Kaedreni House of Commons

[Lukariatias 524]

HOUSE of COMMONS
of the
COMMONWEALTH of KAEDRIN

 

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Organized by His Excellency, Godwin Myre, Secretary of State of Internal Affairs
Affirmed by His Royal Majesty, Adrian I, King of Kaedrin

 

Foreword

 

In accordance with the Instrument of Government of the Commonwealth of Kaedrin, the constitution of this kingdom, that sets the foundation for matters of law, regulation, and governmental organization, this document does serve as the framework for the institution known as the House of Commons. This chamber, one of two encompassing the Diet, is empowered by the constitution, and charged with being a body of elected representatives of the citizenry of the Kingdom, to meet to consider and vote upon matters of law and regulation, to create ‘acts’ for the consideration of their sister chamber, the House of Electors, before becoming law upon achieving royal assent.

 

Structure of the Chamber

 

Upon its organization in 1730, the House of Commons shall be comprised of eight elected members, of which one shall be the Mayor of Ves, the capital and sole formally inhabited settlement within the kingdom, who shall be elected by the House of Commons itself, who shall all serve terms lasting four years before reelection, and that said elections, save for that of the Mayor, shall be conducted in a lottery-format as is the custom for the Vessian people.

 

The House of Commons shall be presided over by the Secretary of State of Internal Affairs, the government official appointed by the King, who is charged with supervising matters of internal governance within the Kingdom, who shall, while presiding over an assembly of the aforementioned chamber, be known as the Speaker of the House of Commons, and who shall be afforded a singular vote to be used solely to break a tie, or to achieve a quorum when attendance at an assembly is lacking.

 

The authority of the Speaker shall be topmost in their chairmanship of all assemblies of the House of Commons, and their word shall be final in the proceeding or tabling of propositions, debate, and votes, and they may only be overruled by the King whose authority to call and dismiss assemblies of the chamber is absolute. As well, the Speaker shall be the only individual within an assembly of the House of Commons who may be armed, and they may only make use of said arms as a final measure to keep the peace within an assembly.

 

Order of the Chamber

 

All assemblies of the House of Commons must be presided over by the Speaker, or an individual appointed to stand in his/her stead who is not a member of the chamber itself. The order of events of all assemblies of the chamber shall be as follows:

• The assembly is called to order and a roll call is conducted.
  • If the assembly is lacking a quorum, even with the Speaker, the assembly shall be dismissed.
• Pressing votes, such as those for the position of Mayor of Ves, and Comptroller of Ves, shall be conducted first.
• After voting, where applicable, the Speaker shall then address propositions submitted ahead of the scheduled assembly.
• After submitted propositions are considered, the Speaker shall then open the floor to propositions from the chamber.
• Once all business is finished or tabled, or an emergency has arisen, the chamber shall be dismissed.

 

Regulations of the Chamber

 

I. Under no circumstances may a non-citizen of Kaedrin hold a seat on the House of Commons.
II. Under no circumstances may a holder of peerage, who therefore sits in the House of Electors, hold a seat on the House of Commons.
III. Under no circumstances may the Mayor of Ves be elected from within the membership of either House, for the Mayor’s seat in the House of Commons is unique.
IV. Under no circumstances shall the word of the Speaker be disregarded lest it contradicts or is overruled by the word of the King whose authority over such is absolute.
V. Under no circumstances shall any member of the House of Commons, including the Mayor, bear or brandish arms within an assembly save for the Speaker acting in defence of the chamber.
VI. All votes on propositions for laws or regulations conducted by the House of Commons must achieve a simple majority of members present to pass.
VII. The Speaker may veto any vote that passes the House of Commons, lest that vote achieves a two-thirds majority of members present, in which case it cannot be vetoed.
VIII. Any veto issued by the Speaker may be overruled by the House of Commons with a two-thirds majority vote of members present.
IX. All changes to the framework of the House of Commons require a two-thirds majority vote of members present at an assembly, and approval of the King.