Constitution of Burgonia

Full constitution of the Kingdom of Burgonia.

**Burgonia's Constitution of 1/03 APS**

## **Part I**

1. This Constitution Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Burgonia
2. The form of government shall be that on absolute monarchy. The Royal Power shall be inherited by men and women.
3. The legislative power shall be vested in the King conjointly. The executive power shall be vested in the King. The judicial power shall be vested in the courts of justice.
4. The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the Established Church of Burgonia, and) as such, it shall be supported by the State.

## **Part II**

1. The King shall be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
2. The King shall be of age when he has completed his fifteenth year. The same provision shall apply to the Successor to the Throne.
3. The King, prior to his accession to the Throne, shall make a solemn Declaration in writing before the Council of State that he will faithfully adhere to the Constitution Act. Where the King, owing to his absence or for other reasons, is unable to sign the aforesaid Declaration immediately on his accession to the Throne, the advisory shall be patient until the King is present. Where the King already as Successor to the Throne has signed the aforesaid Declaration, he shall accede to the Throne immediately on its vacancy.
4. Provisions relating to the exercising of sovereign power in the event of the minority, illness, or absence of the King shall be laid down by the advisory. Where on the vacancy of the Throne there is no Successor to the Throne, the advisory shall elect a King and establish the future order of succession to the Throne.
5. The Civil List of the King shall be granted for the duration of his reign by the King.
6. The Civil List shall not be chargeable with any debt.
7. Members of the Royal House may be granted annuities by the King. Such annuities shall not be enjoyed outside the Realm except with the consent of the King.

## **Part III**

1. The King shall not be answerable for his actions; his person shall be sacrosanct.
2. The King shall appoint and dismiss the Head Advisor and the other Advisors. He shall decide upon the number of Advisors and upon the distribution of the duties of advisory among them. The signature of the King to resolutions relating to legislation and government shall make such resolutions valid, provided that the signature of the King is accompanied by the signature or signatures of one or more Ministers. An Advisor who has signed a resolution shall be responsible for the resolution.
3. An Advisor shall not remain in office after the Folketing has passed a vote of no confidence in him.
4. Advisors may be impeached by the King.
5. All bills and laws are decided by the King with advise of the Advisory.
6. The King shall act on behalf of the Realm in international affairs. The King may undertake any act whereby the territory of the Realm will be increased or decreased, and he may enter into any obligation.

## **Part IV**

1. No alien shall be naturalised except by the King.
2. Taxes will be paid directly to the King
3. A tax consists of 20 Quid.
4. Those who do not pay taxes are:

* Royal Family members
* Members of the Church
* the Nobility

## **Part V**

1. The High Court of the Realm shall consist of up to fifteen of the eldest— according to seniority of office—ordinary members of the highest court of justice of the Realm, and an equal number of members elected for six years by the King according to proportional representation. One or more substitutes shall be elected for each elected member. No Member of the Advisory shall act or be elected as a member of the High Court of the Realm. Where in a particular instance some of the members of the highest court of justice of the Realm are prevented from taking part in the trial of a case, an equal number of the members of the High Court of the Realm last elected by the Folketing shall retire from their seats.
2. The High Court of the Realm shall elect a president from among its members.
3. Rules for the High Court of the Realm shall be provided by the King.
4. The King may not be tried.

## **Part V**

1. The citizens shall be entitled to form congregations for the worship of God in a manner consistent with their convictions, provided that nothing at variance with good morals or public order shall be taught or done.
2. No one shall be liable to make personal contributions to any denomination other than the one to which he adheres.
3. No person shall for reasons of his creed or descent be deprived of access to complete enjoyment of his civic and political rights, nor shall he for such reasons evade compliance with any common civic duty

## **Part VI**

1. Personal liberty shall be inviolable. No Danish subject shall in any manner whatever be deprived of his liberty because of his political or religious convictions or because of his descent.
2. A person shall be deprived of his liberty only where this is warranted by law or by the King.
3. Any person who is taken into custody shall be brought before a judge within twenty-four hours. Where the person taken into custody cannot be released immediately, the judge shall decide, stating the grounds in an order to be given as soon as possible and at the latest within three days, whether the person taken into custody shall be committed to prison, and in cases where he can be released on bail, the judge shall determine the nature and amount of such bail.
4. The finding given by the judge may at once be separately appealed against by the person concerned to a higher court of justice.
5. No person shall be remanded for an offense that can involve only punishment consisting of a fine or mitigated imprisonment.

## **THE SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE ACT:**

1. The Throne shall be inherited by the descendants of King Christian I and Queen Cristiana.
2. On the demise of a King the Throne shall pass to his son or daughter so that the eldest child shall take precedence of a younger child. Where one of the King or the Queen regnant's children has died the issue of the deceased shall take his place in accordance with the lineal descent and the rules laid down in subsection 1.
3. On the demise of a King or a Queen regnant who has left no issue entitled to succeed to-the Throne, the Throne shall pass to his brother or sister. Where the King or the Queen regnant has one or more brothers or one or more sisters, or where any of his brothers or sisters have died, the rules of section 2 shall apply correspondingly.
4. Where there is no person entitled to succeed to the Throne under the rules of sections 2 and 3, the Throne shall pass to the then nearest collateral line of the descendants of King Christian I and Queen Cristiana in accordance with the lineal descent, and with preference for the elder over the younger as laid down in sections 2 and 3.
5. Only children born of lawful marriage shall be entitled to succeed to the Throne. The King or the Queen regnant shall not enter into marriage without the consent of the King. Where a person entitled to succeed to the Throne enters into marriage without the consent of the King or Queen regnant given in the Council of State, the person in question shall forfeit his right of succession to the Throne for himself and the children born of the marriage and for their issue.
6. The provisions of sections 2-5 shall apply correspondingly in the case of the abdication of a King or a Queen regnant.