Caligus/Constitution of Caligus

New Constitutional Bill (Draft Version)

Writ by Cuthbert von Ulthuan, Duke of Hamadan

This is a draft version of a new constitution for the Kingdom of Caligus.

Article 1
Every Lord, Knight and Citizen of the Kingdom of Caligus is protected and subject to the Law and the Constitution of the Kingdom of Caligus where stated.

Article 2
Every Lord, Knight and Citizen of the Kingdom of Caligus is equal before the King's Law, no matter of their profession and their personal beliefs, spiritual or political.

Article 3
Every Lord, Knight and Citizen of the Kingdom of Caligus maintains the right of free speech and action as long as national unity and security are preserved.

Article 4
Everything belonging to a Lord, Knight or Citizen of the Kingdom of Caligus is solely their possession.

Article 5
Authority is shared in a specific feudal hierarchy. In order of importance that is:

• King • Councillors and Dukes • Lords • Knights and Citizens

Each rank carries individual responsibility. As described below.

Article 6
It is the duty of every Knight and Citizen of the Kingdom of Caligus to protect the lands of the realm in case of foreign invasion.

Article 7
Changes and amendments to the constitution must be proposed in the council and following a simple majority vote in the council are then opened to the realm as a whole in the form of a referendum.

The Duties and Rights of the King/Queen

The King/Queen is the highest ranking noble in the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 1a
The position of King/Queen is electable by simple majority whenever the position is vacated. The election is held realm wide with everyone having an equal say in who rules

Directive 1b
When any imperial position is vacated (Judge, General, Banker, Lordship of Imperial Regions, Dukes) the appointment is the sole responsibility of the King of Caligus.

Directive 1c
The King reserves the right to demand the resignation of nobles in any positions, these nobles have the right to appeal the decision to the council. A simple majority vote is required to decide the matter. Failure the resign following this will result in banishment or exile

Directive 1d
It is the King/Queen's right to dictate foreign policy.

Directive 1e
A referendum must be held every three months to ratify the King/Queen's mandate of power. The question posed by the referendum is as follows: "Do you think King/Queen (Name) should stand down in order to allow free and fair elections"

The Duties and Rights of the Arch Priest/Priestess

The Arch Priest/Priestess is the Judge, Dungeon Keeper and Executioner of the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 2a
The position of Arch Priest/Priestess is chosen by the King under advisement of the Council as per Directive 1b

Directive 2b
The Arch Priest/Priestess has the duty of upholding the constitution of the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 2c
The Arch Priest/Priestess has the duty of punishing any transgression to the constitution of the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 2d
The Arch Priest/Priestess has the right to exercise their powers as they see fit in so far as the action does not conflict with the constitution of the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 2e
The Arch Priest/Priestess has the duty of making contracts as regards mutual banning and prisoner exchange and treatment in so far as there is no conflict with Directive 1c

The Duties and Rights of the High Marshal

The High Marshal is the master of the Military.

Directive 3a
The High Marshal is appointed by the King whenever the position is vacant as per Directive 1b

Directive 3b
It is the duty of the High Marshal to direct movement of the armies by delegating the role of issuing orders to the marshals and vice marshals via the Army Command Chain

Directive 3c
The High Marshal maintains the right to coordinate in attacks with foreign generals in so far as this does not conflict with Directive 1c.

The Duties and Rights of Marshals and Vice Marshals

The Marshals and Vice Marshals are in charge of the armies of Kingdom of Caligus and answer to those above them in the Chain of Command.

Directive 3.1a
The Marshal is appointed by the sponsor of the army upon conferring with the High Marshal of Caligus.

Directive 3.1b
The Vice Marshal is appointed by the sponsor of the army upon following suggestion of suitable candidates by the Marshal of the Army.

Directive 3.1c
The Marshal has the right of issue orders to his army in so far as those orders are not in direct conflict with directive 3b.

Directive 3.1d
The Marshal has the duty of leading his army in battle.

Directive 3.1d
The Vice Marshal has the duty of leading his army in battle in the Marshal's absence.

The Duties and Rights of the Royal Treasurer

The Royal Treasurer is charge of the finances and maintenance of the resources of the Kingdom of Caligus

Directive 4a
The Royal Treasurer is appointed by the King whenever the position is vacant as per directive 1b

Directive 4b
The Royal Treasurer has the duty of administration of regions and resources in the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 4c
The Royal Treasurer maintains the right to object to or obstruct any trade if they feel that this directly conflicts with the well being of the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 4d
The Royal Treasurer has the duty of management of trading with foreign nations.

The Duties and Rights of the Lord/Lady

The Lords and Ladies of the Kingdom of Caligus are those who are in charge of a region.

Directive 5a
Every Lord/Lady maintains the right to choose his Knighthood.

Directive 5b
Every Lord/Lady has the duty of preserving the Knights' rights, liberties and income.

Directive 5c
Every Lord/Lady of the Kingdom of Caligus maintains the right to demand anything from his Knights in so far as Directives 1c and 6XXXXXX are not violated in doing so.

Directive 5d
If a knight is found to be breaking the laws or constitution of the Kingdom of Caligus, the lord has the right to be included in criminal proceedings and the duty to work with the High Priest to reach a consensus.

Directive 5e
Every Lord/Lady maintains the right to revoke any of his oaths with his Knights unconditional of the situation.

The Duties and Rights of the Duke/Duchess

The Dukes/Duchesses of the Kingdom of Caligus are those charged with control of a city or stronghold region and hence a duchy.

Directive 5.1a
The Duke/Duchess is appointed by the King when the position becomes vacant as per directive 1b

Directive 5.1b
The Duke/Duchess has the right to appoint lords to regions within their duchy.

The Duties and Rights of the Lesser Lord/Lady

Lesser Lords are landed nobles in charge of regions which are not cities or strongholds

Directive 5.2a
A lesser Lord has the right to choose to which duchy of the Kingdom of Caligus his region is to be aligned.

Directive 5.2b
All lesser lords, regardless of title, wealth or number of subjects, are equals and answer to the King, the councillors and their Duke/Duchess.

The Duties and Rights of the Knight

Aligned Nobles will be referred as Knights of the Kingdom of Caligus.

Directive 6a
Every Knight of the Kingdom of Caligus maintains the right to have his Rights, Liberties and Income protected by his liege.

Directive 6b
Every Knight of the Kingdom maintains the right to dissolve his oath with his liege 24 hours after an official announcement to the liege in question.

Directive 6c
Every Knight of the Kingdom of Caligus maintains the right to travel per wish, under their lord's responsibility and authority as long as this does not conflict with orders received from the military chain of command

Directive 6d
It is every Knight’s duty to protect his superiors, his vassals, his family and himself.

Directive 6e
Every knight has the right to a predetermined and agreed upon percentage of a regions weekly tax output. The percentage is agreed upon prior to the swearing of fealty and can only be broken through directives 5e and 6b

Directive 6f
Every knight has the duty of setting up their estate and maintaining it as their liege sees fit.

The Duties and Rights of the Unaligned Nobles

An unaligned noble is one who is not a member of the council, not a lord and who is not bound by an oath to a liege.

Directive 7a
Unaligned nobles answer to the King, Arch Priest and Military Chain of Command.

The Duties and Rights of the Commoner

The commoners are any not of noble birth and includes peasants and freemen.

Directive 8a
Commoners arrested without evidence against their misconduct will be given a pardon by the Arch Priest and released.

Directive 8b
Commoners deemed guilty of any crime which is to the detriment of the realm, including, but not limited to: inciting or being party to riots within the Kingdom of Caligus; spying on troop movement and infrastructure with intent to transfer the information to enemies of the Kingdom of Caligus; speaking above their post and thereby threatening the life of one of noble blood. Will be tried for treason and dealt with as the Arch Priest sees fit.

The Duties and Rights of the Foreigner

Directive 9a
Foreigners must request passage through the realm from the King. Failure to do so will result in treatment as the Arch Priest sees fin upon capture.

Directive 9b
Foreigners belonging to a realm at war with the Kingdom of Caligus are protected as far a treatment of prisoners agreement with that realm permits.

Directive 9c
Foreigners who actively damage the infrastructure or assault the nobility of the Kingdom of Caligus(infiltrators, black market traders)will be banned.

Directive 9d
Foreigners already with a ban on their heads will be dealt with as the Arch Priest sees fit.

Directive 9d
Foreigners who come to the Kingdom of Caligus and do not break Directives 9a, and 9c will be protected as guests to Kingdom of Caligus and transgression against them will be punishable by law.