THE CAPITAL ENFORCEMENT PRIVILEGE ACT

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THE CAPITAL ENFORCEMENT PRIVILEGE ACT

LEX POLIS IMPERIALIS 

 

 

Issued by the Office of the Solicitor-General

ANNO 1733, HELENA

 

 

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The Office of the Solicitor-General recognizes the necessity of expanding the enforcement privileges of certain functionaries within the Office of the Interior. Therefore, it was deemed our prerogative to commission The Capital Enforcement Privilege Act and categorize for the future Imperial Capital law codex, LEX POLIS IMPERIALIS.

 

 

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CHAPTER I. ESTABLISHED PRIVILEGIA 

The Office of the Interior, through the function of ‘Captain’, gains the privilege to enforce the law and to safe-keep the Emperor’s peace within the entirety of the Imperial jurisdiction. The Captain can delegate these privileges further to his subordinates; with the exclusive purpose of establishing a proper guard-force in the Capital area. 

 

Furthermore, with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior, this Act shall grant fifteen percent of the Interior budget to the respective Captain and his subordinates. These allocated funds are to be audited by the Office of the Interior with the utmost scrutiny due to the public character of the department and its allocated funds.

 

The Solicitor-General shall review, in convention with the Secretary of the Interior, whether the privileges granted are executed properly in accordance to the rule of law and the guidelines of Imperial Policy.  The Solicitor-General may retract these privileges if misuse of these privileges is proven in a court of law.

 

CHAPTER II. JURISDICTIONAL OVERLAP

The extension of these privileges into the Office of the Interior shall inevitably result into an overlap of jurisdictional power. To avoid government dysfunctionality or a diluted hierarchy, the following general guideline is established: 

 

“The Office of the Interior shall carry authority and responsibility over the daily functioning of the Captain and his respective department, while the Solicitor-General shall carry authority and responsibility over the quality of its service and the correct application of its laws”. 

 

The Solicitor-General shall furthermore carry no insight nor influence over documents, appointments and firings within the Office of the Interior, but can however demand a written explanation of certain events if the Solicitor-General deems it as necessary. The explanations can be used in an Imperial court of law. 

 

The Secretary of War shall ensure that the Captain and his subordinates are properly armed and integrated within the Imperial military framework. The Secretary of War can, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be involved in the day to day decision making. 

 

CHAPTER III. DIPLOMATIC FRAMEWORK

The Capital Enforcement Privilege Act establishes proper Imperial guidelines and resources for maintaining the rule of law within Imperial Subjects. Therefore, the aforementioned act can be subject to future signatories and therefore its substance can be expanded or elaborated upon to properly encompass the Imperial Subject’s law enforcement within this framework. Whether this will be executed by an amendment, a re-implementation of a later version of this act or an addition to the legal codex of an Imperial subject, is under the discretion of The Imperial Crown whenever this question might become prevalent. 

 

 

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IN NOMINE DEI,

 

HIS EXCELLENCY, The Imperial Archchancellor, Prince-Bishop of Sabris, Peter of Helena 

 

HIS EXCELLENCY, The Solicitor-General, Count of Provins, Lord Bohemond de Leumont