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| Official Charter | |
| By: irule777 Date: December 25, 2011, 9:52 am | |
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| Charter | |
| Article I: Preamble | |
| We of The Dark Empire, agree to promote cooperation of our | |
| nations, protection to our many members and our allies, and to | |
| promote unity throughout Planet Bob. | |
| Article II: Purpose | |
| This document is hereby created to protect the rights and | |
| freedoms of the nations of the Dark Empire and govern the | |
| parameters of their interaction. The Dark Empire recognizes that | |
| in order to uphold these principles, for not only for The Dark | |
| Empire, but also for their allies, the use of diplomacy, | |
| financial aid, trade sanctions, military force, or any other | |
| means, to be determined at an appropriate time, may be required | |
| to preserve the peace and freedom it seeks. | |
| Section I: Past Charters and By-Laws | |
| This document states that any past documents pertaining to the | |
| internal development of The Dark Empire, such as the past | |
| charter and by-laws, are null in void. | |
| Article III: Admission | |
| Admissions | |
| The ability to apply for membership in The Dark Empire is open | |
| to all nations of Planet Bob. This alliance reserves the right | |
| to deny applications, and meeting only the after mentioned | |
| requirements is no guarantee of admission to the alliance. Our | |
| official team is Blue, though we will take members of all teams. | |
| Applications | |
| All applications to The Dark Empire will be handled by the | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs or the emperor (or their designee) | |
| under the direction of the Imperial Council, who may accept, | |
| reject, or refer any applications to the IC for consideration. | |
| Applications will be submitted in a manner prescribed by the | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs (or their designee) under the | |
| direction of the IC, and must include such information as they | |
| require. | |
| Expulsion: | |
| A. Any member may be expelled or otherwise punished, upon trial | |
| and conviction, for reasons including, but not limited to: | |
| B. Declarations of war on an TDE member or ally | |
| C. Unauthorized Declarations of War on a nation with alliance | |
| membership (not including alliances under the raiding act listed | |
| below) | |
| D. Membership in another alliance | |
| E. Spying or forwarding sensitive information to other alliances | |
| F. traitorous activities | |
| G. Disobeying the lawful order of a superior, or the Court | |
| H. Actions unbecoming of a TDE member | |
| Admissions- War | |
| War is allowed when deemed so by the emperor. | |
| Article VI: Government | |
| Imperial Council: The Imperial council consists of the emperor, | |
| regent, senators, and all the ministers. Together by a majority | |
| vote they can create laws, declare war, declare peace, create | |
| and break treaties, expel members, and make executive decisions. | |
| In the event of a tie the vote will come down to the emperor�s | |
| decision. A single person may only hold one seat in the imperial | |
| council. | |
| Emperor: The Emperor is the Sovereign leader of the alliance. | |
| The Emperor serves for life or until resignation. Every Emperor | |
| appoints their successor with the imperial councils approval. In | |
| the absence of the Emperor, the Regent shall execute the duties | |
| of the Emperor. All Emperors become Advisors once they | |
| relinquish power. In wartime, Emperor and Regent have Executive | |
| power, in times of peace such power must be granted by the | |
| imperial council by unanimous vote. | |
| Advisor: Advisor is a life position. Once gained, unless forced | |
| out of the alliance, can not be revoked. It can also be gained | |
| by non-former Emperors, with an appointment from a current one. | |
| The Advisor(s) can not pass or vote on laws, they can only voice | |
| opinions and suggestions. | |
| Regent: The imperial Regent is the second in command of the | |
| alliance. They are President of the Imperial Senate, and can | |
| appoint a Speaker of the house with approval from the Emperor. | |
| They are defacto head of the General Assembly, and represent the | |
| General Assembly to their best abilities. They serve for life. | |
| Upon removal or resignation a new one will be appointed by the | |
| emperor. | |
| Section B: Ministries | |
| The Emperor can create any office at his or her sole discretion. | |
| The Emperor can delegate power to said office to the extent that | |
| the Emperor deems appropriate. Such offices may, at the | |
| Emperor's discretion, create subordinate positions, delegate | |
| power to said positions and appoint members to them. The Emperor | |
| is the final authority on all matters and as such, any office, | |
| position or policy within the alliance may be altered at the | |
| Emperor's will. Elections, every 3 months, will be held to | |
| choose these ministry positions. However, in times of war, | |
| elections are suspended by the emperors order. | |
| Ministers: Ministers are each managers of their departments and | |
| are overseen by the emperor and regent. They are elected every | |
| three months. In the event one is impeached or vacant the | |
| emperor and regent may pick a new minister by majority vote. | |
| -Minister of Finance: The minister of finance is in charge of | |
| all financial matters of the alliance. They work with trades, | |
| tech deals, and the creation of banking and banking programs. | |
| -Minister of Internal Affairs: The minister of internal affairs | |
| is responsible for all the inner workings of the alliance. They | |
| work with the academy, education, recruiting, the forums, and | |
| the acceptance of new members. | |
| -Minister of Foreign Affairs: The minister of foreign affairs is | |
| in charge of the alliances external workings. They will handle | |
| diplomats, foreign treaties, and embassies. | |
| -Minister of Defense: The minister of defense is in charge of | |
| the imperial military. They will work with military programs, | |
| roll calls, rogues, intelligence, and wars. | |
| Imperial Senate | |
| Senators: Senators are the legislative body of the alliance. | |
| They are members of the imperial council and vote on all council | |
| affairs and work for the better good of the dark empire. Three | |
| Senators are elected every month. | |
| Speaker: A speaker of the senate shall be chosen by the emperor | |
| and regent. The speaker shall head all senate programs and help | |
| organize the senate in a fashionable matter. The speaker must be | |
| a current senator. | |
| In the event a senator resigns the emperor may call for an | |
| election or select a new senator. | |
| Article V: Military and War policy | |
| Raiding: Nations of The Dark Empire may only attack rogue | |
| nations granted from the Emperor (or a designee), or a nation on | |
| an approved target list. | |
| Section A: Nuclear Weapons: Nukes may never be used unless an | |
| executive order from the Emperor or an initial nuclear attack | |
| from an opponent. | |
| Article VI: Impeachments and elections | |
| Impeachments: The emperor may be impeached by a 3/4 ministers | |
| vote, 2/3 senate vote, and the regents approval. The regent may | |
| be impeached by a 3/4 minister�s or senators vote, and the | |
| emperors approval. Any other government member may be impeached | |
| by the emperor, regent, and one minister or senator approval. | |
| Elections: Elections shall take place in a 5 day period. It | |
| shall consist of 72 hours for nominations and campaigning and 48 | |
| hours of voting. | |
| Article VII: Amendments | |
| Amendments may be made to this charter by a 3/4 minister, 2/3 | |
| senator, and the emperors approval with a 2/3 general membership | |
| approval. | |
| #Post#: 986-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Official Charter | |
| By: NecromanceImbue Date: December 31, 2011, 12:41 am | |
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| Maybe, we should make it where new applicants should have to | |
| change to the Blue team. It would help with trade bonuses. | |
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