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1st Draft: French Revolution / Steampunk PreambleLazarus is a rising phoenix, soaring above the ashes of its bourgeoisie oppressors and breaking the chains of feudalism. We, the sovereign nations of Lazarus, unite once more in order to form a more perfect region. One where the rights of its members are unalienable and the pursuit of justice is sacrosanct. The nations, resident in the region formerly called the Peoples' Republic of Lazarus, hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other, to form themselves into a free, sovereign, and independent state by the name of "The Lazarene Republic". Article I - Citizenship1. Any person may apply for citizenship by providing the names of a resident nation in Lazarus and a World Assembly nation, and swearing an oath of citizenship established by law. 2. The First Citizen will approve or reject applications for citizenship. If they reject an application, they will report the reasons for doing so to the Conseil des Lazarene. The Conseil may overturn such rejections by a two-thirds majority vote. 3. Citizens whose nation leaves Lazarus voluntarily or ceases to exist, do not log into the regional forums for twenty-eight days or voluntarily renounce it will forfeit their citizenship. 4. The Tribunal may remove the citizenship of a person convicted of a criminal offense. 5. Citizens may not lose their citizenship for any reason not enumerated here. Article II - Conseil des Lazarene1. The Conseil des Lazarene will be comprised of all citizens and will be the supreme governing authority of the Lazarene Republic. 2. The Conseil des Lazarene may enact, amend, or repeal the rules of its proceedings by simple majority vote. 3. The Conseil may enact, amend, or repeal statutory law by simple majority vote. 4. The Conseil may enact, amend, or repeal legally binding agreements with foreign regions or organizations by simple majority vote. 5. The Conseil may remove any official for which a higher threshold is not established from office by simple majority vote. 6. The Conseil may remove any of the following officials from office by two-thirds majority vote: Director, First Citizen, Chief Tribune, Tribune, Engineer, Mechanic. 7. The Conseil may declare war against a foreign region or organization by two-thirds majority vote. 8. The Conseil may amend this Constitution by three-quarters majority vote. 9. The result of any vote in the Conseil des Lazarene will be determined by taking into account only citizens who have voted and discounting abstentions cast in the vote. 10. The Conseil will elect a citizen to serve as Director, to administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. 11. The Director may appoint deputies to assist in legislative duties. Such deputies may be regulated by the rules of the Conseil's proceedings. Article III - First Citizen1. The First Citizen will serve as head of state and government. 2. The First Citizen may negotiate treaties with foreign powers. No such treaty will come into force unless ratified by the Conseil des Lazarene. 3. The First Citizen will control the onsite delegacy of the region and will exercise its powers only as permitted or required by law. 4. The First Citizen may appoint a Council of Ministers to assist in state and government duties. Ministers will only take office upon being approved by a simple majority vote of the Conseil des Lazarene, and the Conseil may regulate the Council of Ministers by statute. 5. The First Citizen may veto a proposal of the Conseil des Lazarene to adopt, amend or repeal a law within a week of its passage. The Conseil may override such a veto by two-thirds majority vote. Article IV - The Tribunal1. The Tribunal will consist of a number of at least three Tribunes, but a greater number may be established by law. 2. Tribunes will serve until resignation or removal from office by the Conseil des Lazarene. 3. The First Citizen will nominate citizens to serve as Tribunes, who will only take office upon being approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the Conseil des Lazarene. 4. A Tribune may not serve as: First Citizen, Engineer, Director, government minister, or legislative deputy. 5. The Tribune will try all criminal and civil cases and determine the constitutionality of statutory laws, foreign agreements, and government policies. 6. The rules of the Tribunal proceedings will be established by statute. 7. The most senior member of the Tribunal will administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. This member shall be known as the Chief Tribune. 8. The Tribune will reach decisions by majority vote. Article V - The Engine of the Republic1. Any citizen who meets the endorsement and influence requirements determined by law may apply to become a Mechanic of the Engine. 2. The Conseil des Lazarene may approve an applicant to the Engine by a two-thirds majority vote. 3. The Mechanics will monitor regional security and report on it to the Conseil. 4. The Mechanics will enforce decisions of the Conseil to remove the First Citizen from office. 5. A line of succession beyond the Engineer among the members of the Engine may be established by law. 6. Mechanics who willingly cease to meet the endorsement and influence requirements determined by law will forfeit their membership. 7. The Conseil may remove a member of the Engine by a two-thirds majority vote. Article VI - The Engineer1. The Conseil des Lazarene will elect a citizen to serve as Engineer, to seek to hold the second most endorsements in Lazarus. 2. The Engineer will administer the business of the Engine of the Republic according to the rules they adopt for their proceedings. 3. The Engineer will be first in the line of succession to serve as acting First Citizen. Article VII - Elected Officials1. The Director, First Citizen, and Engineer will be considered elected officials for the purposes of this document. 2. An election for an elected office will be conducted if four months have passed since the previous election for that office began or if the office is vacant. 3. Any person who is a citizen at the beginning of nominations for an election may stand as a candidate and vote in it. 4. Citizens will cast their ballots for a single candidate per office. If a candidate receives a simple majority of votes cast in the election, the candidate will be elected to the office. 5. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election will be conducted between the two candidates with the most votes. The candidate who receives a simple majority of votes cast in the run-off election will be elected to office. 6. In the event of a tie between two candidates at the conclusion of the first run-off election, a second run-off election will be conducted. If no candidate receives a majority of votes at the conclusion of the second runoff, the tie will be broken in favor of the candidate who has been a citizen for the longest continuous period of time. 7. Abstentions cast in an election will not count against a majority. 8. No person may consecutively serve in the same elected office for more than two terms of four months. Article VIII - Lazarene Liberation Army1. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be comprised of citizens and will be the sole legal military force of the Lazarene Republic and the only military force officially sanctioned by Lazarus. 2. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be under the command of the First Citizen, who may further delegate command to citizens. 3. The primary responsibility of the Lazarene Liberation Army will be defense of Lazarus and execution of all military mandates established by law. 4. The Lazarene Liberation Army may engage in defense of regions at the discretion of command. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be barred from invading regions absent a declaration of war by the Conseil des Lazarene. Article IX - Declaration of the Rights of Nations and of the Citizen1. Unless otherwise noted, all nations residing in Lazarus will be afforded all rights enumerated by this article. 2. Nations will have the right to free expression, including freedom of speech and of the press. 3. Nations will have the right to free association, including freedom of peaceful assembly. 4. Nations will have the right to equal treatment under the law and freedom from denial of participation based on arbitrarily discriminative criteria. 5. Nations will have the right to defend themselves against criminal charges before the Tribunal with the guarantee of a fair and speedy trial. 6. Nations will have the right to due process of law and guaranteed protection against ex post facto applications of the law and bills of attainder. 7. Nations will have the right to reside in Lazarus and to be protected against ejection or ban without reasonable cause and due process of law. 8. Nations will have the right to sovereign management of their affairs and to decline to provide World Assembly endorsement to any other nation. 9. Nations will have the right to maintain World Assembly endorsement count up to thirty less endorsements than the Engineer or, during periods of transition in office, the Mechanic of The Engine of the Republic with the highest endorsement count. 10. Citizens will have the right to vote and to stand for elected office. Article X - Regional Forum1. The regional forum will be located at the following URL: http://nslazarus.com/archive/NSLazarus/index/2. Violation of forum terms of service or use and establishment and enforcement of moderation policies will be the responsibility of forum administration.
2nd Draft: Steampunk theme PreambleJust as Saint Lazarus rose from the grave, the phoenix that is this region soars above the ashes of our oppressors, breaking the shackles of feudalism. We, the sovereign nations of Lazarus, unite once more in order to form a more perfect region. One where the rights of its members are unalienable and the pursuit of justice is sacrosanct. The nations, resident in the region formerly called the Peoples' Republic of Lazarus, hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other, to form themselves into a free, sovereign, and independent state by the name of "The Lazarene Republic". Article I - Citizenship1. Any person may apply for citizenship by providing the names of a resident nation in Lazarus and a World Assembly nation, and swearing an oath of citizenship established by law. 2. The Conductor will approve or reject applications for citizenship. If they reject an application, they will report the reasons for doing so to the Engine of Lazarus. The Engine may overturn such rejections by a two-thirds majority vote. 3. Citizens whose nation leaves Lazarus voluntarily or ceases to exist, do not log into the regional forums for twenty-eight days or voluntarily renounce it will forfeit their citizenship. 4. The Tribunal may remove the citizenship of a person convicted of a criminal offense. 5. Citizens may not lose their citizenship for any reason not enumerated here. Article II - Engine of Lazarus1. The Engine of Lazarus will be comprised of all citizens and will be the supreme governing authority of the Lazarene Republic. 2. The Engine may enact, amend, or repeal the rules of its proceedings by simple majority vote. 3. The Engine may enact, amend, or repeal statutory law by simple majority vote. 4. The Engine may enact, amend, or repeal legally binding agreements with foreign regions or organizations by simple majority vote. 5. The Engine may remove any official for which a higher threshold is not established from office by simple majority vote. 6. The Engine may remove any of the following officials from office by two-thirds majority vote: Timekeeper, Conductor, Chief Tribune, Tribune, Engineer, Mechanic. 7. The Engine may declare war against a foreign region or organization by two-thirds majority vote. 8. The Engine may amend this Constitution by three-quarters majority vote. 9. The result of any vote in the Engine of Lazarus will be determined by taking into account only citizens who have voted and discounting abstentions cast in the vote. 10. The Engine will elect a citizen to serve as Timekeeper, to administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. 11. The Timekeeper may appoint deputies to assist in legislative duties. Such deputies may be regulated by the rules of the Engine's proceedings. Article III - The Conductor1. The Conductor will serve as head of state and government. 2. The Conductor may negotiate treaties with foreign powers. No such treaty will come into force unless ratified by the Engine of Lazarus. 3. The Conductor will control the onsite delegacy of the region and will exercise its powers only as permitted or required by law. 4. The Conductor may appoint a Council of Ministers to assist in state and government duties. Ministers will only take office upon being approved by a simple majority vote of the Engine of Lazarus, and the Engine may regulate the Council of Ministers by statute. 5. The Conductor may veto a proposal of the Engine of Lazarus to adopt, amend or repeal a law within a week of its passage. The Engine may override such a veto by two-thirds majority vote. Article IV - The Tribunal1. The Tribunal will consist of a number of at least three Tribunes, but a greater number may be established by law. 2. Tribunes will serve until resignation or removal from office by the Engine of Lazarus. 3. The Conductor will nominate citizens to serve as Tribunes, who will only take office upon being approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the Engine of Lazarus. 4. A Tribune may not serve as: Conductor, Engineer, Timekeeper, government minister, or legislative deputy. 5. The Tribune will try all criminal and civil cases and determine the constitutionality of statutory laws, foreign agreements, and government policies. 6. The rules of the Tribunal proceedings will be established by statute. 7. The most senior member of the Tribunal will administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. This member shall be known as the Chief Tribune. 8. The Tribune will reach decisions by majority vote. Article V - The Mechanic Corps1. Any citizen who meets the endorsement and influence requirements determined by law may apply to become a Mechanic. 2. The Engine of Lazarus may approve an applicant to the Corps by a two-thirds majority vote. 3. The Mechanics will monitor regional security and report on it to the Engine. 4. The Mechanics will enforce decisions of the Engine to remove The Conductor from office. 5. A line of succession beyond the Engineer among the members of the Corps may be established by law. 6. Mechanics who willingly cease to meet the endorsement and influence requirements determined by law will forfeit their membership. 7. The Engine may remove a member of the Corps by a two-thirds majority vote. Article VI - The Engineer1. The Engine will elect a citizen to serve as Engineer, to seek to hold the second most endorsements in Lazarus. 2. The Engineer will administer the business of the Mechanic Corps according to the rules they adopt for their proceedings. 3. The Engineer will be first in the line of succession to serve as acting Conductor. Article VII - Elected Officials1. The Timekeeper, Conductor, and Engineer will be considered elected officials for the purposes of this document. 2. An election for an elected office will be conducted if four months have passed since the previous election for that office began or if the office is vacant. 3. Any person who is a citizen at the beginning of nominations for an election may stand as a candidate and vote in it. 4. Citizens will cast their ballots for a single candidate per office. If a candidate receives a simple majority of votes cast in the election, the candidate will be elected to the office. 5. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election will be conducted between the two candidates with the most votes. The candidate who receives a simple majority of votes cast in the run-off election will be elected to office. 6. In the event of a tie between two candidates at the conclusion of the first run-off election, a second run-off election will be conducted. If no candidate receives a majority of votes at the conclusion of the second runoff, the tie will be broken in favor of the candidate who has been a citizen for the longest continuous period of time. 7. Abstentions cast in an election will not count against a majority. 8. No person may consecutively serve in the same elected office for more than two terms of four months. Article VIII - Lazarene Liberation Army1. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be comprised of citizens and will be the sole legal military force of the Lazarene Republic and the only military force officially sanctioned by Lazarus. 2. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be under the command of the Conductor, who may further delegate command to citizens. 3. The primary responsibility of the Lazarene Liberation Army will be defense of Lazarus and execution of all military mandates established by law. 4. The Lazarene Liberation Army may engage in defense of regions at the discretion of command. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be barred from invading regions absent a declaration of war by the Engine of Lazarus. Article IX - Declaration of the Rights of Nations1. Unless otherwise noted, all nations residing in Lazarus will be afforded all rights enumerated by this article. 2. Nations will have the right to free expression, including freedom of speech and of the press. 3. Nations will have the right to free association, including freedom of peaceful assembly. 4. Nations will have the right to equal treatment under the law and freedom from denial of participation based on arbitrarily discriminative criteria. 5. Nations will have the right to defend themselves against criminal charges before the Tribunal with the guarantee of a fair and speedy trial. 6. Nations will have the right to due process of law and guaranteed protection against ex post facto applications of the law and bills of attainder. 7. Nations will have the right to reside in Lazarus and to be protected against ejection or ban without reasonable cause and due process of law. 8. Nations will have the right to sovereign management of their affairs and to decline to provide World Assembly endorsement to any other nation. 9. Nations will have the right to maintain World Assembly endorsement count up to thirty less endorsements than the Engineer or, during periods of transition in office, the Mechanic with the highest endorsement count. 10. Citizens will have the right to vote and to stand for elected office. Article X - Regional Forum1. The regional forum will be located at the following URL: http://nslazarus.com/archive/NSLazarus/index/2. Violation of forum terms of service or use and establishment and enforcement of moderation policies will be the responsibility of forum administration.
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