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Region: Royal Federal Republic of Free States
I hereby enact the following legislation:
0. This Act is intended to provide for the increase of lesser elected democratic offices under the Republic; to encourage popular participation by Free States in politics; and to allow for orderly expansion, relegation, and reorganization of government duties. This legislation may be referred to as the “Privileges and Immunities for Popular Officers Act,” or the “PIPO Act.”
1. The Crown Sovereign cannot dissolve the Concilium Populi when lawfully constituted. The Crown Sovereign cannot dismiss the Concilium Populi when lawfully constituted, without the consent of the Voces Populi. The Crown Sovereign cannot suspend the business of the Concilium Populi, except in a state of declared emergency or crisis.
2. The Primus shall have the authority to conduct the consultative business of the Concilium Populi whenever convoked by the Crown Sovereign for the purpose of advising on matters specific to Residents or non-citizen inhabitants, according to the consensus of the Concilium Populi. The Primus shall have no power to punish or restrict or dismiss any other Voces Populi, but may issue official censures of Voces Populi on the grounds of bad behavior, absence of duty, or any other as he sees fit.
3. Any Vox Populi can propose a motion. The proposal of a motion shall be sufficient to induce debate and a Vote at the discretion of the Primus. The Primus shall not deny any Vox Populi their Vote on any licit Conciliar matter at Vote for any reason not provided for by law.
4. Voces Populi shall be immune from criminal prosecution for acts conducted in service of Conciliar business, for as long as they hold office, excepting for High Crimes. Voces Populi shall be immune from criminal prosecution, excepting for High Crimes, and from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Conciliar business.
5. Voces Populi shall enjoy the privilege of the assumption, by virtue of holding the office, to enjoy the permission of government to travel abroad, unless and until the Crown transmits to the contrary. Votes from Voces Populi not inhabitant in the region shall not be counted when conducting Conciliar business.
6. In the sustained absence of the Primus after a motion is proposed, of 24 hours or more, the Secundus shall have the lawful powers and responsibilities of the Primus until the return thereof. If the Secundus is also absent, the same applies to the Tertius; if the Tertius is also absent, the same applies to the Quartus; and so on for the Quintus, the Sextus, the Septimus, the Octravus, and the Novus. When the Novus is absent, the decisions of the Decimus shall not suffice for licit acts of the Concilium Populi, unless 48 hours of absence have been sustained.
7. Royal Councillors shall be immune from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Conciliar business.
8. Royal Councillors may be removed by the order of the crown sovereign, or by the unanimous consensus of the Senate.
9. Aldermen shall be immune from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Aldermoot business.
10. The Chief of the Assembly shall have the power to impeach Aldermen on the grounds of bad behavior, who shall be removed from office upon conviction by the majority vote of the Assembly. Aldermen may exclude any Alderman from quorum on the grounds of dereliction, of greater than one day after a motion to vote has been made and seconded in the Aldermoot, by the consent of unanimous vote, not including the Alderman who is the object of quorum exclusion. The Chief of the Assembly shall not deny the Aldermoot their vote for any reason not provided for by law.
11. Commissioners shall be immune from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Commission Board business.
12. Chief Commissioners may request to remove a Commissioner for any stated reason, which the Lord who constituted the Commission, or the crown sovereign, may grant or deny at-will.
13. This Act shall not be construed to bestow greater privileges than specified herein to mentioned officers, nor to grant similar privileges to officers not mentioned.
1. The Crown Sovereign cannot dissolve the Concilium Populi when lawfully constituted. The Crown Sovereign cannot dismiss the Concilium Populi when lawfully constituted, without the consent of the Voces Populi. The Crown Sovereign cannot suspend the business of the Concilium Populi, except in a state of declared emergency or crisis.
2. The Primus shall have the authority to conduct the consultative business of the Concilium Populi whenever convoked by the Crown Sovereign for the purpose of advising on matters specific to Residents or non-citizen inhabitants, according to the consensus of the Concilium Populi. The Primus shall have no power to punish or restrict or dismiss any other Voces Populi, but may issue official censures of Voces Populi on the grounds of bad behavior, absence of duty, or any other as he sees fit.
3. Any Vox Populi can propose a motion. The proposal of a motion shall be sufficient to induce debate and a Vote at the discretion of the Primus. The Primus shall not deny any Vox Populi their Vote on any licit Conciliar matter at Vote for any reason not provided for by law.
4. Voces Populi shall be immune from criminal prosecution for acts conducted in service of Conciliar business, for as long as they hold office, excepting for High Crimes. Voces Populi shall be immune from criminal prosecution, excepting for High Crimes, and from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Conciliar business.
5. Voces Populi shall enjoy the privilege of the assumption, by virtue of holding the office, to enjoy the permission of government to travel abroad, unless and until the Crown transmits to the contrary. Votes from Voces Populi not inhabitant in the region shall not be counted when conducting Conciliar business.
6. In the sustained absence of the Primus after a motion is proposed, of 24 hours or more, the Secundus shall have the lawful powers and responsibilities of the Primus until the return thereof. If the Secundus is also absent, the same applies to the Tertius; if the Tertius is also absent, the same applies to the Quartus; and so on for the Quintus, the Sextus, the Septimus, the Octravus, and the Novus. When the Novus is absent, the decisions of the Decimus shall not suffice for licit acts of the Concilium Populi, unless 48 hours of absence have been sustained.
7. Royal Councillors shall be immune from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Conciliar business.
8. Royal Councillors may be removed by the order of the crown sovereign, or by the unanimous consensus of the Senate.
9. Aldermen shall be immune from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Aldermoot business.
10. The Chief of the Assembly shall have the power to impeach Aldermen on the grounds of bad behavior, who shall be removed from office upon conviction by the majority vote of the Assembly. Aldermen may exclude any Alderman from quorum on the grounds of dereliction, of greater than one day after a motion to vote has been made and seconded in the Aldermoot, by the consent of unanimous vote, not including the Alderman who is the object of quorum exclusion. The Chief of the Assembly shall not deny the Aldermoot their vote for any reason not provided for by law.
11. Commissioners shall be immune from civil suit for speech conducted in service of Commission Board business.
12. Chief Commissioners may request to remove a Commissioner for any stated reason, which the Lord who constituted the Commission, or the crown sovereign, may grant or deny at-will.
13. This Act shall not be construed to bestow greater privileges than specified herein to mentioned officers, nor to grant similar privileges to officers not mentioned.
Edit: italicized.