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Amended Imperial Charter

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Fellow Members of the Council,

Recent political changes have left the Imperial Charter outdated. I therefore propose the following amended version:
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IMPERIAL CHARTER OF THE EMPIRE OF SANGUN AND SOUTH CIBOLA

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1
The official name of this state is the Empire of Sangun and South Cibola in Low Saxon, Kaisertum Sangun und Südsiebenberge in High Saxon and 三郡・南七山帝国 Sangun-Nanshichizan Teikoku in Sangunese.

Article 2
The Empire of Sangun and South Cibola is a confederal union of sovereign states under the leadership of the House of Rossheim. It comprises:

(i) The Empire of Greater Sangun (大三郡帝国 (Dai Sangun Teikoku);

(ii) The Grand Principality of Treisenberg and the Common Bailiwicks (Grossfürstentum Treisenberg und die Gemeinen Vogteien);

(iii) The Kingdom of Leichenberg (Königreich Leichenberg);

(iv) The United Kingdom of Steeria and Highfield (Vereinigtes Königreich Stiermark und Hochfeld);

(v) The Kingdom of Riskai and the Idunn Isles (Riskaiar og Iðunnareyja Konungsríki);

(vii) The Kingdom of Tiěyá (Königreich Tiěyá; 鐵崖王國 Tetsugai Ōkoku/Tiěyá Wángguó);

(vii) The Khanate of Karalakh (Karalax Xanliki).

Article 2.1
The Empire of Greater Sangun and the Grand Principality of Treisenberg and the Common Bailiwicks are the sovereign dominions of the Sangunese Emperor and are collectively known as the Lands of the Sangunese Crown (Sangunische Kronlände; 諸領邦の三郡皇冠 Shoryōhō no Sangunnōkan).

Article 2.2
The Kingdom of Leichenberg is the sovereign realm of Max I and Mira Raynora the Younger of the House of Rossheim.

Article 2.3
The Kingdom of Steeria and Highfield is the sovereign realm of Max II and Octavia of the House of Rossheim.

Article 2.4
The Kingdom of Riskai and the Idunn Isles is the sovereign realm of Sadamara Aptrgangr of the House of Rossheim-Nidaros-Riskai.

Article 2.5
The Kingdom of Tiěyá is the sovereign realm of the House of Gǔ.

Article 2.6
The Khanate of Karalakh is the sovereign realm of Nela Khan Karalakhli.

Article 3
Each constituent state retains full sovereignty over and within its own territory.

Article 4
The House of Rossheim has no claim to the Kingdom of Tiěyá. Neither the Kingdom of Tiěyá nor the House of Gǔ has any claim to the Lands of the Sangunese Crown or the other constituent states of the Empire.

Article 5
The cities of Yasutomi and Alttreisen are the capital cities of the Empire.

Article 6
Low Saxon (English), High Saxon (German) and Sangunese (Japanese) are the official languages of the Empire. Low Saxon is the working language of the common administration.

Chapter 2: The Emperor

Article 7
The head of the confederation is styled Reigning Emperor of Sangun, Emperor of South Cibola, Grand Prince of Treisenberg, Duke of Rossheim and Slavonia, Count of Volksburg in Low Saxon, Kaiser zu Sangun und Südsiebenberge, Grossfürst zu Treisenberg, Herzog von Rossheim und Slawonien, Graf zu Volksburg in High Saxon and 今上三郡皇・南七山皇帝・トライゼンベルク大公・ロスハイム及びスラボニア公・フォルクスブルク伯 Kinjō Sangunnō, Nanshichizan Kōtei, Toraisenberuku Taikō, Rosuhaimu oyobi Surabonia Kō, Forukusuboruku Haku in Sangunese.

Article 8
The Emperor:

(i) represents the Empire internationally;

(ii) exercises sovereignty over the Lands of the Sangunese Crown.

Article 9
The Emperor is elected for a term of thirty years Ab Sectora Condita by majority vote of the Council of Princes.

Article 10
Only a legitimate member of the House of Rossheim may be elected Emperor.

Article 11
The Emperor resides in the imperial city of Yasutomi.

Chapter 3: The Council of Princes

Article 12
The Council of Princes comprises:

(i) the King and Queen of Leichenberg:

(ii) the King and Queen of Steeria and Highfield;

(iii) the King of Riskai and the Idunn Isles;

(iv) the Queen of Tiěyá;

(v) the Khan of Karalakh.

Article 13
The Council of Princes:

(i) elects the Emperor;

(ii) advises the Emperor;

(iii) discusses matters of common concern to the constituent states.

Article 14
The Council of Princes meets in the city of Alttreisen.

Chapter 4: Admission and Secession of States

Article 15
Additional consituent states may be admitted to the Empire with the assent of the Emperor and the Council of Princes.

Article 16
A new constituent state must renounce all claim to the Lands of the Sangunese Crown or the territory of the other constituent states as a condition of admission.

Article 17
All constituent states with the exception of the Lands of the Sangunese Crown have the inalienable right to secede from the Empire.

Chapter 5: Symbols of the Empire

Article 18
The Flag of the Empire is is a green Scandinavian cross, bordered with white, upon a purple field, with a black upper hoist canton bearing the three white horizontal bars of Sangun. The width of the flag is two-thirds of its length and the two quarters closest to the hoist are squares with sides equal to seven twentieths of the width of the flag. The width of the green cross is equal to one fifth of the width of the flag and the width of the white border is equal to one twentieth of the width of the flag. The length of each of the three white horizontal bars is equal to one sixth of the length of the flag and the width of each bar and the vertical distance between them is equal to one twentieth of the width of the flag.

Article 19
The Coat of Arms of the Empire is an Escutcheon Sable charged with three Bars couped Argent, encircled by the Collar of the Order of the Golden Skull and borne upon the breast of Double-headed Eagle displayed Gules, armed and langued Azure, each head crowned by a Royal Crown and holding in its dexter claw a Sceptre and a Sword and in its sinister claw an Orb, all beneath the Imperial Crown Proper.

Chapter 6: Amendments to the Charter

Article 20
This Imperial Charter may be amended or rescinded only with the assent of the Emperor and the Council of Princes.
Max II
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Sometime King of Leichenberg

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Re: Amended Imperial Charter

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If I may request a minor change:

Although in Tieyanese the name of our ruling house remains 骨朝代 Gǔ cháodài as it ever was, we have in latter days tended to translate this to 'Gǔ Dynasty' in Low Saxon, rather than as the 'House of Gǔ' as we did at the time of our accession to the Empire. We would be grateful if the relevant portions of the amended Charter (Articles 2.5 and 4, I believe) could be amended accordingly.

Otherwise, I do not believe I have any objections to the amended text.
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Re: Amended Imperial Charter

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I have amended the text accordingly:
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IMPERIAL CHARTER OF THE EMPIRE OF SANGUN AND SOUTH CIBOLA

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1
The official name of this state is the Empire of Sangun and South Cibola in Low Saxon, Kaisertum Sangun und Südsiebenberge in High Saxon and 三郡・南七山帝国 Sangun-Nanshichizan Teikoku in Sangunese.

Article 2
The Empire of Sangun and South Cibola is a confederal union of sovereign states under the leadership of the House of Rossheim. It comprises:

(i) The Empire of Greater Sangun (大三郡帝国 (Dai Sangun Teikoku);

(ii) The Grand Principality of Treisenberg and the Common Bailiwicks (Grossfürstentum Treisenberg und die Gemeinen Vogteien);

(iii) The Kingdom of Leichenberg (Königreich Leichenberg);

(iv) The United Kingdom of Steeria and Highfield (Vereinigtes Königreich Stiermark und Hochfeld);

(v) The Kingdom of Riskai and the Idunn Isles (Riskaiar og Iðunnareyja Konungsríki);

(vii) The Kingdom of Tiěyá (Königreich Tiěyá; 鐵崖王國 Tetsugai Ōkoku/Tiěyá Wángguó);

(vii) The Khanate of Karalakh (Karalax Xanliki).

Article 2.1
The Empire of Greater Sangun and the Grand Principality of Treisenberg and the Common Bailiwicks are the sovereign dominions of the Sangunese Emperor and are collectively known as the Lands of the Sangunese Crown (Sangunische Kronlände; 諸領邦の三郡皇冠 Shoryōhō no Sangunnōkan).

Article 2.2
The Kingdom of Leichenberg is the sovereign realm of Max I and Mira Raynora the Younger of the House of Rossheim.

Article 2.3
The Kingdom of Steeria and Highfield is the sovereign realm of Max II and Octavia of the House of Rossheim.

Article 2.4
The Kingdom of Riskai and the Idunn Isles is the sovereign realm of Sadamara Aptrgangr of the House of Rossheim-Nidaros-Riskai.

Article 2.5
The Kingdom of Tiěyá is the sovereign realm of the Gǔ Dynasty.

Article 2.6
The Khanate of Karalakh is the sovereign realm of Nela Khan Karalakhli.

Article 3
Each constituent state retains full sovereignty over and within its own territory.

Article 4
The House of Rossheim has no claim to the Kingdom of Tiěyá. Neither the Kingdom of Tiěyá nor the Gǔ Dynasty has any claim to the Lands of the Sangunese Crown or the other constituent states of the Empire.

Article 5
The cities of Yasutomi and Alttreisen are the capital cities of the Empire.

Article 6
Low Saxon (English), High Saxon (German) and Sangunese (Japanese) are the official languages of the Empire. Low Saxon is the working language of the common administration.

Chapter 2: The Emperor

Article 7
The head of the confederation is styled Reigning Emperor of Sangun, Emperor of South Cibola, Grand Prince of Treisenberg, Duke of Rossheim and Slavonia, Count of Volksburg in Low Saxon, Kaiser zu Sangun und Südsiebenberge, Grossfürst zu Treisenberg, Herzog von Rossheim und Slawonien, Graf zu Volksburg in High Saxon and 今上三郡皇・南七山皇帝・トライゼンベルク大公・ロスハイム及びスラボニア公・フォルクスブルク伯 Kinjō Sangunnō, Nanshichizan Kōtei, Toraisenberuku Taikō, Rosuhaimu oyobi Surabonia Kō, Forukusuboruku Haku in Sangunese.

Article 8
The Emperor:

(i) represents the Empire internationally;

(ii) exercises sovereignty over the Lands of the Sangunese Crown.

Article 9
The Emperor is elected for a term of thirty years Ab Sectora Condita by majority vote of the Council of Princes.

Article 10
Only a legitimate member of the House of Rossheim may be elected Emperor.

Article 11
The Emperor resides in the imperial city of Yasutomi.

Chapter 3: The Council of Princes

Article 12
The Council of Princes comprises:

(i) the King and Queen of Leichenberg:

(ii) the King and Queen of Steeria and Highfield;

(iii) the King of Riskai and the Idunn Isles;

(iv) the Queen of Tiěyá;

(v) the Khan of Karalakh.

Article 13
The Council of Princes:

(i) elects the Emperor;

(ii) advises the Emperor;

(iii) discusses matters of common concern to the constituent states.

Article 14
The Council of Princes meets in the city of Alttreisen.

Chapter 4: Admission and Secession of States

Article 15
Additional consituent states may be admitted to the Empire with the assent of the Emperor and the Council of Princes.

Article 16
A new constituent state must renounce all claim to the Lands of the Sangunese Crown or the territory of the other constituent states as a condition of admission.

Article 17
All constituent states with the exception of the Lands of the Sangunese Crown have the inalienable right to secede from the Empire.

Chapter 5: Symbols of the Empire

Article 18
The Flag of the Empire is is a green Scandinavian cross, bordered with white, upon a purple field, with a black upper hoist canton bearing the three white horizontal bars of Sangun. The width of the flag is two-thirds of its length and the two quarters closest to the hoist are squares with sides equal to seven twentieths of the width of the flag. The width of the green cross is equal to one fifth of the width of the flag and the width of the white border is equal to one twentieth of the width of the flag. The length of each of the three white horizontal bars is equal to one sixth of the length of the flag and the width of each bar and the vertical distance between them is equal to one twentieth of the width of the flag.

Article 19
The Coat of Arms of the Empire is an Escutcheon Sable charged with three Bars couped Argent, encircled by the Collar of the Order of the Golden Skull and borne upon the breast of Double-headed Eagle displayed Gules, armed and langued Azure, each head crowned by a Royal Crown and holding in its dexter claw a Sceptre and a Sword and in its sinister claw an Orb, all beneath the Imperial Crown Proper.

Chapter 6: Amendments to the Charter

Article 20
This Imperial Charter may be amended or rescinded only with the assent of the Emperor and the Council of Princes.
If this is acceptable, we should consider bringing the matter to a vote.
Max II
Reigining Emperor of Sangun
King of Steeria and Highfield

Sometime King of Leichenberg

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In the absence of other objection, I second the move to vote. And if I may presume to cast my vote immediately: AYE to the amended Charter.
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