Succession to the Throne Act, 1700

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Succession to the Throne Act, 1700

Cortes Federales
Long title	An Act to make provisions for the succession to the Throne of Nouvelle Alexandrie; among other purposes.
Number	XXX
Introduced by	H.M. the King
Extent	Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie
Dates
Royal Assent	20.XIII.1700 AN
Commencement	20.XIII.1700 AN
Text of statute as originally enacted

Legislative history

Status	Date	Tabled By	Vote Outcome
Introduced in the Federal Assembly	1700 AN	H.M. the King
Debated in the Federal Assembly	1700 AN
Passed in the Federal Assembly	1700 AN
Debated in the Chamber of Peers	1700 AN
Passed in the Chamber of Peers	1700 AN
Royal Assent	1700 AN

Text

SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE ACT, 1700

Ordered, by the Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie,
to be Printed, 1700 AN.

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BE IT ENACTED by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Cortes Federales, in this present 2nd session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

1. CITATION.

1. This Act may be cited in all purposes as the “Succession to the Throne Act, 1700.”

2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

1. Chapter III, Article 19, Section (6) of the Proclamation of Punta Santiago establishes “The Crown and its Powers are inherited by men and women in accordance with the provisions of the law. Whenever this Proclamation makes a reference to H.M. the King, it shall be understood to also refer to future Queens and female holders of the Crown.”

3. GENDER.

1. As specified in the Proclamation of Punta Santiago, for the purposes of this Act, whenever this Proclamation makes a reference to the King, it shall also refer to future Queens and female holders of the Throne.

PART II
SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE OF NOUVELLE ALEXANDRIE.

4. THE THRONE OF NOUVELLE ALEXANDRIE AND ITS MODE OF SUCCESSION.

1. The seat of power of the monarchy of Nouvelle Alexandrie shall be known in this Act as the Throne of Nouvelle Alexandrie.
2. In determining the succession to the Throne, the gender of a person does not give that person, or that person's descendants, precedence over any other person (whenever born).
3. The Throne shall be passed to the members of the Royal Family, the House of Inti-Carrillo, according to the following order:
   1. The eldest legitimate offspring of the King;
   2. The eldest legitimate offspring of the Crown Prince;
   3. Other descendants of the eldest legitimate offspring of the King;
   4. The second legitimate offspring of the King;
   5. Other descendants of the King;
   6. Siblings of the King, in order of birth, and their descendants;
   7. Uncles of the King, in order of birth, and their descendants.
4. Should the House of Inti-Carrillo ever be extinguished, the House of Carrillo shall take precedence in succession, starting with Francis Joseph IV and the legitimate offspring of the union between Francis Joseph IV and Elizabeth I of Caputia.
5. In case the Crown Prince is affected with an incurable and serious disease, mentally or physically, or there is a serious hindrance, the order of succession may be changed by decision of the Council of State, with confirmation of the Cortes Federales by a two-thirds vote of each chamber.
6. Upon the demise of the King, the Crown Prince shall immediately accede to the Throne.
7. A person is disqualified from succeeding to the Throne or from possessing it as a result of:
   1. Holding citizenship or taking residence in a nation hostile to the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie;
   2. Engaging in acts of treason against the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie;
   3. Joining or practicing Hostianism, Bassaridianism, Pallisicanism, the Calbain Church, Catologism, Craitism, the Froyalanish Ancient Ways, the Holy Church of the Divine Icebear, the Path of the Star, Tianchaodao, and Umraism.

5. THE ROYAL FAMILY.

1. The King or Queen and their consort, any Queens Dowager, the legitimate offspring of the King, their spouses, and their offspring shall be members of the Royal Family.
2. The male heir to the Throne shall be known as the Crown Prince. The female heir to the Throne shall be known as the Crown Princess.
3. The King and the members of the Royal Family may not adopt children.
4. The marriage of any member of the Royal Family must be approved by the Royal House Council.
5. In case a member of the Royal Family marries a person that is not approved by the Royal House Council, they shall lose the status of Royal Family member.
6. Any member of the Royal Family, after the age of 18, may leave the status of Royal Family member according to their own desire or by decision of the Royal House Council.
7. Beside the case as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, a Crown Prince or Princess, or offspring of a Crown Prince or Princess shall, in the case of special and unavoidable circumstances, leave the status of Royal Family member only to the decision of the Royal House Council.

6. TITLES OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.

1. The official titles of the Crown Prince or Princess shall be Prince of Rimarima, Duke of Nueva Geneva, Count of Rochefort, Grandson of Inti.
2. The official title of the oldest daughter of the King, in the event that there is a Crown Prince or Princess already, will be the Princess Royale, Sun of Parap.

PART III
ROYAL HOUSE COUNCIL.

7. ROYAL HOUSE COUNCIL.

1. The Royal House Council shall be composed of ten members. These members shall consist of the King, their consort, two Royal Family members appointed by the King, the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Government, the Speaker of the Federal Assembly, the Lord President of the Chamber of Peers, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Justice, and a non-royal Peer of the Realm appointed by the Lord President of the Chamber of Peers.
2. The member of the Royal House Council who is the President of the Government shall preside over its meeting.
3. As regards the President, the Vice-President, Speaker of the Federal Assembly, and Lord President of the Chamber of Peers mentioned in paragraph (1) and (2), they shall be, in case the Cortes Federales have been dissolved and pending the selection of the successors, those persons who were respectively the President, the Vice-President, Speaker of the Federal Assembly, and Lord President of the Chamber of Peers at the time of its dissolution.
4. The Royal House Council shall be convened by the president of the Council.
5. The Royal House Council must be convened, if demanded by four members or more, in times of emergency or extraordinary circumstances.
6. The Royal House Council, unless attended by six members or more, may not open deliberations and make decisions.
7. The deliberations of the Royal House Council shall be decided by a majority vote of two-thirds or more of the members present in the cases of Article 5, paragraphs (6) and (7).
8. The deliberations of the Royal House Council shall be decided by a majority vote in all other cases not mentioned in paragraph (7) of this Article.
9. In case of a tie in the case of the latter clause of the preceding paragraph, the President shall make the decision.
10. The Royal House Council shall exercise only those powers which are provided for by this and other laws.

PART IV
FINAL PROVISIONS.

'8. COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION.

1. This Bill shall apply to all of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie.
2. This Bill shall not become law unless it has been given Royal Assent.
3. This Bill shall be published and made publicly available.
4. In the event any provision or part of this Bill is found to be invalid or unenforceable, only that particular provision or part so found, and not the entire Bill, will be inoperative.