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Clarify the powers of the Minister of Historical Research
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<ic>Clarification: Did the Senate intend for the Researcher of Magic to receive a stipend or to draw funds from the treasury?<br><br>''Procedural Motion.''</ic>
<ic>The Civil Service request clarification whether the Senate intend for the Researcher of Magic to draw funds from the treasury<br><br>''Procedural Motion.''</ic>


===Overview===
===Overview===
* Confusion existed over the way the [[Minister_of_Historical_Research#Historical_Research|powers]] of the [[Minister of Historical Research]] worked. Clarification was sought as to whether the Minister was required to pay the costs for[[Historical research|research]] directly, or whether the Senate intended to provide he funds for each project.
* The [[Imperial title]] of [[Minister of Historical Research]] was created at the [[Create_title_of_Minister_of_Historical_Research|previous summit]]. The civil service raised a procedural motion to clarify how the costs of [[Minister_of_Historical_Research#Historical_Research|research requests]] submitted by the minister should be met.


===Date===
===Date===
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===Campaign Outcome===
===Campaign Outcome===
* The Senate clarified that the Senate did not intend for the Minister of Historical Research to be given a [[New_Imperial_titles#Stipend|stipend]], nor to draw money directly from the Treaasury.
* The Senate clarified that the Senate did not intend for the Minister of Historical Research to be given a [[New_Imperial_titles#Stipend|stipend]], nor to draw money directly from the Imperial Treasury.


===Constitution===
===Constitution===
The Constitutional Scholars point out that the Senate may still choose to provide some or all of the funds to the Minister of Historical Research on a case-by-case basis, but doing so would require a Senator to raise a motion to disburse funds. They also clarified how the powers of the Minister would be employed, and how the [[veto]] of the [[Imperial Synod]] or [[The Throne]] might be employed to prevent the use of those powers.
The Senate may still choose to provide some or all of the funds to the Minister of Historical Research on a case-by-case basis, but doing so would require a senator to raise a motion to disburse funds.


===Voting===
===Voting===

Revision as of 19:42, 16 May 2014

The Civil Service request clarification whether the Senate intend for the Researcher of Magic to draw funds from the treasury

Procedural Motion.

Overview

Date

  • Winter 377YE

Campaign Outcome

  • The Senate clarified that the Senate did not intend for the Minister of Historical Research to be given a stipend, nor to draw money directly from the Imperial Treasury.

Constitution

The Senate may still choose to provide some or all of the funds to the Minister of Historical Research on a case-by-case basis, but doing so would require a senator to raise a motion to disburse funds.

Voting

State Votes For Votes Against Result
In Principle 1 26 Failed
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