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<big>''Return to the [[Kodiak Law Code]]''</big>
=The Constitution of the Seventh Republic of Kodiak=
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===Article 1 - The Legislature===
:1.1 - The legislative power shall be vested in a unicameral General Assembly, which shall consist of the selected representatives of the individual Federated States of the Republic of Kodiak.
:1.2 - The Assembly shall have the power to pass by majority vote edicts concerning any area of the Republic, and all treaties, declarations of war, or similar pursuits must be approved by a majority of its membership before going into effect.
:1.3 - The Assembly shall make its own rules of order.
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:1.6 - Any member of the Assembly may offer a proposal, and all proposals shall receive due consideration.
:1.7 - The Assembly may pass edicts by a majority vote after no less than forty-eight hours consideration by the membership, and once passed, an edict shall be enacted.
===Article 2 - The Executive===
:2.1 - The General Assembly shall elect from its voting members a Chancellor to lead the executive and this Chancellor serves at the discretion of the majority of the General Assembly.
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:3.2 - The Chief Justice shall be elected by the General Assembly with a simple majority, and may be dismissed only by either retirement or a two-thirds majority of Assembly.
:3.3 - The Chief Justice may appoint up to two Associate Justices at the Chief's discretion, subject to approval of the Assembly.
:3.4 - The Chief Justice may speak and vote in the General Assembly
:3.5 - Cases of law shall be by default presided over by the Chief Justice.
:3.6 - The Judicial Power shall be defined as the power to hear and try cases both civil and criminal, to vet punishment, to issue subpoenas and warrants, to rule on conflicting or vague pieces of legislation, and to rule laws or parts of laws unconstitutional, by which act said laws or parts of laws shall be null and void.
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===Article 6 - Enactment of this Constitution===
:6.1 - This constitution shall be considered enacted when it has achieved a two-thirds approval in the Interim General Assembly and the Assembly has amassed a minimum population of 15 members in good standing.
==Amendments==
==== [[Amendment to the Constitution of the Most Serene Republic of Kodiak|Amendment One]] ====
:1.1 - All officials of the Serene Republic shall hold an oath to serve the people of Kodiak, and may be impeached for the violation of this oath, in addition to corruption, fraud, sedition, crimes against a person, crimes against humanity, or other crimes determined by the assembly. All motions to remove an official require a minimum of 2/3 vote of the General Assembly to pass, unless a higher standard is determined by the Assembly.
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