Architect of the Cortes Federales
| Architect of the Cortes Federales
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 Coat of arms of Nouvelle Alexandrie Cortes Federales | |
| Seat | Legislative Palace, Cárdenas |
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| Appointer | Federal Assembly and Chamber of Peers under their Standing Orders |
| Constituting instrument | Cortes Federales Act, 1694, §8 |
| Formation | 1694 AN |
The Architect of the Cortes Federales is the officer responsible for the buildings, works, and estate of the Cortes Federales, the bicameral legislature of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie. The Architect is one of the four members of the Cortes Police Board, which directs the policing of the Cortes Federales Buildings and Grounds.
The office is recognized by section 8 of the Cortes Federales Act, 1694, which names the Architect among the members of the Cortes Police Board. The Act also provides for the nomination of the architects of the Federal Assembly and the Chamber of Peers according to the Standing Orders of each house.
Role
As the officer charged with the fabric and upkeep of the legislative estate, the Architect oversees the buildings and grounds occupied by the Cortes Federales. These center on the Legislative Palace, the seat of the Cortes Federales, and include the Library of the Cortes Federales, the Primo de Aguilar Office Building, the Alfonso Velez Office Building, and the Marco Zimmer Administration and Office Building, the buildings named within the Cortes Federales Buildings and Grounds by the Cortes Federales Act, 1694.
Membership of the Cortes Police Board
The Architect sits on the Cortes Police Board alongside the Lord Protector of the Cortes Federales, the Speaker of the Federal Assembly, and the Lord President of the Chamber of Peers. Through the Board, the Architect takes part in directing the Cortes Federales Police in the policing of the buildings and grounds for which the Architect is responsible.
