# State Constitution of the State of New Carslile

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### Preamble
We, the People of the State of New Carslile, for the civil, political and in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and orderly government; eliminate poverty and inequality; assure legal, social and economic justice; provide opportunity for the fullest development of the individual; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; and secure the blessings of freedom and liberty to ourselves and our posterity - do ordain and establish this Constitution for the State of New Carslile.

### Article I - Bill of Rights
###### Section I - INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS
* All robloxians are by nature free and independent and have certain inherent and inalienable rights among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights and the protection of property, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
###### Section II - DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION
* No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law nor be denied the equal protection of the laws.
###### Section III - FREEDOM OF SPEECH
* All persons may speak, write and publish freely, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense.
###### Section IV - RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE AND PETITION
* The people have the right to assemble in a peaceable manner, to consult for the common good, to make known their opinions to their representatives and to apply for redress of grievances.
###### Section V - SEARCHES, SEIZURES, PRIVACY AND INTERCEPTIONS
* The people shall have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and other possessions against unreasonable searches, seizures, invasions of privacy or interceptions of communications. No warrant shall issue without probable cause, supported by affidavit particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
###### Section VI - INDICTMENT AND PRELIMINARY HEARING
* No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense unless on indictment of a Judge, except in cases in which the punishment is by fine or by imprisonment other than in the penitentiary, in cases of impeachment, and in cases arising in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger.
###### Section VII - RIGHTS AFTER INDICTMENT
* In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation and have a copy thereof; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her and to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his or her behalf; and to have a speedy public bench trial.

###### Section VIIII - HABEAS CORPUS
* The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of rebellion or invasion when the public safety may require it as determined by the Governor of the State of New Carslile.
* The Governor may further, by executive order, command any county official, deputy, officer, and any municipal officer, official and or private citizen to assist in the implementation of his order whose participation shall be bound by this constitution set forth.
###### Section IX - SELF-INCRIMINATION AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY
* No person shall be compelled in a criminal case to give evidence against himself nor be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense.
###### Section X - TRIAL BY BENCH
* The right of trial by jury shall be decided by Presiding Judge, otherwise, all cases, excluding impeachment, shall be by bench based on the amount and source of evidence.

###### Section XI - RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN
* Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without direct command from the Governor, by executive order, seizing said land and or property.
* The Governor may not seize land and or property for no more than ten days, should the seizure extend beyond ten days, the Governor shall be responsible for reimbursement for every day beyond the ten day limit.

###### Section XII - EX POST FACTO LAWS AND IMPAIRING CONTRACTS
* No ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts or making an irrevocable grant of special privileges or immunities, shall be passed.

###### XIII - RIGHT TO ARMS
* Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The Senate may further outline restrictions on how, when and who shall keep and bear arms and the sale of such arms.

### Article II - The Powers of the State
###### Section I - SEPARATION OF POWERS
* The legislative, executive and judicial branches are separate. No branch shall exercise powers properly belonging to another.

###### Section II - POWERS OF GOVERNMENT
* The enumeration in this Constitution of specified powers and functions shall not be construed as a limitation of powers of state government and the state government shall have the power to regulate the State as deemed fit.

###### Section III - Seat of Government
* This State shall exercise exclusive legislation in all cases and authority over such district that is recognized as the Capitol of the State of New Carslile.

### Article III - Suffrage and Elections

###### Section I - Voting Qualifications
* Every citizen who has attained the age of 365 days and who has been a permanent resident of this State for at least 30 days next preceding any election shall have the right to vote at such election.

###### Section II - DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING
* A person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail, shall lose the right to vote, unless otherwise, stated by the Governor, through executive order. The right to vote shall be restored no late than upon completion of his sentence.

###### Section III - ELECTIONS
* All elections shall be free and equal.

###### Section IV - LAWS PERTAINING TO ELECTIONS
* The Senate by law shall define permanent residence for voting purposes, insure secrecy of voting and the integrity of the election process, and facilitate registration and voting by all qualified persons. Laws governing voter registration and conduct of elections shall be general and uniform.

###### Section V - BOARD OF ELECTIONS
* A State Board of Elections shall have general supervision over the administration of elections within the State, except those assigned to other officers within this constitution. No political party shall have a majority of members of the Board. The Governor shall appoint all members of the Board for a term of six months, members of the board shall remain non-partisan and may not be elected to nor run for any other office whilst serving a term on the board.
* The State Board of Elections shall have the sole power to request and oversee all records, procedures, and efforts to administer the elections in a fair and legal manner. Once a campaign has been registered, all campaign communications and documents must be turned over to the State Board, this shall be enforceable judicially.

### Article IV - The Legislature
###### Section I - LEGISLATURE - POWER AND STRUCTURE
* The legislative power is vested in a Senate, which shall be elected every two months. The Senate shall be presided over by the President of the Senate, who shall be elected from civilian life by separate election for a term of four months.
* In order for a person to be eligible for Office of the President of the Senate, they must be a citizen of this state and atleast five-hundred days old.
* The President of the Senate shall have the authority to administrate and compel the attendance of any member of the senate and shall not have a vote unless the senate be equally divided. The President of the Senate shall also have the authority to discipline any member of the Senate by an order of contempt of the senate, a penalty fee of no less than $15,000 and no more than $35,000 Carslile Dollars, and removal from senatorial duty for no more than three weeks.
###### Section II - LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION
* The Senate shall be composed of six members, not including the President of the Senate.
* To be eligible to serve as a member of the Senate, a person must be a citizen of the State, and at least 400 days old.
* Within ten days after a vacancy occurs in the Senate, it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, by advice of the President of the Senate.

###### Section III - ELECTION
* Members of the Senate shall be elected at the general election every two months unless serving an unexpired term.
###### SECTION IV - SESSIONS
* The Senate shall convene no less than three times a month. The Senate shall be a continuous body during the term for which members of the Senate are elected.
* The Governor may convene or the Senate in special session by a proclamation stating the purpose of the session; and only business encompassed by such purpose, together with any impeachments or confirmation of appointments shall be transacted. Special sessions of the Senate may also be convened by proclamation of the President of the Senate, issued as provided by law. The Governor may use whatever force necessary to compel the attendance of members of the Senate, including arrest and may deputize any official to assist in the implementation of his order.

###### SECTION V - ORGANIZATION
* A majority of the members elected to the Senate constitutes a quorum.
* On the second day after election of the Senate, the Senate shall convene for the sole business of appointing a Clerk of the Senate from civilian life, the Clerk of the Senate shall preside over the Senate until the election of a President of the Senate.
* The Senate shall determine the rules of its proceedings, judge the elections, returns and qualifications of its members and choose its officers, whose appointment is not otherwise determined in this constitution. No member shall be impeached by the Senate, except by a vote of a super-majority. A member may be expelled only once for the same offense. The Senate may punish by imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect to the house by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence. Imprisonment shall not extend beyond twenty-four hours at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or contemptuous behavior.

###### SECTION VI - TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS
* The Senate any committee thereof as provided by law may compel by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records and papers. The Governor may claim executive privilege to prevent the compelling of subjects aforementioned, which shall be subject to the review of the Supreme Court.
###### SECTION VII - PASSAGE OF BILLS
* The enacting clause of the laws of this State shall be: "Be it enacted by the People of the State of New Carslile, represented in the Senate."
* The Senate shall enact laws only by bill.
* No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. Final passage of a bill shall be by record vote.
* The President of the Senate shall notify the Clerk of the Senate on every bill that passes to certify that the procedural requirements for passage have been met. The Clerk of the Senate shall sign each bill for presentation to the Governor.
###### SECTION VIII - VETO PROCEDURE
* Every bill passed by the Senate shall be presented to the Governor within five calendar days after its passage. The foregoing requirement shall be judicially enforceable. If the Governor approves the bill, he shall sign it and it shall become law.
* If the Governor does not approve the bill, he shall veto it by returning it with his objections to the house in which it originated. Any bill not so returned by the Governor within 15 calendar days after it is presented to him shall become law. If recess or adjournment of the Senate prevents the return of a bill, the bill and the Governor's objections shall be filed with the Commissioner of State within such 15 calendar days. The Commissioner of State shall return the bill and objections to the originating house promptly upon the next meeting of the same Senate at which the bill can be considered.
* When a bill is returned, the Senate shall immediately enter the Governor's objections upon its journal. If within 5 calendar days after such delivery the Senate by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected passes the bill, it shall become law.
* The Governor may reduce or veto any item of appropriations in a bill presented to him. Portions of a bill not reduced or vetoed shall become law. An item vetoed shall be returned to the Senate in which it originated and may become law in the same manner as a vetoed bill.
###### SECTION IX - LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY
* Except in cases of treason, felony or breach of peace, a member shall be privileged from arrest going to, during, and returning from sessions of the Senate. A member shall not be held to answer before any other tribunal for any speech or debate, written or oral. These immunities shall apply to committee and legislative commission proceedings.
###### SECTION X - IMPEACHMENT
* The Senate has the sole power to conduct legislative investigations to determine the existence of cause for impeachment and, by the vote of a majority of the members elected, to impeach Executive, Legislative and Judicial officers. When sitting for that purpose, Senators shall be upon oath, or affirmation, to do justice according to law. If the Governor is tried, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside. If the President of the Senate is tried, the Clerk of the Senate shall preside. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators elected. Judgment shall not extend beyond removal from office and disqualification to hold any public office of this State. An impeached officer, whether convicted or acquitted, shall be liable to prosecution, trial, judgment and punishment according to law.
### Article XI - The Executive
###### Section I - OFFICERS
* The Executive Branch shall include a Governor, elected by the electors of the State. The executive branch shall also include a Commissioner of State, Attorney General, who shall be appointed by the Governor.

###### Section II - TERMS
* The Governor shall be elected to serve a term of five months, and shall be limited to this term consecutively.

###### Section III - ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE
* To be eligible to hold the office of Governor a person must be a resident of this State, at least 700 days old, and a resident of this State for three months prior to election.

###### Section V - GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION
* In the event of a vacancy, the order of succession to the office of Governor shall be the Commissioner of State or the Attorney General, this shall be decided by the Governor. If the Governor leaves no successor, the successor shall be determined by the Senate from the two. The position of Governor shall remain vacant until the remainder of the term, the successor shall only exercise the functions and powers of Governor in acting.
* If the Governor is unable to serve because of death, conviction on impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or other disability, the powers of Governor shall be exercised by the officer next in line of succession for the remainder of the term or until the disability is removed.
* Whenever the Governor determines that he may be seriously impeded in the exercise of his powers, he shall so notify the Commissioner of State and the officer next in line of succession. The latter shall thereafter become Acting Governor with the duties and powers of Governor. When the Governor is prepared to resume office, he shall do so by notifying the Commissioner of State and the Acting Governor.
* The Senate by law shall specify by whom and by what procedures the ability of the Governor to serve or to resume office may be questioned and determined. The Supreme Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to review such a law and any such determination and, in the absence of such a law, shall make the determination under such rules as it may adopt.
###### Section VI - GOVERNOR - SUPREME EXECUTIVE POWER
* The Governor shall have the supreme executive power, and shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws. All employees of the executive branch shall be accountable to the Governor. The Governor may issue executive orders, which shall have the full force of the law, to establish rules, procedures, proclomations and official orders to the entirety or specific organs of the Executive Branch.
* The Governor, by Executive Order, may reassign functions among or reorganize executive agencies which are directly responsible to him. If such a reassignment or reorganization would contravene a statute, the Executive Order shall be delivered to the Senatey for a vote.

###### Section VII - APPOINTING POWER
* The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a majority of the members elected concurring by record vote, shall appoint all officers whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within twenty session days after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. The Senate shall have no power to elect or appoint officers of the Executive Branch.
* If, during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office filled by appointment by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall make a nomination to fill such office.
###### Section VIII - REMOVAL AND MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
* The Governor may remove for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office any officer who may be appointed by the Governor. The Governor may also provide for, the removal, suspension or discpline of any member of the executive branch. The Governor may, by executive order, manage the day to day activities of the employees under his branch.
* By executive order stating the grounds, the governor may suspend from office any state officer not subject to impeachment, any officer of the military forces or any county or municipal official, for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of suspension. The suspended official may at any time before removal be reinstated by the governor.