NSG Senate Coffee Shop: 50% off Americanos [NSG Senate]

[Oneracon]

Fine... Let me try this again then.

First Amendment to the Bestiality (Zoophilia) Act
Author: Squecoa (LPA) Sponsors:
Urgency: Moderate
Section: Order

Noting that

(1) The prohibition of those who have committed Bestiality from Zoos and places of business that sell animals as well is absolutely unenforceable due to the fact that the database of offenders is only accessible to police due to the parameters of the original Bestiality (Zoophilia) Act and

(2) The required time to see a psychiatrist is by far too lengthy given the circumstances of this act and does not specify with how much frequency should this psychiatrist should be visited by the said violator of the act

HEREBY RENDERS NULL and VOID the following lines from the act:

“The person who commits such an act shall also be banned... going into zoos and places of business that sell animals”

and

“Bestiality shall be punished with a minimum time with a psychiatrist for two years”

Replacing the latter with the following:

“Bestiality shall be punished with a minimum of 7 visits of an hour or more each with a psychiatrist over a minimum period of at least 6 months. This minimum can be raised at the discretion of a judge depending on the severity of the specific case or culprit.”

Sponsors now that it lacks the ex post facto clause

Sponsor

[Aragon-Francho]

Because the government is going to listen to the private sector.

What makes you think it can't?

What makes you think it will? No government has actually taken the private sectors opinion into regards.

[Potenco]

The Anti-Media Control Campaign?

Yes! In fact, I propose we get rid of the Ministry of Telecommunications altogether. We don't need it.

Im in

[Skeckoa]

Sponsor

Absolutely will sponsor. I was fine with the clause in there, because I don't consider it ex post facto as it is more lenient than the original. But I'm fine without it.

Sponsored.

Added. And @Phocidaea my thoughts exactly, but I guess not. Oh well. That's democracy.

[Costa Fierro]

Local Government Act
Category: Safety and Order
Urgency: Moderate
Drafted By: Michael Blumenthal (NDP)
Sponsors: New Bierstaat (LP), The New Sea Territory (LP), Ainin (NDP)

RECOGNISING: That Aurentina needs local government bodies to administer cities and districts effectively.

ACKNOWLEDGING: That provinces were meant to be provided for in the constitution that has never materialised.

HEREBY: Passes the Local Government Act which seeks to outline and regulate the powers of provincial and local body governments and repeals any previous legislation articles regarding local governance structure and powers.

Article 1: On Provinces
1a: Hereby creates provinces as second-tier levels of local-body administration in Aurentina.
1b: Each province is to be administered by an intendant. The intendant serves as the figurehead of the provincial administrative body and is to be elected for a term of five years to be held concurrent with local body elections.
1c: The intendant has no powers over central government.
1d: The intendant does have the power of the following:

• Infrastructure funding
• Education funding towards schools and universities
• Extra-government healthcare funding
• Cultural funding (i.e funding of arts festivals)
• Administration of local divisions of government agencies
• Local body government funding
• Ability to repeal local-body laws that are conflict or break national statutory law
• Ability to stand down an elected mayor if they refuse to resign or have committed a violation of the law that requires them to stand trial.

1e: Control of law and order, healthcare, welfare, justice and energy are to fully remain under the control of central government. Housing shall remain under the control of both local body governments and central government.
1f: Provinces may not enact statutory law nor any by-laws altogether.
1g: Provinces may not create legislative bodies.
1h: Provinces may not enact taxes on residents.
1i: Intendant candidacy restrictions are those of mayoral and council candidates.

Article 2: On District and City Councils
Article 2a: Hereby defines the following:

• District Council: A local government body that governs an area comprising one or more cities and towns with a population totalling less than 100,000 inhabitants.
• City Council: A local government body that governs an urban area with a population totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants.
• Urban Area: A population cluster totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants with a density of 350 persons per square kilometre.
• Additionally defines a district as an urban or rural area as described above without population conditions and is governed by a district or a city council.

Article 2b: Hereby creates city and district councils as third tier local body administration in Aurentina.
Article 2c: Each council shall be administered by a mayor. They are the head of the council and are elected to a term of five years to be held in elections.
Article 2d: The mayor shall not have powers over central government but does have powers over local government.
Article 2e: District Councils have the following powers:

• Control over transport and infrastructure related issues, such as road planning, tolls, parking, maintenance etc.
• Control over placement of speed limits within their respective district boundaries in accordance with national law.
• Control over zoning laws and housing areas as well as by-laws surrounding property maintenance.
• Implementation of local by-laws by the council. These laws are only valid within the territorial boundaries of the respective district and must not conflict, undermine or overrule national law.
• Provision of services such as utilities, waste disposal and public transport.
• Implementation of laws regarding the consumption of alcohol and other drugs that pose health issues towards the general public.
• Enact rates: monthly bills sent to residents to pay for water and other utilities and public services provided by the local council (except public transport).

Article 2f: Councils may not enact taxes on residents.
Article 2g: Mayors may not be members of any established political party prior to office nor may they hold any other political office during their term.
Article 2h: Mayors are not above local or national laws and any break of the law resulting in a trial will result in their removal from office.
Article 2i: Mayoral and council candidates must have the following in order to be eligible to run in elections:

• Aurentine citizenship or permanent residency
• Must have lived in their district for more than five years and must be able to reside on a permanent basis in said district throughout their term (holidays do not apply).
• No serious criminal record.
• All candidates must be over 18 years of age.

Need one more sponsor ASAP.

[Aragon-Francho]

Local Government Act
Category: Safety and Order
Urgency: Moderate
Drafted By: Michael Blumenthal (NDP)
Sponsors: New Bierstaat (LP), The New Sea Territory (LP), Ainin (NDP)

RECOGNISING: That Aurentina needs local government bodies to administer cities and districts effectively.

ACKNOWLEDGING: That provinces were meant to be provided for in the constitution that has never materialised.

HEREBY: Passes the Local Government Act which seeks to outline and regulate the powers of provincial and local body governments and repeals any previous legislation articles regarding local governance structure and powers.

Article 1: On Provinces
1a: Hereby creates provinces as second-tier levels of local-body administration in Aurentina.
1b: Each province is to be administered by an intendant. The intendant serves as the figurehead of the provincial administrative body and is to be elected for a term of five years to be held concurrent with local body elections.
1c: The intendant has no powers over central government.
1d: The intendant does have the power of the following:

• Infrastructure funding
• Education funding towards schools and universities
• Extra-government healthcare funding
• Cultural funding (i.e funding of arts festivals)
• Administration of local divisions of government agencies
• Local body government funding
• Ability to repeal local-body laws that are conflict or break national statutory law
• Ability to stand down an elected mayor if they refuse to resign or have committed a violation of the law that requires them to stand trial.

1e: Control of law and order, healthcare, welfare, justice and energy are to fully remain under the control of central government. Housing shall remain under the control of both local body governments and central government.
1f: Provinces may not enact statutory law nor any by-laws altogether.
1g: Provinces may not create legislative bodies.
1h: Provinces may not enact taxes on residents.
1i: Intendant candidacy restrictions are those of mayoral and council candidates.

Article 2: On District and City Councils
Article 2a: Hereby defines the following:

• District Council: A local government body that governs an area comprising one or more cities and towns with a population totalling less than 100,000 inhabitants.
• City Council: A local government body that governs an urban area with a population totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants.
• Urban Area: A population cluster totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants with a density of 350 persons per square kilometre.
• Additionally defines a district as an urban or rural area as described above without population conditions and is governed by a district or a city council.

Article 2b: Hereby creates city and district councils as third tier local body administration in Aurentina.
Article 2c: Each council shall be administered by a mayor. They are the head of the council and are elected to a term of five years to be held in elections.
Article 2d: The mayor shall not have powers over central government but does have powers over local government.
Article 2e: District Councils have the following powers:

• Control over transport and infrastructure related issues, such as road planning, tolls, parking, maintenance etc.
• Control over placement of speed limits within their respective district boundaries in accordance with national law.
• Control over zoning laws and housing areas as well as by-laws surrounding property maintenance.
• Implementation of local by-laws by the council. These laws are only valid within the territorial boundaries of the respective district and must not conflict, undermine or overrule national law.
• Provision of services such as utilities, waste disposal and public transport.
• Implementation of laws regarding the consumption of alcohol and other drugs that pose health issues towards the general public.
• Enact rates: monthly bills sent to residents to pay for water and other utilities and public services provided by the local council (except public transport).

Article 2f: Councils may not enact taxes on residents.
Article 2g: Mayors may not be members of any established political party prior to office nor may they hold any other political office during their term.
Article 2h: Mayors are not above local or national laws and any break of the law resulting in a trial will result in their removal from office.
Article 2i: Mayoral and council candidates must have the following in order to be eligible to run in elections:

• Aurentine citizenship or permanent residency
• Must have lived in their district for more than five years and must be able to reside on a permanent basis in said district throughout their term (holidays do not apply).
• No serious criminal record.
• All candidates must be over 18 years of age.

Need one more sponsor ASAP.

I shall sponsor your bill.

[Costa Fierro]

Which party are you?

[America Libertaria]

Anyone in interested in helping draft a bill that injects money into the economy when the GDP falls below a certain point.

[Macedonian Grand Empire]

Anyone in interested in helping draft a bill that injects money into the economy when the GDP falls below a certain point.

Not needed...
Also a question how do you intend to inject money?

[New Zepuha]

Anyone in interested in helping draft a bill that injects money into the economy when the GDP falls below a certain point.

No.

[The United Regions]

Local Government Act
Category: Safety and Order
Urgency: Moderate
Drafted By: Michael Blumenthal (NDP)
Sponsors: New Bierstaat (LP), The New Sea Territory (LP), Ainin (NDP)

RECOGNISING: That Aurentina needs local government bodies to administer cities and districts effectively.

ACKNOWLEDGING: That provinces were meant to be provided for in the constitution that has never materialised.

HEREBY: Passes the Local Government Act which seeks to outline and regulate the powers of provincial and local body governments and repeals any previous legislation articles regarding local governance structure and powers.

Article 1: On Provinces
1a: Hereby creates provinces as second-tier levels of local-body administration in Aurentina.
1b: Each province is to be administered by an intendant. The intendant serves as the figurehead of the provincial administrative body and is to be elected for a term of five years to be held concurrent with local body elections.
1c: The intendant has no powers over central government.
1d: The intendant does have the power of the following:

• Infrastructure funding
• Education funding towards schools and universities
• Extra-government healthcare funding
• Cultural funding (i.e funding of arts festivals)
• Administration of local divisions of government agencies
• Local body government funding
• Ability to repeal local-body laws that are conflict or break national statutory law
• Ability to stand down an elected mayor if they refuse to resign or have committed a violation of the law that requires them to stand trial.

1e: Control of law and order, healthcare, welfare, justice and energy are to fully remain under the control of central government. Housing shall remain under the control of both local body governments and central government.
1f: Provinces may not enact statutory law nor any by-laws altogether.
1g: Provinces may not create legislative bodies.
1h: Provinces may not enact taxes on residents.
1i: Intendant candidacy restrictions are those of mayoral and council candidates.

Article 2: On District and City Councils
Article 2a: Hereby defines the following:

• District Council: A local government body that governs an area comprising one or more cities and towns with a population totalling less than 100,000 inhabitants.
• City Council: A local government body that governs an urban area with a population totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants.
• Urban Area: A population cluster totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants with a density of 350 persons per square kilometre.
• Additionally defines a district as an urban or rural area as described above without population conditions and is governed by a district or a city council.

Article 2b: Hereby creates city and district councils as third tier local body administration in Aurentina.
Article 2c: Each council shall be administered by a mayor. They are the head of the council and are elected to a term of five years to be held in elections.
Article 2d: The mayor shall not have powers over central government but does have powers over local government.
Article 2e: District Councils have the following powers:

• Control over transport and infrastructure related issues, such as road planning, tolls, parking, maintenance etc.
• Control over placement of speed limits within their respective district boundaries in accordance with national law.
• Control over zoning laws and housing areas as well as by-laws surrounding property maintenance.
• Implementation of local by-laws by the council. These laws are only valid within the territorial boundaries of the respective district and must not conflict, undermine or overrule national law.
• Provision of services such as utilities, waste disposal and public transport.
• Implementation of laws regarding the consumption of alcohol and other drugs that pose health issues towards the general public.
• Enact rates: monthly bills sent to residents to pay for water and other utilities and public services provided by the local council (except public transport).

Article 2f: Councils may not enact taxes on residents.
Article 2g: Mayors may not be members of any established political party prior to office nor may they hold any other political office during their term.
Article 2h: Mayors are not above local or national laws and any break of the law resulting in a trial will result in their removal from office.
Article 2i: Mayoral and council candidates must have the following in order to be eligible to run in elections:

• Aurentine citizenship or permanent residency
• Must have lived in their district for more than five years and must be able to reside on a permanent basis in said district throughout their term (holidays do not apply).
• No serious criminal record.
• All candidates must be over 18 years of age.

Need one more sponsor ASAP.

I will sponsor.

[America Libertaria]

Anyone in interested in helping draft a bill that injects money into the economy when the GDP falls below a certain point.

Not needed...
Also a question how do you intend to inject money?

Spending extra money on business grants and loans, creating extra government jobs, etc.

[The Nihilistic view]

Anyone in interested in helping draft a bill that injects money into the economy when the GDP falls below a certain point.

No, stupid idea.

[Macedonian Grand Empire]

Not needed...
Also a question how do you intend to inject money?

Spending extra money on business grants and loans, creating extra government jobs, etc.

Needless. It under the government discretion to do or not to do that. You should not mandate it under law.

[Aragon-Francho]

Which party are you?

I am an Independent.

[Costa Fierro]

Which party are you?

I am an Independent.

Already signed on.

[Aragon-Francho]

I am an Independent.

Already signed on.

Excellent, now let the Local Government Act prevail.

[Oneracon]

I'll sponsor the Local Government Act.

[America Libertaria]

Where may a Senator go to view bills that have already passed?

[Macedonian Grand Empire]

Where may a Senator go to view bills that have already passed?

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=252065 there you go.

[Capital Transportation Commission]

Roading Act
Category: Domestic Development
Urgency: None
Drafted by: Silvano Rivolta (NDP)
Sponsors: Libertechie (LP)

RECOGNISING: That the current legal status of road onwership and maintenance responsibilities are not clarified.

HEREBY: Passes the Roading Act which clarifies ownership of roads as well as maintenance responsibilities, revenue rights and road markings and signage standardisation as well as the formal restablishment of a national roading network.

Article 1: On Ownership and Revenue Rights
1a: Hereby states that all roads built by the former British government as official government projects using government money are owned by its successor.
1b: All roads built by companies independent of the government and funded purely by that company's available funds are owned by that company.
1c: All roads built by local governments either using government allocated funds or funds acquired through the levying of rates (defined as local government taxes) are hereby owned by the respective local government bodies.
1d: The right of revenue collected by tolls on government owned roads is hereby granted to the central government.
1e: The right of revenue collected by tolls on privately owned roads is hereby granted to the company that owns said road.
1f: The right of revenue collected by tolls on roads owned by local governments is hereby granted to local governments.
1g: Mandates that all electronic tolls operate on the same or similar software. Profits may be divided according to ownership of roads and the number of vehciles passed.

Article 2: On Maintenance
2a: The Ministry of Transport may create a government agency to oversee the maintenance of its share of the motorway network. Said agency shall be directly involved in the maintenance of the roads themselves.
2b: Private contracts may be handed out at the Minister's behest.
2c: All roads that fall under local government ownership and privately funded and constructed roads on property owned by the relevant local government body are to be the responsibility of said relevant local government body with regards to maintenance.
2d: Local government bodies may enact concessions from private companies to cover the costs of road maintenance.
2e: Local government bodies may contract maintenance work to private companies.
2f: Local government bodies may levy rates as defined in Article 1c to cover road maintenance projects.
2d: The central government is hereby mandated to allocate no more than £35 million per province for road maintenance.

Article 3: On the Road Network and Signage
3a: Hereby restablishes the national road network as a legal entity to its respective owners.
3b: Hereby announces the types of road as the following:

• Motorway (“M roads”)
• Auxiliary (“A roads”)
• Provincial (“P roads”)

3c: Defines the roads listed in Article 3b as the following:

• Motorway: Inter-urban roads of two or more lanes in each direction that are access controlled and have a speed limit of 130km/h.
• Auxiliary: Inter-urban roads of two or more lanes in each direction that can be access controlled and have a speed limit of 110 m/h.
• Provincial: Inter-urban roads of one lane in each direction (passing lanes included) that are not access controlled and have a speed limit of between 70 and 100km/h.

3d: Defines that all other roads (with the exemptions of access ways on private or commercial propery and other roadways such as those at airports) as “local” without any prefix.
3e: Mandates that all signs adhere to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
3f: Mandates that all road markings are to adhere to British standards.

Sponsor.

-CapAinin

[Costa Fierro]

Roading Act
Category: Domestic Development
Urgency: None
Drafted by: Silvano Rivolta (NDP)
Sponsors: Libertechie (LP), Ainin (NDP)

RECOGNISING: That the current legal status of road onwership and maintenance responsibilities are not clarified.

HEREBY: Passes the Roading Act which clarifies ownership of roads as well as maintenance responsibilities, revenue rights and road markings and signage standardisation as well as the formal restablishment of a national roading network.

Article 1: On Ownership and Revenue Rights
1a: Hereby states that all roads built by the former British government as official government projects using government money are owned by its successor.
1b: All roads built by companies independent of the government and funded purely by that company's available funds are owned by that company.
1c: All roads built by local governments either using government allocated funds or funds acquired through the levying of rates (defined as local government taxes) are hereby owned by the respective local government bodies.
1d: The right of revenue collected by tolls on government owned roads is hereby granted to the central government.
1e: The right of revenue collected by tolls on privately owned roads is hereby granted to the company that owns said road.
1f: The right of revenue collected by tolls on roads owned by local governments is hereby granted to local governments.
1g: Mandates that all electronic tolls operate on the same or similar software. Profits may be divided according to ownership of roads and the number of vehciles passed.

Article 2: On Maintenance
2a: The Ministry of Transport may create a government agency to oversee the maintenance of its share of the motorway network. Said agency shall be directly involved in the maintenance of the roads themselves.
2b: Private contracts may be handed out at the Minister's behest.
2c: All roads that fall under local government ownership and privately funded and constructed roads on property owned by the relevant local government body are to be the responsibility of said relevant local government body with regards to maintenance.
2d: Local government bodies may enact concessions from private companies to cover the costs of road maintenance.
2e: Local government bodies may contract maintenance work to private companies.
2f: Local government bodies may levy rates as defined in Article 1c to cover road maintenance projects.
2d: The central government is hereby mandated to allocate no more than £35 million per province for road maintenance.

Article 3: On the Road Network and Signage
3a: Hereby restablishes the national road network as a legal entity to its respective owners.
3b: Hereby announces the types of road as the following:

• Motorway (“M roads”)
• Auxiliary (“A roads”)
• Provincial (“P roads”)

3c: Defines the roads listed in Article 3b as the following:

• Motorway: Inter-urban roads of two or more lanes in each direction that are access controlled and have a speed limit of 130km/h.
• Auxiliary: Inter-urban roads of two or more lanes in each direction that can be access controlled and have a speed limit of 110 m/h.
• Provincial: Inter-urban roads of one lane in each direction (passing lanes included) that are not access controlled and have a speed limit of between 70 and 100km/h.

3d: Defines that all other roads (with the exemptions of access ways on private or commercial propery and other roadways such as those at airports) as “local” without any prefix.
3e: Mandates that all signs adhere to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
3f: Mandates that all road markings are to adhere to British standards.

Sponsor.

-CapAinin

Grazie.

[The Liberated Territories]

Anyone in interested in helping draft a bill that injects money into the economy when the GDP falls below a certain point.

Not needed...
Also a question how do you intend to inject money?

Sacrifice the taxpayers. *nod*

Harumph. Costa is taking my old ideas and moderatizing (is that a word?) them.

[Aragon-Francho]

Youth Workforce Experience Act (YWEA)

Category: Domestic Development | Urgency: Moderate | Author: Senator Spénser de Troyye (Ind.) | Sponsors: Javier Sanchez (Ind.)

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RECOGNIZING that youth and students can tend to be low-skilled workers.

PURSUING to help employ future workers.

ARTICLE I:
DEFINITIONS

DEFINING a "vocational institute" as an academic institution where the purpose of it is to teach students the requisites for a certain job, as well work ethic and life skills.
DEFINING "youth" as anyone below the age of 18 years and above the age of 14.
DEFINING "discrimination" is when a person(s) engages into a violent, physically, written in any form, and/or verbally, differentiation of a certain people by either class, group, or category.
DEFINING a "student" as a simpler universal term for an apprentice, which is someone who is an attendee to a vocational institution.
DEFINING a "teacher" as a simpler universal term for a mentor, which is someone who shall equip his apprentice(s) with the necessary skills for a certain job.

ARTICLE II:
POLICY POWERS

1. All youth shall be eligible to enter into a vocational institute by and of choice.
2. All policy making powers will be vesting in the vocational institutes, either public or private.

a. Vocational institutes can decide what their policy is towards discrimination, on-campus smoking, school attire, and other policies surrounding the vocational institute.

ARTICLE III:
BUREAU OF VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES
SECTION I: ESTABLISHMENT AND POWERS

1. A sub-agency to the Ministry of Education shall be the Bureau of Vocational Institutes, their powers are, and are limited to:

a. Hold efficiency studies and advise to apply what is considered in the study.
b. They may only expand in building size, which includes merging with another vocational institute(s), with the approval of the Bureau of Vocational Districts and the education boards of the institutes.
c. Enforce measures made to improve learning experiences and education as a whole.

2. All funds needed shall be given to the Bureau of Vocational Institutes and managed by the Minister of Education.

SECTION II: THE COURT OF CONCERNS

1. A panel must listen to the concerns of people presented to them.
2. The panel shall consist of judges elected by the Ministry of Education
3. The concerns shall be recorded, and either confirmed or denounced by the court, if confirmed they shall be addressed to the Bureau.

SECTION III: THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS

1. The Board of Directors shall consist of 50 people, all of which shall be nominated and elected by school boards and districts in Aurentina of each vocational district.
2. All of the following requisites must be met by the nominee: they must be a member of the school board and live in the district they represent, be completely non-partisan and unbiased in their decisions, all Administrator must not have serious criminal, unless in the case it was expunged, proven significant, true, and measurable progress, or was wrongly accused and proved so.
3. No Administrator shall be payed extra for their duties on the Board.

SECTION IV: THE COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS

1. The Council of Principles shall consist of a larger group of 30 people, which shall be elected by the school boards of each vocational district.
2. The elected Director must meet the listed requirements in Section II Clause 2, and the following added, have experience beforehand on education.
3. No Director shall be paid extra for their duties on the Council.

SECTION V: BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL ANALYSIS AND STUDIES

1. A group of educational reformers, which shall be elected by the Ministry of Education and follow the requisites in Section IV Clause 2, shall meet together semi-quarterly to analyze the vocational education, they may make a request to commence a study to the Minister of Education, which can be vetoed.

SECTION VI: EXECUTION OF DECISIONS

1. The Bureau of Vocational Institutes shall do what is necessary and proper to uphold decisions and rulings made.
2. All executing funds shall be managed by the Minister of Education.

SECTION VII: TRANSPARENCY

1. All decisions and hearings made by any part of the Bureau of Vocational Institutes shall be recorded and be published.

ARTICLE III: ENFORCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SECTION I: VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION AGENCY

1. The Vocational Institute Management Agency shall consist two head directors, the Head of Management and his equal Head of Execution.
2. They will be elected by the Bureau of Vocational Institutes and approved by the Minister of Education.
3. They have the powers, and only these powers, to execute all decisions made by the Bureau of Vocational Institutes, manage public vocational institutes, to help assist failing vocational institutes, and they are also given subpoena powers.

Sponsors/Critiques?

[The Neo-Confederate States of America]

Local Government Act
Category: Safety and Order
Urgency: Moderate
Drafted By: Michael Blumenthal (NDP)
Sponsors: New Bierstaat (LP), The New Sea Territory (LP), Ainin (NDP)

RECOGNISING: That Aurentina needs local government bodies to administer cities and districts effectively.

ACKNOWLEDGING: That provinces were meant to be provided for in the constitution that has never materialised.

HEREBY: Passes the Local Government Act which seeks to outline and regulate the powers of provincial and local body governments and repeals any previous legislation articles regarding local governance structure and powers.

Article 1: On Provinces
1a: Hereby creates provinces as second-tier levels of local-body administration in Aurentina.
1b: Each province is to be administered by an intendant. The intendant serves as the figurehead of the provincial administrative body and is to be elected for a term of five years to be held concurrent with local body elections.
1c: The intendant has no powers over central government.
1d: The intendant does have the power of the following:

• Infrastructure funding
• Education funding towards schools and universities
• Extra-government healthcare funding
• Cultural funding (i.e funding of arts festivals)
• Administration of local divisions of government agencies
• Local body government funding
• Ability to repeal local-body laws that are conflict or break national statutory law
• Ability to stand down an elected mayor if they refuse to resign or have committed a violation of the law that requires them to stand trial.

1e: Control of law and order, healthcare, welfare, justice and energy are to fully remain under the control of central government. Housing shall remain under the control of both local body governments and central government.
1f: Provinces may not enact statutory law nor any by-laws altogether.
1g: Provinces may not create legislative bodies.
1h: Provinces may not enact taxes on residents.
1i: Intendant candidacy restrictions are those of mayoral and council candidates.

Article 2: On District and City Councils
Article 2a: Hereby defines the following:

• District Council: A local government body that governs an area comprising one or more cities and towns with a population totalling less than 100,000 inhabitants.
• City Council: A local government body that governs an urban area with a population totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants.
• Urban Area: A population cluster totalling more than 100,000 inhabitants with a density of 350 persons per square kilometre.
• Additionally defines a district as an urban or rural area as described above without population conditions and is governed by a district or a city council.

Article 2b: Hereby creates city and district councils as third tier local body administration in Aurentina.
Article 2c: Each council shall be administered by a mayor. They are the head of the council and are elected to a term of five years to be held in elections.
Article 2d: The mayor shall not have powers over central government but does have powers over local government.
Article 2e: District Councils have the following powers:

• Control over transport and infrastructure related issues, such as road planning, tolls, parking, maintenance etc.
• Control over placement of speed limits within their respective district boundaries in accordance with national law.
• Control over zoning laws and housing areas as well as by-laws surrounding property maintenance.
• Implementation of local by-laws by the council. These laws are only valid within the territorial boundaries of the respective district and must not conflict, undermine or overrule national law.
• Provision of services such as utilities, waste disposal and public transport.
• Implementation of laws regarding the consumption of alcohol and other drugs that pose health issues towards the general public.
• Enact rates: monthly bills sent to residents to pay for water and other utilities and public services provided by the local council (except public transport).

Article 2f: Councils may not enact taxes on residents.
Article 2g: Mayors may not be members of any established political party prior to office nor may they hold any other political office during their term.
Article 2h: Mayors are not above local or national laws and any break of the law resulting in a trial will result in their removal from office.
Article 2i: Mayoral and council candidates must have the following in order to be eligible to run in elections:

• Aurentine citizenship or permanent residency
• Must have lived in their district for more than five years and must be able to reside on a permanent basis in said district throughout their term (holidays do not apply).
• No serious criminal record.
• All candidates must be over 18 years of age.

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