To the Provincial Assembly and Executive,

Recently, a suggestion was made at a meeting of the Council of Governors by its member for Fiova.  The original text of that suggestion is as follows:

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I'm going to throw a completely wild suggestion in here which might not only help revive our various local governments, but also solve an issue which has plagued post-Reunision Talossa; how to get new immigrants involved in a way that kept them around.

Time was that a new citizen would be given Cosă seats right off the bat to "get them involved"; however, in practice this meant that the ruling parties just tended to "assimilate" new citizens, leading to self-perpetuating dominance of a single party.

But what if we expected all new citizens to get involved in their local Governments? And what if this Council decided that every Provincial leadership would go away and draw up a Getting New Citizens Involved In the Provinces plan over the next month or two?

(Miestrâ Schiva, UrN)

The Ministry of the Interior now seeks the opinions of the provincial assemblies and executives on this proposal.  I encourage each province to begin conversations on this topic by whichever means and manner suitable and practicable to your local region.

Additionally, the Ministry would like to inform the provincial assemblies and executives that the Ministry and its immigration bureau stands ready to work with each individual province in implementing any feasible ideas to meet the aims of the above quoted proposal.

If anybody wishes to speak directly with me on this matter then I can be reached via PM here on Witt or by email at immigration@talossa.com


Yours for Talossa,

The Right Honourable Senator Éovart Grischun S.H.
Minister of the Interior

To the Provincial Assembly and Executive,

Recently, a suggestion was made at a meeting of the Council of Governors by its member for Fiova.  The original text of that suggestion is as follows:

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I'm going to throw a completely wild suggestion in here which might not only help revive our various local governments, but also solve an issue which has plagued post-Reunision Talossa; how to get new immigrants involved in a way that kept them around.

Time was that a new citizen would be given Cosă seats right off the bat to "get them involved"; however, in practice this meant that the ruling parties just tended to "assimilate" new citizens, leading to self-perpetuating dominance of a single party.

But what if we expected all new citizens to get involved in their local Governments? And what if this Council decided that every Provincial leadership would go away and draw up a Getting New Citizens Involved In the Provinces plan over the next month or two?

(Miestrâ Schiva, UrN)

The Ministry of the Interior now seeks the opinions of the provincial assemblies and executives on this proposal.  I encourage each province to begin conversations on this topic by whichever means and manner suitable and practicable to your local region.

Additionally, the Ministry would like to inform the provincial assemblies and executives that the Ministry and its immigration bureau stands ready to work with each individual province in implementing any feasible ideas to meet the aims of the above quoted proposal.

If anybody wishes to speak directly with me on this matter then I can be reached via PM here on Witt or by email at immigration@talossa.com


Yours for Talossa,

The Right Honourable Senator Éovart Grischun S.H.
Minister of the Interior

To the Provincial Assembly and Executive,

Recently, a suggestion was made at a meeting of the Council of Governors by its member for Fiova.  The original text of that suggestion is as follows:

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I'm going to throw a completely wild suggestion in here which might not only help revive our various local governments, but also solve an issue which has plagued post-Reunision Talossa; how to get new immigrants involved in a way that kept them around.

Time was that a new citizen would be given Cosă seats right off the bat to "get them involved"; however, in practice this meant that the ruling parties just tended to "assimilate" new citizens, leading to self-perpetuating dominance of a single party.

But what if we expected all new citizens to get involved in their local Governments? And what if this Council decided that every Provincial leadership would go away and draw up a Getting New Citizens Involved In the Provinces plan over the next month or two?

(Miestrâ Schiva, UrN)

The Ministry of the Interior now seeks the opinions of the provincial assemblies and executives on this proposal.  I encourage each province to begin conversations on this topic by whichever means and manner suitable and practicable to your local region.

Additionally, the Ministry would like to inform the provincial assemblies and executives that the Ministry and its immigration bureau stands ready to work with each individual province in implementing any feasible ideas to meet the aims of the above quoted proposal.

If anybody wishes to speak directly with me on this matter then I can be reached via PM here on Witt or by email at immigration@talossa.com


Yours for Talossa,

The Right Honourable Senator Éovart Grischun S.H.
Minister of the Interior

To the Provincial Assembly and Executive,

Recently, a suggestion was made at a meeting of the Council of Governors by its member for Fiova.  The original text of that suggestion is as follows:

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I'm going to throw a completely wild suggestion in here which might not only help revive our various local governments, but also solve an issue which has plagued post-Reunision Talossa; how to get new immigrants involved in a way that kept them around.

Time was that a new citizen would be given Cosă seats right off the bat to "get them involved"; however, in practice this meant that the ruling parties just tended to "assimilate" new citizens, leading to self-perpetuating dominance of a single party.

But what if we expected all new citizens to get involved in their local Governments? And what if this Council decided that every Provincial leadership would go away and draw up a Getting New Citizens Involved In the Provinces plan over the next month or two?

(Miestrâ Schiva, UrN)

The Ministry of the Interior now seeks the opinions of the provincial assemblies and executives on this proposal.  I encourage each province to begin conversations on this topic by whichever means and manner suitable and practicable to your local region.

Additionally, the Ministry would like to inform the provincial assemblies and executives that the Ministry and its immigration bureau stands ready to work with each individual province in implementing any feasible ideas to meet the aims of the above quoted proposal.

If anybody wishes to speak directly with me on this matter then I can be reached via PM here on Witt or by email at immigration@talossa.com


Yours for Talossa,

The Right Honourable Senator Éovart Grischun S.H.
Minister of the Interior

To the Provincial Assembly and Executive,

Recently, a suggestion was made at a meeting of the Council of Governors by its member for Fiova.  The original text of that suggestion is as follows:

Quote

I'm going to throw a completely wild suggestion in here which might not only help revive our various local governments, but also solve an issue which has plagued post-Reunision Talossa; how to get new immigrants involved in a way that kept them around.

Time was that a new citizen would be given Cosă seats right off the bat to "get them involved"; however, in practice this meant that the ruling parties just tended to "assimilate" new citizens, leading to self-perpetuating dominance of a single party.

But what if we expected all new citizens to get involved in their local Governments? And what if this Council decided that every Provincial leadership would go away and draw up a Getting New Citizens Involved In the Provinces plan over the next month or two?

(Miestrâ Schiva, UrN)

The Ministry of the Interior now seeks the opinions of the provincial assemblies and executives on this proposal.  I encourage each province to begin conversations on this topic by whichever means and manner suitable and practicable to your local region.

Additionally, the Ministry would like to inform the provincial assemblies and executives that the Ministry and its immigration bureau stands ready to work with each individual province in implementing any feasible ideas to meet the aims of the above quoted proposal.

If anybody wishes to speak directly with me on this matter then I can be reached via PM here on Witt or by email at immigration@talossa.com


Yours for Talossa,

The Right Honourable Senator Éovart Grischun S.H.
Minister of the Interior

To the Provincial Assembly and Executive,

Recently, a suggestion was made at a meeting of the Council of Governors by its member for Fiova.  The original text of that suggestion is as follows:

Quote

I'm going to throw a completely wild suggestion in here which might not only help revive our various local governments, but also solve an issue which has plagued post-Reunision Talossa; how to get new immigrants involved in a way that kept them around.

Time was that a new citizen would be given Cosă seats right off the bat to "get them involved"; however, in practice this meant that the ruling parties just tended to "assimilate" new citizens, leading to self-perpetuating dominance of a single party.

But what if we expected all new citizens to get involved in their local Governments? And what if this Council decided that every Provincial leadership would go away and draw up a Getting New Citizens Involved In the Provinces plan over the next month or two?

(Miestrâ Schiva, UrN)

The Ministry of the Interior now seeks the opinions of the provincial assemblies and executives on this proposal.  I encourage each province to begin conversations on this topic by whichever means and manner suitable and practicable to your local region.

Additionally, the Ministry would like to inform the provincial assemblies and executives that the Ministry and its immigration bureau stands ready to work with each individual province in implementing any feasible ideas to meet the aims of the above quoted proposal.

If anybody wishes to speak directly with me on this matter then I can be reached via PM here on Witt or by email at immigration@talossa.com


Yours for Talossa,

The Right Honourable Senator Éovart Grischun S.H.
Minister of the Interior

A good while ago, I am sure I came across some "sheet music" for Chirluscha àl Glheþ (the national anthem).  I think somebody had worked up a full orchestral arrangement?

Anybody know what happened to it?  I can't find what I'm looking for. Probably lost during the website switch?

I've tried drafting this several times, but as of late I struggle to get my thoughts into any sort of coherent order.  Lockdown should have helped make me more active and stuff in Talossa, but my motivation, energy levels and general attention span are stuck in low gear (not just for Talossa, but for just about anything it seems). So, I'm just going to bullet point what I want to say instead.


- I am resigning as party leader of the PNP.  Dame Litz now has the reigns.

- I am also leaving the party and relinquishing my membership. 

- I intend to apply for membership with the FreeDems and, if accepted, will join the FreeDem monarchist caucus and also ask to form a peculiarist caucus.

- I intend on contesting the next election for the Vuodean Senate seat.


These decisions don't follow any negative events or anything like that and I wish Litz all the best going forward.

The citizenship application form has been given a major overhaul to give it a modern look and feel.  Key features are new collapsible sections (to improve aesthetics and make things much less cluttered), conditional fields (so that when certain fields become irrelevant due to an earlier answer the field is not displayed (again, improved aesthetics and usability)) and the implementation of a declaration section to ensure compliance with the Pete Townsend Act.


You can check out the live pages here:
talossa.com/become-a-talossan-citizen/
talossa.com/immigration-application/


Here are some screenshots of how these changes look:

1) The first change is the splitting up of the immigration landing page.  The old page had a load of text followed by the form below it.  I now have the landing page just having the text with the form on it's own page.  New artwork has been created to improve aesthetics and "grab attention".  Multiple links are included on the landing page as 'calls to action' which lead to the new immigration form.



2) The first new feature of the improved immigration form is an age confirmation.  This is a conditional field where the form won't load until the applicant confirms the statement.



3) Once the applicant confirms they are 14 or older, the rest of the form loads.  As you can see it is all nested into collapsed sections, which have been categorised and titled.  Clicking each section will un-collapse it and reveal the questions within.




4) Example of a section once opened.




5) Conditional fields.  I can't really screenshot this, but an example would be the question on Micronations.  We have 2 fields for this.  The first being a yes/no question on whether you have experience in micronations.  The second being a 'tell us more' textbox.  Obviously, if you answer no in the first field then the second field is useless.  So, now we have the second field being conditional on the first.  That second field doesn't load into the form until the first question is answered with 'yes'.  If it is answered 'no' then the second field remains hidden.  If you want to see this in action you can try it out on the form (please don't submit the form though if you are playing around with it).

6) Pete Townsend.  The addition of a new field which is ask the applicant to tick a checkbox if they agree with a statement, which reads "I affirm/swear, under penalty of perjury in Talossan law, that the information I have provided in this citizenship application is accurate and true."




7) Fully tested and works fine with the automated immigration database and email autoresponder.

WHEREAS the Ministry of the Interior is currently embarked on a mission to improve the Kingdom's immigration services, and

WHEREAS there exists a New Citizen's Committee (NCC), which has never really did anything or achieved any of it's stated goals, and

WHEREAS this is an area that requires improvement, and

WHEREAS this government has a stated objective, per the Programme for Government for the 54th Cosa, to "find other ways to get new citizens quickly involved in Talossan society and state", and

WHEREAS this government has a stated objective, per the Programme for Government for the 54th Cosa, to "create a New Citizens' Information Packet", and

WHEREAS meeting those two stated objectives and reforming the NCC can all be dealt with in a "three birds, one stone" method, so

THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu assembled that the following changes to El Lexhatx are hereby enacted:

A) LEX.D.2.3.1, which currently reads:

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El Büreu dàl Înmigraziun (the Bureau of Immigration), which shall be responsible for the execution of the nation's laws appertaining to immigration of new citizens into the realm. This Ministry shall work closely with the Chancery and its Bureau of the Census to ensure that all incoming citizens are properly processed through immigration as provided by law.

shall be amended to read:

El Büreu dàl Înmigraziun (the Bureau of Immigration), which shall be responsible for the execution of the nation's laws appertaining to immigration of new citizens into the realm and shall work to attempt to increase quality and quantity of immigration applications. This Bureau shall work closely with the Chancery and its Bureau of the Census to ensure that all incoming citizens are properly processed through immigration as provided by law.


B) LEX.D.2.3.1.1, which currently reads:

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The New Citizens' Committee shall comprise all Talossans who have been citizens for six months or less, and shall operate at the direction of the Bureau of Immigration to provide perspective on how to increase quality and quantity of immigration applications, and how to most effectively involve new citizens in Talossan affairs.

shall be amended to read:

EL Grexhiglh dal Citaxhienità Noveu (the New Citizens' Coterie (or, in short, NCC)), which shall be a department within the Bureau of Immigration and shall be responsible for the integration of new citizens into their new Talossan lives and shall work to find ways to most effectively involve new citizens in Talossan affairs.


C) The following shall be added to El Lexhatx:

D.2.3.1.1.1   The NCC shall publish a series of information packs aimed at new citizens and shall ensure that these packs are publicly available at all times.

D.2.3.1.1.2   The NCC shall operate a service to be known as 'El Lüverveu' (The Librarian), where new citizens can easily request directions to information on any area of Talossanity, Talossan culture or Talossan history via a simple online form.  The NCC shall then endeavor to supply the new citizen with directions to the correct place(s) and source(s) of such information requested.

D.2.3.1.1.3  The NCC shall operate a service to be known the 'TalossAssistant Programme', where new and prospective citizens are guided into Talossan life by existing citizens.  This programme may operate under whichever design best fits the needs of immigration services at any given time.

WHEREAS the Ministry of the Interior, on behalf of the Bureau of Immigration, began publishing reports on immigration statistics and on the business of the Bureau of Immigration, and

WHEREAS this was not a statutory requirement, and

WHEREAS I would like for that work to continue in the future even once I no longer hold these offices, so

THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu assembled that El Lexhatx D.2.3, which currently reads:

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The Interior Minister, heading the Ministry of the Interior, which shall comprise the bureaus listed below. Among their other duties, they supervise the immigration of new citizens into Talossa, in consultation with the Uppermost Cort, and shall also be the liaison between the Kingdom Government and the provincial governments.

shall be amended to read:

The Interior Minister, heading the Ministry of the Interior, which shall comprise the bureaus listed below. Among their other duties, they supervise the immigration of new citizens into Talossa, in consultation with the Uppermost Cort, and shall publish a detailed report of the Kingdom's immigration statistics once per month, and shall also be the liaison between the Kingdom Government and the provincial governments.

@Glüc

I need to make some Cosa seat shuffles .  It's usually handled in the "MCs for the xxth Cosa" thread, which we don't have over here yet.

Can I just request the shuffle here on this thread or should I ask you to create a dedicated thread like before?

Continuing the brief conversation that began on ProBoards over to here...

What would our redlines and demands be? 
What would we be willing to let go of?
How could we ensure that the spirit of Vuode stays alive post-merger?

WHEREAS it is a plank of the coalition government to introduce legislative proposals that seek to create explicit cultural duties for the Monarch, and

WHEREAS current law allows for a State Opening of the Cosa, but this is rarely done as the concept only really applies to Living Cosas, so

THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu assembled that El Lexhatx H.1 which currently reads:

QuoteFuture elections shall be followed, when practical, by an official Living Cosă which shall be styled the "State Opening of the Cosa". At the State Opening, the Prime Minister shall read his Speech to the Nation, and the Leader of the Opposition shall have a chance to rebut. A Living Cosă shall be carried out at the same time, on the Government's first Clark. At the start of the State Opening, the new Prime Minister will be sworn in publicly. The State Opening shall feature food, drink, and as many Talossans as possible will be invited to attend.

is hereby amended to read:

Following each General Election there shall be an official "State Opening of the Cosa". At the start of the State Opening, the new Prime Minister will be sworn in publicly.  The Monarch shall then deliver a Speech from the Throne outlining his government's legislative agenda and programme for government; The contents of this speech shall be communicated to the Monarch by the incoming Prime Minister prior to the ceremony. The Prime Minister shall then deliver a Speech to the Nation and, if desired, may announce Cabinet Ministers during the ceremony. Rebuttal speeches by the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Third Party shall then follow. When practical, The State Opening shall be held during an official Living Cosă and shall feature food, drink, and as many Talossans as possible will be invited to attend.(This stricken section has been left here to show changes and edits being made during the Hopper debate, but will not be included in the Clarked version)

Following each General Election there shall be an official "State Opening of the Cosa". At the start of the State Opening, the new Seneschal shall be sworn to the office publicly.  The Sovereign shall then deliver a speech outlining the Government's legislative agenda and programme for the term. The contents of this speech shall be communicated to the Sovereign by the incoming Seneschal prior to the ceremony. The Seneschal may announce Cabinet Ministers during the ceremony. A rebuttal by the Leader of the Opposition shall follow, which may be followed by a further rebuttal by the leader of the third largest party. When practical, the State Opening shall be held during an official Living Cosă for which food and drink shall be featured and as many Talossans as possible shall be invited to attend.

WHEREAS it is a plank of the coalition government to introduce legislative proposals that seek to create explicit cultural duties for the Monarch, and

WHEREAS current law allows for the awarding of various National Decorations, so

THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu assembled that El Lexhatx F.40.2 which currently reads:

QuoteDecorations are awarded for gallantry, civilian bravery, or meritorious services. While similar to National Orders, they may or may not be created by the sovereign and conferred by either the Crown's designee or a Governmental Body; and are traditional worn on the left side of the jacket or dress. Decorations may also entitle recipients to usage of post-nominals.

is hereby amended to read:

Decorations are awarded for gallantry, civilian bravery, or meritorious services. While similar to National Orders, they may or may not be created by the Sovereign and conferred by either the Crown's designee or a Governmental Body; and are traditionally worn on the left side of the jacket or dress. Decorations may also entitle recipients to usage of post-nominals.

Whenever a governmental body wishes to grant a Decoration to a citizen it shall communicate this intent to the Sovereign.  Once per Cosa, and during the final Clark of a Cosa, the Sovereign shall conduct an Investitures Ceremony where the recipients of these awards shall be announced.  The Sovereign shall formally present award insignia to those recipients on behalf of the body conferring the award.

The Council of Governors has now convened.


Members of this Council are as follows:
@Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir, Başbakan of Atatürk
@Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu, Maestro of Benito
@Amada Merþedes, Sénéchal of Cézembre
@Miestrâ Schiva, UrN, Capitán of Fiôvâ
@Breneir Itravilatx, Governor of Florencia
@Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu, Premier of Maricopa
@Ian Plätschisch, Grand General Secretary of Maritiimi-Maxhestic
@Viteu Marcianus, Premier of Vuode


The office bearer position of Governor-General shall be held by the member for Maritiimi-Maxhestic and as such his province shall now host this councils' proceedings.


The Minister of the Interior shall act as a facilitator until those services are no longer required by this council.


I now open the floor for discussion, motions, points of order, etc...

WHEREAS Sir Fritz von Buchholtz was a citizen of Talossa, and
WHEREAS he played a massively significant role in the modern development of the nation, and
WHEREAS he played a hugely significant role in the survival of this nation following major crisis, and
WHEREAS he was highly thought of and respected among the citizenry of this nation, and
WHEREAS Sir Fritz recently, and sadly, passed away, and
WHEREAS there exists an overwhelming desire among the nation's citizenry to honour Sir Fritz in some manner, so


Therefore be it resolved by the Ziu that:


A) Collection fund in honour of Sir Fritz

(i) A monetary collection fund is hereby established and it shall be known as the 'Sir Fritz Fund'.

(ii) Citizens may donate to this fund via the usual donation channel via the PayPal link on the Kingdom's website.  Upon making a donation to this fund citizens must specify that the donation is intended for the 'Sir Fritz Fund' using whatever comments/notes box is available on the applicable form.

(iii) The Burgermeister of the Inland Revenue is directed to forward the proceeds of this collection of funds, upon final prorogation of the 54th Cosa, to the Fredonia branch of the American Legion, an organisation that Sir Fritz was heavily involved with and held dear to heart.

(iv) Collection of donations for this purpose shall cease upon final prorogation of the 54th Cosa.


B) Extraordinary budget request

The Burgermeister of the Inland Revenue is hereby directed to release funds from the Treasury of no more than $80 (USD) for the purpose of purchasing a floral arrangement to be sent to the family of Sir Fritz. Words of condolence, on behalf of the Kingdom of Talossa, shall be included on a card sent with the floral arrangement.


C) Extraordinary status of this Act

The Ziu observes that this Act has been written by the Acting Minister of Finance, but recognizes that such an action has been authorized by the Seneschal and, as such, the Ziu recognizes this Act complies with the statutes within El Lexhatx that concern extraordinary and emergency appropriation requests.


Noi urent q'estadra sa:
The Right Honourable Éovart Grischun (Acting Minister of Finance and Minster of the Interior, MC-PNP)
The Most Honourable Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN (Seneschal of the Kingdom of Talossa, MC-FreeDem)

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El Lexhatx

D. The Government

9. The Ziu authorises the formation of a Council of Governors (el Cußéglh del Governadéirs in Talossan, abbreviated CG) to be comprised of each provincial executive, whether he or she is called "Governor" or not.

9.1. The Minister of the Interior shall call the Council into order no later than the first day of the first Clark of each Cosa term. Each provincial executive shall accept his or her seat in the Council no later than the last day of that Clark. (51RZ9)

9.1.1. If the executive of a province does not accept his or her seat by the specified time, the Minister of the Interior may appoint a resident of that province to the Council, who shall serve until the executive of that province accepts his or her seat. The Minister of the Interior shall not appoint him or herself to the Council in this manner. (51RZ9)

9.2. The Council shall meet and operate under rules of its own design. (51RZ9)

9.3. The Governor-General of Talossa shall be the leader of the Council, chosen by a majority of the Council members (who are the collective governors and provincial leaders of Talossa). In matters provincial, the Governor-General shall serve as a liaison to the Government of Talossa, to serve at the behest of the Council of Governors. (32RZ10) (51RZ9)

9.4. If a member of the Council ceases to be a provincial executive, he or she shall immediately lose his or her seat in the Council. The new executive of the province shall have one month to accept his or her seat in the Council, after which the Minister of the Interior may appoint a resident of that province to the Council, who shall serve until the new provincial executive accepts his or her seat. (51RZ9)

9.5. If a province is without an executive, the Minister of the Interior may appoint a resident of that province to the Council, who shall serve until the province elects an executive and that executive accepts his or her seat. (51RZ9)

Per the relevant statutes above, I name @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir of Atatürk, @Amada Merþedes of Cézembre and @Miestrâ Schiva, UrN of Fiôvâ to fill the missing seats until their provinces elect new executive officers.


Members of the Council of Governors for the 54th Cosa are thus:



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[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]@Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu[/td]
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[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]@Miestrâ Schiva, UrN[/td]
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[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]Florencia[/td]
[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]@Breneir Itravilatx [/td]
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[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]Maricopa[/td]
[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]@Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu[/td]
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[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]Maritiimi-Maxhestic[/td]
[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]@Ian Plätschisch[/td]
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[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]The United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg[/td]
[td style="border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px;"]@Viteu Marcianus[/td]
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At this time, I ask the council to direct attention to LEX.D.9.2 and LEX.D.9.3 (quoted above).

WHEREAS the Interior Ministry is currently embarked on a mission to make changes to improve all areas of immigration, and

WHEREAS El Lexhatx E.3 was written a bit of a while ago and does not take into consideration the current and modern workings of State and Government, so

THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu assembled that El Lexhatx E.3, which currently reads:

Quote
3. The Minister of Interior, working with the Seneschál, shall cause the prospective immigrant to be granted an account on Wittenberg, allowing said prospective immigrant to converse with the subjects of the Kingdom gathered there. The Interior Minister shall verify that the said account is fully-enabled, and that the candidate is able to communicate using this forum with the citizens of the Kingdom. The Interior Minister shall then begin a single thread on Wittenberg introducing the prospective immigrant to the nation. The "Why I am Interested in Becoming a Talossan" essay shall be published by the Interior Minister in this introduction. The Interior Minister is further directed to remind his fellow citizens from time to time that the initiation of new citizens into Talossa is a serious matter and that questioning a prospective citizen is a patriotic obligation of all who love their King and Country.

is hereby amended to read:

3. The Minister of Interior, working with the Seneschál, the Minister of Stuff, The Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet and/or the nation's Wittmeister shall cause the prospective immigrant to be granted an account on Wittenberg, allowing said prospective immigrant to converse with the subjects of the Kingdom gathered there. The Interior Minister shall verify that the said account is fully-enabled, and that the candidate is able to communicate using this forum with the citizens of the Kingdom. The Interior Minister shall then begin a single thread on Wittenberg introducing the prospective immigrant to the nation. The "Why I am Interested in Becoming a Talossan" essay shall be published by the Interior Minister in this introduction. The Interior Minister is further directed to remind his fellow citizens from time to time that the initiation of new citizens into Talossa is a serious matter and that questioning a prospective citizen is a patriotic obligation of all who love their King and Country.

WHEREAS from time to time El Lexhatx ends up with formatting anomalies as a result of major amendments, and

WHEREAS Resolution 21 of the 49th Cosa (Provincial Assignment Simplification Act) created such an anomaly, namely a leap in the numbering of Sections within Article E, and

WHEREAS to be more specific LEX.E.10 was stricken by that act and there now exists a "cavity" where E.10 once existed, and

WHEREAS I don't like it, so

THEREFORE be it enacted by the Ziu assembled that:

Section 11 of Article E of El Lexhatx is hereby renumbered as Section 10, and
Section 12 of Article E of El Lexhatx is hereby renumbered as Section 11, and
Section 13 of Article E of El Lexhatx is hereby renumbered as Section 12, and
Section 14 of Article E of El Lexhatx is hereby renumbered as Section 13.

FURTHERMORE all sub-sections shall be renumbered according to their new parent numbers.

EVEN MORE FURTHER the scribes' note written in El Lexhatx which currently fills the cavity left behind by the old and now deleted Section 10 shall be stricken, however following the renumbering enacted here today, the Ziu instructs the Scribe to make a new note between Sections 9 and 10 to inform future readers of El Lexhatx that (i) Section 10 has been amended more than once, (ii) 49RZ21 had stricken E.10 and its subsections in its entirety (iii) there did not exist a Section E.10 from the passage of 49RZ21 until the changes made by this Act here today, and (iv) the numbering gap was filled and all subsequent Section numbers amended by this Act here today.