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[Law-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: david090366 Date: May 7, 2015, 1:01 am
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Realizing: A standard unit of measurement dictating rules of
territory is needed for a society to exist in peace.
Acknowledging: The right to land, sovereign in the state's
rights to own.
Noting: A progression of growth is desired and shall be governed
by Congress.
Congress Hereby Mandates:
Section 1: That each State shall, upon admission to the
NeoConfederate States, be given their choice of land no larger
than 32,020 sq mi (82,931. km2) of any unclaimed land owned by
the NCSA. After the state has resided in the region for five
days from their addition to the map, they may apply for a
one-time free expansion, which is also limited to 32,020 sq mi
(82,931. km2), this is in addition to their existing territory.
A State may role play one additional expansion in addition to
its free expansion. This expansion is limited to 16,010 sq mi
(41,465.5 km2). A state may change the entirety of its claim
only once. However, the new area being moved to must be of the
same size and the state does not regain any expansions used.
Section 2: All territory that is owned by a single state must be
contiguous, and may not be separated by another state, unclaimed
land, or any body of water larger than Lake Superior. Islands,
such as Hawaii, are exempt from this, but are limited to the
immediate islands in their main cluster. A state's territory may
not posses a corridor.
Section 3: No land under the sovereign reign of a state shall be
annexed by another state either through claim, war, or any other
forceful means. Land may be acquired by means of peaceful trade,
not as a resolution to a war. If a state is found to have more
land than is legally acceptable, it may be taken to court in
order to settle the discrepancy. It is the responsibility of the
Prosecutor to provide evidence, via mathematical measurements,
of the accused state's land compared to the land limit approved
by law to the best of their abilities.
Section 4: Congress designates the Secretary of the Interior to
approve claims, or such person as may be making the map if there
be no Secretary of the Interior. In either case such person
shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this law
and assuring that all approved claims meet the standards set
forth by it. Congress reserves the right to revoke any claim,
however, revocation of a claim must be taken under consideration
by Congress no later than seven (7) days after its initial
approval.
Definitions:
Lake Superior square mileage/kilometrage: 31,700 square miles or
82,170 square kilometres
unclaimed land: Any land on the map left blank (or white), not
colored in to denote state held territory.
Contiguous: Touching; in contact with.
Corridor: A thin stretch of land 3/4 longer that it is wide that
separates two states, a state and potentially claimed land, or 2
plots of potentially claimed land.
[spoiler=changes]What I've done:
1) Altered the amount of land granted in an original claim to
what we've been doing here. I did the math and this will
actually allow us to have 47 states and a fraction on the map at
one time. Quite frankly I don't recall at any time actually
going over 20 some odd in the past.
2) Removed the reference to a state in how much land a claim may
encompass. This was the crux of the original argument that this
version was intended to fix. Instead a state may now only posses
so much land.
3) Limited the number of expansions. However, those expansions
allowed still amount to 2 1/2 times the original claim. This
will drastically reduce the amount of time the map maker has to
spend on expansions and give him more time to enjoy the region
instead of having to always be altering the dang map! ;)
4) Removed the ability of Congress to grant claims in excess to
the ones mentioned in the law. While I feel this was good for
Role Play purposes in practice it was exploited by people who
were trying to create empires within the NeoConfederate States.
5) Limited the amount of times a person can move their claim.
Specified that the area they move to must be the same size and
that they regain no expansions because they moved. Several times
before a member managed to "grow" their state just by moving it
then started expanding again because they thought their limit
had been "reset".
6) Designated a person to approve claims and enforce this bill.
Allowed Congress to revoke approved claims if taken under
consideration within seven days of approval. I used the language
"under consideration" because previously it was interpreted that
the whole revoking process had to be done within this
period.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=original law]Realizing: A standard unit of measurement
dictating rules of territory is needed for a society to exist in
peace.
Acknowledging: The right to land, sovereign in the state's
rights to own.
Noting: A progression of growth is desired and shall be governed
by Congress.
Congress Hereby Mandates:
Section 1: That each State shall be given their choice of land
no larger than 1/2 the square mileage/kilometrage of
Pennsylvania of any land owned by the NCSA. A state may then
expand up to, but not exceeding 2.5 times the square
mileage/kilometrage of Pennsylvania. If a state has a legitimate
reason to expand further than 2.5 times the square
mileage/kilometrage of Pennsylvania, it may bring it's request
before Congress. If Congress deems said state's reason
legitimate, that state will be allowed to expand no larger that
an extra 1/2 the square mileage/kilometrage of Pennsylvania.
Section 2: All state land that is owned by a single state must
be contiguous, and may not be separated by another state, NCSA
owned land, or any body of water larger than Lake Superior.
Islands, such as Hawaii and Cuba, are exempt from this, but are
limited to the immediate islands in their main cluster. A
state's land may not consist of a corridor, which may be used to
block trade, or movement of citizens, or troops.
Section 3: No land under the sovereign reign of another state
shall be annexed by another state either through claim, war, or
any other forceful means. Land may be acquired by means of
peaceful trade, not as a resolution to a war. If a state is
found to have more land than is legally acceptable, it may be
taken to court in order to settle the discrepancy. The accused
state may prevent the lawsuit by providing proof of approval by
Congress. It is the responsibility of the Prosecutor to provide
evidence, via mathematical measurements, of the accused state's
land compared to the land limit approved by law to the best of
their abilities.
Definitions:
The square mileage/kilometrage of Pennsylvania: 46,055 square
miles/119,282 square kilometers.
Lake Superior square mileage/kilometrage: 31,700 square miles or
82,170 square kilometers
Land owned by the NCSA: Any land on the map left blank (or
white), not colored in to denote state owned property.
Legitimate reason to expand: Reasons may consists of, but may
not be limited to, realistic population overgrowth, or granting
access to a coast line for naval development that the state has
not previously been capable of. Ultimately the legitimacy of the
reason shall be determined by Congress.
Contiguous: Touching; in contact with.
Corridor: A thin stretch of land 3/4ths longer that it is wide
that separates two states, a state and potentially claimed land,
or 2 plots of potentially claimed land.[/spoiler]
#Post#: 185--------------------------------------------------
Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Caos Date: May 7, 2015, 6:04 am
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I second this bill.
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Heavenly Paradise Date: May 7, 2015, 4:31 pm
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This bill has a second. Debate may now begin.
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: david090366 Date: May 9, 2015, 4:17 pm
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Mr. Speaker, since there has been no debate on this might I
suggest we bring it to a vote?
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Heavenly Paradise Date: May 9, 2015, 6:13 pm
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Is there a second?
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Caos Date: May 9, 2015, 6:18 pm
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There is.
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Heavenly Paradise Date: May 9, 2015, 6:46 pm
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Voting May begin
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: david090366 Date: May 10, 2015, 12:00 am
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Aye
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Gallifrean TimeLords Date: May 11, 2015, 12:50 pm
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Aye.
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Re: [Bill-OOC] Land Claim Act of 2015
By: Heavenly Paradise Date: May 11, 2015, 8:57 pm
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Bump for more votes.
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