Constitution (Manticore)

The Constitution of the Star Kingdom of Manticore was created when the Manticore colony was transformed into a constitutional monarchy in 1485 PD.
== Balance of power ==
It originally gave overwhelming power to the House of Lords (the Lords being the people who originally financed the colonial expedition and their descendants). Lower house of Parliament was the House of Commons. ()
== Taxation ==
The Constitution stipulates that any permanent income tax must be flat rated, but it does make provision for temporary adjustments to the rate. Any progressive taxes were required to be enacted with a specific time limit and were automatically terminated at the time of the first general election following their enactment. Additionally, progressive taxes can only be enacted with a two-thirds super majority of both houses of Parliament. (, )
== Removal of a Monarch ==
* The removal of a monarch was possible by a three-quarters vote of both houses of Parliament, in case of high crimes or misdemeanors only.
* The removal of a monarch was possible for incapacitation also. ()
== The heir to the crown's marriage ==
The Constitution stipulated that the heir to the Crown must marry a commonerQueen Elizabeth II was able pass an amendment to the provision that allowed her to conceive an heir from the frozen sperm of her deceased husband, who was a peer of the realm and not a commoner.. ()
== Death of a Noble House ==
The Constitution stipulates that should a peer of the realm die without an heir, the lands of that peerage revert to the CrownThe provision was added to the Constitution in light of the high death toll of the Manticoran Plague.. ()
==Prolong==
The right to receive the Prolong Treatment was a fundamental part of the Imperial Manticoran Constitution. ()
== Amendments ==
The Constitution provided for the amendments.
===Treecat Rights Bill===
The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution, commonly known as the Treecat Rights Bill, assured certain rights for the treecats of Sphinx, recognizing them as sentient beings.
:King Roger II orginally opposed the bill, but changed his mind after a treecat, Seeker of Dreams, had saved the life of his daughter Adrienne and bonded with her.The bill was likely passed some time in the later half of Roger II's reign, in the 1550s or 1560s PD. ()
== References ==
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