Keeper of the Breadbasket

Overview

The title was created by the Imperial Senate druing the Autumn Equinox 381YE to oversee the function of the granaries and storehouses in Mitwold, Upwold,and Bregasland that make up the Imperial Breadbasket.

Responsibilities

The Keeper is responsible for.the great work known as the Imperial Breadbasket. The breadbasket on the whole requires little effort to maintain, being largely run by the civil service. If the structures that make it up were to be threatened in any way, however, it would be the responsibility of the Keeper to deal with those threats. Likewise, if any particular opportunity were to arise related to the Breadbasket, the Keeper would expect to be consulted as to how that opportunity might be resolved.

Powers

Right of Address

The Keeper of the Breadbasket has the right to make a Senate address once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present important information for the senators consideration. To make an address, the Keeper must inform the Speaker for the Senate of their intention, so that the Speaker can add the address to the agenda for the next Senate session.

Distribution of Imperial Bounty

The Keeper has the ability to determine how the bounty of the Imperial Breadbasket may be used. Usually this will relate to the ability of the breadbasket to maintain an Imperial army that is in danger of disbanding due to a lack of support from its nation.

To use this power, the Keeper provides an announcement to the Civil Service, who present the decision to the Imperial Senate. No voting is possible by the Senate at this point, as the power has been delegated to the Keeper of the Breadbasket. The Imperial Synod may, however, choose to exercise their veto over the Keeper's decision.

Appointment

This title is appointed during the Winter Solstice by unanimous decision of the senators of the Marches. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, the title may be appointed by the Imperial Senate instead.

The title can be held by a citizen of the Marches. The Keeper can be revoked by the General Assembly, the Marcher National Assembly, and by the Assembly of the Nine.