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Title: Alexandrian National University Act
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Jacques de Beaufort - February 15, 2006 08:17 PM (GMT)
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Alexandrian National University Act

Article 1 - General and Administration

§1.
The name of this institution shall be the Alexandrian National University, and it shall be founded in the city of Geneva.

§2.
The University shall be subdivided into several parts, called colleges or academies based upon circumstance. These parts shall be governed and run by the whole.

§3.
The University shall have at its head a President, who shall make executive decisions for the University, and shall be responsible for the hiring and dismissing of faculty. He shall represent the University to the nation and world, and perform its ceremonies. The president shall be appointed and dismissed at the behest of the Emperor. The position of President shall translate to an Imperial Minister of Culture.

§4.
The President shall serve as head of the Board of Trustees, which shall also include the Emperor and the heraldic authority, and he may appoint as many other members of the faculty to it as he deems necessary. The Board of Trustees shall review the president’s decisions, and shall set matters such as spending, and the creation of additional departments not listed in this charter. In addition, it may modify this charter, subject to the intervention of the Imperial Parliament, and decide issues of budget and funding.

§5.
The University shall be required to release at least one document every two months of the Gregorian year, with breaks out of necessity permitted for only two consecutive months. All faculty of the University shall have the ability to release material; all material released by the University shall be subject to approval by the President- unless the President explicitly rejects a document, this approval shall be considered implied.

§6.
The University shall maintain a library of all documents it has released, which shall pertain to knowledge in general. It shall further keep records of all its decisions.

Article 2 - The College of Arms

§1.
The College of Arms shall be the body charged with recognizing the heraldry of the Empire.

§2.
The College of Arms shall issue documents educating the Alexandrian public on the proper use, and against the abuse of heraldic devices.

§3.
The Herald Marshal shall be the faculty charged with the running of the College of Arms, and may grant, revoke, or amend devices of heraldry on behalf of the King. He shall further hear and decide disputes over heraldry of a non-legal nature.

§4.
The King of Arms shall provide expert testimony on devices of heraldry in the law courts of Alexandria.

§5.
Illicit use of arms is defined as: Knowingly and deliberately publishing, electronically or otherwise, heraldic devices which are not his in the records and judgment of the Herald Marshal, in such a manner as to suggest that they are his lawful and registered heraldic device.

§6.
It shall, however, be a valid defense to show that the publication was of a speculative or instructive sort, for example to illustrate rules of heraldry; or as a draft proposal for actual arms to be lawfully registered in the future, and that in the context of the publication this was reasonably understandable.

§7.
Illicit use of arms shall be a misdemeanor. The punishment for illicit use of arms shall be limited to and not exceed:
a. The revocation of all titles of privilege granted by Alexandria.

§8.
Usurpation of arms is defined as: Knowingly and deliberately publishing, electronically or otherwise, a heraldic device which are not his, and which are furthermore heraldically identical to all or part of a heraldic device belonging to some other person or institution, in the records and judgment of the Herald Marshal.

§9.
It shall, however, be a valid defense to show that the publication was of an instructive sort, for example to illustrate rules of heraldry, or in a catalog of heraldic devices, and that in the context of the publication it was clearly understood not to be a claim to ownership of that heraldic device by the publisher.

§10.
Usurpation of arms is a felony. The punishment for usurpation of arms shall be limited to and not exceeding:
a. The revoking of Alexandrian citizenship .
b. The banning of the said person's identification and exile from Alexandria.

Article 3 - The Publishing House

§1.
The Publishing House shall be run by the University at large, and shall be the sole lawful publisher of material, electronic or otherwise, in the Realm, excluding those parts under foreign administration. It may open branches in other cities.

§2.
All published works shall be submitted to the University, and then published, typically in the form of a .pdf file. All works shall be edited and shall bear a note of royal approval.

§3.
The Publishing House shall maintain its own standards as perquisites to the publishing of a work, and may refuse a work for any reason.

Article 4 - Imperial Assent

§1. This act shall become law the day it receives Imperial Assent


This bill was written by HIH Dauphin Enrique.

Jacques de Beaufort - March 2, 2006 05:49 PM (GMT)
This bill is now open for debate.

Express your opinions and biews on this issue. Debate will end March 10th.

Sincerely,

Jean Michel Leclerc - March 2, 2006 10:26 PM (GMT)
I assume that other colleges would be created in time?

Joshua Jackson - March 3, 2006 03:59 AM (GMT)



I might have missed it, but maybe the College of Arms could also be tapped in the creation of new Coat of Arms? But besides that, don't we have a university with much information about Alexandria and its history?

Pete James - March 3, 2006 04:56 PM (GMT)
It is my suggestion tha the minister be knowen as the:
Miniser for Education, Science and Culture

and should be head of the Space Agency and also my soon to be proposed Reasearch center

Emperor Edgard II - March 3, 2006 06:20 PM (GMT)
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§3.
The University shall have at its head a President, who shall make executive decisions for the University, and shall be responsible for the hiring and dismissing of faculty. He shall represent the University to the nation and world, and perform its ceremonies. The president shall be appointed and dismissed at the behest of the Emperor. The position of President shall translate to an Imperial Minister of Culture.

Pete James - March 3, 2006 06:49 PM (GMT)
so:
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§3.
The University shall have at its head a President, who shall make executive decisions for the University, and shall be responsible for the hiring and dismissing of faculty. He shall represent the University to the nation and world, and perform its ceremonies. The president shall be appointed and dismissed at the behest of the Emperor. The position of President shall translate to an Imperial Minister of Culture.


would become

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§3.
The University shall have at its head a President, who shall make executive decisions for the University, and shall be responsible for the hiring and dismissing of faculty. He shall represent the University to the nation and world, and perform its ceremonies. The president shall be appointed and dismissed at the behest of the Emperor. The position of President shall be held by the Imperial Minister of Education, Science and Culture.

Jacques de Beaufort - March 6, 2006 04:00 PM (GMT)
This is certainly an interesting act. One that will bring further development to our already growing Culture. However we must make this a flawless act, in every way.

Regarding the president of the university, if the article stays a proposed by Mr. James then the Minister of Education, Science and Culture who supposedly is a member of the Prime Minister´s Cabinet would be appointed by the Emperor instead of being appointed by the PM. Is this constitutionally possible. Should the PM name his ministers?

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Article 2
§5.
Illicit use of arms is defined as: Knowingly and deliberately publishing, electronically or otherwise, heraldic devices which are not his in the records and judgment of the Herald Marshal, in such a manner as to suggest that they are his lawful and registered heraldic device.

§6.
It shall, however, be a valid defense to show that the publication was of a speculative or instructive sort, for example to illustrate rules of heraldry; or as a draft proposal for actual arms to be lawfully registered in the future, and that in the context of the publication this was reasonably understandable.

§7.
Illicit use of arms shall be a misdemeanor. The punishment for illicit use of arms shall be limited to and not exceed:
a. The revocation of all titles of privilege granted by Alexandria.

Aren't these three subsections almost identical to these following three:
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Article 2.
§8.
Usurpation of arms is defined as: Knowingly and deliberately publishing, electronically or otherwise, a heraldic device which are not his, and which are furthermore heraldically identical to all or part of a heraldic device belonging to some other person or institution, in the records and judgment of the Herald Marshal.

§9.
It shall, however, be a valid defense to show that the publication was of an instructive sort, for example to illustrate rules of heraldry, or in a catalog of heraldic devices, and that in the context of the publication it was clearly understood not to be a claim to ownership of that heraldic device by the publisher.

§10.
Usurpation of arms is a felony. The punishment for usurpation of arms shall be limited to and not exceeding:
a. The revoking of Alexandrian citizenship .
b. The banning of the said person's identification and exile from Alexandria.

Maybe only three subsections should be made out of the six.


Also there should be an article saying that more colleges can be created in time as suggested by Lord Leclerc.

And a new proposal: Maybe the University could house the Imperial Library of Alexandria.

What do you think of the proposed ammendments, and comments?

Sincerely,

Pete James - March 6, 2006 04:03 PM (GMT)
The 2 sets refer each to different offences, although I do like your oyther proposels

Jacques de Beaufort - March 6, 2006 04:35 PM (GMT)
I understand that they are two different offences but they are very similar offences so my suggestion is that we include both in only one set. Besides in subsection 10 of article 2 the options a and b are the same thing expressed in different ways. The punishments should be: a.) the revoking of all titles, B.) the revoking of citizenship. I'd also suggest that they may be wrned the first time the inccur in the offence and that from the second time onwards they can be punished.

Sincerely,

Pete James - March 6, 2006 04:48 PM (GMT)
I think I know what your saying. Perhaps you could draw up an amendment?

Jacques de Beaufort - March 7, 2006 06:18 AM (GMT)
I would gladly, the thing is tha both Illicit use of arms, and the usurpation seem to me to have the same definition but with different words. All in all I believe that they express the same felony, and therefore one set of subsections would sufice.

For the penalties in case of commiting the felony I do have an ammendment. Penalties should be:
1. the revocation of some or all titles granted by the Empire, the Emperor, or the Imperial Parliament.
2. the revocation of Alexandrian citizenship.

Sincerely,

Matthieu Poiters - March 14, 2006 12:14 PM (GMT)


revocation of alexandrian citizenship thats going to far dont you think?

PM.Poiters. Serving Alexandria.

Joshua Jackson - March 14, 2006 05:17 PM (GMT)


I under the need for revoking titles. If you are abusing a coat of arms to further your own position and titles then revoking what you are trying to illegal gain seems to be an appropriate punishment. However, explusion of the Empire seems to be going to far. Perhaps you can explain to us how we are to justify such an action?

Jacques de Beaufort - March 14, 2006 06:44 PM (GMT)
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§10.
Usurpation of arms is a felony. The punishment for usurpation of arms shall be limited to and not exceeding:
a. The revoking of Alexandrian citizenship .
b. The banning of the said person's identification and exile from Alexandria.

I just reformulated the original but now that you mention it, it does seems to harsh, maybe we can ban the said person from holding public office for a month, what do you think?

Sincerely,

Pete James - March 14, 2006 07:12 PM (GMT)
Hows this:

Offence one: Removal from office, Banned from holding office for one month, Fine of 1000AE

Offence two: Revoking of all titles, Revoking of all granted coat of arms, Removal from office, Bannishment from Alexandria for one month, Banned from holding office for one month on return, Fine of 3000AE

Offence three: Revoking of all titles, Revoking of all granted coat of arms, Removal from office, Revokation of Alexandrian Citizenship, Banishment from Alexandria from minimum of three months, Removal of all Assets by the state.

Harsh, but I believe it nessecerry. On the thirs offecne the removal of assets me be appeled if the convict holds a forgin citizenship from a country, recognised by Alexandria, willing to testifiy to the High Court on the convicts behalf.

Faithfully,

Jacques de Beaufort - March 14, 2006 07:16 PM (GMT)
Members of Parliament,

A Criminal Code will be presented to Parliament soon. So it is my opinion that we should not include the banishment in this act, and let it be referred to in the Criminal Code; after all this is the National Universityt Act.

What do you think?

Sincerely,

Pete James - March 14, 2006 07:22 PM (GMT)
Mr Speaker Sir,

There is always the chance that code shall fail to pass or recieve assent. As I am aware the bill has not yet been presented. We should act now to ensure that the coats of arms and seals of this great Empire are secure. We cannot base the security of this Empire on this which may or may not happen. We must place provisions in this act, if only to keep us secure until the code s passed.

Faithfully,

Jacques de Beaufort - March 15, 2006 03:34 AM (GMT)
But still, now that I come to think of it, this bill is foor the creation of the university, and not to establish the punishment for misuse of coats of arms...plus we already have a bill about copyright , so until the code is passed the courts can rule regarding that law.

Sincerely,

Matthieu Poiters - March 15, 2006 12:22 PM (GMT)


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Offence one: Removal from office, Banned from holding office for one month, Fine of 1000AE

Offence two: Revoking of all titles, Revoking of all granted coat of arms, Removal from office, Bannishment from Alexandria for one month, Banned from holding office for one month on return, Fine of 3000AE

Offence three: Revoking of all titles, Revoking of all granted coat of arms, Removal from office, Revokation of Alexandrian Citizenship, Banishment from Alexandria from minimum of three months, Removal of all Assets by the state.

Harsh, but I believe it nessecerry. On the thirs offecne the removal of assets me be appeled if the convict holds a forgin citizenship from a country, recognised by Alexandria, willing to testifiy to the High Court on the convicts behalf.


i am not in favor of the banishment - its that is way to harsh. then again thats why we have our courts here in alexandria. gents i believe in chance the fact that someone has been a notty person doesnt mean that they can get their citizenship revoked. i think that the courts should decide that.

PM.Poiters. Serving the Alexandrian Empire.

Pete James - March 15, 2006 05:18 PM (GMT)
the court has the choice of punishments to impose,

Note. Appologies for my sloppy typing the past few days, I've hurt my hand.

Jacques de Beaufort - April 9, 2006 01:00 AM (GMT)
Hey.. I've recently noticed that this debate had been left to die here.. so...

I was thinking, as we were rewriting the punishments in the Criminal Codes, that we should think only of imprisonment for the kind of offenses that are contemplated in this act. And maybe even take the part of the offenses and punishments out of this bill and into the criminal code.

Come on, let's get on with this.

Sincerely,

hard_right - April 13, 2006 03:41 PM (GMT)
we need to get this moving I move for a vote on this act.

Pete James - April 13, 2006 03:48 PM (GMT)
Not yet, I motion we scarp articlt two from this act and write it in to the criminal code. will anyone second my motion?




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