Chanada/viridian/laws
Viridian Law 001 - Citizenship
Proposed & Sponsored by peramene
Relevant Ministry: The Interior
Enacted 10/23/2014 by: Davetron, Lemonhands, and peramene with a positive veto from kovio
Article A:
This law aims to explicitly define citizenship and participation in election cycles. Players may possess citizenship at different levels: Citizen; possessing all rights & responsibilities of citizenship, including the right to maintain a residence and conduct business within Viridian and its territories, as well as the right to vote in elections and run for office Resident; possessing the right to maintain a residence and conduct business within Viridian and its territories, but not the right to vote or run for office Probationary Citizen; as Resident, but expected to be upgraded to full Citizenship following a probationary period of time. Merchant; permitted to access Viridian and maintain a shop according to the relevant standards within Viridian’s borders, but not to maintain a residence, vote, or run for office. Merchants are subject to a profit-sharing agreement and Visitor’s Pass requirements. Visitor, permitted to access Viridian for the explicit purpose of visitation, communication, and tourism, as well as to make purchases at shops designated as accessible to Visitors.
Visitors are subject to a tribute fee and are expected to respect Viridian’s laws, as well as the laws of their home nation, while within our borders. Visitor passes may be suspended or revoked with reasonable cause by any Minister or the Chancellor.
Merchants are subject to the same fee, as well as a profit-sharing agreement negotiated between the Merchant and the Minister of Resource Management. Merchants’ shops should be set up at a location approved personally by the Minister of Infrastructure.
Article B:
Voting rights in Viridian mark the primary distinction between Full, Partial, and Probationary citizenship. Probationary citizens are expected to become Full citizens, have achieved the same standards set for Full citizens, but have been disallowed from participating in an in-progress or impending election process. Probationary citizens are heavily encouraged to involve themselves, support a candidate publicly, and learn how the process works. Citizens which achieve that status during the election cycle, or within 24 hours of the opening of the census will be considered Probationary.
Residents are citizens of other, allied nations with Viridian who have been allowed to live maintain a residence in Viridian OR a citizen who has otherwise failed to meet the standards of citizenship.
Viridian Law 002 - Responsible Rule
Proposed by kovio, Sponsored by peramene
Relevant Ministry: The Interior
Enacted 10/23/2014 by: Davetron, Lemonhands, and peramene with a positive veto from kovio
Article A:
In order to attain voting rights, a resident of Viridian must meet all of the following conditions:
Not have voted in another Chanadian state within a period of one month.
Not occupy an official governmental position in any other state.
Pass a Responsible Rule exam, as described below.
Not be directly associated with reddit or reddit-based civilizations on civcraft, excluding the use of Reddit for Civcraft or minecraft related communication.
Or have received a formal pardon from these circumstances subject to the same standards as other legal procedures in Viridian.
Article B:
The Responsible Rule exam will be proctored by the Minister of the Interior or delegated individual thereof, consisting of ten questions pertaining to: the Constitution, laws, or government of Viridian; the mods or plugins of Civcraft, or Minecraft itself. The exam shall consist of ten questions, and the answers to the questions should be pulled from reference material such as wikis or Viridian’s legal documents themselves. The questions should be about the basic functions of said plugins or documents, and not extreme specifics. In order to pass the exam, a prospective citizen must correctly answer at least eight of the ten questions.