1st Declaration of
Senate – 1st Amendement: The Administration of Senate
Senate
Declares that it shall meet within the Senate Hall, in the capital
city, and only when more than half of the Senators are assembled,
shall Senate be deemed to be chorate. If at any time during
meeting, a count is called for, and it is thus discovered that
Senate is no longer chorate, then that meeting is suspended until
Senate again becomes chorate. No vote may be taken while Senate is
known to be inchorate.
Senators
shall be re-elected over a ten year period, with one tenth of the
Senate re-elected each year. It is acknowledged that the Emperor
has decreed that his appointed ministers need not seek re-election
unless the Imperial Throne no longer requires their service.
The
Emperor is welcome within Senate at any time. An Imperial Throne
is to be set on the highest level at the east end of the Hall,
from which the Emperor may partake in the business of Senate.
Senate
declares that it will elect from amongst its membership a Speaker,
who will chair the meetings of Senate, and command the daily
administration of Senate. This post will be lifelong, with the
Speaker not needing to be re-elected to Senate. The Speakers Chair
will be located at the east end of the Hall, on the level below
the Imperial Throne.
The
Guild of Magic is Instructed to provide the means and methods such
that any Senator speaking at the Oratorium, which will be located
on the floor in the centre of the Hall, can be clearly seen and
heard by all Senators in the Hall. They are also Instructed to
ensure that the Emperor if he attends, and the Speaker of Senate
can be clearly seen and heard, from their seats at the east end of
the Hall.
The
Guild of Law is instructed to ensure that all the business of
Senate is duly recorded, and published, and that Learned Masters
of Law are available whenever necessary to advise Senate on any
matter of current law which may be required for its deliberations.
© Tim Hart 2003
For further details contact the GM.
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