User manual ADRIAN EMPIRE BYLAWS ADDENDUM 2000

[. . . ] Membership can be terminated by a thirty (30) day lapse following nonpayment of dues, or revocation of membership by the Board of Directors. 4. MEMBERSHIP SUSPENSION Membership in the Adrian Empire and all rights therein may be suspended as provided below. If a member is charged with a violation of state or federal penal code in connection with or relevant to an Adrian Empire activity, or evidence is provided that a member has harassed, threatened, or otherwise jeopardized the safety and welfare of other members of the Adrian Empire; b. Upon notification of the above (a. ), the President shall convene a special panel composed of the Board of Directors, the Crowns of the member's chartered subdivision, and two Royal Crowns chosen from a rotational list; c. The rotational list of Kingdoms shall include Aragon, Esperance, Terre Neuve, Umbria, York, and any new Kingdoms to be added here in order of recognition; d. [. . . ] Attendance at this meeting shall be mandatory for at least one ruling Crown or representative from each chartered subdivision. F. RIGHTS OF THE ESTATES 1. THE IMPERIAL ESTATES GENERAL The Imperial Estates have the right to: e. May put a proposal on the agenda before the Imperial Estates General. Proposals may be submitted once per Regnal Year (from the Imperial Coronation, the first Saturday of November not including the Imperial Estates General Meeting, through the first Saturday of the following November including the Imperial Estates General Meeting). (March 2002) K. PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY Parliamentary immunity is intended to protect political speech, and the free exchange of ideas necessary for the body to do its work. This includes the right of a member to ask pointed questions about business. Protected language is limited to comments on legislative, judicial or executive proceedings. Parliamentary immunity does not apply to excessive profanity, malicious character defamation, or deliberate misstatements of fact. Protected political speech has to do with issues and statements of opinion. Unprotected speech is pointed accusations of wrongdoing directed at a person, group, or Adrian body that cannot be substantiated by fact. (July 2002) ARTICLE VII: MINISTRIES F. THE CHANCELLOR The Chancellor shall be the chairperson of the Estates including the Estates General. The Chancellor shall be responsible for summoning and chairing all meetings and preparing the agenda. In the event of a tie vote, the Chancellor shall cast the deciding vote. This is the only time the Chancellor shall be allowed to vote. The Chancellor shall sign resolutions and scrolls on behalf of the Estates General. © Adrian Empire Inc. As of July 2002 Addendum to The Bylaws of the Adrian Empire Page 4 of 4 ARTICLE VIII: SUBDIVISION OF THE EMPIRE D. CHARTERS A Kingdom Charter is equivalent to an Imperial Estates Writ. (Revocation of a Kingdom Charter requires a 2/3 vote of the Imperial Estates. ) Under Article VI. vi, the Imperial Estates may alter, change, amend or revoke a Kingdom's Charter by a 2/3 vote. In addition, if a Kingdom, under the provisions of its charter and local codicils, requests a change to its charter, the revised charter shall follow the normal procedures for charter approval (i. e. , submission to the Imperial Crowns and ratification by the Imperial Estates by a simple majority). Once a charter has been changed, altered or amended, a new version of the charter that incorporates those changes, alterations or amendments needs to be issued by the Imperial government. If questions arise, the most recent written form, including minutes of the Imperial Estates meetings, shall be considered official. [. . . ] If the consort is to have no sovereign power the consort need only be a member in good standing with at least 6 months membership. D. IMPERIAL CROWN WAR 1. The sites of the Imperial Crown War shall be in Chartered Subdivisions other than that in which the Imperial Crown resides. If there are co-rulers who live in different Chartered Subdivisions, the war shall be in Chartered Subdivisions in which neither ruler resides. Featherly Park in Yorba Linda, California shall be an exception to this requirement. © Adrian Empire Inc. As of July 2002 Addendum to The Bylaws of the Adrian Empire Page 6 of 6 WRITS B. [. . . ]