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| {{CaptionedImage|file=SenateMeeting1.jpg|title=The Imperial Senate in session|align=right|width=400|height=266}}
| | ==Overview== |
| ''Imperial budget for this season announced by the Civil Service as 173 Thrones.''
| | * Imperial budget for this season announced by the Civil Service as 173 Thrones. |
| | * The roll of Senators serving during this season can be found [[377YE Spring Equinox Imperial titles#Senators|here]]. |
| | * Funds disbursed to [[Imperial Conclave]] and [[Imperial Military Council|Military Council]] (as per [[Distribute Imperial budget|this motion]] of Winter 376): 16 Thrones and 4 Crowns. |
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| ==Friday, Evening session== | | ==Motions== |
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| | ===Passed=== |
| | * '''[[Create title of trade envoy]]''' |
| | * '''[[Create title of Auditor of Senatorial Accountability]]''' |
| | * '''[[Support medical school and Anvil hospital]]''' |
| | * '''[[Repair Holberg defences]]''' |
| | * '''[[Fortify Skogei]]''' |
| | * '''[[Fortify multiple towns]]''' |
| | * '''[[Repair the Spider's Dream]]''' |
| | * '''[[Research Abraxus]]''' |
| | * '''[[Safe passage for the Jotun]]''' |
| | * '''[[Research maps]]''' |
| | * '''[[Fund the Academy]]''' |
| | * '''[[Outlaw Vallorn cultivation]]''' |
| | * '''[[Commission Egregore histories]]''' |
| | * '''[[Send envoy to Axos]]''' |
| | * '''[[Commission roll of honour]]''' |
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| No motions presented.
| | ===Defeated=== |
| | * Motion to assign a budget to Bridget Talbot to purchase materials for fortifications (proposed by Mitwold, seconded by ''illegible'') defeated in principle |
| | * Motion to build cathedrals in Sarvos and Astolat (proposed by Sarvos, seconded by Upwold) defeated with 18 votes against. |
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| ==Saturday, Afternoon session== | | ===Declared Unconstitutional=== |
| | * '''[[Change Urizen voting]]''' |
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| === 1) To appoint ambassadors to foreign nations to pursue trade in bulk raw materials: ===
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| * The Principalities of Jarm
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| * The Asavean Archipelago
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| * The Faraden
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| * The Commonwealth
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| * The Suma Republic
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| to be presented for Senate approval at the next meeting.
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| Proposed by Tassato, seconded by Temeschwar
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| Passed unanimously
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| === 2) To request an Auditor to be chosen by full Synod===
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| by whichever means the Synod see fit to audit accounts of Senators to whom funds have been supplied by Senate vote, auditor to then report back to the Senate.
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| Proposed by Astalot, seconded by Semmerholm
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| Passed with 1 vote against
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| == The 8pm session of the Saturday ==
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| === 1) Funding, founding and recognition ===
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| of an Imperial school of medicine and Anvil hospital.
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| Proposed by Bregasland, seconded by Sarvos
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| Expert witness: Elizabeth Talbot
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| Passed at 20 Thrones with 11 votes against, money distributed to Bregasland
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| === 2) That for this and the following two seasons,===
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| an operational budget of 44 Thrones be assigned to Bridget Talbot for the contracted purchase of 40 wains of White Granite for improvements to the fortifications of 3 regions each season.
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| Proposed by Mitwold, seconded by *illegible*
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| Defeated in principle
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| ==Sunday, Afternoon Session==
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| === 1) To build defenses at Holberg. ===
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| (Advised by the civil service to require: 25 wains white granite, 10 wains weirwood, 100 crowns, 25 measures of Bladeroot, 25 measures of Imperial Roseweald.)
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| Proposed by Necropolis, seconded by Karov
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| Passed at 45 Thrones with 13 votes against, money distributed to Necropolis.
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| === 2) In recognition of the vital need to set aside past rivalries within the Empire,===
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| and the need for all the Virtues of the Way, the Senate shall commission the construction of a Cathedral to Loyalty in Sarvos, and a Cathedral to Wisdom in Astolat in Dawn, thereby creating a pilgrimage route along the River Gancio, benefiting the citizens of both nations and instilling closer co-operation between them.
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| (Advised by the Civil Service to require 20 wains of white granite.)
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| Proposed by Sarvos, seconded by Upwold
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| Defeated with 18 votes against
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| === 3) To provide funds to reinforce the foothold established in Skarsind===
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| as recommended by the military council.
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| (Advised by the Civil Service to require 13 wains of white granite.)
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| Proposed by Hahnmark, seconded by Therunin
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| Passed at 15 Thrones, money distributed to Hahnmark
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| === 4) That for the next two seasons (Spring and Summer)===
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| three towns or regions within the Empire to be fortified. The towns or regions to be chosen by the Senator for Upwold.
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| Proposed by Upwold, seconded by Semmersuaq
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| Passed at 60 Thrones with 9 votes against, money distributed to Upwold.
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| === 5) The Spider's Dream bridge is in a sorry state of repair.===
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| I ask for funds towards the fixing of the bridge.
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| (Advised by the Civil Service to require 20 wains of weirwood.)
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| Proposed by Madruga, seconded by Feroz
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| Passed at 15 Thrones with 3 votes against, money distributed to Madruga.
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| === 6) To allow Edward Watcher and Lucifier son of Cyrus on behalf of the Empire===
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| to commission research in the Imperial Archives into the prophecies and True Liao visions of Abraxus. An ideal budget to be 5 Thrones. Report to be made available.
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| (Advised by the Civil Service to require 5 Thrones.)
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| Proposed by Casinea, seconded by Morrow
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| Passed in principle, with 4 votes against. No thrones allocated.
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| ==Sunday, Late Session==
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| === 1) That safe passage be granted for a Jotun representative(s) to visit Anvil===
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| at an appropriate time to discuss a potential peace treaty.
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| Proposed by Semmersuaq, seconded by Weirwater
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| Passed unanimously
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| === 2) Vittorio von Holberg requests access to the Imperial Archives===
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| for the purpose of collating historical maps from the various ages of the Empire and before, with a view to pinpointing sites of interest, such as the location of battlefields, regios and the deeds of paragons. This request would be entirely self-funded.
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| (Advised by the Civil Service to require 5 Thrones.)
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| Proposed by Volodmartz, seconded by Kahraman
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| Passed unanimously
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| === 3) That the Senate grant funding to provide resources to the Academy===
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| for the training of our next generation.
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| Proposed by Bastion, seconded by Casinea
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| Passed at 5 Thrones with 12 votes against, money distributed to Bastion.
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| === 4) That the cultivation of Vallorn be outlawed by the Empire.===
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| Proposed by Therunin, seconded by Zenith
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| Passed with 8 votes against.
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| "Tassato addressed the Senate pursuiant to the first motion of the 3pm session of the Saturday, the following ambassadors are appointed:"
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| * Constanza Barassadi di Tasssato of the league for the Principalities of Jarm
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| * Adnanna Dionati of the League for the Asavean Archipelago
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| * Braganza i Arco of the Brass Coast for the Faraden
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| * Destain of Derondell of Dawn for the Commonwealth
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| * Elisir of Urizen for the Suma Republic
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| ==Monday, Morning Session==
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| === 1) We propose the creation of a written history of the lives of the Egregores and their hosts.===
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| This work will be collated and maintained by Gwyliwr of the Carrion and other interested historians selected by him and will be submitted to the Imperial Archives
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| Proposed by Miaren, seconded by Hercynia
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| Passed with 3 votes against
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| === 2) To send an envoy to Axos to attempt to initiate diplomatic relations===
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| and attempt if possible to investigate their recent activities interfering with the Empire if and only if this will not provoke further interferences.
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| (Advised by the Civil Service that while we can send envoys, we cannot guarantee a response.)
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| Proposed by Kahraman, seconded by Redoubt
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| Passed unanimously
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| === 3) We should give official recognition to the loyalty of those military unit commanders===
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| who commit their troops to support our armies in the field. We suggest a roll of honour be posted each season listing those who have aided each campaign.
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| Proposed by Kallavesa, seconded by Astolat
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| (Advised by the Civil Service that we will need to check costings.)
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| Passed unanimously
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| === 4) Changes to the Urizen voting method for senators in the event of a draw.===
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| - Should more than two candidates be standing then the candidate with the lowest voting strength will conceded with their votes being recast.
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| - Should it be a draw with no lowest candidate then those previously unable to vote would be granted a voting strength of one. (1)
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| (Advised by the Civil Service that the motion may have constitutional implications, or require the agreement of the egregore of Urizen.)
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| Passed unanimously
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| ''Various announcements and statements were also made during the course of the sessions.''
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