Aristii Commonwealth Constitution

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# **The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Aristios**

## Preamble

### Preamble

The leaders of the Commonwealth have decreed that this document will lay out the fundamental principles that will define this new great nation of ours. The Commonwealth wishes to pursue prosperity and a liberty for those who lived in squalor under Aristios’ previous tyrannical rule

## Article I.

*The Commonwealth is a representative democracy with an Emperor and Chancellor at the top. The following is the way in which the government will work.*

### Emperor

* The Emperor’s role is to deal with foreign affairs however they have the right to confer with the Chancellor if Internal and External affairs were to cross. The Emperor is subject to removal if a vote with a 75% majority in the Senate is made.

* The Emperor role is permanent up until the point in which the Emperor dies (Lore Death) or is otherwise removed from power

### Chancellor

* The Chancellor’s role is to rule over all internal affairs and is also the Head of the Senate. The Chancellor does not get any extra votes during bills, they are meant to manage the Senate, Provinces and Cities.

* The Chancellor keeps the role for 1 month terms and is elected by the people of the Commonwealth by popular vote.

* The Chancellor will also act as a communicator to inform the Emperor on Internal Affairs and the same vice versa.

* The Chancellor can continue to run for every election and can run back to back terms as long as they are elected.

### Ministers

* The Ministers of Finance, Media, Judgement, and War are the only officials that are appointed by the Emperor. These positions can be impeached with a 70% majority vote by the Senate. (Judgement’s % for impeachment has been outlined later at 80%- this clarification is noted to prevent contradictory clauses.)

* The Minister of Judgement is to act as an intermediary for conversation. The Minister is to also act as a Chief Judge in lawful affairs and has the right to approve other Judges however will have no extra political power. The Minister of Judgement is also elected by the Emperor. The Minister of Judgement is eligible for impeachment by 80%. The Minister of Judgement will also act as the vassal of which information from the Senate will be transmitted to the Citizens. The Minister of Judgement will also act as a Speaker role within the Senate.

### Governors

* Governors of each province will present a population count & activity check via a poll or census every month. This census will take place mid-way through the Chancellor’s term to make sure each city has a similar population.

## Article II.

*The following is the layout of how the legal system is to work as well as all bills. This will also list all laws in our new nation.*

### Laws and Legislation

* All laws, bills and executive orders issued by either the Emperor and Senate will be reported in a channel that all Citizens will be able to access and view.

* All laws previously passed by the previous Aristian Government are null and the new Government will create its own laws.

* All Officials at the time of writing will need to be re-elected unless they are appointed by the Emperor (Ministers).

* The creation of the Supreme Court of Justice.

* The Supreme Court of Justice is to judge the Constitutionality of all legislation passed as well as judging whether the approved redistricting maps are fair or not.

* The Judges in the supreme court will be the Chief Justice and 4 other elected officials with lifetime terms unless they are impeached by a ¾ vote from the senate (all judges will have an equal vote).

## Article III.

*This section is a list of points outlining the policies connected to the Constitution.*

### The Constitution

* Amendments to the Constitution are to be decided upon by a 75% majority vote by the Senate and this vote cannot be hindered by the Emperor nor the Chancellor.

* Sections of the Constitution can be removed or added with a 75% vote of Senators.

## Article IV.

*The following outlines how the Senate functions. It is also to list how one can enter the Senate and the power of Senators.*

### The Senate

#### Legislation

* Each City must have 10 people for a Senator. However, every next 10 citizens until 40 the City will be granted another Senator role. Past 40 citizens the City is allowed another Senator per 20. Mayors must prove their citizens are active via an activity check to prove these residents are up to standard.

### Elections

* All elections (e.g. The Senate and Chancellor) are to be managed by the Emperor unless the Senate with a 75% vote disagree. In which case a solution will be decided upon by The Senate.

* Elections will occur at the beginning of every month for both Senators and Chancellor. The state will not force local governments to hold elections regarding senators- senators may be chosen how each local government sees fit.

## Bills

**All bills listed in this section of the Constitution have been voted upon by the Senators of Aristios.**

### **Bill 1 (\*\*𝓩, Judgement) Compliance with the State Act-**

The government, specifically the local government and the minister of finance shall protect the interests of all Aristii businesses, and favor towards any shall be grounds for impeachment.

### **Bill 2 (Azreilz and Tjesero) Business and Economy Statute I-**

* Government Duty

The government, specifically the local government and the minister of finance shall protect the interests of all Aristii businesses, and favor towards any shall be grounds for impeachment.

* Businesses rights

When a business Is started up, it will have a week’s period free of taxation, this however does not include land taxes which is determined by the owner of the land. All Aristii businesses reserve right to move out of Aristii land, close down at will, or simply ask other provinces for land to work on. This does not extend the starting phase of the “business or company.”

* Government rights

Local governments have the right to tax Aristii businesses to a maximum of 15% of the business income unless a company is in its starting phase.  The main government (non-provincial) shall not be allowed to directly tax Aristii based businesses, but only to tax provinces for revenue, if any is earned from taxation of local Aristii business.

### **Bill 3 (\*\*𝓩, Judgement) Laws Proposal-**

“The Laws and Policies of The Aristios Ministry of Judgement” Document is recognized as the Official Laws for Aristios.

### **Bill 4 (\*\*𝓩, Judgement) Aristii Party Reform Act-**

1) Citizens in Aristios can join Political Parties.

2) Each Party should require a minimum 8 members (to promote a Chancellor) in addition to a Senator for government representation (9 People in total).

3) Future Chancellors will need to be endorsed by a Political Party in order to run for the position

4) Political Party Leaders shouldn’t be allowed to run for Chancellor as the party just becomes used for their campaigning and it becomes unfair to others. (Parties shouldn't just be someone's campaign, those can be organized separately).

5) Political Parties may be allowed only 1 Official Leader/Speaker of the Party. (Does not have to be a Senator, can be though).

## Amendments

**Drafted on:**

31/10/2021

~chadifex

**Amended:**

02/11/2021

~Echobase2013

**Amended:**

06/11/2021

~\*\*𝓩, Judgement

**Amended (Proposals):**

13/11/2021

~\*\*𝓩, Judgement

**Amended (Bills Added):**

16/11/2021

~\*\*𝓩, Judgement

**Transcribed to the Wiki:**

18/11/2021

- Ironfin

**Amended (Bills added):**

28/11/2021

~\*\*𝓩, Judgement