Edictum Propraetoris - a.d. XVI Kalendas Decembres MMDCCLV

 

EX DOMO PROPRAETORIS PROVINCIAE LACUUM MAGNORUM EDICTUM PROPRAETORIS IX

Effective ante diem XVIII Kal. DECEMBRAS MMDCCLV (14 November 2002), I, Marcus Bianchius Antonius, Propraetor of the Provincia Lacus Magni, issue this edict concerning the organization of Great Provincia of Lacus Magni:

Item I - The Regionis Orientalis (Eastern Regio) and the Regionis Occidentalis (Western Regio) are dissolved and will be replaced with the organization detailed in Item II.

Item II - The provincia will be divided into three Regio. Lacus Magni Regionis Orientalis will consist of Ohio and West Virginia. Lacus Magni Regionis Occidentalis will consist of Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.

Lacus Magni Regionis Septemtrionalis will consist of Michigan and Wisconsin. This will be a transitional structure until each state reaches 20 citizens and can support its own Legate representation.

Item III -

  1. Propraetor is the Provisional Governor and the authority flows downward from him.
  2. Each region with 20 or more Citizens shall have its own Legate. The Propraetor has the right to overrule this if he feels it necessary.
  3. Each region with 50 or more Citizens shall have a Procurator, which shall act as a Senior Legate. The Propraetor has the right to overrule this if he feels it necessary.
Item IV - The rights and responsibilities of a Legate are:
  1. To govern their respective Regio under the direction of the Propraetor.
  2. To communicate their activities to the Propraetor in a timely manner. They may communicate with members of their respective Regio in the name of the Propraetor.
  3. Shall act as a councilor to the Propraetor, especially when it pertains to their region.
Item V - The Procurator shall function as a Senior Legate who governs a more populated region. The Procurator has all the privileges of the Legate with the addition of the below rights and responsibilities:
  1. With the instructions of the Propraetor, the Procurator (Senior Legate) may act in the name of the Propraetor Lacus Magni in order to:
    1. Obtain information
    2. Obtain goods for the Provincia
    3. Contact non-magisterial citizens
  2. With the written instructions of the Propraetor, the Procurator (Senior Legate) may act in the name of the Propraetor in order to:
    1. Contact Magistrates and other Governors of Nova Roma
    2. Speak out on public forum of Nova Roma on behalf of the Propraetor Lacus Magni.
    3. Contact and discuss with and instruct other Legati Lacus Magni.
The Procurator can appoint (as he sees fit) local administrators (scribes) to help him carry out his duties effectively. The scribes the Procurator appoints are accountable to the Procurator and to the Propraetor if necessary.

Item VI - Only the Propraetor can appoint Legates. A Legate is viewed as a representative of the Propraetor. Only the Propraetor can appoint a Procurator, who is viewed as a representative of the Propraetor. The Legates and Procurator are ultimately accountable to the Propraetor, who has the sole ability to appoint and un-appoint the Legate and Procurator as he sees fit.

Marcus Bianchius Antonius
Propraetor, The Great Provincia Lacus Magni

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