Constitution

The Constitution of the Mercurian Confederacy With God as our witness, this document having been written on the 11th of February in the year of our Lord two-thousand and thirteen, sets forth in order to create a better form of government for any

and all citizens of Mercurian lands. Governmental Structure- The government shall consist of two houses, The House of Lords which consists of the following personages: xamous, OlyB42, Jasperko, StevenGurney,

emrak3, and TIMTH3NCHANTER. In addition there shall be one additional Lordship to be determined by popular vote. If need be, one member of the senate may be removed by unanimous vote of the House of Lords minus the individual in question. At which point

a special election will commence which shall set forth to replace the lame duck. Secondly there shall be a House of Commons, which elects 11 members whom may draw up bills that must be first passed in Commons, and then sent up to the Lords

for verification. At which point it is law. Any law must pass a 2/3 majority in order to become law. There shall be a Voice of the Commons, whom shall be decided by vote of majority in said House. All members of the House of Commons shall be decided by

popular vote, and any person obtaining in excess 5 votes shall become a Common. In the event of a tie in the House of Lords, the bill shall be sent back to the House of Commons, and once a 3/4 majority has passed, that shall settle the bill in the

affirmative or the negative. Departments- The Central Government shall be divided into four separate departments and two Lords shall be appointed to head each department. In addition to the department who reports

the actions of the department back to the House of Commons, which may then take action, or lack of action, as they see fit. The Common representative to each department shall be decided by vote by the House of Commons in excess of 2/3 and then confirmed

by the House of Lords. The departments and their heads are as follows: Department of International Relations: Heads: TIMTH3NCHANTER and Jasperko Common Representative: TBD

Department of Defense: Department of Defense: Heads: xamous and emrak3 Common Representative: TBD Department of Commerce: Heads: StevenGurney and BoiledHam Common Representative: TBD

Department of Infrastructure: OlyB42 and TBD Common Representative: TBD International Relations- Diplomacy shall be handled in this way; Mercurian Diplomats shall report to embassies in cities of interest and speak

with other diplomats from foreign nations concerning matters as of yet to be determined. Once the two parties have reached an agreement then they shall report back to the House of Commons which shall vote upon the measure once it has been reported

Normal voting majorities still apply. Once the measure passes on to the House of Lords and is passed, it shall be adopted. When it comes to declaring war, the measure must pass through the House of Commons 3/4 majority and through the House of Lords in a

2/3 majority. Once a measure of war is passed, then all duties concerning it are relinquished from the Department of International Relations to the Department of War. When colonization is concerned, the vote goes directly from the diplomats to the House

of Lords, and once the vote is in the 1/2 majority, then the land is officially part of the Mercurian Confederacy. Defense- The Department of Defense may carry out any and all actions required during a time of war, including sealing the city and nether

portal. They may institute a request for martial law which is sent to the House of Lords and requires a 3/5 majority to pass. The Department of Defense must organize the armament of the army as well as tactics. Peace shall be declared by the

Department of International Relations, at which point the army shall stand down and de-arm. In any other situation the army is used in order to guard the citizens and nothing more. The army shall defend the Mercurian Confederacy from threats both foreign

and domestic. Commerce- The Department of Commerce shall regulate the National Bank. The funds from the bank shall be used to fund the army, government, infrastructure and diplomatic missions. All members of

prominence are expected to donate anything that they can spare. These goods are to be given to either BoiledHam or StevenGurney. At that point they will be locked away in a vault at an undisclosed location. If a citizen wants to buy land in the

Confederacy, they must pay a 20i security deposit. If they at any time decide they want to leave, they shall be refunded the deposit. Infrastructure- The Department of Infrastructure handles all roads and building projects in the

Confederacy such as roads, public buildings and housing. The first major project shall be the construction of the capitol building in Mercuria. Citizenship- Only citizens may enjoy the rights placed forward

here, and in order to become citizens they must perform four days of hard labor for the state.

Xamous

Jasperko

OlyB42

StevenGurney

TIMTH3NCHANTER

emrak3

ChrunchyBreeze

DarkMasilva

BoiledHam

The citizens of Mercuria and her lands shall adhere to the laws set forth in this document.