants to move his provincial assignment to the province in whose assigned area he actually lives, he may do so by notifying the Chancery.  The move will be officially recognised once the Chancery has validated the request.

This is bill id#1163 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS I proposed the "Nobody Feels like Writing Acts just to Fix Typos Act" while I was only in my second Clark as a legislator, and

WHEREAS I was still learning how to write legislation at the time (though admittedly I am still learning), and

WHEREAS Having pondered the language of the bill I have passed, and seeing it is now being used, I find I don't especially like the way I wrote it, and

WHEREAS Specifically, there is concern it might be inorganic, and I think parts of it are redundant and impractical, and

WHEREAS For my own peace of mind, I would appreciate the opportunity to reword it

THEREFORE Lex.C.1.2.3, which currently reads

C.1.2.3 If the Scribe finds an error in the formatting, grammar, or spelling of a bill that has already been clarked, or alerted of same, he shall work with the sponsor of the bill to fix said error(s).

C.1.2.3.1 The Scribe shall publicize any proposed changes to a bill, and said changes may only be implemented after they have been public for seven days

C.1.2.3.2 If, before the proposed changes are implemented, a petition of MCs representing at least 1/3 of the seats in the Cosa, or a petition of at least 1/3 of the Senators, goes before the Scribe in protest of the proposed changes to the bill, the Scribe may not implement the changes.

C.1.2.3.3 If a disagreement arises over the interpretation of a law that was amended though this process, the language originally enacted by the Ziu is superior and shall be used in interpretation

C.1.2.3.4 The Scribe shall keep a record of the original language of bills that were amended in this way for use according to C.1.2.3.3

is amended to read;

C.1.2.3 If the Scribe, or their deputy(s), finds an error in the formatting, grammar, or spelling of a bill which is currently in the Clark, or is alerted of same, they shall work with the sponsor of the bill to fix said error(s).

C.1.2.3.1 The Scribe, or their deputy(s), shall publicize any proposed changes to a bill, with the approval of the author.  The changes are deemed to have been implemented after they have been public for seven days, unless the changes are disallowed by the conditions of C.1.2.3.2

C.1.2.3.2 If, before the proposed changes are implemented, a petition of MCs representing at least 1/3 of the seats in the Cosa, or a petition of at least 1/3 of the Senators, goes before the Scribe in protest of the proposed changes to a bill, the changes cannot be implemented.

This is bill id#1164 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS The current coalition agreement says that a goal of ours is to "introduce a nuanced system of mandatory Cosa lists which allow parties to deal with events beyond their control", and

WHEREAS A voter should know which individuals they are voting for when casting a vote for a certain party, and

WHEREAS This will serve to increase accountability to the voters

THEREFORE A new subsubsection B.2.3 is added to el Lexhatx which reads

B.2.3 The ballot must also include, for each party contesting the election, a list of citizens to whom the party intends to award Cosa seats.  If a party does not submit a candidate list to the Secretary of State before the election, the party leader is assigned all seats won, and seats which cannot be held by the Party Leader are forfeited. 

    B.2.3.1 Before the conclusion of the first Clark, each party leader must submit to the Secretary of State a report containing the distribution of the seats won in the election
        
        B.2.3.1.1 The party leader may assign seats to any eligible citizen(s) they see fit, so long as the following criteria are met:
            B.2.3.1.1.1  The party's internal procedures are followed

            B.2.3.1.1.2  No one who was not named on the list is assigned more seats than any eligible citizen who was named on the list

            B.2.3.1.1.3  The total number of seats awarded to those not on the list does not exceed 1/3 of all seats won by the party

            B.2.3.1.1.4  No person occupies more than the legal number of seats

        B.2.3.1.2  Any person assigned a seat as above may decline to take their seats in which case they will be reallocated according to the criteria of B.2.3.1.1.

        B.2.3.1.3  If a party cannot assign all of their seats under the criteria of B.2.3.1.1, the additional seats are forfeited. 

Other subsubsections in B.2 are renumbered accordingly.

FURTHERMORE  Org.VIII.3, which currently reads

Each party shall assign its seats to such individuals as it sees fit, provided that each such individual is eligible to serve in the Cosa under this article and is assigned a whole number of seats. The Ziu may by law establish a maximum number of seats that any one Member of the Cosa may hold by law, but the minimum number of Members of the Cosa shall be no less than the number of Senators, and the same limit shall apply to all Members of the Cosa, and any changes to the limit shall take effect no earlier than the distribution of seats after the next General Election.

shall be amended to read

Each party shall assign its seats to such individuals as it sees fit, subject to regulations regarding the reporting of such individuals prior to elections set forth by law, provided that each such individual is eligible to serve in the Cosa under this article and is assigned a whole number of seats. The Ziu may by law establish a maximum number of seats that any one Member of the Cosa may hold by law, but the minimum number of Members of the Cosa shall be no less than the number of Senators, and the same limit shall apply to all Members of the Cosa, and any changes to the limit shall take effect no earlier than the distribution of seats after the next General Election. 

This is bill id#1165 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS, "The Decoupling the Public and Private Witts Act" of last term directed that Telecomuna should go live on August 1st, and

WHEREAS, that hasn't happened, which is kind of a bummer, but it's a big job, so that's probably understandable, and 

WHEREAS, nonetheless we really do want this to happen, so we should give it another chance,

THEREFORE Title J of el Lexhatx shall be put into abeyance until 1 April of 2016. The Royal Scribe shall leave the law in el Lexhatx, but clearly label the title to note that it will go into effect in April of 2016.

FURTHERMORE the Secretary of State shall formally present a complete plan to the Ziu for the creation of Telecomuna, including platform, appearance, and the message boards that will exist. This will be done at least one month prior to April of 2016, so that the Ziu will have a chance to vote on approval of the plan.

FURTHERMORE, the Seneschal is directed to confer with the Secretary of State within one month of the passage of this bill, to establish clear expectations and timelines for the creation of Telecomuna. The Seneschal shall formally report to the Ziu when this has been done to his satisfaction.

This is bill id#1166 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS it can be extremely difficult to obtain information from the Government in accordance with Lex.D.8, and

WHEREAS that entire bit of the law is also rather difficult to read and follow, and

WHEREAS the issue of privacy and government transparency are both really important in a democratic system of law, and need to be protected in a clear and easily-understood manner,

THEREFORE the eighth section of Title D of el Lexhatx, which currently reads:

 

shall be replaced in full by:
 

This is bill id#1167 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS, we passed the Judicial Merry-Go-Round Amendment, and

WHEREAS, it eliminated the Magistracy, and

WHEREAS that means the Magistracy is gone, although you wouldn't know it to look at the published law,

THEREFORE the Ziu hereby amends Title G of el Lexhatx to remove section 10 and all subsections, which currently read:

10. There shall be Magistrate Courts (Corts dels Edilicieux) for the trial of all cases arising under the laws of the Kingdom of Talossa, both civil and criminal. (39RZ18)

This is bill id#1168 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

HEREAS we printed stamps and they're still just gathering dust, and seriously that's just a senseless waste, and

WHEREAS we also passed a law allowing for voluntary contributions to much ado, and no steps have been taken there, either, and

WHEREAS we might just need some incentive on both counts, and

WHEREAS we want to make it easier for active and earnest citizens to create new political parties, but at the same time we don't want to reduce our already meager yearly earnings,

THEREFORE, the ninth section of Title D of el Lexhatx, which currently reads:
 

shall be amended to read:
 

Furthermore, D.2.1.5.4, which currently reads:
 

shall be amended to read:
 

Furthermore, a new sub-sub-sub-section shall be added to Title D el Lexhatx after D.2.1.5.4, which shall read as follows:
 

Furthermore, a new sub-sub-section shall be added to Title D of el Lexhatx after D.2.1.9, which shall read as follows:
 

This is bill id#1169 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS the Secretary of State is nominated by the Prime-Minister AND

WHEREAS in effect, no one should be nominated to such a position against their will AND

WHEREAS the previous Secretary of State loses his post as soon as he resigns, in theory AND

WHEREAS the next Secretary of State gets his posts as soon as he is nominated  again, in theory AND

WHEREAS in practice, until the new Secretary of State actually accepts his post, the old one usually continues to serve AND

WHEREAS this creates the situation where a Secretary of State may be nominated without ever taking his role and the former Secretary of State might in effect continue to serve even if records indicate otherwise AND

WHEREAS this occurred once already, for 2 Clarks of the 30th Cosa. Marti-Pair Furxheir had replaced Secretary of State Daviu Focteir for the 4th Clark of the 29th Cosa for a fixed 6 month period to let Daviu Focteir focus on his studies while allowing Marti-Pair Furxheir to run for Senate at the end of the Cosa. Marti-Pair Furxheir resigned after 6 months in favor of Daviu Focteir as promised, but Daviu Focteir never resumed his position AND

WHEREAS this creates a discontinuity: Marti-Pair Furxheir actually served as Acting Secretary of State for those 2 Clark, but since Daviu Focteir never took office and Marti-Pair Furxheir only resigned to let Daviu Focteir hold office, it makes you wonder if Marti-Pair's resignation really took effect 

THEREFORE The Ziu resolves to:

 - Allow the Database Administrator to modify the Database System to indicate that for the whole of the 29th Cosa, Marti-Pair Furxheir was the Secretary of State
 - Request that the Database Administrator mark chance in the Cosa comments for the the 29th Cosa so that there is an historical record of the change
 - Allow the Secretary of State to update the Wiki to indicate the substitution in a way to clarify the confusion.