Stauf Verfassung

The ***Stauf Verfassung*** (/'ʃdɔf fɛɐ̯'fasʊŋ/, *Stauf Constitution*) is the constitution of the city-state of Staufenberg. Written on February 18, 2017 by Chancellor S1CS, the *Stauf Verfassung* contains six articles which outline the basic governmental structure of the city-state and rights of its citizens, and the "Staufenberg Rights and Laws," defining capital crimes and the rights of citizens.

## Contents

### Article I

The government will be run with a Parliament. Parliament will make the bills and vote if they are to become a law.

### Article II

Parliament will be have [*sic*] as many chairs as deemed necessary by the Chancelor [*sic*]. The Chancelor [*sic*] will be entire City-State. The Chancelor [*sic*] is the head of Parliament, in case of a tie his vote will count for two to break the tie. The Chancelor [*sic*] is the head of the military and can send troops anywhere he deems necessary. However if that area is outside the walls Staufenberg then Parliament will need to put it to a vote.

### Article III

The great city of Staufenber [*sic*] will also have a court system. It will have an odd number of Parliament members, higher class charges will have more judges. If a is unable to fullfil [*sic*] their duty within a timely manner then the number of judges will be reduced by two to keep an odd number. The other judge stepping down will be decided by the Chancelor [*sic*].

### Article IV

Parliament is to elected [*sic*] on a four [*sic*] The Chancelor [*sic*] will be elected every two years. Both Parliament and Chancelor [*sic*] have unlimited relections [*sic*].

### Article V

Both Parliament and the Chancelor [*sic*] can be impeached. Parliament has a rule of 2/3 population vote. Chancelor [*sic*] has a [*sic*] However the population can make a potition [*sic*] to have either office impeached said potition [*sic*] must have a 50% of all citizens to sign to have a vote to impeach offices.

### Article VI

Citizenship is being defined as having pledged your alligence [*sic*] to Staufenberg and Soley [*sic*] to Staufenberg.

* As a citizen you are procted [*sic*] completely by the laws of our great city which will be stated later.

* Non citizens are protected to [*sic*] by several rights however they are not under the same protection as citizens. Non citizens are anyone who has entered land claimed by Staufenberg, but have not pledged their alligence [*sic*] to our city-state. The Pledge is to be stated like this: I (insert name) pledge my whole self to the protection of a purer Union and will not let the integrity of this nation be comprimised [*sic*]. And I will respect and follow the laws to the best of my abilities.

After they have stated the pledge all other citizenships are void. After they have informed there [*sic*] previous state of them no longer being citizens they will recieve [*sic*] a piece of paper with their ID on it that has the stamp of the chancelor [*sic*] on it.

### Staufenberg Rights and Laws

Citizens:

* Have the right of freedom of speech.
* The right to arm themselves.
* The right to collect resources within Staufenberg's Walls.
* The right to buy housing and livestock.
* The right to prosecute any wrong inside the walls of Staufenberg.
* Citizens have the same rights as non citizens.
* The right to a fair and just trial.
* The right to buy and sell resources within the walls of Staufenberg.
* The right to travel freely through out [*sic*] the city. However if believed to have hazardous materials [*sic*].
* The right to talk to an ambassador about legal issues within our state.

Laws will be punishable via compensation, exile, and death(s).

* Thou shall not murder.
* Thou shall not steal.
* Thou shall not grief.

Staufenberg will have no official police force it is self governing [*sic*].

More laws can be added in a seperate [*sic*] book that will later be made by Chancelor [*sic*] S1CS.

*Updated February 18, 2017*