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The Laws of New Worcester:
Preamble:
Verily, the Monarch, through lawful ways and through a long
and justice filled
Second Constitutional Congress, has founded the Laws of New Worcester
to replace the
Constitution of the New Worcester Kingdom as the new Supreme Law of
the New Worcester
Kingdom.
And as such, the Articles of Esterite Chiefdom which were
decided during this Second
Constitutional Congress as replacing the Constitution of the New
Worcester Kingdom, was never
signed or officially accepted and as such, this Laws of New Worcester
is the only official
constitution governing the New Worcester Kingdom.
The Articles of Esterite Chiefdom were too long and had too
many articles. It
overcomplicated the government and made too many elections necessary.
Instead of this, the
Laws of New Worcester shall keep the government simple in essence but
also in the line of
justice, respecting everyone’s human rights and in the name of
unwritten decency.
So, in doing so, We shall form a most perfect constitution,
consisting of the highest laws
of this micronation, or if times come so, nation.
We the Tribesmen, the Citizens, the People.... of the New
Worcester Kingdom and all of the provinces, colonies and territories
governed by this entity, for
the purpose of making a more perfect union of provinces, for the
general defense, the fun and
enjoyment of nation-building and micropatrology, do found and ordain,
this the Laws of New
Worcester.
Article One:
Section one: The King or Queen is the highest ruler of the New
Worcester Kingdom. His
judgment is the highest. He is the supreme legislative, executive and
judicial power of the New
Worcester Kingdom. The Splendid Micro-Union of Microstatia (SPUM),
has reasonable
jurisdiction over the New Worcester Kingdom.
Section two: The Prime Chief is the elected supreme executive (under
the King or Queen). He
shall have an infinite number of three month terms, elected by the
general population. He shall
have the power to veto accepted bills of the House of Law. If vetoed,
it must be decided upon by
the King or Queen.
Section three: There shall be a Holy Esterite Court (Hec). It shall
be the supreme judicial power
(under the King or Queen). It is not elected. Each Justicar of the
Holy Esterite Court shall be
chosen by the King or Queen. The Holy Esterite Court shall consist
three Justicars. Each Justicar
shall have an infinite number of three year terms, elected as in
section two.
Section four: There shall be a House of Law (Hol). It shall be the
supreme legislative power
(under the King or Queen). It shall consist of three representatives,
called MHs, from each
province, territory and colony. One MH is chosen by the Lord of the
province, territory or
colony. The two other MHs are elected by the general population of
that province. Each MH
shall have an infinite number of one year terms.
Section five: The King or Queen may create committees or agencies to
investigate a certain
element of law, or govern a certain subject of interest (such as a
National Tax-Collection
Agency).
Section six: There shall be a Cacansa Vocati Canvi Vocataeic (CVCV).
In English, it is “The
Great Language Group of Vocatae”. The CVCV shall have second-to
supreme control over the
use and evolution of the Vocatae language (the King or Queen has
supreme control).
Section seven: There shall be an Island of Islandia Investigation
Agency (IOIIA). It’s purpose is
to investigate and record everything that the Island of Islandia and
King Alexander Jemmima III
does. Upon the destruction of the Island of Islandia, the IOIIA shall
be of ceremonial purpose
only.
Section eight: There shall be a Election and Voting Council (EAVC).
It’s purpose is to count all
the votes in every election, keep track of parties and political
organizations, announce and keep
track of candidates and announce who has won certain elections to all
Esterite newspaper
agencies, the Monarch, the Prime Chief and the Lords of each
province, territory and colony.
Section nine: The leader of the EAVC shall be the Chairman of State
who shall be elected by all
the Esterite citizens. The Chairman of State shall have an infinite
number of one year terms.
There shall be (in order of authority) a Deputy Chairman of State,
Chief of State, and Deputy
Chief of State who are all elected by the general population as the
Chairman of State is. Each
shall have an infinite number of six month terms.
Article Two:
Section one: Each province, territory and colony shall have a Lord.
The Lord is the supreme
judicial and executive power of the province, territory or colony.
Each Lord shall have an
infinite number of two year terms. Each Lord is appointed by the King
or Queen.
Section two: Each province, territory and colony shall have a Local
House of Law, which shall
consist of twenty members. Each member is appointed by the Lord. The
Local House of Law is
the supreme legislative power of the province, territory or colony.
Section three: Each province is split up into four counties, a north
east, north west, south east,
and a south west one. Each county shall have a Duke, who is the
supreme ruler of that county.
Each Duke is appointed by the Lord of the province that the county is
in. Each Duke shall have
an infinite number of six month terms.
Section four: Each county is split up into two harks, a north and a
south one. Each hark shall
have an Earl, who is the supreme ruler of that hark. Each Earl is
appointed by the Duke of the
county that the hark is in. Each Earl shall have an infinite number
of six month terms.
Article Three:
Section one: The Scroll of Freedom is law. Any previous or future
treaties are law. This
constitution is law. The Faslexius is law. The Kingregosa is law. The
Terranic Agreement is law.
The Law of Interkingonum is law. The Treaty of SPUM is law. Any
constitutions approved by
the SPUM as their official constitutions are law. The Scroll of
Rights is law.
Section two: The Faslexius is the governmental journal, published
regularly, which shall contain
all federal laws, not in this Laws of New Worcester. Each province,
territory, colony, each
county and each hark, shall have their own lesser Faslexiuses.
Section three: The Kingregosa is the official list of Kings and
Queens of the New Worcester
Kingdom and shall also contain a list of all the Prime Chiefs.
Section four: The Scroll of Freedom and the Scroll of Rights shall be
recorded in the Faslexius.
Treaties shall be recorded in an archive.
Article Four:
Section one: the official languages of the New Worcester Kingdom
shall be the languages
chosen by the SPUM, with Vocatae (Foxish) and English included.
Section two: articles of amendment to the Laws of New Worcester, may
be made by the King or
Queen with the signature of the Prime Chief. Articles of retraction
of amendments may only be
made by the King or Queen with the signature of the Prime Chief.
Section three: articles of amendment to the Laws of New Worcester,
may be made by a fifty five
percent yes by the House of Law.
Section four: articles of amendment to the Laws of New Worcester, may
be made by a ninety
five percent yes of the general population.
Article Five:
Section one: The New Worcester Kingdom claims three colonies. The
first is the Origo Colony.
It consists of the village of Palmyra, in Wayne County, New York, in
the United States of
America. The second is Renopats Colony. It consists of the eastern
half of Rochester, New York,
USA. The third is the Okidez Colony. It consists of the other half.
Section two: The New Worcester Kingdom claims one territory. It is
called the Muskyon
territory. It consists of all the land of the eastern half of
Bridgwater in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Section three: The New Worcester Kingdom consists of eight provinces:
BABAL, KERAN, NONOS, NEROS, INTOS, INSULAS, EROSMIDEA, and BUCCA.
The first five are as prescribed in the original Constitution of the
New Worcester Kingdom.
Insulas is all the land sold to Us in the Terranic Agreement. The
Erosmidea Province consists of
the conquered Aerosmithia (Macedon, New York, in the USA). The Bucca
Province is the
western half of Bridgwater in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
Section four: If citizenship is under the number of twenty, the King
or Queen may appoint
citizens to positions in the government. If vacancies occur in the
government after an election,
the King or Queen may appoint citizens to the vacant positions within
the government.
Exito:
All other matters of law shall be decided upon by the government.
This Laws of New Worcester
is approved by His Majesty ************* I, who, upon acceptance and
signature of this
constitution, shall become King. This is the supreme law of the land,
above all other Esterite
laws, save those of the SPUM. Signed in the first year of the New
Worcester Kingdom.
His Majesty, ************ the First:
This shall be translated into another language or other languages as
decided upon as necessary,
such as Vocatae.
Amendment One:
Section one:The executive head of the House of Law shall be called
the Lejilord. Every
year, when the House of Law assembles it shall elect a Lejilord to be
the head of the
House of Law. The Lejilord shall be an MH and shall have the right to
veto bills in the
Hol. The Lejilord shall be able to make statements (when approved by
half of the Hol) on
the behalf of the House of Law.
Section two:The executive head of the Holy Esterite Court shall be
called the Elder
Justicar. Every three years, when the Holy Esterite Court assembles
it shall elect an Elder
Justicar to be the head of the Holy Esterite Court. The Elder
Justicar shall be a Justicar
and shall have the right to veto bills in the Hec. The Elder Justicar
shall be able to make
statements (when approved by half of the Hec) on the behalf of the
Holy Esterite Court.