[size=200] Charter of the Cities of New SWORD[/size]Preamble:We, the members of the Cities of New SWORD (hereafter known as SWORD), recognizing that cooperation is the lifeblood of any successful city; do hereby establish the New Charter of SWORD, in order to secure the prosperity of and security of its member cities.
Article I: Membership and GovernmentCities wishing to gain entry into SWORD must first submit an application which would be handed to the Sword of Fortune. The Sword of Fortune, Sword of Light, Sword of Power, or The Excalibur may veto any application within four (4) days of the initial petition for membership. Membership in another country is strictly prohibited and will result in a trial that will be presided over by the Tribunal. All applications will look like such:
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City Name:
Mayor Name:
Previous Country (If any):
Position in Previous Country (If any):
Who Referred You (If any):
Section 1: Council of SwordsA.The Sword of Light is in charge of all relations between SWORD and foreign countries. The Sword of light shall determine foreign policies, represent SWOR in international negotiations, deploy and coordinate ambassadors to other countries, negotiate treaties, work with the Sword of Power in assessing potential threats, and resolve incidents with other countries. The Sword of Light also reserves the right to pass all non-aggression pacts and all optional defense pacts and any other treaties of equal or lesser value.
B.The Sword of Fortune is the chief authority of membership and prosperity of all member cities. The Sword of Fortune shall manage recruitment and background checks of prospective members, guide members of SWORD, promote the mutual support and friendship of member cities, establish disciplinary procedures, and coordinate aid-related programs.
C.The Sword of Power is responsible for the security of the member cities. The Sword of Power shall act as head general during times of war, answering only to The Excalibur, of the SWORD Military Force, coordinate military assistance between members, organize all wars fought on behalf of SWORD and work with the Sword of Light to negotiate peace with Members and foreign cities, as well as SWORD and foreign countries, including reparations.
D.Should the country put in any form of peril, the Council of Swords is hereby given the right to declare war on behalf of the country. A declaration of war by the Council of Swords require a two-thirds (2/3) vote in favor of the Council of Blades and the approval of the Excalibur otherwise.
Section 2: The Council of BladesThe Council of Blades consists of nine (9) member cities properly elected by the Global Conference. They reserve the right to vote on all treaties between SWORD and any other outside entity including, but not limited to, mutual defense pacts, mutual aggression and defense pacts and they reserve the right to vote for the cancellation of said pacts. They also have the right to vote on any declaration of war (besides those issued from the Office of Excalibur and those issued by the Council of Swords). Such a vote requires a two-thirds (2/3) majority and must be conducted within a forty-eight (48) hour period of time of the declaration.
Section 3: The Global ConferenceAll members of SWORD in good standing are a part of the Global Conference. Any members of the Global Conference may at any time move to introduce new legislation or amend/remove existing legislation, which must then be seconded by at least two fellow member cities in order for it to be brought before the Council of Blades for a vote.
The Global Conference reserves the right to vote upon
all charter amendments, and potential country mergers. Any other rights, privileges, powers, powers, or liberties not delegated to any member of the government are reserved for the Global Conference.
Section 4: The Dagger Daily PressThe
Dagger Daily is the release arm of the government. Three (3) members are members of the press, and are lead by The Sting. The Sting acts as the coordinator and the Editor and Chief of the
Dagger Daily.
Section 5: The TribunalThe Tribunal shall be comprised of three (3) Justices, who shall be elected by the member cities following proper electoral procedure. Any member may bring another member before the Tribunal on charges of the violation of this charter by any member city. The accused shall be innocent until proven guilty, and shall have the right to a fair trial before the Tribunal. No disciplinary actions shall be made against the accused until the accused are found guilty, except in cases where the security of SWORD may be at stake, in such cases temporary actions may be taken against the accused as long as these actions do not interfere with a fair trial. There will be
no double jeopardy. Should a Justice be unable to fulfill their duty due to absence, a replacement shall be appointed by the Council of Swords for each in which the Justice is unable to rule. Should a Justice be brought up on charges on violating this charter, a replacement Justice shall be appointed by the Council of Swords.
Section 6: the Office of ExcaliburThe Office of Excalibur shall be filled by a confident leader during the second week of the First Council of Blades, Council of Swords, and the Tribunal. The Excalibur will act as High Emperor during times of turmoil in the life of SWORD. This position is permanent and will only be vacant is if The Excalibur resigns from his post.
The Excalibur must be ratified by two-thirds (2/3) majority vote in the two councils and the tribunal.
Article II: LegislationAny Council of Blades or Council of Swords member or Global Conference member with proper support, may propose legislation.
Once proper legislation has been proposed, there will be a period of twenty-four (24) hours for the Council of Blades to debate it and propose changes to it; any changes require the same number of votes before the end of the debate period, or the period of debate may be extended by unanimous consent of the Council of Blades.
After the period of debate has ended, the Council of Blades will have five (5) days starting on Friday and ceasing on Monday, to vote upon legislation, or be declared absent. The Council of Swords shall vote at this time separately.
Passing general legislations requires a five-ninths (5/9) vote of the Council of Blades.
Passing major legislation, entry into a bloc, and declarations of war against entire nations (by the Sword of Power
not The Excalibur) requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Council of Blades.
Passing mutual defense pacts, mutual aggression and defense pacts, requires a two-thirds (2/3) of the Council of Blades. If the Council of Swords votes against a law with a two-thirds (2/3) majority it is vetoed. A two-thirds (2/3) veto can be overridden by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Tribunal.
Article III: Honorary Members and Military/Medals of SWORD
Section 1: Members and MilitaryAll previous members of the
alliance SWORD of Lunar Wars, but limited to Members that traveled to CHAOS (Those who left CHAOS must have left on good terms or see below), are regarded as Honorary Members, or if in the Military, Military of SWORD. New members can achieve this rank by one of the following:
A.Be a previous member of SWORD in Lunar Wars
B.Negotiated a very crucial Peace Agreement for the safety of SWORD (Determined by the Sword of Light)
C.Received critical damage during time of war to the city (Determined by the Sword of Power;
must post battle records)
D.Was a fair member of the of the Tribunal and/or Council of Blades (Determined by the Sword of Fortune)
E.Was a fair member of the Council of Swords (Determined by the Council of Blades)
F.Was an Excalibur of the SWORD, and is no longer
G.If a member of CHAOS that left in bad terms, must be cleared by the Tribunal, Council of Blades, Council of Swords, and the Excalibur with
no opposition.
Section 2: Merit of ExcaliburThe Merit of Excalibur is the highest award that can be earned by a member of SWORD. It is one every document that is sent out from the Office of Excalibur, and it can be achieved by the choice of The Excalibur. Every outgoing Excalibur is granted a Merit of Excalibur.
Section 3: SWORD Medal of HonorThe SWORD Medal of Honor is a medal that is issued from the Council of Swords. To obtain this medal one must have one of the reasons above for the honored member except for section 1A. The Medal of Honor is the second highest medal issued from the government of SWORD.
Section 3: Sword Bronze StarThe Order of the Bronze Star is the third and last honorary medal that can be obtained by the members of SWORD from the government. This can only be issued by the Council of Blades and is for the exploits in a war. To obtain this, one must apply, and be considered for thirty-six (36) hours by the Council of Blades. The applicant must have the majority of two-thirds (2/3) vote in order to be a recipient of this medal.
Section 4: Medal RostersAs one of the duties of the Office of Excalibur, he or she must keep a roster of all medals that are issued by the government, and they must be kept up-to-date. There are to be three separate threads that show one of the three medals. These are to be locked and the only one to edit these is to be The Excalibur him/herself.
Section 5: Other MedalsOther medals can be made by the high ranking generals and squad leaders of the SWORD. The Sword of Power must ratify these and is obligated to take it to the Council of Blades to have their approval. The terms for these medals are to be drafted and ratified as well.
Article IV: The Electoral ProcessElections for the Tribunal and the Council of Blades shall take place every six weeks. The process for the elections of the next Council and Tribunal shall begin on Monday of the sixth week of the current Council and Tribunal’s terms, and take through Friday.
During the fifth weekend, and there will be forty-eight (48) hour nomination period. Through out this period, all members of SWORD in good standing may nominate any other member, including themselves. Members may not accept nominations for both the Tribunal and the Council of Blades positions. Nominees may begin campaigning once they have received a nomination.
Each member may only nominate a total of five Council of Blades candidates and three Tribunal candidates.
Should there be less than twelve nominees for the Council of Blades, the nomination period may be extended up to an additional three days. At the end of the nomination period, all members that have been nominated, seconded and have accepted their nominations, are considered candidates.
At the end of the voting period, the three (3) Tribunal Candidates with the most votes immediately enter office and the former Justices are relieved from duty. The twelve Council of Blades candidates with the most votes then go into private internal votes for the new Council of Swords. When they are chosen, the former Blades and Swords are relieved and the new Councils take office.
During their first term, the Councils
and Tribunal vote for the Excalibur, using the names of the three Swords. Once a winner is chosen the person takes the Office of Excalibur and performs duties from both the Sword position and The Excalibur.
Article V: AbsenceIn the event of an emergency vacancy in the Council of Swords, the Council of Blades may appoint a Sword to serve as a temporary replacement with the approval of the remaining Swords.
Should a Sword have advance notice of a temporary absence, he/she may appoint a temporary replacement, with the approval of the remaining Swords.
Article VI: Impeachment and Votes of No Confidence.
Section 1: ImpeachmentAny Sword, Blade, or justice of the Tribunal found by the Tribunal to be in violation of this Charter shall be immediately removed from the office. An emergency election will be held to select a replacement. Should a Sword be impeached, the Council of Blades will appoint a replacement from their members, and the emergency election shall replace the newly promoted Sword.
Section 2: Votes of No ConfidenceAny member in good standing may propose a Vote of No Confidence in any elected official of SWORD government.
A Vote of No Confidence will consist of two (2)-day general election over the impeachment. A two-thirds (2/3) majority is required to remove the accused out of office. The target of the vote, may not vote. Should the vote of no confidence pass, the targeted official will immediately lose office and any forum powers they may have had. Replacement will follow the terms of a normal impeachment.
Article VII: Oath of Office
Section 1: The Rules of the Oaths of OfficeLike in applying fro membership there is an oath for the members of the government. This must be posted before the elected officers of SWORD take office. This also applies to the SWORD Ambassadors. This will be posted in the SWORD Library under the subsection of the Government Announcements under another subsection called the Oaths of the SWORD Officials, which are broken up into positions and dates accordingly.
The Sword of Fortune must make sure that these are kept up-to-date for his/her current term.
Section 2: The OathsCouncil of Blades:
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I, (enter username) of (enter city name), do hereby swear that I will uphold the Charter of the Cities of the New SWORD in my position of Council of the Blades as of this date (insert date) or be in the risk of impeachment.
Council of Swords:
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I, (enter username) of (enter city name), do hereby swear that I will uphold the Charter of the Cities of the New SWORD in my position of Sword of (Light, Power, or Fortune) as of this date (insert date) or be in the risk of impeachment.
The Tribunal:
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I, (enter username) of (enter city name), do hereby swear that I will uphold the Charter of the Cities of the New SWORD in my position as Justice of the Tribunal as of this date (insert date) or be in the risk of impeachment.
The Excalibur:
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I, (enter username) of (enter city name), do hereby swear that I will uphold the Charter of the Cities of the New SWORD in my position of The Excalibur as of this date (insert date) or be in the risk of impeachment.
Ambassadors of SWORD:
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I, (enter username) of (enter city name), do hereby swear that I will never betray SWORD to foreign powers in my position of Ambassador of the SWORD as of this date (insert date) or be in the risk of impeachment.
Sting of the
Dagger Daily- Quote:
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I, (enter username) of (enter username), do hereby swear that I will only allow truth to be issued out of the Dagger Daily to inform the people of the happenings of the government, on this date (insert date) or to be in the risk of removal from the Office of the Sting of the Dagger Daily
Article VIII: FoundersKing Krath of Locutus – Sword of Fortune and Sword of Light protempe
Sikle of Holy__Hell – Sword of Power and Chief Justice of the Tribunal protempe
Article IX: Ratification of the FoundersI, King Krath of Locutus, hereby establish that I agree to the terms set out by the Charter of the Cities of the New SWORD, and will help get her government onto its feet.
I, Sikle of Holy_Hell, hereby establish that I agree to the terms set out by the Charter of the Cities of the New SWORD, and will help get her government onto its feet.
Article X: Signing of the SWORDThe Undersigned have established that the Cities of the New SWORD be established.
King Krath of Locutus
Sikle of Holy_Hell
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This Charter is derived from the Charter of the SWORD in Lunar Wars and I, King Krath, the writer, thank them for making the expert model for our New SWORD, and wish to say that I miss SWORD from Lunar Wars.