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Vote: Peerage Act; Senators Only Please
Topic Started: 26th December 2013 - 09:59 PM (224 Views)
Elpidia
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This act has been moved to vote, the voting period shall last 48 hours beginning now at 4:58pm Dec. 26th, and will end at 4:58pm Dec. 28th. Please indicated votes in favor with an "aye", votes against with a "nay", and abstentions with "abstain".

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The Peerage Act (2013)

An act to create a peerage system.

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as The Peerage Act (2013).

Establishment

(2) The Peerage of the Independent Order is hereby established.

Ranks

(3) The ranks of the Peerage shall be the following, in descending order of precedence: Marquess/Marchioness, Count/Countess, Baron/Baroness.

Forms of Address

(4) A Marquess/Marchioness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Marquess/Marchioness (name)"

(5) A Count/Countess shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Count/Countess (name)"

(6) A Baron/Baroness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Baron/Baroness (name)"

Ennoblement

(7) The awarding of any and all peerages shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor.

Removal

(8) Any peer may be stripped of his/her rank and title, or be demoted, by the Grand Chancellor, with the consent of a majority of Peers of the Independent Order.

(9) Any peer shall be stripped of his/her rank and title if he/she fails to log into the forums for two weeks.

(10) The exception to the above shall be announced leaves of absence of no more than one month. Peers on announced leaves of absence shall not figure into the calculations for a majority as stated in section (8) of this act.

Order of Chivalry

(11) The Grand Chancellor is authorized to create and maintain an order of chivalry. All appointments to the order of chivalry, and removals from the same, shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor.
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I hereby declare this vote to be closed, the required 48 hour voting period having elapsed. The results are as follows:

Yay-
Beatrice
Elpidia
theatom117

Nay-
None

Abstain-
Lateralus*
novincian111*

(* abstained by default)

Having received 3 votes for and none against this bill has achieved the required majority vote, and will be sent to the Grand Chancellor for approval.
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