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Bill: Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806
Details
Submitted by[?]: Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2807
Description[?]:
| Be it enacted upon the Emperor's most Illustrious and Lutheran Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the representatives of the people of Greater Hulstria, in this present Imperial Diet assembled: An Act to amend local government in the Eastern Territories ARTICLE I - Short title and etc. 1) This Act may be cited as the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act, 2802. 2) This Act shall come into force immediately upon the approval of the Imperial Diet. 3) Unless otherwise stated "Colony", "Colonies", or "territories" refer to land administered by Greater Hulstria that are not directly represented in the Imperial Diet. 4) Unless otherwise stated "Colonial subject" refers to any inhabitant of a Colony of Greater Hulstria. 5) Unless otherwise stated "His Majesty's Government" refers to the constitutional government of the Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria. 6) Unless otherwise stated "Eastern Territories" shall mean all colonies and teritores administered by Greater Hulstrian that are not directly represented in the Imperial Diet. 7) Unless otherwise stated "Colonial Affairs Act" refers to the Colonial Affairs Act, 2694. ARTICLE II - Priority of this Act 1) Article II, Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of the Colonial Affairs Act shall be superceded by this Act. ARTICLE III - Imperial Commissioner 1) There shall be an Imperial Commissioner of the Eastern Territories to administer the Colonies. The Imperial Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of His Majesty and His Majesty's Government, though no individual may serve for a period longer than ten years. 2) The Governor-General and Staatsminister shall nominate a candidate to serve as Imperial Commissioner to the Imperial Diet. The candidate shall only take office by majority vote of the Imperial Diet. 3) The Emperor may withhold royal assent of the designated Imperial Commissioner. 4) Should the Imperial Diet fail to approve two consecutive candidates, the Emperor may appoint an Imperial Commissioner. An Imperial Commissioner appointed in this way shall serve for no longer than five years. 5) The Imperial Diet may, by majority vote, reject an appointment made by the Emperor. 6) The Imperial Diet may, by 2/3rds vote, withdraw the commission of an Imperial Commissioner approved by the Imperial Diet. 7) The Imperial Diet may, by majority vote, withdraw the commission of an Imperial Commissioner appointed by the Emperor. 8) During any period when the Imperial Commissioner's office is permanently vacant due to a transition to a new Imperial Commissioner, the Imperial Superintendent of Police for the Eastern Territories shall peform the duties of Imperial Commissioner in the capacity of Acting Imperial Commissioner. The Minister of Internal Affairs shall supervise the Imperial Superintendent during the performance of such duties. 9) During any period when the Imperial Commissioner is temporarily prevented from performing the duties of office due to death, serious illness, or injury, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Imperial Superintendent shall jointly exercise all powers and authority of that office until a new IC is administered. ARTICLE IV - Colonial Government 1) Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of the Colonial Affairs Act shall be superceded by this Act. 2) The Colonies shall be divided into eight separate Districts to be titled Regierungsbezirk. Each of whom shall have a Chief Administrator appointed by the Imperial Commissioner to govern the affairs of that District. 3) The Chief Administrators shall take directives from the Imperial Commissioner and His Majesty's Government on how to exercise authority in the District. 4) There shall be a Representative Assembly to advise the Imperial Commissioner on the proper administration of the Colonies. 5) The Representative Assembly shall consist of forty members, five from each District, elected by those Colonial subjects entitled to vote, as provided for in this Act. 6) Elected Members of the Representative Assembly must make an oath swearing or affirming loyalty to His Imperial Majesty and His Majesty's Government before they may take up their seats in the Representative Assembly. 7) Only Colonial subjects who have attained the age of eighteen years and who have not been convicted of treason or serious felony may be entitled to vote. 8) There shall be Courts established in each District, headed by a Chief Magistrate appointed by the Imperial Commissioner, to ensure that justice is properly dispensed and that the laws are enforced. ARTICLE V - Regierungsbezirks 1) The Ministry of Internal Affairs shall provide to the Imperial Diet, Emperor, and His Majesty's Government an official map of the Eastern Territories divided into eight Regierungsbezirks. 2) The names of the districts shall be - Heinrich der Große; Nord-Carina; Märtyrerland; Große Krähenfuß; Wildschweingebiet; Histap Längstal; Fernost Hulster; Ost-Berge 3) The Imperial Diet may, by majority vote, designate a capital city for each district. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:05:27, August 23, 2009 CET | From |  Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | The last one stalled for some reason and it really shouldn't have. The only thing different from the 2802 is Sections 8 & 9 in Article 3. |
| Date | 04:01:21, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | The language of Sections 8 and 9 are reversed. Section 8 - This is a permanent vacancy. There is no holder of the office; it is vacant. Section 9 - This is a temporary vacancy. The IC is still in office, but temporarily cannot execute the office. |
| Date | 04:30:27, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | Okay though the other language in the sections won't be changed (the parts where it says due to etc and who does what). |
| Date | 08:55:02, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Kolonial Partei | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | Lets please get this done |
| Date | 18:48:12, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | Amen. |
| Date | 22:37:31, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | We're going on 57 years since the CLA first began the effort to reform the Eastern Territories. |
| Date | 22:57:11, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | Is the CLA going to vote for this reform? |
| Date | 23:16:47, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Allianz | To | Debating the Eastern Territories Reorganization Act of 2806 |
| Message | I wish you would have waited a bit before putting to a vote, or adopted the language written by the CLA in the other bill's discussion. As written in this bill, Sections 8 and 9 of Article III are contradictory. By the inclusion of death is not a temporary condition. The CLA's draft language as previously introduced: 8) During any period when the Imperial Commissioner's office is permanently vacant, the Imperial Superintendent of Police for the Eastern Territories shall peform the duties of Imperial Commissioner in the capacity of Acting Imperial Commissioner. The Minister of Internal Affairs shall supervise the Imperial Superintendent during the performance of such duties. 9) During any period when the Imperial Commissioner is temporarily prevented from performing the duties of office, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Imperial Superintendent shall jointly exercise all powers and authority of that office. Section 8 should cover all cases of permanent vacancy, whether it's "transition to a new Imperial Commissioner" or death. The CLA will, of course, vote for a bill that it has shepherded and written for nearly six decades; but the cloudy language of this bill may unduly cause ambiguity in certain extreme and unfortunate situations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 725 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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