Germaintown

Flag Of Germaintown

### Background

**Germaintown** is a small settlement that was founded by **3lasticrubberman** on Nov 19 2022. The town is not currently apart of any nation and it operates as an independent town in Iaddithis. The town is located in the Northeast part of **Iremia**. The town's nearest neighbors are **Cnanica** in the north, **Iteldaghir** in the south, **Merdonia** to the east, and **Cendrai** to the west.

### Government

#### **Germaintown Constitution**

The Germaintown Constitution is the body of principles and rules that run the city of Germaintown. The constitution can be found and read here.

#### Mayor

The powers of the mayor are only limited to signing and vetoing laws created by the city legislators, appointing people to local cabinets/diplomatic positions, accept/create trade agreements and treaties for foreign powers, and declaring war with the city legislature's consent. The mayor will lose the ability to appoint people to diplomatic positions, accept/create trade agreements and treaties with foreign powers, and the ability to declare war if the town decides to become a nation. The mayor is elected by the people by popular vote and can serve 4 terms in office, in which one term is equal to 1 month in office. Elections for mayors happen during the final week of their ending term. An elected mayor will start their next term within the first week of the month. During elections, mayors must run with a vice on his/her side. Mayors can be removed by the people if he/she becomes unpopular by requesting a vote for removal of the mayor from office. If successful, the vice mayor will takeover his/her predecessor's remaining term and the people will be able to choose a new vice mayor.

#### City Legislators

The powers of the city legislators express much more power than the that of the mayor. The city legislators can regulate commerce, enforce tax, vote on legislation, and declare war on foreign powers. The legislative branch are allowed to create laws that are appropriate and orthodox for the survival and existence of the town based on their enumerated powers. The legislators can also remove the mayor on the people's wishes with majority vote. The legislators must not abuse their power and use it to eliminate the rights and freedoms of the people. The city legislature will be made up of 5 city legislators. City legislators serve 4 terms with each term being 2 months in length. Elections for city legislators begin on the final week of their ending terms and start within 3 days of the month of the next term. If a legislator becomes unpopular by the people, the people can remove the legislator from his branch, which is submitted to the mayor to finalize the removal. The people then have the ability to elect a new legislator to serve his/her predecessor's remaining term.

#### The People

The people hold a considering amount of power within the Germaintown government, as they are able to vote directly for their mayor and city legislators. The people can also vote directly for the removal of a city legislator and/or the mayor. They can also alter the Constitution with a majority vote with the legislative branch voting on the same alteration in the legislature with a majority vote. This shows a government that almost puts the decision of politics in the hands of the people,

### Flag

   The Germaintown flag is made up of a blue and black striped flag as its base that has a purple chicken in the middle, two bows on its side, and white roses on the top of the chicken. The two blue stripes that sandwich the black stripe represent the river that surrounds the city's "black land" which can represent the city's elegance and sophisticated style. The chicken represents the prosperity of the city both now and in the future, along with courage of the government and its citizens. The two bows represent the safety that protects the city's prosperity, which said before represents a chicken. Finally, the white roses represents loyalty given to protect the city and its people domestically, individually, and through outside forces.