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New Republica Code Act of April 2013
By: Mallowcastle Date: April 12, 2013, 10:13 am
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Ladies and Gentlemen of New Republica,
I have completed my first piece of legislation. I will post it
below, and on the RMB for review by member nations of New
Republica. Please read and comment on the bill at hand. I am
willing to respond to all questions regarding the bill, but I
ask that you post them to the Forum or Telegram me, so I can
more quickly respond.
Until later,
The New Republica Senator from Mallowcastle
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From the Office of the Senator to New Republica
Within the Office of the Federal President
Federal Republic of Mallowcastle
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Re: New Republica Code Act of April 2013
By: Mallowcastle Date: April 12, 2013, 5:00 pm
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For those who can't download the document:
[center]New Republica Code Act of April 2013[/center]
[center]April 12, 2013 - Draft 1[/center]
Author: The New Republica Senator from the Federal Republic of
Mallowcastle
[center]Short Title[/center]
This bill may be sited as the “New Republica Code Act of April
2013” or the “Codification Act of April 2013”.
[center]Table of Contents[/center]
Title 1: Creation and Organization of the New Republica Code
Section 101: Purpose
Section 102: Distinction between the Constitution and the Code
Section 103: General Organization
Section 104: Title and Section Order
Section 105: Existing Laws
Title 2: Alteration of the New Republica Code
Section 201: Addition of Titles, Chapters, and Sections
Section 202: Alteration or Removal of Titles, Chapters, and
Sections
Section 203: Legislative Format for Changes
Title 3: Access to the New Republica Code
Section 301: Public Record Access
Section 302: Updates to the Public Record
Title 4: Title 1 of the New Republica Code
Section 401: First Printing
Section 402: Text of 1 N.R.C.
[center]Title 1: Creation and Organization of the New Republica
Code[/center]
Section 101 - Purpose
(a)
easily referenced by member nations, a regional “Code” is
needed.
(b)
regulations.” Such a collection serves to provide an indexed
collection of all applicable laws in New Republica.
(c)
refereed to as the N.R.C.
(d)
properly understand and reference the laws they must adhere to
as regional member nations.
Section 102 - Distinction between the Constitution and the Code
(a)
New Republica.
(b)
the scope, structure, and purpose of government. It represents
the morals and beliefs of the Government and the People and the
responsibilities of both parties.
(c)
procedure of the government. It is a more fluid document that
tells those in the region the specifics of the law.
(d)
by the difference between a constitutional amendment restricting
term length of a government position, and a codified regulation
defining the start and end of a term or the date of the election
for said position.
Section 103 - General Organization
(a)
Chapters, which contain Sections and Sub-Sections.
(b)
the law is within, i.e. The Presidency, Commerce, or War.
(c)
question, i.e. Presidential Role in Recruiting, Inter-State Arms
Commerce, or Wartime Rights of Armed Forces Members [to continue
with the example Titles provided in Section 103(b)]. Chapters
will be numbered sequentially form creation and their number
will start the numbering of the sections include.
(d)
first of a chapter ending in 01 and the last 99. First digits of
the section will be the Chapter number; last two digits of the
section will be the section number. Sections should contain the
actual text of the law and regulations.
(e)
Each Sub-Section should focus on a particular detail or point of
elaboration in the Section. Use of this is at the discretion of
the author of the Section.
(f)
of this Act.
Section 104 – Title, Chapter, and Section Order
(a)
N.R.C is in order of the creation of the Title, Chapter or
Section. The first Section of the first Chapter of the first
Title will be 1 N.R.C. § 101, and the tenth Section of the fifth
Chapter of the tenth Title will be 10 N.R.C § 510.
(b)
be in parenthesis following the Section, i.e. 4 N.R.C. §103(d)
Section 105 - Existing Laws
All existing Laws in New Republica will still be in effect if
not written in the N.R.C., but all efforts should by undertaken
by the Legislature to Codify the laws previously in existence.
[center]Title 2: Alteration of the New Republica Code[/center]
Section 201 – Addition of Titles, Chapters, and Sections
(a)
of addition, and named in the most general sense. In example;
the title “Rules for Presidential Elections” should be
simplified to “Elections” if such a title does not already
exist.
(b)
necessary naming conventions. Continuing from §201(a) of this
Act, proper Chapter names would be “Presidential Elections”,
“Legislative Elections” and “Judicial Elections”.
(c)
conventions.
(d)
passed by the Legislative Branch and approved by the necessary
steps afterwards.
Section 202 – Alteration or Removal of Titles, Chapters, and
Sections
(a)
naming of the title AND still defines the Chapters within the
Title.
(b)
doing so still defines the Sections within the Chapter and
either (1) simplifies the naming of the title or (2) simplifies
the organization of the codified law.
(c)
as the change is carried out pursuant to the legislative
process. Additionally, the original text of the code need not be
retained. For elaboration on reasoning, see §203 of this Act.
(d)
necessary AND a change in legislation will not suffice.
(e)
legislation passed by the Legislative Branch and approved by the
necessary steps afterwards, as pursuant with §201(d).
Section 203 – Legislative Format for Changes
Future legislative changes to the code should be written in two
sections: (1) a plan English section explaining the change in
the legislation and, (2) a clerical section to elaborate on the
specific changes in text including additional text and
grammatical changes in the format of “Section XXX(X) will read
‘NEW TEXT’ in lieu of ‘OLD TEXT’ henceforth”.
[center]Title 3: Access to the New Republica Code[/center]
Section 301 - Public Record Access
(a)
members of the region.
(b)
the regional Forum.
(c)
must be provided on the NationStates regional page.
(d)
the New Republica Code.
Section 302 - Updates to the Public Record
Updates to the New Republica Code must be promptly posted to
the Forum beneath the previous draft. This responsibility is to
be carried out by the Secretary of Communications, of the
Executive Branch of New Republica.
[center]Title 4: Title 1 of the New Republica Code[/center]
Section 401 – First Printing
As this is the first printing of the N.R.C., the first Title
will restate the purpose, and conventions of the Code, as
detailed by this Act.
Section 402 - Text of 1 N.R.C.
The text of 1 N.R.C. is as follows:
Title 1 – The New Republica Code
Chapter 1: Creation and Organization of the New Republica Code
§ 101: Purpose
This Code will allow for member states of New Republica to
properly understand and reference the laws they must adhere to
as members of the region.
§ 102: Distinction between the Constitution and the Code
(a)
of New Republica.
(b)
the scope, structure, and purpose of government. It represents
the morals and beliefs of the Government and the People and the
responsibilities of both parties.
(c)
procedure of the government. It is a more fluid document that
tells those in the region the specifics of the law.
§ 103: General Organization
(a)
Chapters, which contain Sections and Sub-Sections.
(b)
the law is within, i.e. The Presidency, Commerce, or War.
(c)
in question, i.e. Presidential Role in Recruiting, Inter-State
Arms Commerce, or Wartime Rights of Armed Forces Members [to
continue with the example Titles provided in Section 103(b)].
Chapters will be numbered sequentially form creation and their
number will start the numbering of the sections include.
(d)
first of a chapter ending in 01 and the last 99. First digits of
the section will be the Chapter number; last two digits of the
section will be the section number. Sections should contain the
actual text of the law and regulations.
(e)
Each Sub-Section should focus on a particular detail or point of
elaboration in the Section. Use of this is at the discretion of
the author of the Section.
§ 104: Title, Chapter, and Section Order
(a)
N.R.C is in order of the creation of the Title, Chapter or
Section. The first Section of the first Chapter of the first
Title will be 1 N.R.C. § 101, and the tenth Section of the fifth
Chapter of the tenth Title will be 10 N.R.C § 510.
(b)
be in parenthesis following the Section, i.e. 4 N.R.C. §103(d)
Chapter 2: Alteration of the New Republica Code
§ 201: Addition of Titles, Chapters, and Sections
(a)
of addition, and named in the most general sense. In example;
the title “Rules for Presidential Elections” should be
simplified to “Elections” if such a title does not already
exist.
(b)
necessary naming conventions. Continuing from 1 N.R.C §201(a),
proper Chapter names would be “Presidential Elections”,
“Legislative Elections” and “Judicial Elections”.
(c)
specific naming than Chapters. Continuing from 1 N.R.C §201(a),
proper Section names within the Chapter of “Presidential
Elections” would be “Election Timeline” and “Debate Limit”, if
applicable.
(d)
similar conventions.
(e)
legislation passed by the Legislative Branch and approved by the
necessary steps afterwards.
§ 202: Alteration or Removal of Titles, Chapters, and Sections
(a)
the naming of the title AND still defines the Chapters within
the Title.
(b)
doing so still defines the Sections within the Chapter and
either (1) simplifies the naming of the title or (2) simplifies
the organization of the codified law.
(c)
long as the change is carried out pursuant to the legislative
process. Additionally, the original text of the code need not be
retained. For elaboration on reasoning, see 1 N.R.C §203.
(d)
necessary AND a change in legislation will not suffice.
(e)
legislation passed by the Legislative Branch and approved by the
necessary steps afterwards, as pursuant with 1 N.R.C §201 (d).
§ 203: Legislative Format for Changes
Future legislative changes to the code should be written in
two sections: (1) a plan English section explaining the change
in the legislation and, (2) a clerical section to elaborate on
the specific changes in text including additional text and
grammatical changes in the format of “Section XXX(X) will read
‘NEW TEXT’ in lieu of ‘OLD TEXT’ henceforth”.
Chapter 3: Access to the New Republica Code
§ 301: Public Record Access
(a)
members of the region.
(b)
the regional Forum.
(c)
must be provided on the NationStates regional page.
(d)
the New Republica Code.
§ 301: Updates to the Public Record
Updates to the New Republica Code must be promptly posted to
the Forum beneath the previous draft. This responsibility is to
be carried out by the Secretary of Communications, of the
Executive Branch of New Republica.
Legislative record:
Publically Presented:
Date: 4/12/13
First Vote:
Date:
Record:
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