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  • Guide

A Speaker's guide to the Senate

A pensive mood for the Speaker of the Senate
Presented by Speaker John of Meade, in the hope it may be useful to Interested Citizens.

Contents

  • 1 Essentials
  • 2 Members of the Senate
  • 3 Senate powers
  • 4 Procedures of the Senate
  • 5 Additional reading

Essentials

  • Imperial Constitution
  • Senate
  • Senate design

Members of the Senate

  • Senator
  • The Throne
  • Conscience of the Senate
  • Master of the Imperial Mint
  • Imperial Magus
  • Imperial Consul

Senate powers

  • The creation and modification of laws
  • The execution of commissions
  • The creation of new imperial titles
  • The emergency resupplying of armies
  • The pursuit of historical research
  • The creation or dissolution of Conclave Orders
  • The declaration of war and peace
  • The ratification of treaties
  • The concedence of regions, territories or commissions
  • The commissioning of appraisals
  • The variation of tariffs
  • The assignment, allocation and relinquishment of territories or other assets
  • The abrogation of previous Senate motions

Procedures of the Senate

  • Senate session
  • Senate motion
  • Motion wording
  • Scrutiny
  • Senate address
  • Senate announcement
  • Appointments by the Senate

Additional reading

  • Imperial Titles
  • Imperial Elections
  • Recent History
  • Speaker for the Senate
This selection of articles can be downloaded as a PDF book (or as html only)
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