The Shinchi Constitution

Chapter 1: The Emperor

Decree 1

A line of Emperors eternal and unbroken rule by the grace and favor of Heaven the Empire of Mor'os.

Decree 2

The Emperor rules for the duration of his life and upon his death is succeeded by the relative most immediate who may trace a line of ancestry to the Supreme Imperial Ancestor and Heaven.

Decree 3

The Emperor is the Head of State of the Empire of Mor'os and assumes all associated duties.

Decree 4

The Emperor ensures through the Ministries and the Bureaucracy that the laws are executed in the proper fashion.

Decree 5

The Emperor implements as law or rejects the Petitions of the Assembly of Petitioners.

Decree 6

The Emperor puts forth those Imperial Decrees necessary within in the bounds of the Code of Laws and the Constitution necessary for the preservation of the public welfare and safety and when the immediate public welfare and safety may require put forth those Decrees necessary for the moment until the full approval or disapproval of the Assembly of Petitioners can be sought.

Decree 7

The Emperor declares war and concludes all treaties.

Decree 8

The Emperor declares a state of siege for which the conditions and effects of are determined by the Code of Laws.

Decree 9

The Emperor issues pardons and stay of punishment.

Decree 10

The Emperor may not without the prior Petition of the Assembly of Petitioners alter the Code of Laws and the Constitution of the Empire of Mor'os.

Chapter 2: The Assembly of Petitioners

Decree 11

The People elect the Assembly of Petitioners every fifth year.

Decree 12

The Assembly of Petitioners consists of a thousand Petitioners.

Decree 13

The People cast their votes for the Parties and for individual Candidates for Petitioner from their Party of choice if they so desire.

Decree 14

Each Province is given a number of Petitioners in the Assembly of Petitioners representative of their portion of the nation's population but no province may be given less than one Petitioner.

Decree 15

The Offices of Petitioner given to each Province are given each election to the Parties in proportion to their share of the vote and the Offices of Petitioner are given to those candidates of the Office's respective Party who receive the greatest number of votes.

Decree 16

The Assembly of Petitioners elects and removes the Prime Minister with the approval of a majority of Petitioners.

Decree 17

The Prime Minister presides over and conducts the affairs of the Assembly of Petitioners.

Decree 18

The Assembly of Petitioners petitions the Emperor with approval of a majority of Petitioners and the Prime Minister decides the matter should the Assembly of Petitioners be evenly divided.

Decree 19

No Petition may be put forth more than once within a single session of the Assembly of Petitioners.

Decree 20

The Assembly of Petitioners is convoked every year and may by Imperial Decree should the immediate public welfare and safety require it be convoked in special session.

Decree 21

The Assembly of Petitioners may be by Imperial Decree dissolved once during a regular five year term with a new Assembly of Petitioners to be promptly elected to act for the remainder of the term.

Chapter 3: The Ministries

Decree 22

Ministers are appointed to the appropriate Ministries with the approval of the Emperor and the Prime Minister.

Decree 23

The Ministry of Agriculture ensures the productivity and well being of the Empire's agricultural concerns.

Decree 24

The Ministry of Land and Energy administers those institutions necessary for the production of power,ensures that power is supplied to the Empire and its People and administers vital natural resources of the Empire.

Decree 25

The Ministry of Public Works administers those institutions necessary for the provision of water, sanitation, transportation and communication and ensures that proper water, sanitation, transportation and communication are supplied to the Empire and its People.

Decree 26

The Ministry of Justice ensures that the laws are properly and fairly enforced and observed.

Decree 27

The Ministry of Education ensures that the People are afforded a proper education and that the intellectual aspirations of the Empire are advanced.

Decree 28

The Ministry of Health and Welfare ensures that the health and wellbeing of the People are attended to and cared for.

Decree 29

The Ministry of Defense oversees the activities of the Military and ensures its full functionality.

Decree 30

The Ministry of Commerce ensures the vitality of the Empire's economy and implements those measures necessary for continued prosperity.

Decree 31

The Ministry of the Treasury oversees and ensures that the Imperial Treasury is secure and solvent, levies those taxes required by the Code of Laws and Imperial Decrees, provisions the government with those funds necessary for their duties and issues currency.

Decree 32

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs oversees all diplomatic correspondences and exchanges with foreign nations, establishes and receives embassies and commissions ambassadors as instructed by the Emperor.

Decree 33

The Ministry of Culture preserves and promotes the culture and language of the Empire and its People and promotes in the People an appreciation and love of their native traditions.

Chapter 4: The Imperial Censor

Decree 34

The Imperial Censor is appointed and removed with the approval of the Emperor.

Decree 35

The Imperial Censor manages and coordinates the efforts of the Ministries and ensures the consistency and efficacy of their governance.

Decree 36

The Imperial Censor ensures that those Decrees issued by the Emperor are received and enforced by the appropriate Ministries.

Chapter 5: The Examination Branch

Decree 37

The Imperial Inspector is appointed and removed with the approval of the Prime Minister.

Decree 38

The Imperial Inspector administers and ensure the efficacy of the Examination Branch.

Decree 39

The examination of applicants for office in the Government Service is issued by the Examination Branch twice every year in the months of April and September.

Decree 40

The Examination Branch directs the petitions of the People to the Assembly of Petitioners.

Decree 41

The Examination Branch observes the activities of the Ministries and the Imperial Censor, reports to the Emperor and the Prime Minister those outstanding issues needing remedy and recommends those displaying outstanding service.

Decree 42

The Examination Branch may initiate those investigations necessary to perform its duties.

Chapter 6: The Judicature

Decree 43

The Judicature is exercised by the Courts of the Law.

Decree 44

The highest Court of the Law is the Imperial Court wherein those crimes committed under the Constitution are first tried and those trials appealed from the Provincial Courts are tried at the discretion of the Imperial Justices.

Decree 45

The Imperial Court consists of five Imperial Justices.

Decree 46

The Provincial Courts are directly inferior to the Imperial Court wherein those crimes placed in their original jurisdiction by the Code of Laws at are first tried and those trials appealed from Municipal Courts are tried at the discretion of the Provincial Justices

Decree 47

The number of Provincial Courts given to each Province is determined by the Code of Laws with no Province to be given less than one.

Decree 48

The Provincial Courts consist of three Provincial Justices each.

Decree 49

The Municipal Courts are directly inferior to the Provincial Courts wherein those crimes placed in their original jurisdiction by the Code of Laws are tried.

Decree 50

The number of Municipal Courts given to each Municipality is determined by the Orders of the appropriate Provincial Governor with no Municipality to be given less than one.

Decree 51

The Municipal Courts consist of a Municipal Justice each.

Decree 52

Imperial Justices are appointed with the approval of the Emperor and the Prime Minister, Provincial Justices are appointed with the approval of the appropriate Provincial Governor and Municipal Justices are appointed with the approval of the appropriate Municipal Prefect and all serve for life unless found physically or mentally incapable of performing their duties by the Imperial Inspector or guilty of criminal activities by the Courts of Law.