Constitution

of the
STATE
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For God commanded man to fill the Earth and subdue it, and to rule over it. Thus have
we established ourselves in this land with the desire that we may cultivate among us
peace, order, and good governance from which all true liberty flows. In order to better
accomplish these aims we have established a monarchy ruling with the assistance of the
people. The King, now feeling it prudent, lays out the principles that will guide this
realm henceforth.
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Article One: Previous Decrees

1.1 – The three decrees issued before this document; The Sovereign Proclamation, The Golden
Decree, and The Decree of Public Rights, are also part of the constitution of the STATE
1.2 – Should the documents listed in 1.1 conflict with this document it is this document that shall
take precedence.

Article Two: Powers of the Crown

2.1 – The Monarch is the source of all executive power.

2.2 – The Monarch is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
2.3 – The Monarch is the paramount lord of all lands within the STATE.
2.4 – The Monarch is the fount of honour from whom all titles, styles, and awards are given.
2.5 – The Monarch is the fount of justice in whose name all verdicts are given.

Article Three: Succession to the Throne

3.1 – The position of Monarch is hereditary within the Royal Family, subject to the rules of
succession outlined here.
3.2 – The Royal Family shall consist of every blood descendant of the parents of His Majesty King
NAME of the House of SURNAME who attains the age of majority (16). Only those who meet
the above criteria are eligible to be in the line of succession.
3.3 – A member of the Royal Family, and their descendants, may not be stripped of their status.
3.4 – The line of succession shall proceed from the Monarch to their eldest child who has
attained the age of majority. If the Monarch dies without children, who are of age, the succession
shall fall to the eldest surviving member of the Royal Family in terms of age.
3.5 – The Monarch may choose, at their discretion, a different heir provided they are a member of
the Royal Family as defined in 3.2. A public decree must be made by the Monarch announcing
this change for it to take effect.
Article Four: Parliament

4.1 – Parliament shall be the supreme legislative authority. No statute that alters the law of the
land shall henceforth have legal force without it being duly passed by the whole of Parliament.
4.2 – Parliament shall consist of the Monarch, the Royal Council, and the Legislative Assembly.
4.3 – The Legislative Assembly shall consist of members chosen via sortition for a five year term.
4.4 – The Legislative Assembly shall have a number of members equal to half of the eligible
candidates (rounded down) plus one with a cap on the size of the Assembly set at 501 members.
Changes in the number of Assembly members are corrected at the end of each term.
4.5 – The Legislative Assembly has the exclusive power to propose bills which levy direct taxes on
a subject’s income.
4.6 – The Royal Council shall consist of the Heir to the Throne, Patriarch of the Nicene Church,
the Chief of each Clan, and ten (10) Nobles elected by, and from, the Nobility when seats are left
vacant.
4.7 – The Royal Council has the exclusive power to propose bills which levy taxes on land held
under tenement title.
4.8 – The Royal Council has the exclusive power to revoke a Title Decree ennobling someone.

Article Five: Courts of Justice

5.1 – No subject of the Monarch may be imprisoned, exiled, or otherwise punished without being
duly convicted of an offence in a Court of Justice or as a result of 5.9.
5.2 – The Legislative Assembly shall elect a number of Prosecutors necessary to uphold justice.
5.3 – A Court of Justice shall be created when a Prosecutor brings charges against an individual or
group.
5.4 – A Court of Justice shall be comprised of five judges appointed by the Monarch from among
their subjects whom do not have a STATE criminal record.
5.5 – A Court of Justice shall exist from the time all its members are known until it has rendered a
verdict.
5.6 – A consensus of all five judges is required to render a guilty verdict.
5.7 – A Court of Justice has the power to levy fines, terms of imprisonment, and other
punishments, as determined by statute.
5.8 – A verdict shall contain both the ruling on guilt or innocence as well as sentencing.
5.9 – A person convicted of an offence may appeal the verdict to the Monarch. The Monarch has
sole discretion whether to order a retrial. The Monarch also has sole discretion to deliver a
summary judgment which is not bound by constitutional or statute law. In either case the new
verdict cannot be appealed further.
5.10 – The Monarch, as fount of justice, may at their discretion issue pardons to those convicted
of offences committed in the STATE.

Article Six: Nobility and Clans

6.1 – The Monarch may ennoble an individual with a Title Decree outlining the Noble’s rank and
any privileges they enjoy. The Monarch may also issue a Title Decree to create a Clan.
6.2 – All subjects of the Monarch shall belong to a Clan, either by birth or appointment.
6.3 – Every Clan shall have a Chief whose manner of selection is determined by the Title Decree
that created their Clan.
Article Seven: Marriage

7.1 – Marriages may either be patrilineal with any resultant children inheriting the clan and
family name of the father, or they may be matrilineal with any resultant children inheriting the
clan and family name of the mother.
7.2 – Children born out of wedlock will inherit the clan and family name of the mother.
7.3 – The Patriarch of the Nicene Church shall have the power to regulate marriages except where
superseded by statute law.

Article Eight: Land

8.1 – Land title may be of two types: allodial or tenement.

8.2 – Tenement land title obligates the owner to pay land taxes as determined by statute to retain
possession of the land and may be seized by the Monarch provided fair compensation is given.
8.3 – If for whatever reason land taxes are not paid or the tenement owner dies without a legal
heir the land reverts back to the Monarch as paramount lord.
8.4 – Allodial land title may not have land taxes applied to it and may not be seized by the
Monarch unless any conditions placed on the original grant are broken.
8.5 – If for whatever reason the allodial owner dies without a legal heir the land reverts back to
the Monarch as paramount lord.
8.6 – Allodial titles may not be sold once granted.
8.7 – The selling of tenement land title to buyers who are not subjects of the STATE shall require
the approval of Parliament.

Article Nine: Succession, Regency, and Interrex

9.1 – Upon the death of the reigning Monarch their heir immediately becomes the new Monarch
with all the associated rights and privileges.
9.2 – The Monarch may abdicate the throne by issuing a public decree. This decree must then be
confirmed by the Royal Council before it can take effect.
9.3 – The Patriarch of the Nicene Church is permanently ineligible to succeed to the throne or to
inherit any Noble title.
9.4 – When the Monarch is outside the borders of the STATE the Patriarch of the Nicene Church
shall exercise all powers of the Monarch except the ability to give royal assent to acts that alter
the constitution.
9.5 – Should the reigning dynasty come to an end the Patriarch of the Nicene Church shall act as
Interrex until the Royal Council has elected a successor from among the Nobility. The Patriarch
shall exercise all powers of the Monarch except the ability to issue Title Decrees or give royal
assent to acts that alter the constitution.
9.6 – A Monarch elected by the Royal Council immediately loses membership in their former
Clan.
9.7 – Due to 9.1-5 the Monarch and the Patriarch are not permitted to be outside the borders of
the STATE at the same time.
9.8 – The Monarch may be removed from office if the Royal Council receives a written statement
signed by every other member of the Royal Family to that effect. The Royal Council may accept
or reject this written statement. If accepted, the next in the line of succession becomes Monarch.
Article Ten: Immunity

10.1 – The Monarch is immune from all criminal prosecution.

10.2 – Nothing done by the Monarch can be interpreted as condoning criminal acts.
10.3 – The Patriarch of the Nicene Church shall not be barred from counseling the Monarch.
10.4 – Members of the Royal Council and Legislative Assembly cannot be held legally responsible
for what they say during parliamentary debates.

Article Eleven: Amendment and Revocation

11.1 – Parliament is empowered to pass amendments to the constitution should the need arise.
11.2 – The Monarch may issue a public decree revoking this document. This takes effect 30 days
after the decree is made. If any member of Parliament makes a public objection to this
revocation the decree is rendered null and the constitution remains in effect.

This constitution came into force on ___________________

during the reign of NAME, son of NAME, of the House of SURNAME.