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§3 Primary Responsibilities:<br> | §3 Primary Responsibilities:<br> | ||
Chairman - The Sovereign shall appoint a Chairman of the Council of Lords from among the active, sitting nobles. The Chairman shall be tasked with stimulating discussions in the Council of Lords, initiating votes as required, and maintain overview on the activities of all the nobles. The Chairman is responsible for submitting regular reports on the local activities of the nobles to the Sovereign and the Chairman of Council of Archons.<br> | Chairman - The Sovereign shall appoint a Chairman of the Council of Lords from among the active, sitting nobles. The Chairman shall be tasked with stimulating discussions in the Council of Lords, initiating votes as required, and maintain overview on the activities of all the nobles. The Chairman is responsible for submitting regular reports on the local activities of the nobles to the Sovereign and the Chairman of Council of Archons.<br> | ||
Election of Sovereign - In the event that the reigning Sovereign does not appoint a heir, the Council of Ministers is responsible for the election of a new Sovereign in co-operation with the senior members of the Royal Council. Further details are found in the Constitution Chapter III "Succession". | |||
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====2:nd Chapter "Lord/Lady"==== | ====2:nd Chapter "Lord/Lady"==== | ||
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A Lord or Lady of the Hapes Consortium is in the highest tier of the Hapan nobility, known as the Tarii. While their status within the Consortium is high and prestigious, they are civilians with no direct authority over the daily workings of the Hapan Government, Royal Hapan Armed Forces or any other affiliates of the Consortium, unless they hold a position in any such branch or department. | A Lord or Lady of the Hapes Consortium is in the highest tier of the Hapan nobility, known as the Tarii. While their status within the Consortium is high and prestigious, they are civilians with no direct authority over the daily workings of the Hapan Government, Royal Hapan Armed Forces or any other affiliates of the Consortium, unless they hold a position in any such branch or department. | ||
§3 Primary Responsibility & Authority:<br> | §3 Style of Address & Naming Style:<br> | ||
A Lord or Lady of the Hapes Consortium should be addressed and referred to in the following manners:<br> | |||
Reference Style - His/Her Excellency<br> | |||
Spoken Style - Your Excellency<br> | |||
Alternative Style - Milord/Milady<br> | |||
Furthermore, a noble may choose to address himself in a traditional manner with a full Hapan name.<br> | |||
Example: "Alexander Tarix Tylger Arxianah" where ''Tarix'' is his title and ''Arxianah'' refers to the star system which his house governs.<br> | |||
§4 Primary Responsibility & Authority:<br> | |||
Planetary Oversight - As a Lord/Lady of the Hapes Consortium, the noble is entitled to a planetary star system which they may govern on behalf of the Sovereign. A noble is entitled to veto the application of any parties, such as National Corporations, that might express interest in establishing a presence in the system which the noble governs. This veto may only be overruled by the Sovereign. Furthermore, any development within the system of any kind, other than that done by the noble for personal purposes, must be approved by the Lord.<br> | Planetary Oversight - As a Lord/Lady of the Hapes Consortium, the noble is entitled to a planetary star system which they may govern on behalf of the Sovereign. A noble is entitled to veto the application of any parties, such as National Corporations, that might express interest in establishing a presence in the system which the noble governs. This veto may only be overruled by the Sovereign. Furthermore, any development within the system of any kind, other than that done by the noble for personal purposes, must be approved by the Lord.<br> | ||
Reports - A Lord/Lady shall be obligated to make weekly reports to the Council of Lords on the activites they are directly responsible for within their system, meaning such private industrial activity as ship production, or the construction of new cities on the surface of worlds.<br> | Reports - A Lord/Lady shall be obligated to make weekly reports to the Council of Lords on the activites they are directly responsible for within their system, meaning such private industrial activity as ship production, or the construction of new cities on the surface of worlds.<br> | ||
Dialogue - A Lord/Lady shall maintain dialogue with any parties present in the system such as local military commanders, leaders of national corporations and so on. Additionally, the noble shall maintain dialogue with the Archon governing the region which their system is located within.<br> | Dialogue - A Lord/Lady shall maintain dialogue with any parties present in the system such as local military commanders, leaders of national corporations and so on. Additionally, the noble shall maintain dialogue with the Archon governing the region which their system is located within.<br> | ||
§5 Secondary Responsibility:<br> | |||
System Development - All planetary bodies, as well as space, within the system shall be considered the dominion of the noble and their noble house and will be free for the noble to develop with they see fit, be it income cities, shipyards and so on. It should, however, be noted that space immediately above planets should be reserved for defence stations (Golan II) maintained by the Hapes Consortium. | System Development - All planetary bodies, as well as space, within the system shall be considered the dominion of the noble and their noble house and will be free for the noble to develop with they see fit, be it income cities, shipyards and so on. It should, however, be noted that space immediately above planets should be reserved for defence stations (Golan II) maintained by the Hapes Consortium. | ||
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====4:th Chapter "Consorts of Tarii"==== | ====4:th Chapter "Consorts of Tarii"==== | ||
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Tarii consort/Lord consort/Lady consort | |||
§2 Description:<br> | |||
In the event that a Lord or Lady of the Hapes Consortium marries another citizen of the Hapes Consortium, that individual becomes a Tarii consort as long as the ceremony is performed by a certified Hapan official with the consent of the Sovereign. The spouse may be known as the Lord consort of Lady X or Lady consort of Lord X within the house of the noble. However, the spouse is not permitted to sport the title on signatures, info fields, nicknames or any such manner. Furthermore, the spouse is not permitted any seat on the Council of Lords. Through marriage, the consort becomes a member of their spouse's noble house. In the event that the consort once ascends to full fledged nobility him/herself at some point, they may remain within the same house. | |||
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====5:th Chapter "Noble Houses"==== | |||
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|comment=Further outlining and specifying the rules regarding noble houses. | |||
|change=§1 Title of Leader:<br> | |||
Lord/Lady. | |||
§2 Description:<br> | |||
As an individual ascends to nobility, they are granted the right to maintain their own noble house which then governs a star system within the Hapes Cluster on behalf of the Sovereign. A noble house revolves around the noble and his/her inner circle of family members. | |||
§3 Primary Responsibilities:<br> | |||
Council of Lords – The Lord/Lady must actively represent their noble house within the Council of Lords in order to maintain their title and house. They must regularly report on the activities of their noble house to this council.<br> | |||
Crest & Emblem - The noble house must decide on a suitable crest to represent their family. This must be submitted to the Department of Culture for approval before it can become official. | |||
Planetary Oversight & Development - The Lord/Lady shall govern their dominion in a fashion in keeping with the rules and regulation of the Hapes Consortium. As outlined in Chapter 2, a Lord/Lady may develop the planetary bodies within their system to advance their own wealth as long as these developments do not conflict with the needs of the Hapes Consortium. Other members of their noble house may assist with such developments as long as it does not conflict with other duties.<br> | |||
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====6:th Chapter "Prohibited Actions"==== | |||
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|change=§1 Overview - It is always possible for such power to get out of hand. Whenever one delegates power, this is a potential risk. For this reason, the following actions are not permitted to the Council of Lords.<br> | |||
§2 A noble house may not have any retainers that are not related to them by blood.<br> | |||
§3 Retainers of noble houses may not allow the activities and responsibility within a noble house to interfere with their primary duties within the Consortium, nor may a Lord/Lady condone or encourage it.<br> | |||
§4 There may not be any agreement or practice involving monetary allowance for membership in a house.<br> | |||
§5 Nobles and their retainers may not sell or give away any property, ship, vehicle or any entity of any kind located within their dominion. They may enter in to an agreement to sell such entities, but the entity must be moved out of the system before the transaction can be completed.<br> | |||
§6 A noble house may not sign any treaty or accord with any foreign or internal entities.<br> | |||
§7 A noble house may not raise any form of militia or armed forces without of the Sovereign. In the event that this is permitted, the Council of Lords shall be kept up to date on all the activities of the military forces at all times.<br> | |||
§8 A noble house may not veto official construction efforts by the Hapes Consortium in their system without offering alternatives. For example, a Lord may veto the construction of a military base on their system's capital world because it would disrupt the planetary employment rating, but he has to advise on a more suitable location in talks with the Royal Hapan Armed Forces and regional Archon.<br> | |||
§9 A Lord/Lady may not purposely make an effort to merge his noble house with any foreign entity or an internal entity of the Hapes Consortium by having his retainers transfer to its ranks, moving the entity's operations to the noble house's dominion or any similar action. For example, Lord X who is also Minister of the Interior may not reallocate all the resources and entities affiliated with his ministry to the dominion of his noble house in order to make it easier for him to carry out his Hapan duties while developing his worlds. Nor may he use the resources of the Ministry of the Interior to advance and develop his personal projects.<br> | |||
§10 A Lord/Lady may not condone, encourage or participate in any effort that mixes the operations of a noble house with official matters of the Hapes Consortium, nor shall they make any effort to inspire loyalty to themselves over that of the Sovereign and the Consortium. Furthermore, they shall not condone, encourage or participate in anything that can be seen as counter-productive to the goals of the Hapes Consortium and the spirit of which noble houses were intended.<br> | |||
§11 Failure to abide by these regulations will result in an investigation and prosecution before the Supreme Court of the Hapes Consortium.<br> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 8 July 2008
Proposed amendment to the Structure Appendix, outlining the basics of the Peerage Act and integrating it in to the former. This also outlines the responsibilities of the Council of Lords, Council of Archons and Archons themselves.
