Difference between revisions of "Document:Treaty of Serebursk"

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The office of King of Novmir shall be abolished and replaced by the new office of Emperor of Novmir. His majesty Fredrick Maximilians Pembroke shall be the first to assume the office of Emperor and shall be crowned as such at a time and place of his choosing following the passage of this treaty.
The Emperor shall have the right to nominate as many heirs to the throne as he wishes, and these heirs may be drawn from the House of Pembroke-Havelock. No heir, however, shall be considered legitimate without the subsequent approval of the Ducal Council. Such approval, once given, may not be revoked by the Ducal Council. Upon the death or abdication of the Emperor, his eldest legitimate heir shall be crowned as Emperor.
Should the Emperor have no legitimate heirs at the time of his death or abdication, then the Ducal Council shall elect a new Emperor from among the House of Pembroke-Havelock.
The Emperor shall not be permitted to alter the taxes, budget or laws without the consent of the Imperial Assembly. He, however, shall retain the right to veto all proposals of the Imperial Assembly and shall remain commander in-chief of the armed forces.

The Ducal Council shall remain as the upper house of an Imperial Assembly.
Every duchy shall be entitled to a single representative on the Ducal Council. The fashion in which such representatives are selected and their term of office shall be decided by their respective duchies.
No proposal to alter the taxes, budget or laws or to enter into any treaty with a foreign power may come into effect without the approval of the Ducal Council.
The Archduke shall be nominated from among the Ducal Council's membership by the Emperor, but may only assume the office upon the approval of the Ducal Council.

Within two years of the passage of this treaty the Imperial Government under the direction of the new Emperor shall take a census of all persons of at least twenty-one years of age who have been resident within the Kingdom of Novmir for at least eight years.
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Method of election
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 ==Article the Nth: On the Reform of the Ducal Council==
 #The Ducal Council shall remain as the upper house of an Imperial Assembly.
-#Every recognized house of nobility shall be entitled to a single representative on the Ducal Council. The fashion in which such representatives are selected and their term of office shall be decided by their respective houses.
+#Every duchy shall be entitled to a single representative on the Ducal Council. The fashion in which such representatives are selected and their term of office shall be decided by their respective duchies.
+#No proposal to alter the taxes, budget or laws or to enter into any treaty with a foreign power may come into effect without the approval of the Ducal Council.
+#The Archduke shall be nominated from among the Ducal Council's membership by the Emperor, but may only assume the office upon the approval of the Ducal Council.
 ==Article the Nth: On the Establishment of a Popular Council==