VI. LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATIONS

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= LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATIONS =
----The Yutemond Senate is charged with the upkeep and creation of legislation to govern the Empire and it's inhabitants.
In order to stream line the process, legislation is divided into six (6) types. Differentiation is designed to work in tangent with Magistrates and the authority they hold in order to open the door for strong governance. Strong legislation promotes a strong state, and the legislative classification system means to draw the maximum strength, for comprehension by law enforcement and for those who abide by them.
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== I. STANDARD LEGISLATION ==
----(a) Lex (Singular; Lex) are the laws of the state. Laws are to be enforced by the Imperial Watch or the Yutemond Senate Praefectus' through the Criminal Court. Laws are defined as misconduct against the empire's standards.It is a crime enforced by the state and the prosecuted guilty owe no damages but serve a sentencing determined by the Imperial Watch, the Courts, or anyone holding authority to do so.(b) Misconducts (Singular; Misconduct) are actions of misconduct that are not criminal but negatively affect another individual or party. Misconduct are enforced by the people or parties affected through the Civil Court.The prosecuted guilty owe coverage determined in court that cover the damage of the misconduct caused by the prosecuted.(c) Ordinatios (Singular; Ordinato) are the regulations that govern the state. Regulations are enforced by those within the Imperial Watch.An Ordinatio can be contested in court by misconduct law if applied. They are flexible to Refero and are the core of responsibility of the Magistrates to orchestrate in order to impact the Yutemond Empire.(d) Motions (Singular; Motion) are classified as utility based legislation towards accomplishing an action at one point in time. They must have a defined timeframe, and may not have a permanent effect.Motions may be used towards passing legislation in tandem.(e) Extraordinary Legislation are classified as a Laws, Misconducts, or Regulations that must be abided by those with Sovereign authority, except for the Empress herself. Extraordinary Legislation must have the same voting margin as those of a Constitutional Legislation, requiring the same votes to pass.
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== II. EDITING LEGISLATION ==
----(a) Referos (Singular; Refero) are changes, removals or additions to the content of a piece of legislation.Spelling errors shall not be changed through Referenda. Praefectus Civilis and Primus Civis shall hold the power to fix and correct any grammatical mistakes within the legislation, without changing the intent of the legislator.(b) Dissolution (Singular; Dissolve) are the removal of a legislation.
(c) Compressing (Singular; Compress) are the condensing of two (2) or more pieces of legislation into a single legislation.
(d) Division (Singular; Divide) are the division of a single legislation into two (2) or more new pieces of legislation.
(e) Translations (Singular; Translate) is the transfer of a section of legislation into another legislation, completely removing the section from the original legislation, and formatting it into the new one.
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== III. ELECTIVE LEGISLATION ==
----(a) Comittis (Singular; Comitii) are an application for an individual to enter a political assembly, like the High Tribunal or the Yutemond Senate.To join the Yutemond Senate, one must meet the set entry requirements, unless if they are bypassed for election by the Vicilicus Civilis.(b) Coopatatios (Singular; Cooptatio) are an application for an individual to gain and be elected into a magistracy in a political assembly.
(c) Commendations (Singular; Commend) are motions to grant a certain title or award a laurel or other mentions to an individual or a party.
(d) Extensions (Singular; Extend) are motions to extend the term of a Magistrate for an extra month, or for as long as provided.
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== IV. PUNITIVE LEGISLATION ==
----(a) Expulsion (Singular; Expulsio) is legislation to strip an individual or group of people from a specific a title, award, or political seat.
(b) Expulsion Maximum (also know as; Max Expulsion) is legislation to completely remove an individual from a political assembly. Such as the Yutemond Senate.
(c) Ostracisms (Singular; Ostracism) are orders of ostracism of an individual or group of individuals. The individuals affected by an Ostracism are illegal to contact and communicate in anyway related to the state. An Ostracism may only be ordered by those who hold Sovereign authority.(i) Punishments for contacting these individuals are to be outlined specifically with each Ostracism. Punishments may be changed in extraordinary situations where punishments are either too severe or not severe enough regarding the infraction.
(ii) An Ostracism must be passed after or in conjunction with an expulsion. An Ostracism may only be proposed by a sitting Vicilicus Civilis or be proposed by another with the explicit support of one or both the two Vicilicus magistrates.(c) Prohibition (Singular; Prohibit) are the barring of an individual from a sector of life due to past actions. A ban may be applied to; the Judicial area, the public paramilitaries, the Yutemond Senate and Religious sector. Such barring may be proposed by the Yutemond Senate. Bans may be ordered via respective authority or via Sovereign authority.General Prohibition's (Singular; General Prohibit) are the barring of an individual from all sectors of all life in the Yutemond Senate. It is a combination of Judicial, Military, Political and Religious bans. Said individual may, remain in the Empire, be a part of a house and exhibit all rights due to their social position ingame. General Prohibition may be proposed by the Yutemond Senate, but must reach the autopass threshold. Those who hold Sovereign authority may order a General Prohibition.(e) Exsilium (Singular; Exsilio) are orders barring an individual from the Yutemond Empire. Should the individual affected be found on an alternate account within the state, they will be removed from all positions and removed from the group. Aiding someone who has been exile'ed shall be illegal.An exile order may only be issued by those who hold Sovereign authority.
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== V. CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION ==
----(a) Constitutional addere (Singular; Constitutional addero) are the addition of a Constitutional Volume.
(b) Constitutional Referos (Singular; Constitutional Refero) are changes or an addition to the content of a piece of the Constitution.
(c) Constitutional Prohibitions (Singular; Constitutional Prohibits) are the complete removal of a Constitutional Volume.
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== VI. DICTATORIAL LEGISLATION ==
----(a) Edicts (Singular; Edict) shall be defined as orders executed via the authority held by an individual or group of individuals to accomplish various tasks and actions, of which is only active during the term of the Magistrate that had used their authority to sustain said Edict. Edicts are dynamic and open-ended in nature and therefore must be defined primarily through restrictions. There shall be 3 types of Edicts, depending on the Magistrate who enacts them, and the authority they respectively hold.(i) Magistrate Edict: These Edicts shall be those enacted by the senatorial Magistrates. There shall be a hierarchy amongst the Edicts; Vicilius Edicts shall be above all other Magistrate Edicts, therefore lower Edicts may not contradict or attempt to overwrite them.
* Both the two Vicilicus magistrates the First State Citizen may issue unlimited Edicts within their own respective field and authority. The Vicilicus edicts shall be defined as the strongest senatorial edicts that can overwrite any other senatorialedict.
* The Praefectus' may issue 2 (two) edicts in their respective field of authority.
* The Tribune may each issue 2 (two) edicts in their respective field.
* The Dux Sacredos may each issue 1 (one) Edict in his respective field of authority.
(ii) Imperial Edict: These Edicts shall not be subject to the constraints of the Constitution, as they are direct or indirect orders conveying the will of the Empress and her High Tribunal and therefore are to be referred to as the ultimate authority in relation to contradictions.(b) Edicts authority and regulations.(i) An Edict with the exception of Imperial Edicts can not be used to give more power (increase powers) to a specific power limit, it can not be used to autopass or veto any kind of Expulsion. Any unconstitutional edicts are made null.
(ii) Edict orders shall be tied to the respective field of the edict issuer. One may not issue an edict about a topic outside of his powers and respective field of authority.
(iii) Joint edicts are edict that are issued by 2 or more Senatorial Magistrates, which combines 2 or more authorities.
(iv) The Imperial Watch and Imperial Guard Commander may not issue any type of edict.
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