Introduction -
The House of Commerce, which any true Helvan should know by now, is what makes up our wonderful nation. The decisions made here ultimately effect the doings of the entire extended reach of Helvanthar. The House of Commerce truly defines our beautiful Republic. More specifically, within the House of Commerce will be decided the laws and smaller rules that will in turn be followed by all.
Representatives -
Elected to a two-week term, each representative serves the people by introducing bills, voting on bills, and serving on committees, among other duties.
Please, feel free to approach any member of the HoC if a question arises. A list of representatives will be provided in this very Sub-Board to help.
Gaining a place in the HoC will be decided individually by each town within the jurisdiction of Helvanthar. These ways could include a democratic take, where the citizens themselves decide, or a group of officials will end up deciding. It's ultimately the town's choice. Listed below will be the towns and their representatives.
Bludwick - Allowed 8
- Ian25
- Saqfish
- yottabyte
- Dreviore
- NB_Ranger_18
- tristo999
- DragonWing17
Midgar - Allowed 2
Canterlot - Allowed 1
Sunset Alley - Allowed 2
The Perfect - Allowed 6
Lakeville Cove - Allowed 2
Sonrah - Allowed 1
Voting Procedures -
In short, gaining a place in the HoC will be decided individually by each town within the jurisdiction of Helvanthar. These ways could include a democratic take, where the citizens themselves decide, or a group of officials could end up deciding. It's ultimately the town's choice. The amount of representatives each town will obtain within the HoC will be dependent on their population. The official rate set up as of now is one representative, plus one more per every five citizens of the town respectively.
Proposals
When a member of the HoC finds that something needs to be changed, in this very sub-forum, they will propose amendments to the nation. These amendments could range from things like changing taxes, to war decisions, to even changing the amendment format posted below. These will be referred to as 'bills'. A member will only be able to have one open bill at a time. Whence their old bill has either been passed or vetoed, they will be able to post another.
Only HoC representatives may propose bills. Should a representative want to propose this amendment, there is a strict format that needs to be followed.
Format:
Quote:Thread title - What it is you're proposing
Proposal:
Explanation of the bill (How does this benefit the nation?):
Signatures (Who else supports this amendment?):
(Needs at least three signatures to be proposed, including yourself.)
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Put these requirements of the proposal into a thread of its own under the House of Commerce sub-forum, and you're on your way to making the Republic of Helvanthar a better place for its citizens.
Passing Bills
Once the thread has been posted, it will be an open forum for all other HoC representatives. The members will reply by saying whether it should be passed, or not, and of course, why. After a 72 hours, and/or when a clear majority has already been reached, the bill will either be passed or vetoed. If it is has been vetoed, it will be locked. If it should be passed, the change will occur over the period of a day. These bills may be vetoed by the Head of State only, should they be out of hand, or unrealizable.
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