Fourteeth City Assembly of Ves, 1721

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THE FOURTEENTH SESSION OF THE CITY ASSEMBLY OF THE GOLDEN CITY OF VES

c. 9th of the Sun’s Smile, 1721

s. Jan Haas

 

 

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As decreed by His Serenity, Prince Ide of the Golden City of Ves on behalf of the populace of the Golden City, the First Meeting of the Fifth Assembly has been called to order. Within this document are those assemblymen which constitute the Fifth Assembly along with the proposals debated. Alongside with the debated proposals are the results of said proposals.

 

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Here be those who represent the populace of the Golden City of Ves between the years 1720 to 1724.

 

Prince Ide Haraccus

Patrician Matthias Rutledge

Patrician Mortimer Myre

Patrician Nedric Arkazniv

Patrician Chadwick Morris

Patrician Paul Sigismund di Montelliano Varoche

Patrician Helton Helvets

Zachary Cataffus

Urist Drumm

Urrion Drumm

Urric Drumm

Urrigon Drumm

Richard Noblen

Luke of Nobleton

Lucky of Nobleton

Chubb Ploughfoot

Ivan Ulyanov

John of Arkent

 

 

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Our Prince has abdicated, long live the Prince.

 

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I. ELECTION OF A NEW SERENE PRINCE

The election began with a newly chosen assembly, the Fifth Assembly to represent the populace of Ves between the years of 1720 to 1724. This fair assembly is granted the privilege of electing a new Prince from amongst the Patricians and their kin. The election was organized by the illustrious citizen Jan Haas and the vote was in the form of roll.

 

The first roll amounted to naught as no candidate achieved a majority of ten votes.

Patrician Matthias Rutledge - Mortimer Myre

Patrician Ide Haraccus - Demetrio d’Montelliano

Patrician Paul Sigismund d’Montelliano Varoche - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Patrician Mortimer Myre - Absent

Patrician Nedric Arkazniv - Absent

Patrician Chadwick Morris - Helton Helvets

Patrician Helton Helvets -  Ide Haraccus

Zachary Cataffus -  Ide Haraccus

Urist Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Urrion Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Urric Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Urrigon Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Richard Noblen - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Luke of Nobleton - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Lucky of Nobleton - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Chubb Ploughfoot -  Ide Haraccus

Ivan Ulyanov - Absent

John of Arkent -  Ide Haraccus

 

The tally is eight for Ide Haraccus, four for Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche, one for Mortimer Myre, one for Helton Helvets. In the second roll the two candidates with the most votes were pitted against one another.

 

The second roll achieved the majority needed for a Prince.

Patrician Matthias Rutledge - Ide Haraccus

Patrician Ide Haraccus - Ide Haraccus

Patrician Paul Sigismund d’Montelliano Varoche - Ide Haraccus

Patrician Mortimer Myre - Absent

Patrician Nedric Arkazniv - Absent

Patrician Chadwick Morris - Ide Haraccus

Patrician Helton Helvets -  Ide Haraccus

Zachary Cataffus -  Ide Haraccus

Urist Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Urrion Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Urric Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Urrigon Drumm -  Ide Haraccus

Richard Noblen - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Luke of Nobleton - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Lucky of Nobleton - Paul John Victor d’Montelliano Varoche

Chubb Ploughfoot -  Ide Haraccus

Ivan - Absent

John of Arkent -  Ide Haraccus

 

Patrician Ide Haraccus achieved the majority with twelve votes in his favor.

Behold our new Prince, Ide Haraccus!

 

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II. ELECTION OF A CENSOR

In the Thirteenth Session of the Serene Assembly of the City of Ves, a bill was passed with the creation of the title of Censor. In this assembly, the Fourteenth Session of the Serene Assembly of the City of Ves we have gathered to elect an individual for that post.

 

Two men of the assembly have staked their claims, those being Assemblyman Urrion Drumm and Assemblyman John of Arkent.

 

The vote was carried out by ayes; the ayes for both candidates are written below.

Urrion Drumm - 6 Ayes

John of Arkent - 6 Ayes

 

A tie, to be settled by simple coin toss. The coin toss was performed by Patrician Helton Helvets and went in John of Arkent’s favor.

 

Behold our new Censor, John of Arkent!

 

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III. THE ENSHRINEMENT OF GOD

Proposed by Patrician Helton Helvets, this proposal seeks to give the holder of the Diocese of Villavia a seat on the Serene Assembly. It is to be noted that such a proposal amends the City Charter and thus requires a vote of two-thirds majority. The official wording of the proposed document is written below.

The Diocese of Villavia will hereby be granted a permanent council seat within the Serene Assembly of Ves, to be occupied by reigning the Bishop or chosen delegate.

 

This proposal failed due to not achieving a majority.

 

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IV. AMENDMENT TO THE DEFINITION OF CITIZENSHIP

Proposed by Patrician Chadwick Morris, this proposal seeks to amend the charter pertaining to the definition of citizenship. Predominantly this charter gives soldiers who serve a sworn term of five years to Ves automatic citizenship. The official wording of the proposed document is written below.

Those of common blood that are not bound to any feudal or private contract and either: own property within the City of Ves; or are a member of the guard for 4 years and have sworn fealty to the city; are hereby defined as freemen

 

This proposal passed with a count of thirteen ayes, zero nays, and six abstentions.

 

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V. THE CRIMINAL CODE OF VES

Proposed by Prince Ide Haraccus, this proposal seeks to pass a Criminal code pertaining to the City of Ves to be used instead of the Ten Tables. The criminal code is heavily based on the Ten Tables of the Holy Orenian Empire, Empire of Man, and Empire of Renatus and edited and recompiled by Prince Haraccus to best serve the needs of our fair Republic. The official wording of the criminal code will be published shortly.
 

This proposal passed with a count of ten ayes, zero nays, and nine abstentions.

 

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VI. POSTBELLUM ANTI-BANDITY DELEGATION

Proposed by Patrician Helton Helvets, this proposal seeks to create a task force to aid in both combating and tracking down bandit activity to their sources from beyond the Heartlands. The bill also creates a diplomatic delegation to Sutica where one such bandit ground has been tracked down to in a bid to eradicate the source of banditry. The official wording of the proposed document is written below.

In this postbellum period, the spectre of war still lingers over the Serene Assembly of Ves. Bandits have seized control over many of the vital highways all across the realm. In recent times, these brigands have even been so brazen as to attack the city itself. Following the vanquishing of one of these attacks, members of the City Watch, Lieutenant Dresden Webber and Recruit Erinia Sato on their own initiative managed to track down the source of these bandits to the Free City of Sutica. In their investigation, it was revealed that the supposed bandits were in fact known residents of Sutica and were subsequently able to recruit men from the city to engage in further malicious activities. It is imperative that a dialogue be opened with the Sutican Government for the purpose of apprehending those criminals who would assault our fair city.

• The Serene Assembly of Ves shall hereby send a diplomatic delegation to the Free City of Sutica. The purpose of this delegation to secure the cooperation of the Sutican Government in apprehending criminals and to open up regular diplomatic channels.

• The Serene Assembly of Ves shall hereby assemble a taskforce to investigate bandit activity emanating from beyond the Heartlands, with the appointment of such to be handled by the Captain of the City Watch.

 

This proposal passed with a count of nine ayes, zero nays, and ten abstentions.

 

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VIII. THE VES METROPOLITAN

Proposed by Mister Paul F. Varoche on behalf of Patrician Paul Sigismund di Montelliano Varoche, this proposal seeks to create a framework for government past the borders of the Golden City of Ves within our fair Republic. The official wording of this proposed document is written below.

 

Defining the Metropolitan

• The City Proper, administered directly by the Serene Assembly and City Clerk is defined by the residences within the City Walls as well as their direct suburbs. This excludes the Tavern of the Bird and the Bard as well as any fortifications and keeps apart of the City Walls itself.

• Any property outside of the City Proper and Suburbs will be considered the City Metropolitan.

• The Office of Censor has the right to audit City Metropolitan public holdings at will in regards to their finances and population and report their findings to the Serene Assembly.

• Private holdings shall not be audited lest by direct ordinance by the Serene Assembly.

• All private landlords to be recognized by the Serene Republic must present their fealty to the Prince and Assembly.

• The extent of the City Metropolitan is defined by the land grants purchased directly by the Serene Assembly by the Year of Our Lord, 1720.

 

Public Holdings

• Any community of ten or more residents that lies within the City Metropolitan shall be referred to as a public holding of the City Metropolitan.

• Any community of residence within a private landlord’s demesne will be considered a public holding regardless.

• Vacant property in the public holding shall remain private until sold to a member of the community, in which it becomes apart of the freehold by a majority of fifty-one percent.

• The City of Ves has the right to levy a tax per Saint’s month of up to ten percent of the surplus budget of each metropolitan freehold.

• Each public holding outside of the city proper shall have the right to self-administration subject to assembly oversight in accordance with the Gradic Rights.

• The right to self-administration provides for the election of a Provost to act as the local executive, and the election of a Bailiff to act as the local military and enforcement official.

• The Provost shall act as representative of the public holding to the Serene Assembly.

• Public holdings within the City Metropolitan shall be allowed to produce local bylaws via the right to assembly.

• General assembly within Metropolitan holdings shall be defined by a quorum of at least fifty-one percent of all citizenry within the respective community.

• All residents of public holdings shall be defined as citizens of the City Metropolitan but not the City Proper, voiding the ability to petition for a seat in the Serene Assembly.

• All citizens of the City Metropolitan possess the ability to invoke the Gradic Rights.

• Private landholders of the City Metropolitan may petition for Patricianship.

• All judicial rights of the City Metropolitan will be yielded to the Magistrate’s office of the Serene Republic.

 

Private Holdings

• Private landlords of feudal and ecclesiastical designation are permitted to hold estates and private property within the metropolitan.

• Title holders of the City Metropolitan will hold a single seat on the Serene Assembly. Patricianship shall be considered a title of its own and thus patricians will only maintain their original seat.

• Private landholders can be defined as either feudal, ecclesiastical or tavern.

• Feudal landholders with established freeholds or visible alternate forms of income tied to their demesne will be taxed either five percent of their net income or five hundred minae per Saint’s month, whichever is more.

• Ecclesiastical landholders will be exempt from taxation.

• Tavern holds shall be taxed eight percent of their net income or eight hundred minae per Saint’s month, whichever is more.

 

Lands in Tributary to the Republic

• All lands outside of the City Metropolitan that recognize the suzerainty of the Serene Republic of Ves shall be referred to as “Lands in Tributary.”

• All residents of Lands in Tributary shall be not be recognized as the citizenry of the Republic but instead residents belonging in whole to the feudal demesne which administers them.

• The residents of Lands in Tributary shall not be guaranteed the Gradic Rights of Ves.

• All private lords who swear to the Serene Assembly and own Lands in Tributary shall be referred to as Lords in Tributary and own their properties and communities in full.

• All Lords in Tributary must present a tribute of men and tax to be agreed upon by the Foreign Affairs Bench of the Serene Assembly of Ves.

 

Creation of Metropolitan Positions

• The local bailiwicks will be maintained by the aforementioned local bailiff, who will be elected popularly and charged with operating on behalf of the Republican courts and military to enforce the laws locally. They’ll serve for a four year term.

• The local townships shall be administered by the local provost, who will be elected popularly for a term of four years. They will manage the township as well as serve in its role of representative to the Serene Assembly.

 

This proposal passed with a count of seven ayes, five nays, and seven abstentions.

 

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IX. THE CASSIAN CASTLE DOCTRINE

Proposed by Assemblyman Cassian Colborn, first among equals, this proposal seeks to allow the use of deadly force within private property. This official wording of the proposal is written below.

The Freemen and Patricians of the Golden Freecity of Ves will hereby be granted the right to use force (up to and including deadly force) on a trespasser, trespassing on their private property, who, after one warning, refuses to leave.

 

This proposal passed with a count of nine ayes, no nays, and ten abstentions.

 

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IX. POSTBELLUM CONSTRUCTION BILL

Proposed by Patrician Helton Helvets, this proposal seeks to expand the borders of the city and to order the zoning of homes (predominantly manors) within the lands designated as farmland outside of the City Walls. The bill also delegates new farmland and orders for the city’s fortifications to be repaired and secured. The official wording of the proposed document is written below.

• The Serene Assembly of Ves hereby commissions the Clerk’s Office for the construction of new manor homes and guild halls over the cities’ existing farmland.

• The Serene Assembly of Ves hereby commissions the Clerk’s Office to designate new farmland to feed the Serene Republic.

• The Serene Assembly of Ves hereby commissions the City Watch to investigate and repair the security of the cities’ fortifications along the mountainside.

 

This proposal passed with a count of eight ayes, no nays, and eleven abstentions.

 

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VIII. CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTEENTH SESSION OF THE CITY ASSEMBLY OF VES

Proposed by Prince Ide Haraccus, this proposal seeks to conclude the assembly.

 

This proposal passed with a count of eight ayes, no nays, and eleven abstentions.

 

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